>> ONLY difference between the Garmin 12 and the Garmin 12 XL is the external antenna option. I checked the specs on both when my XL fried a circuit board and I was looking for a replacement. The 12 is about $100 less money and still stores 500 waypoints. The 12 beeps too . . . you can turn it off. As for city data-bases, that's a software function and depends on the software version of the GPS. >> You are correct about the number of waypoints; I had confused it with the 12CX, which has double the number. And though it is true that the city database is available only in newer models of the the 12XL, I neglected to mention it because I assumed the question was about new, not used GPS units. However, the 12 is now only $55 cheaper than the 12XL; current prices at West Marine for the 12, 12XL, and 12CX are $144.99, $199.99, and $249.99, respectively. The following hardware comparison by Dale Depriest is from Joe Mehaffey's GPS Web site at http://joe.mehaffey.com/. "The G-12XL looks identical to the G-12. Hardware differences include a connector on the back that can be used to power a remote antenna, a different power supply that can use external power from any source of DC from 10 volts to 32 Volts, an audible alarm, and some additional memory that contains a database of waypoints of selected cities throughout the world. As compared to the newest G-12 hardware configuration the G-12XL has three levels of backlight while the new G-12 has only one." One additional note: The backup battery in my 12XL died Friday shortly after I downloaded 150 waypoints to the unit and just as I was putting in for a weekend in the Apostle Islands. The unit still acquired satellites and marked new waypoints, but would not retain data when the power was off. I haven't contacted Garmin about this problem yet, but I've heard good reports about their customer support, and now, to put a silver lining on it, I have an opportunity to find out myself. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 06 1999 - 10:22:30 PDT
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