Garmin Etrex Legend GPS Receiver Reviews

• Very good GPS receiver. Could be better (for a price).

  
  By ACDUPC4QGE99F on 2003-01-11
  You can see other positive reviews of the etrex Legend here, so I won't rehash them. The short story is that the Legend is a pretty decent GPS unit that works pretty well.

  The base map included in the Legend only shows major highways and major streets. This is similar to the maps you get from a car rental agency. It's perfectly fine for doing rough navigation from city to city. At first, I tried using Rand McNally's StreetFinder and TripMaker Deluxe on my laptop with the Legend. The setup worked, but having to deal with the serial cable and using a laptop in the car was not very practical.

  After I've had my Legend a while, I had a chance to borrow and use a Vista. The owner of the Vista upgraded it with detailed street-detail maps from Garmin's MapSource "Metroguide USA" CD .... The detailed street map is a really nice feature -- especially because you can look up addresses. Having such a detailed map in a small portable device is a delight! I decided to get the Metroguide for myself.

  From my usage comparison, I found two things missing in the Legend compared to the top-end etrex Vista.

  First, the Legend has only 8 MB of expansion memory instead of the 24 MB in the Vista. This turns out to be a big issue for me, as I would like to have a complete metro guide of the greater Los Angeles area. With 8 MB, I could only fit 6 of the 18 MetroGuide map sets that I would have liked. This means, I am missing coverage of a large section stretching roughly from Compton to Long Beach to Lynwood to Cerritos to Irvine that I would have wanted. In contrast, the Vista held all of greater Los Angeles area, plus some San Francisco, San Diego, and Las Vegas.

  Second, the Vista has sensors for barometric altitude and magnetic compass heading. The Legend estimates altitude via GPS, and calculated heading based on your travel speed vector. If you are a trail-hiker, these sensors improve your navigation.

  Used as-is from the factory (i.e., only the American basemaps), the Legend is perfectly fine, and I was quite happy with it.
  I could live without the Vista's sensors;

  But, having hit the 8 MB memory limit (trying to load Los Angeles), I would definitely go with the Vista now.

  The Metroguide maps sizes of other cities may or may not be an issue for you. Go to the Garmin website and use their MapSourec Map Viewer and count the number of "yellow squares" you'll need to cover you area of interest. Each square roughly represents between 500K to 1.5 MB of data (with the smaller, "dense" squares being toward the 1 MB to 1.5MB size). You'll find that most of the big cities will have enough squares to easily exceed the 8 MB of the Legend.
  
  

• The best GPS in this price range, with one caveat:

  
  By A31PDR78F1MNDI on 2005-01-16
  If you are reading this, you are probably considering the Legend for its combination of price & features, along with the overall user satisfaction. That's why I chose it anyhow. ;)
  
  Before I bought, I too read all of these amazon reviews and decided this GPS would be the best one for the money. ($136 at the time I bought it) I read the reviews of the Magellans, but they were pretty mixed, and their customer service NEVER got any kudos. It seemed like only 50% of their customers were happy out-of-the-box. I was initially attracted to them because they are said to retain satellite lock better than these low-end Garmins. But then I read that they have lower resolution displays, and that they're a lot bigger and heavier. A shame, since some of the medium Magellens had expandable SD memory...
  
  Back to the Garmin Legend, bad news first: reception could be a bit stronger. If you follow Garmin's directions and hold the receiver flat under an unobstructed sky, you will always have excellent reception, a good lock, and good accuracy. (WAAS brings it from 27 ft. down to under 10 ft when you are covered by WAAS enabled satellites) But the signal gets degraded easily. For instance, if you don't hold it flat as you walk around outside, the accuracy generally drops from 10 ft to 50 ft. No big deal really. In the car, mounted to the dash there are never any problems. (check ebay for mounting accessories, unless you want to get gouged for the name-brand ones...)
  
  The features are great, and are pretty easy to learn. The "clik stik' menu navigation is great. The display is very sharp and has great resolution. I can't believe how good it looks. Not that this matters much, but I also like the transluscent blue plastic. I haven't tried any of the external software yet, as it is pricey at around $100. (Garmin is crazy to ask this much for it. Do they think people don't realize how much it is going to cost? If they priced their extra maps at about $20 per country instead of $100+, they would sell a lot more of everything)
  
  I have a friend at work who bought a Legend over a year ago. He just sold it on the bay and got most of his money back and put it towards a Vista C. He says the reception is drastically more reliable. He said that in his bathroom with a roof overhead, he was still able to pick up satellites and get good accuracy. With his Legend, he complained about losing satellite reception when he put it in a chest pocket of his jacket while riding dirtbikes in the desert. He likes that there is 24 MB of memory instead of 8. He likes the display. He also makes about 3X more money than I do, so he can afford a GPS that costs 3X as much as mine! (They're around $360 vs $140)
  
  I went for a 3 mile hike in the forest preserve today and had it hung around my neck with the supplied strap. It worked great, even though it was about 5 degrees Farenheit today. The LCD was getting pretty slow, but everything worked very well.
  
  Some notes if you're also considering the entry level (yellow) eTrex: The built-in USA basemap of the Legend is useful, but it doesn't cover down to street level. Realize that the basic etrex doesn't have this, so it will not be very useful for the car. It has major roads. Generally, anything with a state or interstate # will be on it. If you plan to use it only for outdoor activities where you will never need a map (topographic or street), the basic eTrex has the same hardware but with a smaller LCD screen. I know someone who has a yellow eTrex, and I think her main complaint is that it doesn't have the clik stik. She is an avid hiker and geocacher, and when she enters waypoints (manually, since it doesn't have PC interface capabilities) she doesn't bother to name them since it take so much longer without the clik-stik. She just leaves them numbered.
  
  If you want more information, check out the groundspeak forums. Please do an honest search of the posts that are there before asking questions, as newbies show up and ask the same questions week after week. Someone has already asked your question, believe me.
  
  Bottom line, if you have the dough, buy one of the higher-end Garmins for the reception and memory. If not, you will be very happy with this Legend as long as you realize its limitations.
  
  

• The Best Way To Go For GPS

  
  By A16RV5YJKZ14YU on 2001-06-29
  The Etrex Line is by far the best handheld GPS for the money and size. There is a model that fits every user's needs and budget. Unless you need a magnetic compass and barometric altimeter, the Etrex Legend is probobly the best option.

