Garmin Legend GPS

Etrex Vista - Advantages: Accuracy, Size, Functions - Disadvantages: small screen, delicate "click stick"

The Legend is a small stylish pocket GPS from Garmin. Performance-wise, you won't find much of a difference between current brands / models of GPS receiver. They all have similar levels of accuracy and will tell you where you are to within a few metres (especially now that the US have removed selective availability). What the Legend *does* have over other models, however, is WAAS - a new system for improving accuracy of GPS receivers down to just a few feet. It's not operational in Europe yet (where it's known as EGNOS), but it's nice to know that this model will use it when it becomes available in 2004. The Legend has some built-in ...  Read the complete review

If you like gadgets then the Garmin Etrex Legend is a must. Straight out of a James Bond movie this small device is the size, shape and weight of a mobile phone, its purpose is to work out exactly where you are on the face of the planet by picking up signals transmitted from GPS satellites. On firing up the device it starts looking for satellites. You are shown a display representing the sky and position of the satellites. Beneath this is a graph showing you how strong the reading is from each satellite. After about 45 seconds the beasty will have a fix. One thing to mention at this point is that these satellites are owned by the US military who allow as civies ...  Read the complete review