Magellan eXplorist 710 Waterproof Hiking
Out of the box the batteries that came in this GPS unit were dead. The box did include a $2 coupon for more though. Once I got some batteries in it, I started it up and checked it out. I decided not to get the Geocache 1 month membership until I knew how to use it. The first thing I did was take some pictures, and that is incredibly easy. There's no flash, but with good lighting the picture quality is great and it is easy to hold the camera and just mash the camera button on the side. Getting them to the computer is as easy as hooking up the included usb cable and looking in the folders of the devise as if it was a flash drive.
I've not owned a GPS before, and this is my first. I'm one of those people who will always attempt to use something before I read the manual. I had to read it for this one, but it is short and sweet and the main thing was just that a TAP on the screen brings up the main 4 menu options. After that it was cake. It took me about 3 hours of sitting down studying the geocache site and the device before my son and I got in the car and drove to our first Geocache site! It was THAT easy. My son is 15 and he was figuring out everything so very intuitively that I MUST say that the interface designers did a terrific job.
Tracking has been very precise. We've done several now and the device has got us right there at the caches. It gives great driving directions too. We LOVE it.
Part of my 3 hours to get this up and running included that I had a problem installing the software. It was an issue with my computer configuration, but when I wrote customer support they were very quick in getting back to me (2 hours turn around) and solved my problem immediately.
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ReplyDeleteI am very pleased with the proformance and easy to use as long as you take the time to read the manual. the camera i have set it on the highest setting and it takes a great pic. I use it for some geocaching and its right on the dime. I am so happy I bought this one. well worth the money Pete
ReplyDeleteI've been using this GPS for a month now and I'm 100% satisfied. It's high quality and well built and feels solid. It does have a steep learning curve at first, but the more you play with it the better you'll understand it. It does seem to have almost too many features. The accuracy of my unit is dead on. It's not even off by more than 2 feet. My favorite feature is the backtrack. You'll always be able to find your way back if you get lost somewhere. Use only lithium batteries for the longest use. The eXplorist series is the best GPS out there right now. I highly recommend.
ReplyDeleteThis is the best gps out there it work great and is simple to use both the topo and road maps.
ReplyDeleteIf you're in to GeoCaching then the Mabellan eXplorist 710 is a fantastic GPS. It must have been designed specifically for this task. I bought it for Search and Rescue but its daily use is Geocaching. Awesome
ReplyDeleteOut of the box the batteries that came in this GPS unit were dead. The box did include a $2 coupon for more though. Once I got some batteries in it, I started it up and checked it out. I decided not to get the Geocache 1 month membership until I knew how to use it. The first thing I did was take some pictures, and that is incredibly easy. There's no flash, but with good lighting the picture quality is great and it is easy to hold the camera and just mash the camera button on the side. Getting them to the computer is as easy as hooking up the included usb cable and looking in the folders of the devise as if it was a flash drive.
ReplyDeleteI've not owned a GPS before, and this is my first. I'm one of those people who will always attempt to use something before I read the manual. I had to read it for this one, but it is short and sweet and the main thing was just that a TAP on the screen brings up the main 4 menu options. After that it was cake. It took me about 3 hours of sitting down studying the geocache site and the device before my son and I got in the car and drove to our first Geocache site! It was THAT easy. My son is 15 and he was figuring out everything so very intuitively that I MUST say that the interface designers did a terrific job.
Tracking has been very precise. We've done several now and the device has got us right there at the caches. It gives great driving directions too. We LOVE it.
Part of my 3 hours to get this up and running included that I had a problem installing the software. It was an issue with my computer configuration, but when I wrote customer support they were very quick in getting back to me (2 hours turn around) and solved my problem immediately.