Garmin Colorado 400t
Last update: Review by GPS magazine (09 Jan’08)
Garmin Colorado 400t is a handheld outdoor GPS enabled; which is waterproof best for hiking, camping, boating, geocaching or in car. Garmin Colorado 400t features; world base maps, digital compass and altimeter that can also be paired with a speed monitor or heart rate monitor and cadence sensor for fitness use.
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Garmin Colorado 400t Reviews
GPS magazine reviews the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and writes;
“Profiles are a quick, convenient way to optimize the Colorado’s settings from one type of activity to another. Colorado ships with the following five profiles pre-defined:Recreational, Geocaching, Automotive, Marine, Fitness…The Colorado uses Garmin’s own GPS receiver instead of SiRF’s high performance StarIII receiver. In side-by-side comparison testing, the Colorado performed identically to the SiRF-equipped Garmin GPSMAP 60csx, quickly locking on to satellite signals and maintaining solid reception. ”
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Garmin Colorado 400t Specifications
* Dimensions: 2.4″ x 5.5″ x 1.4″
* Display size: 1.53″W x 2.55″H; 3″ diag
* Display resolution: 240×400 pixels
* Display type: Transflective color TFT
* Weight: 7.3 oz (206.9 g) with batteries
* Battery: 2 AA or 2 NiMH batteries (not included)
* Battery life: 15 hours
* Waterproof: yes (IPX7)
* Floats: no
* PC interface: USB
* RoHS version available: yes
Garmin Colorado 400t PRESS RELEASE
Garmin’s Colorado™ Series Gives Outdoor Enthusiasts a New Perspective
OLATHE, Kan./January 3, 2008/PR Newswire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today introduced the Colorado series of handheld GPS devices for outdoor, marine and fitness enthusiasts. With the addition of Garmin’s revolutionary Rock ’n Roller™ wheel, you really can operate its many features with just one hand — most with just one thumb. The deviceswere announced in preparation for the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and will be on display at the Garmin booth (#35832 in South 4).
“Whether you’re climbing in the Rockies, fishing an unfamiliar river or geocaching with your family, the Colorado brings your environment to life in unprecedented detail,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “And yet for having so many new features and customizable options, the Colorado is remarkably easy to use with its thumb-driven Rock ’n Roller wheel.”
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DON’T GIVE UP YOUR GARMIN 60CSX!!!
I ran out and bought one of these new Colorado 400t’s and now I am so sorry. I had to replace it 3 days after I received it because the wheel on the front stopped working and I had to use both hands to turn the dial. The details at street level don’t exist. If you want to see the street names on the map, you have to move the cursor over that street. So it is worthless for driving in town. If the batteries go dead, you all of your trip history is gone. I have spoken to Garmin several times about software updates, but none so far. So if your thinking about trading your 60CSX in for the 400 series, DON’T DO IT.
Gamin says the Colorado has their own receiver in the unit. How does it rate compared to the 60csx(sirf3), aside from the wheel issue?
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The receiver rate for the garmin colorado is and update speed of 1 second/ continuous– It takes about 1 second for it to aquire sattalite signal outdoors and 9 seconds indoors. I get about 15 feet accuracy indoors and about 5-13 feet accuracy out doors. In the city I get about 15 feet accuracy
DANGER. DO NOT UPDATE THE FIRMWARE OF THIS DEVICE. I LOST ALL DETAIL ON MY CHARTS.
GARMIN SUPPORT HAS BEEN HORRIBLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED SO BADLY IN YEARS. I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS THING REPAIRED SINCE JANUARY–6 MONTHS. I WAS PASSED AROUND TO THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND THEN PUT IN A 30 MINUTE QUE. THE LAST PERSON I SPOKE TO, TALKED DOWN TO ME LIKE A FOOL AND NEVER STOPPED TALKING LONG ENOUGH TO LISTEN TO WHAT I HAD TO SAY. I WISH I KNEW HIS NAME. IF HE WORKED FOR ME, HE WOULD BE CLEANING OUT HIS DESK TODAY.
I’LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GARMIN PRODUCT AGAIN. I WORK ON THE WATER EVERY DAY. I THOUGHT THIS DEVICE WOULD BE EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED ON A DAILY BASIS. I WAS PROVEN WRONG.
I THINK GARMIN DELIBERATELY TRASHES THEIR FIRMWARE TO FORCE USERS TO BUY NEWER PRODUCTS.
THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH AUTO GPS UNITS MADE BY GARMIN. DO NOT UPDATE ANY OF THEIR PRODUCTS.