Lowrance Endura Safari 000-0125-39 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Product And Product Reviews
September 13th, 2010Gps Hand Held Navigation No Comments
Lowrance Endura Safari 000-0125-39 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Product And Product Reviews
Lowrance Endura Safari 000-0125-39 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Product Features
Lowrance Endura Safari 000-0125-39 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Technical Details
Technical Details:
- 2.7¿ color touchscreen optimized for outdoor use, combined with physical buttons
- Advanced basemap with detailed hillshade, primary & secondary roads & key POIs
- Directly accepts GPX trails & POIs from web communities or other sources
- Plug-&-play & downloadable mapping options such as Fishing Hot Spots
- Multimedia MP3/voice notes, picture & video players
Lowrance Endura Safari 000-0125-39 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Product Description
Product Description:
Endura Safari
Price:$262.94
Lowrance Endura Safari 000-0125-39 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Product Reviews
Great Hiking GPS,
Very accurate GPS lock out of the box. The 3D compass is a great help. Touchscreen and menus are pretty easy to use but like any new product, it takes a little bit to learn where everything is or how to set it up. Not difficult, just different.
Good and Not-So-Good,
GPS units are used for multiple types of applications and in different ways. I bought this unit a few months ago for paperless geocaching, and I use a MacBook Pro (Mac OS 10.6). Let me explain the unit’s pros and cons in this context.
Pros
* Very nice, modern interface and menuing system (obviously a subjective comment)
* Ability to use either the touch screen interface or the buttons
* The built-in compass means I don’t have to walk to tell what direction I am pointed in
Cons
* Doesn’t provide driving directions to a cache (the PN-40 does, a unit I used to use)
* Detailed topo data is about $100 extra, on a micro SD card. To my surprise, this card does not allow turn-by-turn directions either (that’s another micro SD card).
* Updating the firmware requires yet another micro SD card
* The unit does not reliably mount on my Mac’s desktop as a drive
While not perfect, I really liked the unit overall, until I got frustrated with the unit’s inconsistency of mounting to the desktop (my last Con). This is critical as I need to load pocket queries and get my log notes. I returned the unit to Lowrance to be repaired, and after one month I just got it back, which isn’t a terrible wait, but unfortunately the unit still does not mount on my desktop. So for my use, in my situation, the unit is providing only a fraction of the functionality it should.
My guess is that if you have a PC, you’ll likely like this unit much more for paperless geocaching. But if you have a Mac, well, good luck!
New Safari,
Besides getting through all of the software updates and then having to buy, send in and wait for the updated Lakemaster chip… it seems to work pretty well now.
I use it primarily for fishing (open and ice).
I used to have an H2Oc until it fried after about 3 years of heavy use. The safari seems really user friendly at this point but seems the road maps lack the detail that the H2) had. It’s also much harder and more tedious to scroll and zoom to find a spot on the map. I am getting use to the touch screen, I think it will be a great feature.
All together, I like it so far and sure I will like it more as I gain more experience with it.
Just some description of Lowrance Endura Safari 000-0125-39 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator to you.