Luke...my 296 is more of a stand alone...i place
it in a clip that is mounted on my insturement \boat pannel,
or...in the plane, car, etc...here is a url that shows it..
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A24015D4D
i am going to trade it up for a 396 model, in the next few
months.....it fits into tha pocket of a back pac, which i
like.....let us all know what and why you select...garmin
seems to be pretty good at the customer service and
avaition side of things....


Luke Smith wrote:
~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
yea Luke, right on...I guess one would want a nice
screen, good protector, and a solid battery life...
the garmin 296 gives me up to 7-12 hrs constant
usage....i usaually just power it up and check to see
where i am and turn it off....


Is your Garmin a PDA or a standalone? The only standalone i've used
was the tomtom 700. the coolest thing about it was the yoda voice I
could use and the bluetooth functionality.