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Originally Posted by
welchyd1
I'm looking for a sat nav for my xtz but I'm not sure which one to go for. Is there such a thing as a unit that is good for road and off road use?
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I use a Zumo 550 and it's perfect for this application, though a bit long in the tooth now.
I did take a look at the newer offerings from Garmin, but they never really gave me anything over the Zumo. For such an old unit (must be close to 10 years old now), it's a testament to it's versatility that Garmin still support these. They still hold a good price on the 2nd hand market to.
I've had a few problems over the years (nine that I've had this unit), sometimes they can lock up, so you have to disconnect the battery to reset (lesson there was to carry the right sized allen key to remove the battery!), the touch screen went so I got a new one off eBay for a few quid, and last year in torrential rain the screen seal let in a pinprick of water (you'd be amazed how much chaos that caused!), but this was easily fixed to. Most of these things are covered on YouTube, so straightforward to perform.
Some of the features I really like on the Zumo is WAAS support, so your position is calculated by both GPS and land based augmentation systems. I also like the road / off road navigation facility and the easy at which you can create your route on a PC/Laptop then drop it effortlessly onto the Zumo. Repairs don't always mean the bin or specialist tools either.