[T3] GPS recommendations?

[73 squareback Cincy]

I have a 10 year old Garmin Etrex Vista and it has 24 megs and i usually 
max it out traveling... But Its Black & White. No routing other than as 
the crow flies. and it looks like a map while driving... which i like.. 
But my smart phone there is a app called Waze, uses Internet and GPS and 
it interacts with other ppl, and groups. so it reports cops, accidents, 
and traffic speeds other users logged in are traveling its neat stuff... 
for those smart phone people out there...

Chris537
Cincinnati, Ohio
73 Squareback (Owned since 1997)

On 8/16/2012 9:25 AM, Jim Adney wrote:
> Well, I've made the leap into a GPS. Thanks to everyone who replied
> with their thoughts on them. I just thought I'd mention what I've
> done.
>
> Several of you mentioned smart phone apps. I may get there someday,
> but frankly, I'm just too cheap. I can't believe what they cost per
> month to own and operate.
>
> I read what Consumer Reports had to say on GPSs. They recommended a
> 5" screen, free map updates, plus several other recommendations.
> Those of you who replied, recommended Garmin over the others, and
> some of you mentioned how expensive the map updates are if you don't
> get the free updates. One feature that seemed useful was the traffic
> awareness and routing available in larger cities.
>
> I looked at the recent models available and at the options. I figured
> out that LM at the end of the Garmin model number stands for Lifetime
> Map updates and LMT adds lifetime Traffic updates, so I looked for a
> reasonably priced LMT version. The one on sale at Target was the
> Garmin 50LM, but it doesn't have the Traffic routing feature.
>
> I settled for the Garmin 1450LMT w/complete North American maps. It's
> an older model, but I found a refurb, with full warrantee, at Tiger
> Direct for $120 plus $7 shipping. My one reservation is to how much
> native memory the 1450 has. Garmin doesn't appear to release this
> info. The Garmins will all accept microSD memory cards to add memory,
> but they don't say how much memory they will accept or how much this
> effects the speed. Once your (total) memory is no longer large enough
> to handle the next map upgrade, Garmin considers your GPS "lifetime"
> to be ended. So much for the meaning of lifetime....
>
> It's not here yet, so I don't have any actual impressions to report.
> I'll do that later.
>
> Don't worry, I'm still addicted to paper maps and we'll still plan
> all our trips using them. I like to see the larger picture when I'm
> thinking about trips. I sometimes use Mapquest, too, but it actually
> misled me on one occasion. I expect the GPS to be particularly
> helpful while wandering thru an unfamiliar city.
>