Garmin eTrex Legend

Review Date
October 13, 2009

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: James(Unregistered User) ,  Day Hiker

Price Paid:  $149.00 at Academy

Summary:
I purchased this item recently and have been very satisfied. I did research prior to purchasing and for my intentions, this was exactly what I needed. I have a few friends who own the exact same GPS and they have been very pleased. We'll see what this unit does over the long haul.

Customer Service:
Customer service at the Academy store was excellent and the salesperson really knew his products.

Similar Products Used:
Lowrance was one I had used prior, and with past experience you can operate it, if you do not have any GPS use prior to this unit, it is not user friendly at all.

Review Date
November 4, 2008

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: Tom(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $149.00 at Best Buy

Summary:
I bought my unit several years ago and after a year or two it began to get horizontal lines across the screen which got larger and larger. Then some vertical lines and began to flash. Garmin wants $83 to fix it plus I pay for shipping. The Garmin store on Michigan Avenue here in Chicago was very unhelpful. Not impressed with the unit nor the company. I only used it a few times before it broke. Product was decent while it lasted, but quality was poor so it's hard for me to see past that.

Customer Service:
People were very nice but they are charging me over half the value of the device to fix their own poor quality - should be their responsibility.

Review Date
August 25, 2008

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: Stewart(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $179.00

Summary:
Can't say I'm impressed with the Vista. I'm a hunter and purchased the unit to help me get around in the swamps. Any, and I mean any tree cover obliterates signal. Use=0. Oh, and by the way, the set up is really fun as well.

Review Date
December 28, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Chas(Unregistered User) ,  Car Camper

Price Paid:  $120.00 at Bi-Mart

Summary:
This unit is excellent. I used an etrex venture for 5 years, and when it finally gave up, I bought the etrex legend. It has several maps on it, including lakes I visit often. It works well on the interstate, you can look up exits. Another plus is all my cables from my e-trex venture hooked up.

Review Date
July 10, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
4.33 of 5, 6 votes

Reviewed by: kayak man ,  Paddler

Price Paid:  $129.00 at Best Buy

Summary:
I have a several Garmin GPS units GPS III, GPS V, and just picked up the eTrex Legend. I agree with all the posts that it's a good medium feature unit. One drawback to keep in mind is that the PC interface cable is a DB9. I haven't used a DB9 serial cable since the 90's. My laptop has no 9 pin connector (or other antiquated interfaces like a 1.4MB floppy). I think Garmin is a little behind the curve on this feature. If you want to upload maps from CD's, you will have to fork over around $52 American for the Garmin cable, or find a clone cable for around $20.

I emailed Garmin support that I'm disappointed they have not gone USB on a medium feature unit.

Customer Service:
N/A

Similar Products Used:
GPS III+
GPS V