Garmin Dakota Leaks Continue
Canadian outdoor retailer Le Baron has posted an online flyer (pdf) which includes the “Dakota Series”. The ad sheds a little more light on the upcoming Garmin Dakota which seems to have advanced past the “just a rumor” stage. Combined with recent sightings at GPS City, REI and Bass Pro Shops, this all but confirms the new outdoor handheld.
The ad claims both the Dakota 10 and 20 will support these features:
- Built-in basemap
- 850MB of internal memory
- 160×240 pixel, 2.6″ touchscreen (same size and resolution as GPSMAP 60CSx screen)
- High sensitivity GPS receiver
- 5.5 oz with batteries (1.3 oz less than the current Oregon)
The Dakota 20 will add the following:
- 3-axis compass
- Wireless transfer
- Micro SD card slot
- Beeper
- Altimeter
The Dakota 10 is listed for $340 (CAD) and the Dakota 20 $400 (CAD). Note prices are in Canadian dollars.
These specs make the unit sound more and more like an outdoor unit which will fit in below the Oregon 200 (Dakota 10) and the Oregon 400t/550t (Dakota 20) minus the built in maps and in a smaller form factor with the smaller lower resolution screen.
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June 24th, 2009 at 9:37 am
This could be the unit I was looking for (3-axis compass!), if only the battery life and screen visibility will be better than the Oregon. I have good hope, with the lower res screen…
June 26th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
[...] Dakota: Palm-sized Touchscreen Outdoor GPS Jun.26, 2009 in Garmin Dakota After all of the recent rumors about the Dakota there isn’t much to report about here, but it is official now. Today Garmin announced [...]
June 26th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
According to the wiki, the Oregon supports at least 180 tracks, so in that respect the Dakota and Oregon are roughly equal.
http://garminoregon.wikispaces.com/Tracks#toc11
The big question is whether the Dakota’s screen will be more readable than the Oregon’s … if true, I don’t see a good reason to go for the Oregon 300/400.