  In addition to excellent waypoint and track management functions, the Legend features full mapping functions. The Unit includes a fairly detailed basemap of North America, but for more detailed mapping, data can be downloaded from a MapSource CD-ROM. These discs are availible in many flavors, from Waterway Details, to Topographical, to MetroGuide, which features address and business locating functions (Like Handheld Mapquest.com!)Downloading is easy, and thanks to the unit's high resolution LCD display, maps are suprisingly readable. The waterways disc features a complete database of aids to navigation, cataloging every bouy, daymark, and light in US waters.

  As far as GPS functions, the unit preforms beutifully, maintaining a good position fix under moderate tree cover, and inside of a car. Heavy foliage can create a problem, but the unit performs better than most handheld GPS do in this situation. WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) increases accuracy to within 9 feet in good reception areas! Although this is at the expense of battery life. To save power, leave WAAS turned off and you will still get accuracy within 20 feet.

  Because the unit uses 2 AA batteries instead of four, life is reduced; expect to change batteries at least every 14 hours, with the unit on continuously. Still, this is less often than my old garmin GPS 45, and that used four batts.

  The user interface is very friendly, intuitive, and powerful. This is a great achivment, usually powerful interfaces are not user-freindly and vice versa. It bears quite a similarity to Operating Systems such as Windows and Macintosh, so if you know how to use the computer you are reading this with, you should be right at home. Besides the buttons for Page, Power/Light, Find, Zoom In/Out, there is a "Click Stick" as a pointing device. It works like a joystick or the trackpoint on a laptop to control the cursor on the screen. Pusing it in is like a mouse-click. One strage note on this: it is placed on the left side of the unit. This means that operating in with your'e right thumb blocks the screen. Many people think this is a mistake, making one handed operation with the right hand near impossible, but it makes goos sense to me: operate the GPS in your left hand, while steering the boat with your left. It is not that hard to learn to use the GPS with your left hand (if youre righty), so you can have your right hand free for other things.

  In All, The Etrex Legend GPS is your best Buy in a handheld mapping GPS. If your'e looking for more features, check out the more expensive Etrex Vista and Garmin Gpsmap 76, or the very expensive handheld cartographic units, but if you just want a very good, inexpensive, handheld mapping GPS, The Legend is the best around.
  
  

• Garm;in Legend

  
  By A16N6H1RGP6FKP on 2002-11-29
  I bought this GPS specifically for hiking and mountaineering. It's small and lightweight which makes it easy to carry on a long ascent. I bought Maptech Terrain Navigator mapping software and use the combo to locate trails, landmarks and waypoints on the maps then upload them to the gps. I've also used it for the reverse, hiking then mapping where you've been. The system together works great. I've also used the gps for geocaching which I discovered by accident and I'm having a blast with it. I tried it out in my truck and I'm finding new ways to use it every day. Last week The freeway became backed up and I used it to find a way around the accident using the legend.

  Is this gps the best one out there, probably not. Does it have the best built-in map, no. Is it the best value for the money and the best all-around gps system out there, you bet. Don't buy this one just to use in the car as the screen is too small. The Garmin mapping program is too vague, spend the money and buy Maptech Terrain Navigator or National Geographic's Topo State series. If you hike, climb, bike, jog, canoe or kayak get this one. It comes with a basic built in map good enough for most driving locations and allows you to download 24mb of additional info...
  
  

• Lousy Product For Automobile Navigation

  
  By A2I6V5Y9Y2P0GI on 2002-11-17
  The Etrex Legend appears to have been designed by engineers without user feedback. Operation is counterintuitive. Processing speed is slow. It is virtually worthless for automobile navigation without the optional MapSource data--and this data is so ancient the street where I live isn't even included. My street was constructed nine years ago!

  If you like to read operation manuals, you'll enjoy this product because the controls are truly bizarre. You'll find, for example, that a single button serves as both the on-off switch and the backlight switch. Buttons with up and down arrows don't let you scroll through the tiny-hard-to-read menus--these button are used to zoom-in and zoom-out on the map page and adjust the screen contrast on the satellite page. Dual function buttons are a hallmark of this product. A button marked with a magnifying glass icon has nothing to do with zooming! The controls are simply counterintuitive. You will need to read the manual just to learn how to turn-off the unit. I'm sorry Garmin, but it shouldn't be that complicated.

  Processing speed is slow. It seems to take forever to locate enough satellites to navigate. When I transferred MapSource data to the unit, that took a whopping 1 hr. 47 minutes.

  The highway and street information packaged with the Etrex Legend contains only major highways. The roads it included in this area were limited to 4-lane highways.

  I had to purchase the MapSource data just to make the Etrex Legend at all useable for automobile navigation. The MapSource product is not inexpensive, and it sucks. As noted earlier, it does not even include the street where I live and this road was constructed nine years ago. In my local area, it lists maybe 1 of 5 gas stations and about 1 of 10 restaurants. MapSource is a shoddy product that Garmin should be ashamed to put their name on. It's a real rip-off.

  The Etrex Legend might be able to let boaters locate a harbor or help a hiker return to his starting point, but it's a real bust for automobile navigation. And no matter what the application, the unusual controls and hard-to-read screen are challenging. I received this GPS receiver as a gift. Frankly, it's going in a drawer and I'm going to buy another product. And definitely not anything from Garmin.
  
  

• My first GPS
  By A2UM70SXX6TY30 on 2003-01-14
  I have never owned a GPS unit before. I gave this one to myself for Christmas. I also bought the cigarette lighter DC cable (a huge plus for long car trips) and the case (not absolutely necessary, but handy).

  As a neophyte to this whole business, I have nothing against which to compare the Garmin eTrex Legend. I chose it because there was a [$$$] rebate on it at the time, otherwise I was going to get the eTrex Venture. I am glad for the upgrade as this unit has 8MB of memory for map uploading.

  I am still discovering things about the unit, and its sophistication and flexibility astound me. I think that these units are as useful and will become as common as cell phones, either in automobiles or on one's person. I recently had to go to Florida (I am from California) and it saved me half-a-dozen times from making wrong turns and creating a lot of frustration and lost time. Florida is flat and I am completely lost there as I do not know East from West nor North from South. I think that there is no directional instinct present in the higher primates. Or I am simply deficient in that area. Either way, the Etrex Legend was the most useful item I had with me (I had no cell phone).

