Snip > I have made a tenative decision to buy a Magellan 315 GPS and Chartview > Planner mapping software. Snip Mark, I have to go with Fred on this one. As the previous owner of two Magellans, they're basically junk, and mine didn't last more than a couple of months in both cases, even though I babied them. Water intrusion with one (kept inside a clear cell phone bag-- I think condensation got it) and the other just-plain-died. I called Magellan, e-mailed them, finally even sent them the dead carcass of my second GPS. No response. Contrast that with Garman, when I called to get info on an antena cable, they responded immediately, and even recommended I not get it as I wouldn't need it. Yes the Garmin layout is "clunkier" but it's relatively easy to get used to, and now I don't even think about it any more. As for Chartview, it's great. I used mine all the time in Rhode Island, and combined with their Tides and Currents program it was the gouge for paddling the Naragansett and surrounding areas. There you have my two bits fwiw. Regards, Kevin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 13 2000 - 09:34:04 PDT
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