Garmin GPSMAP 62 Images Surface
The long run of Garmin’s GPSMAP 60csx may finally be over. A user on the Groundspeak boards posted scanned images from a RadioWorld flyer of the new Garmin GPSMAP 62 which presumably is a replacement for the aging but trusted GPSMAP 60 series. Yesterday I asked an REI employee about the new GPSMAP models and she confirmed that the GPSMAP 62 would be available from REI in early July and the GPSMAP 78 could be available as early as next week.
The RadioWorld images reveal a hard-key design similar to the 60csx and that familiar nub seems to indicate a quad helix antenna that 60csx owners love so much. The rest of the specs are similar to the GPSMAP 78:
- 3 different models: GPSMAP 62 ($350 CA), GPSMAP 62 S ($450 CA), GPSMAP 62 STC ($550 CA)
- waterproof
- 65k color 2.6″ screen
- micro SD slot
- 500MB of built in memory
- paperless geocaching
- 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter (S and ST only)
- built in 100k topos (ST and STC only)
This is all good news and even better if you’ve been on the fence about getting a 60csx. It might be older technology but you are going to see some great deals on this unit over the next several weeks. REI for one has the 60csx for $199.99 starting today and you can’t beat their 100% satisfaction guarantee and membership dividend which normally gets you another 10% off.
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May 21st, 2010 at 10:34 am
Its not similar to the 78…
It has only 500MB of memory.
Why?
Or is it just a radio-world fault?
May 21st, 2010 at 11:11 am
Not sure, but Garmin does change memory in these units. A lot depends on how much memory the units with the preinstalled maps have left over. They seem to try an match that same amount of free space on the units w/o preinstalled memory.
-Scott
May 23rd, 2010 at 5:56 am
Not sure, but Garmin does change memory in these units. A lot depends on how much memory the units with the preinstalled maps have left over. They seem to try an match that same amount of free space on the units w/o preinstalled memory.
+1
May 25th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
The REI 10% dividend doesn’t apply to sale items, but $199.99 is still a great price on the 60CSx.
May 28th, 2010 at 3:47 am
Its not similar to the 78…
It has only 500MB of memory.
Why?
Or is it just a radio-world fault?
June 2nd, 2010 at 8:23 pm
500 Mb AFTER the topop maps are installed or 1GB Before. Actual total memory is 4 GB, most of which is used for other things such as the base map and topo map in the ST and STC versions.
June 3rd, 2010 at 10:41 am
500MB is after the maps are installed. The thing that is confusing is this:
GPSMAP 78 (based on actual measurements): 4G of flash, 3.6G available in filesystem, 1,8GB used by preinstalled marine maps leaving about 1.7GB of free space
GPSMAP 62: Assuming preinstalled topo maps are 2.7G (based on Oregon 550t topos), that leaves about 1.1 G assuming this device uses a 4G flash (take out 200-300MB for internal software). Where did the extra 500-600MB go?