  This unit is WAAS enabled which means it can be accurate down to a three meter circle. I learned how to mark a route from the place I was staying to my mother's house. Once I had that route in place, there was no way I could go wrong. On the navigation screen the large course pointer would actually "break" and point when I came to a turn I was supposed to make. If you use the "Track" feature, the unit automatically creates Waypoints along a sort of breadcrumb trail. You can reverse the track and go in the opposite direction.

  My only complaint is that you must use only Garmin Mapsource maps and each time you upload a new map the old one is automatically erased (don't be alarmed, however, because the basemap that comes installed with the unit is NEVER erased. Only the user-uploaded maps are erased during the procedure). Nonetheless, given the memory in the unit it would be nice if you could upload several different maps at a time and not lose the previously uploaded data. And the Mapsource maps leave something to be desired in their detail. For instance most of the street names in my hometown are not on the Mapsource map even though the streets themselves are there. But this is a minor quibble because in the end what you are really doing is going from one latitude/longitude position to another, and you can put in the names of streets in the form of Waypoints if you so choose.

  Considering the [$$$] rebate I got from Garmin for this unit this thing is a steal. Anywhere around [$$$] is a pretty fair price for something so useful and so much fun.
  
  

• Etrex Legend
  By A3FC7KT1F6VJDV on 2002-09-01
  I purchased the ETrex Legend for the sole purpose of Geocaching (look it up on the web if you don't know what I'm talking about). I soon found it invaluable for driving, finding my way around strange cities, snowshoeing off trail and hiking.
  
  The Legend is a compact, easy to use unit. At its list price, it has a great price/feature ratio. The Vista has more memory and a magnetic compass, but I haven't seen the need for more memory yet and my $10 compass works just fine (and doesn't need batteries).
  
  At first I was concerned about the 8 meg of memory not being enough, but I've downloaded the MapSource topo for northern NJ, southern NY to Albany and much of soutern Vermont with room to spare. On a trip to Sacramento, I was able to download the area around Sac, from San Francisco to Tahoe.
  
  It comes with a base map that is very basic. It shows major roads, rivers, lakes and points of interest. I do recommend eventually getting one of the MapSource maps. If you are an outdoorsperson, you should get the Topo. If you travel often, Roads and Recreation is the one to buy.
  
  There are some issues with reception under heavy leaf cover, but as I understand it, this is a problem with most GPSr's.
  
  The clic-stick is a great feature, making navigating your way around the unit's features a breeze. The Legend is durable (I've dropped it many times) and water resistant (dropped it in water) and I recommend it to anybody who wants a full featured unit with map capability and doesn't want to spend a bundle.
  
  Update 2 years later:
  After over a year and a half of use I was still very happy with my Legend. I found that there were no reception issues under heavy leaf cover as long as I held the GPS the way the mfr. recommends, which is flat with the face up to the sky. Admittedly this is fine for a while, but for long hikes it can be a pain, so I purchased the neoprene carrier and I cliped it to the top of my pack's shoulder belt to solve this. Another way to improve reception in the woods is to turn it on well before you enter the woods, so it knows where all the sats are. As long as I hold it correctly, I rarely lose reception even under heavy leaf canopy and the few times I do, I get it back within seconds.
  I've used my unit alongside Magellan Meridian and Sportrak users as well as users of other Garmin models and my reception was comparable.
  
  The one problem I had was with the rubber gasket that surrounds the unit. The glue degraded after a while and the gasket would slip. I sent it back to Garmin and they repaired it for free as it was still under warranty. I think leaving the unit on the dashboard of a hot car in the summer may have contributed to this.
  
  I liked the Legend so much, that when I felt it was time to upgrade, I purchased its big brother, the Vista.
  
  
  Update - July 2008:
  
  This was a good unit it it's day, but GPS technology has passed it by and the newer units are far better and don't cost much more. This is still in Garmin's line which is why I felt it was necessary to post this update. The newer eTrex units (any with an H in the model name) have a high sensitivity receiver that gets great reception under trees and even indoors. Most importantly some of them are just a few bucks more than this dinosaur. If you are considering this unit, take a look at the eTrex Venture HC, or eTrex Legend HCX. They have better reception, a color display, more map memory, fast USB connections and more. This uses the old serial connection that most PC don't even come with any more and the reception doesn't come close to that of the Legend HCX and Venture HC.
  
  
  
  
• Currently Best Value in GPS
  By on 2002-11-19
  This is definitely the best value for the money. With the $50 rebate till the end of the year it can't be beat. So far I have had no problems with the Legend although I haven't used it with leaves on trees. There are so many things you can do with this small unit you will constantly learn new ways to use it every time you pull the instruction manual back out. The basemap does have most roads and some lakes. However, it did leave a 450 acre lake in a state park off the map. The biggest mistake I made was not buying the unit with the Mapsource Topo together at half price. Paired with Mapsource Topo, it has the most remote creeks, lakes, reservoirs, etc. I have been able to locate one of the most remote native trout fishing streams with the software. Most people give the software harsh reviews, but considering the amount of detail people want, it will never fit on the GPS. And if it did, you would only be able to load a small amount onto the unit at a time. The garmin web site allows you to preview the software before you buy it which should give no one any room to complain. Aside from that, it's the only software that you can download the maps onto the GPS. If you have any other questions, email the company for an in-depth reply.
  
  
• Garmin Legend
  By A3MKHEGY3SLI5R on 2005-04-06
  Pros:
  If you live in the tree barren, Mojave Desert plains on a sunny, cloudless day, with a clear view of the sky, then this unit operates acceptably. If you live in space with an unobstructed view of all the global positioning satellites, then this unit operates just fine. If you are in space, docked directly to three global positioning satellites then this unit operates flawlessly.
  
  Real World: If you are in a park, on a dirt trail, under a canopy of leave-less tree boughs with overcast skies, at least the date you set will be correct. It is then you will find and view the cool LCD animation of the phases of the moon. You will confidently cycle through command screens to see that your top walking speed was in excess of 80mph.
  
  Features: Cold start satellite acquisition in a brisk 7 to 10 minutes if you are absolutely motionless with a clear view of the sky on a sunny day in space. The two fully charged NIMH AA batteries will provide nearly 8 hours of displaying the the "Lost Satellite Reception" message which you then can adjust the contrast so you can see it sharply and clearly or faintly. If you do have the rare opportunity to lock on to the feeble signal of 3 or more satellites and achieve the pinpoint accuracy of + - 250 feet you can zoom in and out to see the map pointer behind an absolutely blank screen, miles away from the nearest road or that you are actually standing out in the river/ocean.
  
