"richforman" wrote in message
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On Mar 30, 1:34 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
"NE Sailboat" wrote in message

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A poster to a boat site I visit recommended that I get a Magellan
handheld GPS, not a Garmin.

He said the Magellan is better and that the mapping software is
much
cheaper.

I really don't know hardly anything about Magellan or the Magellan
software.

Can one of you knowledgeable sailors fill me in..

Thanks

Go Lowrance. It's less expensive. It has a better warranty. It works
with maptech charting software and secure digital cards. Superior in
just about every way.

Wilbur Hubbard

I don't know about "superior in every way" and this Wilbur guy doesn't
really seem like the best or nicest poster around here, but anyway I
have a Lowrance GPS and I like it a lot too. It's the iFinder H20
Color model and I find it to offer good "bang for the buck."

richforman

Good man! I also have the IFinder H20c and its features, at 250 bucks,
compare to the Garmin unit that sells for about twice that amount. A tip
of the hat to you for being a wise shopper. There are way too many
losers who buy Garmin and pay for the hefty Garmin slick advertising
gambit. You don't think all those full-page Garmin ads are paid for by
the company do you?

Wilbur Hubbard