Best Handheld GPS Units

The device itself is OK but getting a map onto it is a slow hair raising nightmare – The unit is OK for getting your coordinates to use on a map. For Navigation , its hopeless. You may get lost and leave some trail but at least… Read more

you’ll know where you are Alltrails won’t let you download a map to a file location that you can export. YADAYADAYDA

Best affordable GPS bike computer – No wires is the main reason why I bought this model. The next is the easy attachment to multiple bikes (via rubber bands) as opposed to cable ties,… Read more

takes less than a minute to swap it to my other bike. Backlit and backlit time can be turned to constant. After a ride I plug it in to my PC and then am given lots of vital data. You can create a course in the garmin connect software then transfer it to the device. I'm a recreational rider / commuter so the heart rate monitor and cadence sensor weren't relevant. If these are important to you then buy the next model up (500 or newer 25). The only thing it doesn't do is display the clock time constantly on the screen. Apart from that I give it 17 thumbs up.

Good after service from Garmin – I have owned one for over 3 years and as I work as a Courier in Melbourne, it has been a tool of my trade. I am on to my third unit in this time,… Read more

which is still working but keeps spasmodically in car charging and comes up with the on screen message "Low battery-needs power source". The other two had similar issues, though the first simply froze I recall.The procedure has been to return the unit to jb hifi where I bought it and within a week a refurbished replacement is provided. Then you have to register the new serial number with Garmin to claim the free map upgrade.My point is that it is a nuisance to have to do this and that is why I purchased a Tomtom today to replace the one that was stolen from my van 4 years ago. Maybe I am unlucky? Can program several destinations and view the route easily switches off every time you leave your vehicle, can not tell it to avoid certain roads in its route,does not take into account time spent at traffic lights in its routing

Great idea but terrible to use – I have had an Inreach explorer + for over a year now. I bought it because of the SOS function and the ability to send texts to my family when I am… Read more

out of cellular range. This works well but that's about it. The inreach.explore is lousy to say the least. The way point limits are way too low. I have many KML files that I use for prospecting that work perfectly with All of my other mapping software but will not import into my maps on the garmin site?? I have tried everything to make this work to no avail. I am looking for alternatives but Garmin have a monopoly on this lousy tech.

Glad I bought this – Needed a GPS for a 8 day Adventure bike trip that was reliable, easy to install and easy to use. Very happy to have chosen this machine. I didn’t see… Read more

the point in the 680 as it only offers a camera compared to the 610. Recommend hardwiring into car/ bike etc. The touch screen work with standard bike gloves. Good supporting software. I made a decision to get one from the US (Amazon ) and while it was hundreds cheaper it came with US Topo maps and Global maps which had little detail for Australia. Need to buy $200 worth of AU/NZ Topomaps. Goes well with a RAM mount onto handlebars.

Excellent for rugged terrain – This GPS is very practical with big touchscreen. It is rugged and protected so easy to use in rainy weather. The datastorage is limited and the… Read more

memory needs to be emptied every so often as the search is impossible when there are too many points located on the instrument.

Poor after sales service from Garmin – Bought Garmin 76 in Feb 2012 from a Gladstone fishing store. Took to Heron Island. The unit never worked, failing during intitial start up. Returned… Read more

to store via colleage in July 2012. Claimed 4 weeks turnaround. post 8 weeks, store said Garmin stated store did not have an account with Garmin.

Store re intitulised account claiming Garmins fault for dropping them of list. Store said there were 10 units at Garmin for repair infront of mine. Expect 2 weeks delay. Now a few days out from Decmenber 2012 with still no word and no GPS product that was paid for 11 months ago.

Never worked

A great little unit let down by sub standard controls – I've had this little unit for about 5 years now, received it as a gift. Worked great until recently the power button and the button just below it… Read more

disintegrated and has left 2 holes where the buttons used to be. A really good unit, let down by sub standard hardware. Disappointing from the world leader in electronic GPS.