  Accessories: For about half the price of the unit, you can purchase additional software that will display enhanced maps and
  topographic information and thousands of points of interest under the "Lost Satellite Reception" message. The included serial cable will allow you to download the waypoints at a scathing 11550bps that you set while you were standing out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The optional belt clip holder/protector comes complete with a highly reflective screen protector, (no extra charge) so that no one else can look over your shoulder and see the "Lost Satellite Reception" message.
  
  Summary: Mongo paint map on cave wall by light of fire, show tribe he not lost.
  
  
  
• Good, but not great, for sailboat racing
  By AABH31PCKVX2E on 2002-07-30
  I use a Garmin eTrex Legend for sailing on San Francisco Bay. In particular, for short ocean races out to the Lightship, and the in-Bay Silver Eagle Race. Once you have the waypoints programmed, the GPS is great for finding marks.

  The unit has a display where you can see direction to mark, your current direction, amount to turn right or left, time to get to mark, at what time (o'clock) you'll arrive at the mark, and VMG to mark. All this information on one page -- awesome! Why?

  - First, a GPS automatically takes currents into consideration. If you race on SF Bay or anywhere else with current, you'll know this is very useful. You can set a course toa reach mark in current and a be dead-on, while your competitors sail too high or too low.
  - Second, you can use the VMG function and your boat's speedo to determine the actual current strength, and whether you're in bad current or not.
  - Third, when crossing a tide line, you can use the GPS to figure out if the tide-line is beneficial or not.
  - Fourth, the VMG function is useful for determining if you're sailing too high or too low off the wind.
  - Fifth, on a boring ocean race, knowing the time to the mark takes some of the boredom off. This ETA function is very accurate.

  The unit is *fairly* easy to use, but not perfectly intuitive. As such, you should play with it a bit before race day, so you can give your skipper the info he needs on a moment's notice.

  The unit is really small, so it can be easily carried in a pocket of your jacket or foulies. We use our handheld GPS all the time, and don't use our boat's built-in GPS, which can only be read from the nav table down below. In that sense, this ... unit beats a more expensive ... GPS unit, simply because it's handheld.

  The eTrex Legend has a map with buoys built in, so you can turn channel markers into waypoints fairly easily. (See below for what I mean by "fairly easily").

  One winning TransPac navigator that navigated to Hawaii by using a Garmin handheld GPS unit. These devices are that good. (Of course, he had a couple of backup GPS units and a sextant just in case.)

  On to the negatives:

  - It's way too time-consuming to enter waypoints into the unit. I wish I could just jam in some lat/long coordinates on my PC and then synch those waypoints with my GPS, similar to how I can synch my PC with my Palm. Entering a single lat/long coordinate into the unit takes maybe 3 minutes. If I could do it on a PC, it would take one-tenth the time.

  - Turning channel markers into waypoints is hard. It's hard to explain, but you'll be viewing a channel marker on the map, press "enter waypoint", and you'll enter your current lat/long as the waypoint, not the channel marker's lat/long. For my job, I'm used to working with buggy software. But if you don't have patience with hard-to-use software, you'll find this very annoying.

  - Waypoints can only have about 12 characters. While this is better than some other units, it's not enough to store waypoints with names like "South Tower Golden Gate Bridge" or "Southampton Shoal". This might seem like a big deal, but on our boat, we'll hand off the GPS unit to whoever's not busy trimming a sail, so they can call out our bearing to the next mark. It's a hassle to explain to a new navigator that "sth twr ggb" means the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. It's kind of like the old days of DOS, where filenames could only be eight characters.

  - You can only "go to" one waypoint at a time. Quite often, we'll want to "go to" two waypoints. For example, if you're sailing back from the Lightship, you want to aim for the South Tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, but if you surf down a killer wave, you don't want to sail south of Mile Rock. So the navigator has to constantly switch between these two waypoints, and that's a hassle.

  In summary:
  - Great device once waypoints are entered
  - Entering waypoints is a major hassle (Garmin, are you reading this?!)
  
  

• Wonderful for the price
  By A3VYD1H0UOPT39 on 2003-09-16
  I am really enjoying the eTrex Legend. As one reviewer said, the map is similar to those provided by the rental car agency. But it includes enough streets in Los Angeles to keep me oriented, and has kept me from getting lost in rural areas. You'll notice that the roads are simplified to save memory so that the GPS tracking may accurately show a dozen curves where the GPS map shows one. (Which is actually kind of fun to watch.) But that allows the software to include a LOT of roads. My Americas version covers North, Central and South American highways and basic city street maps for large cities in the USA. I can even scroll over and create waypoints for old world cities with over 200k population, although other functionality is limited outside the Americas.) The GPS tracking itself is very accurate and maps precisely to my TOPO maps.

  I am primarily writing to respond to an earlier reviewer who found the unit inaccurate under cover. The eTrex is certainly as accurate as my Garmin GPS 12, and comparisons on the internet rate it fairly highly. The problem with cover seems to be general to handheld GPS units. You can't expect a tiny antenna to find satellites through several layers of leaves--although the eTrex makes a valiant effort.

  I do have one complaint, however, with Garmin rather than the unit. Garmin promotional materials would leave you with the impression that the unit only works with the Map Source maps. My TOPO map (from National Geographic) not only works fine, but even recognizes the model. The older software doesn't download the graphic map (roads and topography), but it uploads and downloads waypoints and routes just as it did on my old GPS 12. And downloading just waypoints doesn't overwrite the existing data the way I understand that downloading maps from MapSource can.

  Hope that helps with your decision. This is a fun unit that will do the job.
  
  

• Great little GPS
  By on 2001-04-15
  I bought this little wonder today, and after a few hours of playing with it am quite amazed. I comparison shopped the device with the yellow eTrex base model and the eMap. I think the Legend is better overall because it has the same detailed base map as the eMap, but is much smaller and can be operated with one hand. It is quite rugged, and even immersable in water up to 1 meter for 30 minutes! It also has 8MB built-in memory, which is enough to download one's detailed city map from the optional MetroGuide software. I think if you are looking for a GPS that has all the features you could possibly need, and that is well-adapted for both the car AND the woods, this one is for you.
  
