Affordable GPS systems

[William A. Hayes]

Sorry to hear that. I've had mine for about 1.5 years, used it rain and
shine, loaned it to students, thrown it about in the back of my pickup
truck, etc. and never had a problem.... maybe I got the one that was
assembled on a really good day :).

On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, W.Wuster wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, William A. Hayes wrote:
>
> > Dear Harvey,
> > I have a Magellan 2000 that has been quite serviceable... supposedly
> > accurate to within about 15m and show lat-long and elevation. Price for
> > the updated model (3000?) is about $150-200.
>
> I had one as well - it died after the first mild shower it was exposed
> to, and I never managed to get a refund from them (largely because UK
> Universities are too spineless to threaten legal action).
>
> Conclusion: not impresed
>
> --
> Wolfgang Wuster
> School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
> e-mail: w.wuster at bangor.ac.uk WWW: http:/oracle.bangor.ac.uk/sbs/
>
>
>

Best wishes,
Bill

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