Have a strong recommendation to whatever your choice might be-
Try it in the daylight, before buying! I've had a Magellan Platinum for the last 4 years. It's display was acceptable, but wanted something new that- 1. had better mapping 2. had a better display in daylight 3.batteries lasted longer (2 alkalines last 6-8 hrs), and 4. something new.
I did a bunch of researching and found a lot of guys liked the Garmins, so I looked at the Oregon 300, at a local store. Display wasn't much bigger but looked clear. I bought the 300 and the Topo mapping program Mapsource, to use on computer. In the house playing with it, or garage, or in vechicle- the display is fine, but get out in the daylight= not good, at least in my opinion! Especially, when mounted on the quad, but even when hand held. The display just isn't bright enough for me. Battery life- it lasts 2-3- 6 hour trips which is fine.
Oh, and on mapping programs, I wouldn't get the Mapsource program again, but would get the individual mini-disks for your area and hope that could be put onto the computer also.
This is all my opinion and my .02s worth, don't make it into anything more
Shep
I experimented this afternoon with both the Magellan and Garmin and believe the Magellan is better. I have an e-mail into Garmin support, to see if there is a possible problem w/ mine.
Oh,