  
• Excellent price/performance point.
  By A2AXQJDHWSJKCD on 2004-07-22
  Every other person I know who owns a GPS has this model! I believe that's a testament to the performance and price point this model represents.
  
  I finally bought the GPS receiver after buying a kayak. I wanted to know what kind of time we were making so I could plan future outings, and wanted a record of our trips. It works well in that capacity, but I also use it regularly in the car, and on my road bike. I use the suction cup mount, and it tracked my honeymoon train trip across Canada, stuck in the window of the compartment, and I'm amazed at how well it will work in the window of commercial airliners. Sure, it doesn't have the greatest display for use in a car, but this model was not designed for that. Garmin does have better models for that, but you have to pay 6 times or so as much. Regardless, the Legend has been handy getting me unlost on a couple of occasions, and helping me to return to infrequently visited places.
  
  Despite the numerous features packed into this unit, after a few minutes of reading the manual, its operation quickly becomes intuitive, and you can often find features quickly on your own. Of course, some more advanced features, such as building a track using the map, can become somewhat unwieldy, and are better exercised on a PC with the results downloaded to the Legend.
  
  With the complexity of this unit, I'm sure every user can find nits to pick about how some things are done, or under what menus functions should appear. Overall, I am very pleased with how the Legend operates, although I could come up with a long list myself. These items are pretty minor, though.
  
  For example, the trip computer screen is customizable, but it would be nice to be able to store different screens for later use when using the Legend for different applications. The antenna is a patch antenna, and should work best with the unit horizontal with the face upward. However, if it hanging from its neck strap, it's in a very poor position. An optional external antenna would be nice (but would make the unit cost more.) The built-in maps are rather rough. I expect I-95 to be made of straight segments, but think it's inexcusable that US1 crosses to the wrong side of the Florida East Coast railroad in Cocoa.
  
  Again, these are fairly minor points. The biggest complaint in relation to the Legend, although not with the receiver itself, is the price of the accessories. Adding an additional mount (I have the suction cup and bicycle mounts), a cigarette lighter adapter, and map CD costs as much as the street price of the Legend itself!
  
  One thing that impresses me is that Garmin is continually improving the software, and makes the upgrades available for free on their web site. There have been two upgrades in the year since I bought the Legend. When I first got it, and turned it on after it sat in my hot car in the summer (In Florida, it's not really practical to NEVER have to leave it in a hot car at some time), a message would pop up saying that external power had been disconnected and it was turning itself off in 30 seconds! At the time, I didn't OWN an external power source. As the unit would cool, it would be fine. I returned it to Garmin, and they were accomodating, and sent me a new one. Guess what? It did the same thing. But I see the first upgrade included a change to better detect when external power was removed. Since upgrading, I haven't had a problem. It's a little disappointing that it had problems, but encouraging that the manufacturer was helpful, is continually improving the product, and making those upgrades available for free to the consumer.
  
  Like I said, I think the Legend is remarkable performer for the price. The Vista is the next model up in the eTrex line. In going to it, you go from 8 MB of memory to 24 MB, and add a compass and altimeter, but at almost twice the street price. I would like to have seen a model priced between the two without the compass and altimeter but more memory for downloaded maps, like perhaps 16 MB or 24MB.
  
  Although there are always minor things one can think of to improve this product, after a year of use, I am very very pleased with my decision to buy the Garmin eTrex Legend, and it receives a great deal of use.
  
  
  
• Flexible Value - For the Frugal, Not the Cheap
  By AH2L6IVMOF6NS on 2004-10-17
  This unit provides a good balance between features and price. It is of a convenient size, has an easy to learn interface, and works as advertised.
  
  While not intended to provide address-to-address navigation, the built-in Americas Highways base map provides decent background mapping given its 2MB dataset size and coarse scale. In my locale, all of the major roads that I would care to see are displayed. Large scale detailed streets data are available from Garmin if you need it.
  
  The intuitive interface allows a person to easily explore this unit's capabilities. The built-in trip computer has allowed me a glimpse of the grim reality of how much of drive home is spent literally sitting (stopped) in traffic, even though most of my route is on the Interstate. I also appreciate the relatively large number of tracking log points that the 8MB of internal memory affords.
  
  The NMEA-0183 Interface Standard governs communications between marine navigation equipment via a serial data bus, thus, as would be expected, the included PC interface cable is serial. That said, computer connectivity has worked predictably and reliably, showing me exactly where I am at in Microsoft Streets and Trips on the PC. It's true that my Mac's lack of a serial port prohibits a connection without purchasing a third party adapter, but the reality is that there isn't much great mapping software currently available for this platform (Keyspan is available for about 40USD and is compatible with PC and Mac). The other reality is that my primary purpose for this unit is not as an antenna for mapping software.
  
  While the included compass requires movement to determine bearing and the altitude is inherently not as accurate as lateral position, these shortcomings may not be all that important to the average user. A true electronic compass and a barometric altimeter are available on two other eTrex models. For a small premium, the Summit trades a few of the Legend's features (base map and some utilities) for these two items. For a larger premium, the Vista adds these two items to the full list of Legend features.
  
  If you are looking for something so that you can simply say that you have a GPS unit, look at the standard yellow eTrex or the eTrex Camo for a few dollars more. If you are not a full-on surveyor, but serious about mapping using a GPS as an external antenna for your computer, consider something like the Trimble Pathfinder Pocket (note: this pricier unit uses the serial standard and requires a PC or PocketPC).
  
  
• eTrex Legend: Good Value for Those with Common Sense
  By A2HFVGRQD836F on 2005-02-17
  I bought the Legend from Amazon in August 2003 after a lot of research. It was and still is the best value in a small GPS. I also bought the Topo CD's several months later. I took the Legend everywhere, and used it almost daily.
  
  The unit recently had intermittent failures, it is out of warranty and it is being retired. I had no issues with reception, acquisition time, reading the display, battery life or using it left handed. The Topo software could use an update but it makes the Legend much more useful. I bought a bike mount, definitely get one of those if you cycle.
  
  The new color units have a USB connection, the Legend uses a serial cable. Not a big deal, but not all laptops have serial ports so consider that before you buy. (A USB-serial converter is available for a rather steep $50, almost half the cost of the Legend!) Data transfer isn't fast but you have to be chronically impatient to care about that.
  
