A cheap handheld GPS for waypoints and tracks, plus one of the newer automotive models for navigation, might be better in the long run than trying to find a compromise unit. Not sure how offensive the idea is to your sensibilities, but you might want to think about just buying two GPS units rather than trying to get one unit that "does it all." The little eTrex units (they have one that's only $90 or so at Walmart) work beautifully in my experience for basic mapping functions. Unfortunately, on their newer models they seem to have dropped a lot of the "geeky" functions like on-the-fly and advance waypoints, NMEA data, etc. Refurbished, they seem to be going for about $300 when I did a quick search (Tigerdirect was $299). It will even output an NMEA datastream so that you can interface it with other equipment. Unlike the Nuvi, it will upload and download waypoint files, and store waypoints for later use (entered either manually as Lat/Lon or on the fly from the unit's current position). ![]() At least, I think it's closer than the Nuvi. I don't own one (I wish), but I think the Garmin StreetPilot 2610/2650 may do what you want.
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