Garmin eTrex SE, Outdoor GPS Handheld, GPS Device for Hiking and Geocaching, Multi GNSS Support, Long Battery Life, 2.2" High Contrast Screen, Digital Compass

My old Garmin 12 finally died after 25 years of abuse at sea. I looked at several GPS apps, but they're garbage - and how can you rely on a phone signal in an emergency? Simple setup with this Etrex , does everything needed for navigation. Particularly like the long battery life.

Went trekking across Cornwall for a month, and this worked perfectly.

I bought this to replace a long serving Garmin Geko unit which has served me well for about 20 years, but which has now finally given up the ghost. As you might expect, the eTrex SE is superior in many ways to the Geko, with many more functions, easy connection to the smartphone app, fantastic battery life , excellent screen clarity and fast GPS connectivity, it is a great basic GPS unit for those who carry a paper map and don't need onscreen mapping, I mainly use mine to track mileage and time elapsed, it is far more accurate than a pedometer. Being able to access the OS Grid Reference is invaluable as well, but these functions were also available on the Geko. But my problem with the eTrex and the reason I can't give it 5 stars is - why does it have to be so big and clunky? It's almost twice the size and weight of the Garmin Geko! You would have thought that it could have been smaller and lighter than the models it replaced, the Geko could be slipped into a pocket and you would forget it was there. The screen display area of the eTrex is quite small and only takes up about half of the front of the unit, so I'm not sure why the design is such a backward step. But despite this, the eTex is a well made, reliable and functional device at a decent price and if it lasts me as long as my Geko I'm happy.

I remember the classic garmin legend, fairly basic but had everything you wanted, this unit is an update of that unit, does everything you would expect and more. But has one or two issues, the internal memory is poor and lacks one or two functions, however for the price very good value.

As an entry level GPS unit you can not go wrong with this. I bought this to help navigate walks when I started to struggle using a phone. This is so much easier with a bright screen and superb battery life which lasts months. You have to create you routes in the Explore app first and sync to the device as there are no preloaded maps here. Otherwise a great starter unit that does not cost a fortune or require any subscription costs.

Straight after turning it on for the first time it started freezing and then restarting, but only with battery power. It worked fine when using the power cable. I used YouTube and Amazon for help but nothing explained the restarting problem. I even paid out for expensive high capacity AA batteries in the hope it was the cheap multipack AAs causing the issue, but no. Although I had the issue above I would of probably returned the GPS anyway, I found the screen really difficult see and the feel of it was quite cheap.

easy to use

Gps satilite with added bonus of Garmin connect app

Zum Geocaching durch die Handyanbindung echt klasse und im Vergleich zu meinem Androidhandy sensationell genau.... manchmal steht man schon auf dem Cache wenn das Handy noch 6 m weiter anzeigt.... Ich hab es in den Black weeks geschossen und für den Preis klasse. Die ersten Batterien sind nach ca 20 Stunden Outdooreinsatz immer noch "randvoll" da hätte ich mein Handy 4-5 mal laden müssen....Ich benutze es als Pointsucher im Wald...

Het apparaat een week in gebruik gehad, maar de vele reboots en vastlopers waren voor mij niet acceptabel en gaat deze terug. Dit was ongeveer elke 1-2 uur een vastloper of een crash. Of ik heb het apparaat van de vorige reviewer ontvangen die ook al defect was, of garmin heeft last van instabiele hardware/software. Dan over het apparaat zelf. Deze heeft wel een scherm die zeer goed leesbaar is en voelt erg degelijk maar handzaam aan. Het menu en de bediening was ook vrij snel duidelijk. Ook fijn dat je via Garmin Explorer en Route You vrij snel een route voor de fiets kan uploaden via je telefoon. Je hebt geen kaart, maar alleen een lijn is ook best goed te doen. Voor geocaching zit het apparaat er ongeveer 3 meter naast wat best oke is, maar het digitale kompas wijst als je stil staat dan vaak wel totaal een andere kant op. Op zich best wel tevreden over de functies maar de instabiele hardware/software was wel een beetje te gek om dit fatsoenlijk te kunnen gebruiken. Daardoor 2 sterren ipv 4. Geen 5 sterren door het ontbreken van een (simpele) kaart en de hoge prijs.

El Garmin eTrex SE es un GPS sólido y confiable que ofrece una excelente duración de la batería, una pantalla clara y fácil de leer, y es perfecto para aquellos que se inician en el uso de dispositivos GPS. Su capacidad para sincronizarse con el móvil lo convierte en un complemento perfecto para cualquier aventura al aire libre. Estoy completamente satisfecho con mi compra y lo recomendaría sin dudarlo a cualquier persona que esté buscando un GPS confiable y fácil de usar para sus actividades al aire libre.

I've been using this for over a year now, as a speedometer in the surfski - the batteries have lasted ages and the display is big and bright enough to see easily even in full sun.

Produto travou devido a versao do software, que foi corrigido com atualização.