  The first intermittent failure on my unit was the joystick, it would not switch in the left direction, among other things, I could not select routes. That was annoying. The second was a pattern of thin lines across the display, the third was a hard failure, a black display on boot up. The black display rendered the Legend completely useless during a 4 day trip in the Adirondacks, fortunately not on the trail. I almost tossed it but when we got home it began functioning again...another intermittent problem.
  
  Don't ever rely on one of these things for navigation in the wilderness, the product quality is inadequate. You will be foolishly testing the Aerospace Corollary of Murphy's Law (whatever can go wrong, will...and at the worst possible time) by depending on it for essential navigation. Carry a compass and map or be prepared to get lost and die after the Legend fails.
  
  My advice to those considering purchase is to go for it, but keep your receipt because there's a good chance it will break and need warranty service. After the warranty, it's an expendable. Forget about factory repairs, those are $90.
  
  I'm replacing the Legend with a Vista, I really don't expect better quality but I do like the bigger memory and the altitude profile display will be fun to play with. The most practical decision would have been to get another Legend but that's rather boring. The Magellans are getting better but they don't have the screen resolution and ergonomics of the Garmins.
  
  The Etrex color units are quite nice but way too expensive. When the Vista is broken and out of warranty maybe the price will drop and color will be my replacement. Or perhaps another manufacturer will develop a higher quality GPS with the features, size and display of the Garmin.
  
  Overall, I'd recommend the Legend. It's a good value, provided you have the common sense to understand and manage its limitations.
  
  
  
• Small size, BIG technology!
  By A28GLN8C20WIIC on 2003-03-26
  Just a few years ago a mapping gps would have cost you over 350bucks, today you can get this pocketsized unit for under 150(after rebate).
  This thing is fantastic for hiking, kayaking, geocaching, cycling and perhaps driving...but this is not an auto navigation system! It does not provide automatic routing, or verbal nav instructions. If you preenter a route using waypoints it will display "approaching turn" and the compass arrow will preview the direction. So it's not really functional for driving, it IS entertaining to use as a speedo/trip computer however.
  Where it really shines is in the great outdoors. it's the ultimate pointing device! mount it on your bike and it's the most full featured cyclocomputer ever! I use it kayaking to waypoint fishing spots and measure my route. I use it walking/jogging to measure my route. and just for fun you can take the kids geocaching! I haven't used it on the golfcourse yet, with average accuracy of 20ft it may not be accurate enough.

  Unit is very solid feeling, easy to use (my five year old can navigate to a cache with it). the click stick is simple to use, but options are hidden in submenus...so practice will make perfect. Waypoints can be managed and uploaded easily using mapsource or easygps...and the included serial cable(though USB would be preferable!).
  Compared to the Magellan sporttrak(yellow) this unit is smaller and more feature packed for approx the same money. This unit's size makes it more versatile to me, for use on the bicycle and kayak. The magellan may have a bigger antenna, but my test showed the same accuracy side by side, under tree cover.
  I've yet to get the 3M accuracy they claim. It averages about 20ft, but I've never seen below 15, Even with WAAS enabled.
  The basemap of this unit is very crude, and not very accurate, so for mapping you'll really need to invest in a Mapsource CD.
  All in all a great gadget for the outdoor enthusiast!
  
  

• Watch your wallet
  By A3U8QVU17QVY9S on 2004-10-27
  Amazon had this item priced at $134.99 for several months, then on the week of 9/20 it shot up to $169.99, $157 on 9/29, $146 on 10/1 and as I'm writing this (on 10/27) the price is $144.94.
  
  Unfortunately Amazon does not have a policy where you can get credit if something you buy from them goes on sales for a lower price within 30 days (like most brick and mortar stores do). My husband bought this for me as a gift on 9/23 and paid a hefty $169.
  
  Plus I had to spend an extra $100 for the software. The Legend basemap doesn't have detailed street maps, it just shows major streets and highways. So I ended up buying the Mapsource Metroguide North America Version 6. (Amazon doesn't stock version 6 yet but they have version 5). This software cost anywhere from $80 on up, depending if you go to Ebay or an online retailer.
  
  Besides having to buy the extra software, the Legend is a decent GPS unit. I just don't think the pricing was fair.
  
  
• Good value GPS / great features
  By A2U7WWUBPIJG7E on 2003-05-30
  after looking at several different levels of Garmins (Vista, Summit, Geko, Venture and several Magellans), I decided on this not because its a real important piece of equipment that my life would depend on, but something new and interesting to do (i.e. geocaching, traveling and so on).

  I first looke at getting a GPS handheld a few years ago and at that time they were 300 bucks for a basic model w/ not nearly as many features as this. The reason I chose the Legend over the other models and brands was:
  1- price + rebate.
  2- 8MB of built in memory
  3- preloaded roadmaps.
  Those three pretty much sum up the legend. It may not be the smallest thing out there, but I was very impressed with the gadget. When I first took it outside it took about 4-5 minutes to load up and get aclimated and track the satellites and do whatever else it does. And after it did that the accuracy estimation went from ~300 feet down to between 18-20 feet and that is what I usually get for a reading.

  Yesterday was the first time it picked up the WAAS satelite and I saw the accuracy at 8 feet. For some reason I don't get the WAAS connection very much, but I give that to that I read there are two of the buggers floating up there for the moment and they are both over the equator and over opposite hemispheres, and being in PA it might be a little hard to see it well at the horizon, but anyway even without then a 20 foot accuracy is plenty for geocaching.
  My friend has an older Magellan 12 (one that i originally looked at buying a while ago) and he held mine and turned it on, and saw the accuracy and the below other cool functions and its three place second division reading (compared to his 2), he loved it. He even told me that the next trip he took he got mad at his because he count get better reception he threw it in the woods and was going to buy one like mine.
  I read some people have trouble with reception. I never had a problem, Mine picks up between 4-5 sats while I am indoors!. The accuracy while inside is around 30 feet, but who cares, I inside right?
  The other feature I love on this are the trip computer, it calculates present speed, average speed, altitude (GPS sat based not asensor like the Summit), compass, trip odometer, it even split your stopped time and moving time during the trip. (ever want to know how much time you spend at red lights going to work? this will tell you). And the best is the real time map. It plots your route along the map as it scrolls with your vehicle or path.
  The reason for 4 stars and not 5. Mearly because you have to spend so much more money for the small streets that need to be loaded into it from the company's CD. But the cool thing is that I can plug it into a laptop that is running Microsoft's Streets program and it will communicate to that program so I don't really need to load the CD into the GPS.
  Great gadget for a great price, especially with the ... rebate when I bought it.

