| | |  | Sports & Outdoors | Home » » Garmin Etrex Legend GPS Receiver | | | | | | | Description: | | With the eTrex Legend, Garmin has loaded a full base map of North and South America into one small unit. The Legend is also designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). This product will provide position accuracy to less than three meters when receiving WAAS corrections.The base map contains lakes, rivers, cities, interstates, national and state highways, railroads and coastlines. The eTrex Legend is also equipped with additional memory totaling eight megabytes. The added memory allows the eTrex Legend to accept downloaded map data from Garmin's entire line of MapSource CD-ROMs, including Fishing Hot Spots. The eTrex Legend comes in a brightly colored translucent blue case that really makes the unit stand out. New to the product design, Garmin will include marine aids to navigation in addition to the base map. These navigational aids will be pre-loaded into each unit from the factory.It is compatible with most Garmin MapSource products including MapSource BlueChart marine cartography, MetroGuide, and Fishing Hot Spots. Accepts up to 8 megabytes of downloaded map detail. | | | Features: | |
• WAAS-Enabled
• Smallest GPS On Market With North & South America Basemap
• Perfect For Outdoor Person & Adaptable To Be Fully-Functional For Vehicle Use
• Download From Metroguide Usa Cd-Rom (Not Included), Detailed Street Map Info, Addresses & Points Of Interest With Phone Info
• 8 Mb Of Available Flash Memory
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 8.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 305 reviews |
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Solid GPS for cycling and huntingSep 15, 2009
I've had this GPS for a few years now. It's still a bit more expensive that it is really worth now, as there is an updated model. The Legend has pretty much every feature that you would expect from a hand held unit. The time to acquire enough satellite to navigate is pretty quick, usually less than a minute.
I've found that it is pretty good on battery life. The screen is slow in cold weather, but not unreadable. It works great for finding a deer blind before sunrise. I also like the ability to mount it to my bike to log my rides, then being able to download them using MapSource. The only thing that I'm not real happy about is the poor base map. I ended up loading the NA Topo map and it gave me much better street level data for my rides, and I expect that I'll have better views of the land when hunting.
Overall, I love the Legend. If / when this one dies, I'll definitely replace it with another from the eTrex line.
 Great for what it doesAug 21, 2009
I use my Etrex Legend in my kayaks. The display is sharp enough that with my sunglasses on I can read it even in bright sunlight. The buttons are large enough that I can operate the Legend wearing my paddling gloves. Once it locates its satellites on startup, it doesn't seem to lose them, even when stored in one of my kayak hatches. (By way of contrast, my Merax/Gisteq Phototrakr sometimes resets on a kayak trip.) The only real weakness is a somewhat cumbersome menu system that can be difficult to see in the sunshine. You also need two hands (usually) to operate it. I get about 17 hours from one set of AA alkaline batteries. I've been using it for two years, on the water, with no problems. I don't know how it compares to newer devices, but as long as you don't need maps and only want breadcrumb trails, navigation functions, and speed/time recording, this device does the job. It comes with only a serial cable, so you will probably need a serial to usb cable/adapter if you want to transfer its data to your PC. I like the accessory case for it, and advise buying it.
 Nearly worthlessJun 26, 2009
For nearly 4 years and over 50 countries I had a Magellan Explorist 210. Except for maps, it was very good. I literally always knew my direction, speed and location. I lost it the mountains of Argentina. The Garmin ETrex Legend looks a little fancier, and it has a better (not great) map, but literally everything else is harder to use or inferior.
The obvious first fault is that it doesn't find salelites quickly. When it does find them, it seems to need 5 or (usually) more to find your location. Then nearby buildings, trees, mountains, tent ceilings, and more just shut it down, with a large prompt saying that it was out of satelite range. This prompt blocks much of the screen, making your map nearly worthless. Trying to regain satelites can often take forever. Even on a regular bike trail with few trees, I can not get a good use of the odometer, as the breadcrumbs would look like dashes. Additionally, when I have not moved the GPS for minutes, I keep getting changes in location and especially altitude.
Other concerns are labeling the POIs. Very often when one pushes the save, it does not accept it...a real pain at an intersection while driving. It also only allows about 9 letters/numbers for a description of your POI...not enough. Then it gives such a variety of markers (i.e. park, church, etc, etc), that one can spend minutes finding the most suitable one. The screen is also smaller and harder to read than the Explorist. There are many other complaints. Keeping it short, I strongly recommend that you not buy a Garmin Legend!
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Great for the moneyMay 12, 2009
I have had this for a little over a year now, and I find it to be very handy and durable. I was not looking for a very sophisticated GPS, just something I could use in case I loose my car after I go hiking. This unit performs that task extremely well.
As with most reviews on here, I agree that the map built in only has major highways on it. This is perfectly fine, as I wasn't even expecting that much out of the unit (I understand it was not designed for turn-by-turn navigation).
The only thing I am kind of disappointed with is the cable that came with it. It came with a serial DB9 cable, and to my knowledge you cant find a computer made in this decade with a DB9 port on it. So in order to use the feature on my PC I would have to go out and purchase a DB9 to USB adapter cable. I hadn't needed it until this month, when I just got into geocaching. It sure would be nice to be able to use the computer to load all those waypoints instead of having to type the co-ords into the GPS itself.
Other than that, I am very impressed with the fact i can drop it, dunk it, and accidently kick it and have yet to see it give any sort of hickup. Thats right, dunk it. I had to chase it down a creek and after i pulled it out - it just kept tickin. I also like the idea of using common batteries (2 AA's). I dont have to worry about charging it or looking for replacement batteries that I have never heard of.
Reliable, durable, and again - inexpensive! Good job garmin!
 Obsolete model not a bargainMay 11, 2009
I bought this unit (from "anonymous bigstore"), and the salesman did not have the knowledge or the courtesy to mention that it was already obsolete. When I got it home and took it out of the box, I discovered (1) that on a clear day, on a hilltop, with no obstacles anywhere, it could not locate satellites: and (2) the computer interface was an RS-232 cable. No USB? Ridiculous. I went to Garmin's site (we already have two of their navigators in our cars, with which we are very happy except for the price of maps) to see if there was any way to improve reception, and that was when I discovered that the unit was an old model. The new model has USB and improved reception. This baby is going back, and I am going to protest their 15% restocking charge.
BTW, I thank Amazon for their conscientiousness about indicating which products are older models; they have saved me a lot of aggravation in the past, and I should have come here first and not bought from the other place. I almost always search Amazon before buying anything and they have done well by me.
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