Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: GPS :: Garmin Oregon 600 Initial Impression
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Likes: Nice sharp display, feels great in the hand, lightweight, seems pretty intuitive to me. Extremely customizable. Feels like a quality product - it doesn't feel cheap. Dislikes: The screen is smaller than I thought - I guess I'm too used to my iPhone 5. Lags compared to my iPhone 5 - a bit slow to respond and draw maps at times. That's it for now. I was somehow able to update the unit's software using Garmin Web Updater. Next I installed Garmin Basecamp on my mac and iPhone. Through trial and error I was able to install a few different transparent maps from GPSFileDepot.com . If you asked me the exact steps I couldn't tell you. I just kept clicking around and dragging and dropping until I had success. I still haven't filled the units built in memory or even installed the microSD card I bought for the unit. I still have on board memory remaining. I've also installed some waypoints from Google Earth but I'm struggling on adding more from a different source within Google Earth. I like how I can choose what maps to be displayed in the map setup menu. I also bought a Ram Mount cradle and base for it and although I haven't hard mounted it yet it seems to be high quality and easy to use. I'm pretty happy so far. I'm a tough grader and I'd give it a 6.5-7 out of 10. I hope I feel the same or better after using the unit more. |
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