The Cadillac of handheld GPS units There are times when "pretty good" isn't good enough. For me, purchasing a GPS unit represented one of those times. I wanted a handheld GPS unit that was best-in-class. My research led me to the GPSMap 76CSx. Factors that led to the decision: frankly, the reviews here; Garmin's reputation; powerful satellite locking; great variety of base- and add-on maps; expandable storage via microSD card; altimeter; compass; battery life; transreflective LCD screen. Don't underestimate the importance of the ...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review by L. Kirk "amazonslim" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | L. Kirk "amazonslim" | | Review Date: | 09/15/2007 | | User Location: | Maryland, USA | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (28 of 28) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Recommended I have had the Garmin76CSX for four months now and have used it for both cross country hiking and automobile trips. It works very well. I have never lost signal walking through the woods, and I can use it in my car without an external antennae. It will lock onto satellites while I am in my house. I wouldn't go hiking or on a car trip now without it. I even take it on business trips.
It is not cheap, in addition to the Garmin 76CSX, you will need to purchase a MicrosSD card (I bought ...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/05/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (26 of 26) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent piece of equipment My etrex vista was nice and compact and worked fine at sea. But it was useless in the forest, just couldn't receive satellite signals, even in light tree cover.
I read about the new 'chip' in the newer models, and wanted a unit with an external antennae.
I got my map76csx and promptly took it on a serious hike. Performed better than I hoped for. It worked perfectly. I did use an external antennae from Gillson, and had multiple signals even in very heavy tree cover.
At home,...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review by Johannes L. Pauel can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Johannes L. Pauel | | Review Date: | 03/22/2007 | | User Location: | Pembroke Pines, FL United Stat | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (19 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Best Handheld Garmin Yet I have owned GPS 12's, Etrex Legend, Foretrex 101, and GPSMAP 76. I have been pleased with them all except when in heavy tree cover. My first surprise with the GPSMap 76CSx was when I took it out of the box and turned it on and it picked up 4 satellites on the first floor of my two story house--and I wasn't near a window. Next it picked up multiple satellites through my car roof. My other Garmin's had not done either of those. So far I am impressed with (1) the number of satellites received-...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/17/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Everything the occasional boater and frequent driver needs This is the third Garmin GPSMAP 76 product I've owned. I started with the GPS Map 76 with 8MB RAM a few years ago. I found having a GPS was a great convenience but also a lot of fun. You never get lost and with downloaded details like points of interest you can easily find things like a specific restaurant or hotel in a city you've never been to. As an pleasure boater, this GPS has the Navaids preloaded so navigating from point to point on a big river is a breeze. Plus it floats so if you d...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/22/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Nice all around GPS unit I originally purchased this item to replace my iQue 3600. I found that the iQue is not very useful for working in the woods. The 76CSx is more robust and light weight and can be used in extreme environments. I've used the unit in heavy rainfall and in cold temperatures (-40F).
Pros: Powered by AA batteries, weather proof, lightweight, Garmin MapSource to track waypoints, routes, and upload maps from City Navigator, easy to navigate menus, has great satellite reception in the th...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review by A. Gelvin can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | A. Gelvin | | Review Date: | 11/09/2006 | | User Location: | Fairbanks, AK USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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No Address Map's This is a great unit,But the box and the online info is a little bit deceving, they make it look like it comes with address maps, but is dosent, you must purchase them for another 139.00 dollars. Plus the waterways maps for 199.00, buy the time your done you will have paid
about 750.00 bucks!!!
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review by Paul R. Layton "p.layton@veriz can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Paul R. Layton "p.layton@veriz | | Review Date: | 05/14/2007 | | User Location: | California | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great Mid level GPS. This was my fourth GPS purchase and I am very satisfied with this unit. It's not as small as the Etrex line but the color screen is bright and easy to read for my "not as young as they used to be" eyes. It is missing some of the high end tricks that my GPSMAP 276C has but it is much less bulky and seems to track satellites better with the new SiRF GPS chip. I use the handheld GPS mostly for flying on my hang glider, to record my flights and arrange for pickups with I go cross country and land ou...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review by William Smith "Home Shop Guy" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | William Smith "Home Shop Guy" | | Review Date: | 01/30/2007 | | User Location: | Everett, WA, USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Very satisfied. I was a happy owner of a Garmin E-Map for a number of years before it finally went to "swim with the fishes," when I was fly fishing. So I had to replace it. The 76CSx is a major step forward and should satisfy anyone who is accustomed to using handheld GPS devices. The screen is bright and legible; a minor disadvantage is that when displaying data fields on the map page, they seem larger than necessary, using up space that would otherwise be available for a larger map; however, the fact that...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review by R. Ballard can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | R. Ballard | | Review Date: | 01/16/2007 | | User Location: | East Lansing, MI | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Garmin GPSmap 76CSx, Great GPS! UPDATE: September 4, 2008 - Still very impressed with the 76CSx unit. It has come in real handy recently shopping for a house. All my opinions stated previously are still current. One very handy feature the unit doesn't have that I wish it did was the ability to choose an alternate route while your are traveling. This can come in handy in the event there is a detour or you want to calculate a route around a traffic jam. This would create a by-pass route on-the-fly. Many street specific GPS ...
[Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx Handheld GPS Unit review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 07/29/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
99% (116 of 117) Users Found This Review Helpful |