Strengths: stong signal outdoors as well as indoors. accurate data. all-in-one functionality

Weaknesses: garmin is nickel and diming consumers. the unit comes with no usable map and you have to shell out a little over a hundred to buy a topo map. what more, there are 3 kinds of it. so you figure it out.

Summary: Overall, it's a sturdy and dependable unit. Long lasting lithium ion battery and pretty tough waterproof unit. It has an accurate compass and altimeter although you can manually configure it out. It also has a weather channel that updates on demand on your current location as well as on nearby areas and states. On the downside, it's pretty darn expensive so be prepared to shell out. It's the corvette of handheld gps.

Strengths: Geocaching downloads, Accuracy, long battery life, strong reception, waterproof, weather radio, person to person location.

Weaknesses: Heavy, large, expensive

Summary: This unit has excellent accuracy and picks up Satellites quickly. The unit has an strong receiver and does well under cover. The radio range is ok and averages around 2 miles. Electronic compass is accurate. Weather radio has handy alert mode. Best part is the Geocaching feature. Garmin has a handy browser plug in that makes downloads of waypoints from Geocaching.com a snap. Many other great features including, altimeter, Point to Point projection and simple driving directions.