  Additional... Plan on spending some time in trying to figure out how to enter waypoints/places and using them to navigate (not to mention the time involved in entering coordinates manually w/ the click stick or panning the map to enter them.)
  
  

• Not so great- Serial ONLY, poor battery life, no MAC Support
  By A3PQE6GDZGM0SV on 2004-09-06
  This product basically does what it claims. That is about it. Any maps you may want are EXTRA. There are ZERO maps inlcuded. The ones native to the device are so high level as to be useless on a practical basis.
  
  The device chews up batteries so fast as to be practically useless on long trips UNLESS you are willing to tote around tons of AA batteries.
  
  It is currently RS-232 Serial ONLY. There are also no plans for Bluetooth support. Furthermore, there are NO plans to offer a direct USB interface.
  
  If you want use a Garmin on a Mac, then you are on your own. Garmin support explicitly stated they have NO plans to support Mac interfaces.
  
  If you want to do Bluetooth AND MAC, the only product available is DeLorme. However, it is not a standalone handheld device. You will need a Palm or other handheld pocketPC device or laptop to view your way.
  
  The GPS device market is way behind the times, and you will have to put up with it. Believe me, I spent a LONG time investigating the products on the market. They are expensive, all have various compatibility and wiring interface issues.
  
  If you do not have a business need with a good expense budget for all the extra software and expensive proprietary wiring needed to make the device useful, I would definately pass on this device.
  
  Bryan Grant
  bryan_grant@runbox.com
  
  
• Not rugged enough for serious outdoor use
  By AODFO8NQV5LIW on 2005-01-07
  I purchased my Garmin eTrex Legend about two years ago and it has been a love/hate relationship ever since. I am not a clumsy person by any means, but it seems like everytime I touch this unit it breaks. At the begining of a two-day hiking trip, it fell off the tailgate of my truck and wiped out the LCD screen. Externally, the unit was fine, but the shock damaged the display crystal. So I roamed around for two days without it. I returned the unit to Garmin for repair; $99 later it was good to go, or so I thought. While canoeing in the Ozarks, I had the eTrek attached to my life vest. The waterproof rating states that it can take up to one meter for 30 minutes - hardly! My canoe capsized and the eTrex was toast before I ever made it to shore. The electonics eventually dried out and the unit started working again - after my trip was over! I could send it back for a $99 repair (again) but I think I will buy one of the Magellan Explorist models with USB connectivity. A word of advice - don't buy any GPS unit that uses a serial port (RS232) connection. They are painfully slow during transfer.
  
  
• So many uses for such small unit!!
  By A3H78NCT3DJMY2 on 2003-06-22
  My eTrex Legend is always in my briefcase and comes in handy in many ways. I've owned a couple of GPS units and this one offers the best balance of size, performance, price, and features I have found. For those of you who think GPS is interesting, but aren't quite sure how you would use it, here's a short list of my applications:

  ENTERTAINMENT: There are number of fun uses for GPS, including "Geocaching," which is an activity that involves finding hidden caches all around the world. Typically a piece of tupperware hidden in the woods, the tradition is you take something, leave something and write in the log. "Somethings" tend to be little souvenirs, toys, and odd items. This is a great family activity. To learn more, check out Geocaching dot com.

  SAILING/BOATING: I never leave the dock without my Legend. It is incredibly useful in conjunction with Garmin's Bluechart product. Essentially, I have all the charts for my area (the Puget Sound)on my laptop and in my pocket. Other nautical uses include a second knotmeter, being sure I'm not moving at anchorage, and finding my crab trap after a few hours out sailing.

  TRAVEL: This unit has a base level set of maps for the entire US, it is similar to the level of detail you get on a rental car map. I have enhanced that with the Garmin MetroGuideUSA, which allows you to load highly detailed streetmaps onto the handheld. This feature saves me a lot of time and stress when I visit a city for the first time.

  My only criticism of this unit is battery consumption...it really chews them up. You can save on batteries by buying a cigarette lighter adapter. Cheap ones are available from third party vendors.
  
  

• Great Fun
  By A1KW4J4EHCQDD7 on 2001-04-11
  Let me first say this is my first GPS and I am new to using a GPS. Accepting that this is the smallest mapping GPS out there the display is great. You can zoom in and out quickly, the detail is impressive and it has a battery life indicator. The battery lasts about 15 hours. You toggle between menus with a joystick and you learn to pick it up quite quickly. The base map blew me away. I live in a pretty small town and it lists every place to eat and shop.. even dentists at every highway exit. With the 8 mb memory I was able to download the topo maps for six counties and I have only used half the memory to do that. It has trouble picking up satellite inside but is no problem in my car. Although it comes with a PC cable, there is no software with the unit. My one gripe.. and the reason I gave it four stars instead of 5 is that the PC cable that comes with it is the older RS-232 Serial port. Many of the older computers have this but my newer one does not. It is all USB. In order to use the cable I had to buy a USB-Serial converter which cost me $50.00
  
  
• Good little GPS... what's up with the serial cable??
  By ASQHJWFIU7KPZ on 2006-01-17
  OK first off... this is 2006... what kind of new electronics uses a serial cable? Lets get real Garmin!
  
  Now I should note that I downloaded EasyGPS and loaded waypoints for Geocaching through the serial cable without a hitch and zero configuration. Nice little program.
  
  Good news is you can buy a converter which will allow you to use USB for your laptop. This cost me $13 bucks. Do a google and you should find several options.
  
  A friend of mine has a Vista. You should know that the legend and the Vista use the *SAME* antenna, so you are not upgrading your reception if you buy a more expensive model. Our reception and navigation was identical. The higher end ones really don't do much for usability. They only give you some "niffty" features like knowing the sunset time, elevation, etc. Really these aren't things that will help you navigate. Color doesn't seem to be useful either (at least as far as geocaching goes)
  
  The backlight is great at night, no problems whatsoever seeing the screen.
  
  The only reason you would want to upgrade from the etrex is if you want a GPS for road navigation OR to get a better antenna.
  
  I have had this GPS in very thick cover in PA and in my car and have never had a problem with getting satellites.
  
  So in my opinion if your looking at the vista or this go with this, if you want to spend extra cash then get something with a better antenna.
  
  
• Average Everyday User
  By A3UHILZD882FIE on 2003-01-29
  ...

