[Mickldo]

Originally Posted by roscoFJ73

So you liked these? It was the one I was thinking of buying if its the one that can be removed and used as a handheld away from the vehicle.
Whats it good and not so good points?

The 60CSx is a handheld and can be used away from the vehicle.

I reckon it has all of the features of the fullsize GPS models yet it is still a handheld.

The colour screen, SD card slot, USB port, external antenna, and remote power source are features that set it apart from the other handhelds. Garmins are also very user friendly. You don't need a degree to use the unit.

I quite often use it in the boat and when hiking as well as in the car.

It doesn't need the external antenna as it is far better than most GPS units but it makes satellite acquisition almost instantaneous and keeps the hold on the satellites in deep gorges, tree cover, tunnels, etc longer than without.

I use the external power source cable to save the AA batteries for use away from the vehicle. On my trip I was able to have the GPS on for all the trip whereas my mate had a Magellan handheld along for the trip without an external power source and they never had it turned on because they didn't want to waste the batteries.

By having the inbuilt maps in the unit I didn't have to have the laptop with OziExplorer running all the time. The extra detail was needed sometimes for more precise navigation and I'd fire the laptop up but for most days travelling the inbuilt maps were fine. If I had one gripe with the unit it would be that the base maps weren't detailed enough but it has the ability to accept more detailed maps via the SD card so maybe that isn't really that bad of a gripe.