Garmin eTrex Legend Handheld GPS Receiver

Pros: Price, ease of hand held use, uncomplicated
Cons: Aging technology, battery life, antenna sensitivity

The comfort of GPS can be held in the palm of your hand. Garmin e-Trex Legend provides an affordable GPS for the novice user. The most important thing to know on any trip is where you are now! Only then can you figure out how to get where you are going. ...

Pros: It has more features than I can use
Cons: The maps get a little cluttered in urban areas

Until I got this unit I had owned a Magellan. It was a second generation generic GPS.
At the time it was a pretty advanced unit (1996). It was finally time to upgrade and the
options of the newer GPS units took a bit of education.
I...

Pros: Maps can be downloaded easily with software, great functions, batteries last a long time
Cons: User interface is hard to use, sometimes hard to acquire satellite signals

I bought the Garmin Etrex Legend a week ago from Amazon.com for $150 (after a $50 rebate). I have been very satisfied with this GPS ever since I first used it. Being an amateur, have never used a GPS before. But the Etrex Legend proved easy to use and...

Pros: Small, lightweight, reasonable controls and displays
Cons: Does not work in mountains.

The Garmin Etrex Legend is a small, very lightweight, handheld GPS navigation device designed for use by hikers, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and the like. The basic package consists of the device itself, a wrist-strap, serial cable for computer ...

Pros: It is a very reliable product and nice to have while hiking.
Cons: It takes some time to learn how to use.

I bought my GPS 15 months ago. It cost me just under $200 dollars at Wal-Mart. I have been very pleased with what I have got out of my GPS. I use it to go hunting in Utah and I have never had any serious problems with satellite reception. You cann't be ...

Pros: Feels great in the hand, Well rounded features, Good battery life, Inexpensive
Cons: Not reliable enough for serious outdoor use, durability, poor antenna

It seems by reading tons of reviews on the Legend that the antenna really is the achilles heel of this GPS! In the 3 years I've had my unit, I can say that this is true too. The people who dont experience problems are most likely in flat areas with ...

Pros: Small, easy to use and accurate.
Cons: Price of CD Rom software.

I've always been interested in Global Positioning System (G.P.S.) technology. Especially since the U.S. Military removed that error correction thing. As far as I knew, what GPS units did, was show the longitude and latitude of the unit. I looked around ...

Pros: Good price for features, compact, rugged and reliable.
Cons: Not enough memory, no auto routing, maps can be pricey.

I've had my Legend for about 2 years now, and It's been a pretty good unit. When I bought it, it had the best features for the price. It's small, lightweight, easy to use, higher resolution screen than similarly priced units, and map capabilities. ...

Pros: Very small (fits into jean pockets easily), water resistant, firmware upgradable
Cons: Slightly expensive, small screen, personal bad experiences with the unit

The Garmin GPS Legend is a mid to high-end handheld GPS unit. P WHO IS IT FOR? This unit is best suited to hikers due to its portablity and water resistancy (although I'd still be cautious about getting an expensive unit like that wet). Beginners or ...

Pros: Small, light, attractive case, excellent backlit display, waterproof, outdoor durable. Highly recommended.
Cons: Does not give driving directions (turn Left/Right), screen updates sometimes slow, hard to type addresses.

For men, who have a genetic coding that precludes actions like, say, pulling over to ask for directions, and encourages behaviors such as, say, playing with electronic gadgets and wandering into the woods, this little device called the Garmin eTrex...

Pros: A wealth of features and options
Cons: Line-of-sight communications with satellites required.

How Cool Is This Thing? Very Cool! Cool as Barrow, Alaska in February. No hiker, boater, traveler or "gadget-geek" should be without one.

The Legend is the mid to high-end model of the Garmin Etrex series of GPS receivers. As such, it has...

Pros: Small, good resolution, WAAS capable
Cons: None that I've noticed as of this writing

With much trepidation, I finally jumped into the GPS realm with this unit. I had many fears of hard-to-follow instructions and disappointing results. To my pleasant surprise, Garmin came through with flying colors with the eTrex Legend.

It's...

Pros: Amazing array of features. Small, light, and durable. Superb for road trips and flying.
Cons: Only Garmin brand software can be used to load maps.

I recently upgraded from a plain-vanilla Etrex because I wanted something that had mapping features. What an amazing device!

This unit is incredibly useful whether you use it for hiking, driving or flying. I've used it for all three activities...

Pros: A wealth of features and options.
Cons: Line-of-sight communications with satellites is necessary. "Click Stick" requires 2 hands for use.

How Cool Is This Thing? Very Cool! Cool as Barrow, Alaska in February. No hiker, boater, traveler or "gadget-geek" should be without one.

The Legend is the mid to high-end model of the Garmin Etrex series of GPS receivers. As such, it has...

Pros: Small, battery last long, map capability
Cons: no audible sound, no external antena jack

I have heard about GPS technology and devices long before finally bought this eTrex Legend in the end of 2002 based on the recommendation of some friends. At first I was just happy with the built-in Worldmap (mine is Asian version, no US map) which is ...