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Garmin Colorado 300 Bilingual Handheld GPS Unit with North American Maps

Garmin Colorado 300 Bilingual Handheld GPS Unit with North American Maps

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Brand: Garmin
Category: CE

List Price: $533.32
Buy New: $380.99
You Save: $152.33 (29%)



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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 2113

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 20
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 240 x 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 1.4 x 2.4 x 5.5

MPN: 010-00622-31
Model: 010-00622-31
UPC: 053759067060
EAN: 0053759067060
ASIN: B00128GKHG

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Innovative Rock n Roller input wheel
  • Wireless sharing of user tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches between units
  • SD card slot for optional mapping and user data storage
  • User configurable profiles: automotive, marine, recreation, fitness, geocache

Accessories:

  • Energizer NH15BP-4 ACCU 2500mAh Rechargeable AA Batteries (Four-pack)
  • Energizer E91BP-4 AA Batteries(4-Pack)
  • Energizer "AA" Alkaline Batteries "AA" 12-pack
  • Magellan 64MB Secure Digital Memory Card
  • Garmin 010-10052-05 GA 27C Remote Antenna with MCX Connector

Similar Items:

  • GARMIN 010-10851-00 Auto Nav Kit
  • GARMIN 010-11023-00 Bike Mount
  • Garmin Hard Carrying Case for Colorado Handheld GPS Units
  • Garmin MapSource Topo U.S. 2008
  • Garmin 2007 City Navigator NT North America Map Update for Garmin GPS Units, DVD (010-10816-00)

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Gear up and explore the backcountry with the all-terrain Colorado 300. Packed with features, the Colorado 300 includes a built-in Basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. Just take your pick from Garmin's preprogrammed SD cards including street maps, topographic maps, coastal charts or inland lake data of the US. You can even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches. Share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your buddy to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just select "send" to transfer your information to other Colorado units. Intuitive and fun, Colorado features a Rock 'n Roller input wheel for easy one-handed operation and supports Geocaching.com GPX files for downloading geocaches and detail straight to your unit. Slim, lightweight and waterproof, Colorado is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, Colorado 300 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. Colorado 300 has a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing information even while you're standing still, and its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. You can even use the altimeter to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. RoHS version available Built-in memory - 384 MB - SD Memory Cards Slot Waypoints/favorites/locations - 1000 Routes - 50 Track log - 10,000 points, 20 saved tracks Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads) Electronic compass Barometric altimeter Geocaching mode Outdoor GPS games Hunt/fish calendar Sun and moon information Tide tables Area calculatio

Amazon.com Product Description--January 21, 2008
Packed with features, Garmin's Colorado 300 includes a built-in basemap, high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, SD card slot, color display, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. Slim, lightweight and waterproof, Colorado is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits.

Watch an interactive demo.

Share Wirelessly
With Colorado 300 you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with other Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your buddy to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just select "send" to transfer your information to other Colorado units.

Keep Your Fix
With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, Colorado 300 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear — whether you're in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Colorado to help you find your way when you need it the most.

Explore More
Colorado 300 comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief.

Expand Your Horizons
Colorado also accepts SD cards, so you can use Garmin preprogrammed SD cards to add maps that serve any and all of your outdoor activities on land or water.
Streets
Inland Lakes
Terrain
3D Terrain
Coastal
streets topo lakes basemap 3D coastal
Conveniently plug in optional preloaded SD cards for all your outdoor activities on land or water. Just insert a MapSource card with detailed street maps, and Colorado provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination. Add select topographic maps to take advantage of Colorado's 3-D map view which gives you a better perspective of your elevation.

The card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet.

Rock on. Find Fun
rocker wheel waypoints Colorado's innovative Rock `n Roller input wheel for easy one-handed operation and intuitive screen interface make it as easy to navigate the device as the outdoors.

Customize Colorado's interface based on your favorite activity.

Even show off photos of your excursions with its picture viewer.

Experience Paperless Geocaching
notes Colorado supports Geocaching.com GPX files for downloading geocaches and detail straight to your unit. You'll have at-a-glance cache descriptions and details to aid in your search.

Get Your Bearings
compass altimeter Colorado has a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing information even while you're standing still.

Its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. View elevation data before you begin your ascent or descent. You can even use the altimeter to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions.

Interactive Demo




Customer Reviews:   Read 5 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars Not as good as Expected   July 12, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Product i received had problem staying up. It abruptly shutdown without warning fewminutes after power up. Amazon sent me a replacement. The replacement fared better But after a couple of days wouldn't work saying "Cannot find system software" OR "Missing system software". I am trying to work it out with the customer support.


4 out of 5 stars New generation of Garmin GPSs   June 14, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I've used two other Garmin outdoor GPS before and I was expecting this new device. After a month of using, I'm almost decided to switch back to Garmin 60 CSx.

Colorado +:
- display
- gc listings
- holders (car, bike)
- wig

Colorado -:
- battery consumption
- gc listings (listing is sometimes bad formated)
- roller, buttons, menus (60 CSx is much more powerful and faster to control, search...)

So if you need listings/wig then buy Colorado. In case having PDA or smartphone, take 60 CSx...



2 out of 5 stars Garmin Colorado - NOT ready for prime time   June 9, 2008
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

The Garmin Colorado is a LONG way from being all that it should be for th price ov over $400.. Read the review if it on BACKPACKINGLIGHTWEIGHT.COM


I STILL haven't got my 300 model's SD card loaded w/ the topo map. Don't use an "Ultra" SD card. Garmin says they don't work well with this unit. It would have been nice if they would have SAID SO on the box or the tiny instruction leaflet so I could have known before I bought one.

Garmin's customer service is helpful but you MUST call them to learn how to use all the features properly. The included instructions are so basic as to be laughable. In short, this may be a good GPS in about a year - after Garmin gets the bugs out.



5 out of 5 stars Too many complaints from people who don't own one!   May 11, 2008
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

It amazes me the comments made about this product in the gps forums and websites. I was very reluctant to purchase based on all of the complaints and whining. Now that I've had one for a week, I don't see what all of the complaining was about. It does everything I expected it to and more. All of the things I've read that others were complaining about can be done, but you have to actually read the manual. No it's not like the older previous models - that's what makes it new. Could it be improved? Of course. So could the Jaguar XJS, but you won't hear many people complain.


4 out of 5 stars Love it, but am on my third one   May 3, 2008
 1 out of 2 found this review helpful

This replaced my 60csx. The detail on the screen is a big improvement. NIMH battery performance has improved with recent firmware upgrades. The back cover is extremely hard to get on and off. After a couple of weeks of daily use, the back battery seal tore. Garmin support via email (3 day response time) said I had to return it for warranty repair. Instead I took it back to REI and they exchanged it no problem. This happened again and am now on my third one. Now, I never fully close the back cover unless I am in a situation where it could be submersed in water. This has prevented the seal from tearing, and makes the back cover much easier to get on and off. Also you do not have to remove the carabiner to get the cover off with this method. TOPO and City Navigator work great! I recommend this unit but be careful with the back cover!

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