  I hike, geocache, canoe and mt bike and this unit fits all of those needs. It's accurate enough to fit my needs and its easy to transfer to and from PC mapping programs with the supplied PC cable. I also have a Venture that my 5 yr old son uses (yes it has features that easy to use) and I can honestly say they're both great units for the outdoors types and those who travel a lot.

  Here's what it can do: Take a hike or bike ride, transfer every step back to your PC map program to show your adventure; want to know your average hiking speed, how long you stopped and how far you hiked, it will do it; looking for a particular location, say a restaurant, shopping center or business meeting location, find its coordinates using a PC mapping program and plug them into the GPS unit and let it show you the way; want an accurate speedometer and altimeter, it will do it; want an accurate clock, moon phase, and best fishing times calendar, it does that too; taking a road trip with the kids and they keep asking "Are we there yet?", with this unit, you can tell them how long and exactly how far you are away from being there; If you're lost and you need to backtrack or find help, it can supply enough information to possibly save your life and provide a way out.

  Now, there is some clear line of site issues that affect it's accuracy, but for the most part (95% of the time), it will find and maintain communications with the necessary satellites to provide accurate information. It does take some practice on how to use these features but if you can set and program a VCR, you should have no problem understanding the features and functions of the Legend. If you bike, the handle bar mount is a must have option.
  
  

• great value for money
  By AV7L94JZK7QDJ on 2004-09-15
  There are other GPS on the market that do what this little baby does, better, faster and probably with more accuracy. But if you are not willing to spend 700$ on buying them then you may want to consider this one.It is probably the most inexpensive GPS with charting features available.
  Easy to use (however you need to read at least the quick start to explore the full potential of the device), PC connectivity, light and robust (electronics are water resistant IP x5 -30 mins underwater-) and has a lot of features you may find usefull (compass, trip computer, auto track saving, navigation, area calculation).
  Base map is never enough in terms of detail and it depends on point of purchase (the earth is divided to three large geographical regions). In this case if need to use it outside the US you will need to download the respective map from mapsourse which is extra if you need even basic details (areas outside basemap have minimal detal). Connectivity however is a problem if you only have USB slots since you will need a USB to serial adapter.
  The only problem is probably its autonomy which is roughly one day depending on usage. You do need some high capacity rechargable batteries (2 AA) or you will be spending a lot on alcaline. The car kit is a good idea for car usage. Map Redrawing is rather slow but not a problem when you navigate (a little irritating when you pan the map manually).
  
  To sum this up. Great value for money for those that don't have exceptional or proffessional demands from a GPS.
  
  
  
• Fast becoming the best value around!
  By A1B2MKK1IC8F4X on 2005-11-02
  I've had my Legend for 10 months now and am surprised I haven't reviewed it yet.
  I have had occasion to use MANY different units, and by far this is the winner. I find that the price point can seem steep, but it is worth the price tag. I got this hoping to use it to scout for hunting and fishing, but found Geocaching to be a good way to learn my way around a GPS. To be fair, I've always been a map and compass guy but this is so easy to use I sometimes don't even carry maps.
  -Waypoints are the easiest to enter of any system, and the many icons make it easy to identify waypoints on the map.
  -Solunar tables are nice and can be computed for specific waypoints.
  -Nice backlighting, a little dim, but will not ruin night vision.
  -They say it's designed for left handed operation, but as a lefty myself, I find it easy to use with both hands.
  -The trip computer is very nice, and you can cusomize the data to show what you want. I use this for computing mileage when making long trips for work, so it's paid for itself in mileage checks!'
  I have NO complaints about this unit, though I would recommend getting a case/cover for the screen since it's so exposed.
  
  
  
• Best Budget GPS...Bar None
  By A2UJOY91PMW4L7 on 2005-11-14
  I recently returned from a 3 day backpacking trip with this unit after haveing used to on short hops since purchasing it a month ago. I remain impressed, and more so after each use.
  
  The unit has little frills, but delivers on ease of operation and functionality. It never lost signal during my entire 3 day trip through the foothills of the Apalachian Mountains in NE Alabama. I simply mounted it on my backpack and forgot about it. Each night at camp, I would turn it off and then restart it the next morning. Once home, I has able to download my entire route to my computer for armchair viewing.
  
  Would I like a color and topo maps...you bet...but for this price, you can't go wrong with this basic workhorse unit.
  
  
• Great little starter GPS
  By A1H3M1B7BK5C8G on 2006-04-02
  I got two of these eTrex Legend GPS units for myself and my boyfriend to use hunting, geocaching and hiking. I got them new at Office Max for $119 each and they are still selling elsewhere for around $169.
  They work great, easy to use for the beginner.
  The downsides are the signal cuts in and out when in forested areas. Even if there aren't that many trees overhead, sometimes there's no signal.
  If you buy this GPS make sure you know which MapSource products you can even load on it. Also, with only 8 GB of memory, you can only hold about 2-3 "regions" from MapSource MetroGuide. If you are traveling, you'd need to erase a region to load a new one.
  Overall for the price, it's a good unit for the novice GPSer.
  
  
  
• Will change the way I travel, drive, camp, fish and drink!
  By A334KPB2UJGJP4 on 2001-08-15
  This thing is GREAT! It will change the way I travel, fish, camp, drive, fly, hike, bike and drink. Easy to read screen, user friendly interface, configurable screens and a ton of parameters to chose from, and at a decent price. I looked at several different GPS's and decided on this one due to several factors, one being the screen quality and resolution, navigational features, compatibility with my map program, small, waterproof and general accuracy.

  Had some other questions about it, so I buzzed technical support at Garmin who helped me after about a 2 minute wait on hold and didn't let me off the phone until I was happy. (now that's unheard of these days)

  It's a way cool toy to have!
  
  

• Best bang for your bucks
  By ACT4KPUGJKCFR on 2003-01-27
  I have been using GPS for a long time, and had a Garmin 12, then an eTrex and now this Legend. After looking at all other units, including Magellan, The eTrex Legend is the best. The only other choice would be the eTrex Vista, but for the extra money you only get a compass (if you are moving you get it too with the Legend), a barometric altimeter (the Legend has a GPS altimeter, which has an error of around 10 meters) and more memory (24mb instead of 8mb). If you can connect to a computer or Palm device, then the 8 megabytes is enough for 1 or 2 day trips and the neccessary maps.
  
  

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