Garmin Colorado - for hiking

What is this?

„Have you heard of it?
Of course.
And?
It’s expensive.”

This is how would Priszi characterize the discussion that’s going on nowadays between him and his acquaintances when they are talking about this metallic monster. We have again received a device for testing (yes, thanks to SpeedShop), which we, editors somewhat familiar with mobile phone topics, didn’t have much to do with. So we have found a professional who had the device for 10 days and then he sent his experiences and observations to us.

He, however, is a professional. Blam, he started the article right in the middle, but it won’t hurt if we describe the target users of Colorado. This is a navi, something like those in our cars, but Garmin designed it for a different task. Its heavy-duty design, it’s (hopefully) long operation time, its size and additional features make it an alternative for those who hike, who are looking for geocaches in the wild, climb rocks and peek at birds in dawn. Knowing this, let’s return to the discussion quoted before and from now on the word goes to Priszi:

It’s expensive? Of course I immediately get told that all others have started with a similar price, why do I expect this one to be different. Well maybe because there might be devices with a specific goal, designed with some compromises in mind, have a better price/value ratio. Previous models are still available and currently they have a better price. It’s very important to have a clear idea about what do we want to use it for! That’s because if car navigation is a goal, then there are other alternatives, as this navi wasn’t designed for that! I know it can do it, but it’s still not designed for it. It won’t talk, only beep, the route cannot be defined so precisely as on other navis, and those cost (with full maps) half as much as Colorado.

This, however, has extras like barometer-based height measurement, electronic compass, heart- and pedal rev meter and it’s even water-resistant. So it is made for hikers. For those who actively participate in technical sports (and I mean actively with capital letters, as this navi is too expensive for getting a couple of geocaches). They, however, are amazed by a nice display for as long as a 2000 mAh battery would keep this device online.

A cikk még nem ért véget, kérlek, lapozz!