Given up on it – Not all that intuitive to use and rather fiddly. When buying be aware that the subscriptions are a bit of a rort. The first time I spoke to a… Read more

member of the support team I was told that the annual fee would cover the emergency locator function, even if message service is suspended, but this turns out not to be the case. So you need to pay the monthly fee on top to be covered for an SOS, which is miserly considering you pay an annual fee. Another annoyance is that they send out the invoice each month a day after they charge you which doesn't remind you ahead of time in case you want to suspend message service when you know you won't be using it. All in all it's a lot of money for very little service.

How do you create a route? Terrible! – read the instructions and thoroughly disappointed! You can not enter Latitude or Longitude! Nasty to enter any details. Can't even enter a track… Read more

and get it to work.

This is the worst I've ever seen, frankly it is unbelievably bad.

Maybe it's good for the city but for what else I can't see it being of any use.

Garmin, you're a shocker!

Edit a way point doesn't seem to work either, perhaps you can only use tis unit with a computer input? oh well back to the instructions that don't even correctly tell you how to enter a way point.

wasted 2 hours so far, I would give up but 'm trying to help a friend who gave up after he did a long expensive trip only to find this unit useless. Couldn't enter a track either.

I have a diploma of electrical engineering and am computer literate, (you thought I was an idiot, didn't you ha ha.)

lifetime updates no longer available – I purchased this with free lifetime updates. Map updates will be phased out july 2023. Well, I'm still alive and the GPS is still working and yet… Read more

they are no longer updating the maps.

Apart from that it seems to work ok. Traffic monitoring Ok, screen picture for its time was Ok,

Slowest GPS device I've used – This $950 device was like using a VIC 20 or dot matrix printer; slow, outdated and cumbersome. I paid $5.49 and got a classier faster google maps Motion X GPS iPhone app.

This is a really disappointing product. In my opinion this is the worst performing "gadget" that I have purchased in the last 10 years. It is just… Read more

terrible and something that I would expect from Temu and not a reputable brand. I now use a Garmin watch as the Wahoo is too unreliable. The Wahoo regularly doesn't pick up GPS for up to 5km into the ride. I now only really use it as a cadence meter as I have the pedal interface which works well. The Garmin watch in comparison has been 100% reliable, so I would assume that the Garmin Bike computer would be a better alternative than a Wahoo product. Just give it a miss or be happy throwing your money away. Note also that unless you have perfect vision the LCD screen buttons for start, pause, stop etc are very very hard to read and there doesn't seem to be any logic in how they display. All in all I would think that a 1 star rating is probably too high.

Think twice before you purchase Garmin products. The service is miserable – I enquired about a GPS Rino 750 that was out for a South Polar Expedition; unfortunately, the front screen was scratched. I called Garmin Australia… Read more

and waited 45 minutes on the phone without getting an answer from the product support service. I then phoned a distributor J. Appleseed in Sydney and was told that Garmin does not repair any items but replaces them for a reasonable price. I phoned Garmin Australia again with the same dilemma and waited a long time without success. Garmin wants to be a market leader. Yes, they are in unreasonable phone waiting times and outdated products that cannot be repaired but only be replaced regardless if the item has just some cosmetic defects. To exchange an item against a new one you have to purchase for nearly the new price is not the way good business is done nowadays as to a waste of materials and the pollution to manufacture new products. Garmin wants to be at the forefront and cater for environmental products but forgets that one of the most important facts is customer service and caring about resources. People should think twice before purchasing Garmin products, I have a late Fenix watch and several other GPS products but must admit that most of this items I would not purchase these again as they are not correctly supported and if only in the interest of selling, on the other hand, these products compared to other manufacturers are often outdated.

Garmin Edge 530 failed just after warranty expired – Initially bought the Edge 530 only that failed just shy of 13 months and Garmin refused to replace under their warranty of 12 months which is pretty… Read more

poor for a $400 item. After about 5 weeks the retailer finally stepped up and gave me the Edge plus sensor bundle to compensate for the delay. I couldn’t get the speed sensor to work so back to the retailer and they finally got it going by reversing the polarity of the battery (to the incorrect polarity) shocked it into life! Overall very disappointed by the quality as I have had a number of Garmin products but it appears that the quality has slipped.