Oddjob
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- Aug 23, 2012
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Hello everyone,
My family and I are currently up grading from the Garmin Edge 605. For some crazy reason when it comes to tech such as this I always get stuck with having to pick. Even though I am make it very clear that I have no idea where to start.
So I figured that since I have gotten and witnessed so much great information from here that I Tnet members could offer yet gain some great advice from many perspectives.
So here it is, you folks pick for us.
I have narrowed it down to the 2 units to pick from, the Garmin Edge 1000 and the Garmin Edge Explore 1000.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/134491
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/522791
The types of activities we are using the devices in are cycling (city, trail, mountain bike and bike expeditions that include velomobile street and bush running), hiking and, points of interest marking for future MDing.
My first issue is I can not see a difference between the two really; at one store the Edge 1000 is 100 Euro more expensive than the Edge Explore 1000, at another store it is the other way around, Garmin site does not really have much information to offer either, internet searches on prices are the same as the stores.
So does anyone here have any experience with either device? Does anyone here have any sound advice about the devices? Really important, does anyone here have any rants or negativity to offer about the devices?
Last thing, in case the question is out there, I have picked these two devices to pick from because they are an upgrade from what we are currently using by far, we have always used Garmin and it is the most familiar to us and the Roll Over America committee recommends either one of these for all of Europe, Scandinavian nations, North Africa but also North America, as well as Great Divide organizers. Yet when I email those people and ask why the response is basically just because. I sort of need more than a just because before purchasing 4 of these units.
Thank you all for your time and have a great day.
Kind Regards,
My family and I are currently up grading from the Garmin Edge 605. For some crazy reason when it comes to tech such as this I always get stuck with having to pick. Even though I am make it very clear that I have no idea where to start.
So I figured that since I have gotten and witnessed so much great information from here that I Tnet members could offer yet gain some great advice from many perspectives.
So here it is, you folks pick for us.
I have narrowed it down to the 2 units to pick from, the Garmin Edge 1000 and the Garmin Edge Explore 1000.
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/134491
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/522791
The types of activities we are using the devices in are cycling (city, trail, mountain bike and bike expeditions that include velomobile street and bush running), hiking and, points of interest marking for future MDing.
My first issue is I can not see a difference between the two really; at one store the Edge 1000 is 100 Euro more expensive than the Edge Explore 1000, at another store it is the other way around, Garmin site does not really have much information to offer either, internet searches on prices are the same as the stores.
So does anyone here have any experience with either device? Does anyone here have any sound advice about the devices? Really important, does anyone here have any rants or negativity to offer about the devices?
Last thing, in case the question is out there, I have picked these two devices to pick from because they are an upgrade from what we are currently using by far, we have always used Garmin and it is the most familiar to us and the Roll Over America committee recommends either one of these for all of Europe, Scandinavian nations, North Africa but also North America, as well as Great Divide organizers. Yet when I email those people and ask why the response is basically just because. I sort of need more than a just because before purchasing 4 of these units.
Thank you all for your time and have a great day.
Kind Regards,
