I have used a Garmin 60Cs for the last three years for geocaching, and had an Etrex Legend and Vista before that. I have been waiting for them to come out with a Vista Cx with the SirfIII chip before changing over. The 60Cs is excellent, certainly a lot better than the old Vista or Legend, but it does not have expandable memory and it can be a little off in certain circumstances. While attempting to grab a geocache in a West Virginia rest stop, the 60Cs told me that the cache was simultaneously 10 feet away to the north, 300 feet away to the southwest and 90 feet to the east. I never found the cache, leaving a big hole in my geocaching states map. The 60Cs is also fairly large, and it makes a difference when you want to pack light for a storm-chasing trip. If the new Vista has the SirfIII chip, my 60Cs is goin' bye-bye, and it will give me a reason to upgrade my City Navigator software as well.
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gadjitfreek @ May 25th 2007 4:41AM
I have used a Garmin 60Cs for the last three years for geocaching, and had an Etrex Legend and Vista before that. I have been waiting for them to come out with a Vista Cx with the SirfIII chip before changing over. The 60Cs is excellent, certainly a lot better than the old Vista or Legend, but it does not have expandable memory and it can be a little off in certain circumstances. While attempting to grab a geocache in a West Virginia rest stop, the 60Cs told me that the cache was simultaneously 10 feet away to the north, 300 feet away to the southwest and 90 feet to the east. I never found the cache, leaving a big hole in my geocaching states map. The 60Cs is also fairly large, and it makes a difference when you want to pack light for a storm-chasing trip. If the new Vista has the SirfIII chip, my 60Cs is goin' bye-bye, and it will give me a reason to upgrade my City Navigator software as well.