I've had this 62s for a year or 2 (definitely more than a year). I bought it to replace my 6 year old 60CSx that had a lot of miles on it and started to fail. My uses for the 62s were as follows: • trail/hiking use • driving use (mapping/routing) • I have topo and city maps loaded on it • APRS (NMEA data send/receive in my car) That's about it.
I used my 60csx for exactly the same purpose for several years and it worked very well until it became unstable. To be honest i've not really had much luck for - or enjoyment of - the 62s: - the graphics and general UI are too fancy for the weak CPU in the thing rendering it slower than slow - Its unintelligent way of picking end-points not preferring local destinations (why would i want to route to somewhere 10,000 miles away as first preference and put local destinations somewhere way down on the list) - it's route navigation choices are. Interesting (read: terrible).
Much different than the 60csx which i always thought worked great So fast-forward to last week. We were on our way out for a week's trip, i always bring my handheld to use in the rental car. I plugged it into the computer via USB to make sure it was up to date, make sure i've got the right maps etc, that worked fine - way slower than it should be but that's to be expected with these Garmin GPSs now. The batteries were low so 4 hours later (after the maps were updated) i changed them only to realize that the set that was in it had exploded in the unit. I set about cleaning it up with some alcohol and q-tips. After doing as good a job as i could the 62s is dead.
It'll power off of USB but not the batteries. I bought this thing at REI and am going to see what the deal with their return policy is under these circumstances.
The problem is i don't think i really want another one of these. Are there any other garmin units that function as the modern equivalent of the 60csx? (i feel like this is almost a rhetorical question at this point but figured i'd ask).
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I'd really like to have the NMEA output option which seems to limit my choices. I've had a good run with Garmin handhelds but i'm honestly losing my confidence in them, anyone have any suggestions? UPDATE: I wanted to clarify about the battery mess. The batteries were Duracell Ultra. They had exploded sometime since my last use, the battery material was caked on really well on and under all conductors. I use the unit probably monthly in the car, it's mostly powered via USB when i do use it in the car.
Edited November 22, 2012 by jchabalk. Can't really help with the problem, but that's why I only use NiMh rechargeable batteries (Eneloop or Duracell Pre-Charged) or lithium batteries.
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