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Garmin Foretrex 101
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 6
RRP: £134.95
Year: 2008 - 2009

Description: The economical Foretrex™ 101 is a wrist mounted GPS that frees up your hands. Features include: PC interface capabilities for downloading waypoints, tracks and routes; basic GPS capabilities; Garmin’s exclusive TracBack® technology, so users can retrace their steps by following an electronic breadcrumb trail back to their original starting point; Garmin’s intuitive operating logic, utilizing six dedicated buttons to simplify navigation; and a sailboat-racing timer.
  • GPS accuracy: 15 metres or less in normal GPS mode, 3 metres or less when WAAS-enabled.
  • Trip computer: trip distance, trip timer, plus other non-mapping navigation data
  • Waterproof: IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (submersible in one metre of water for up to 30 mins.)
  • Waypoints and routes: 500 waypoints with graphic identification; 20 reversible routes
  • Track log: 10,000 trackpoints, TracBack technology and 10 saved tracks
  • Display: 100 x 64-pixel monochrome display with backlighting (display size: 36mm x 23mm)
  • Battery life: 15 hours (typical use) on 2 AAA batteries
  • Lightweight design: 2.6 oz.
  • Unit dimensions: 3.3"W x 1.7"H x .9"D (8.38 cm x 4.32 cm x 2.29 cm)

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 REVIEWS
 
Here's how members rate this product: (6 votes)
Overall
 
90%
Performance
 
90%
Reliability
 
87%
Value
 
93%
1 to 5 summaries of 6 reviews. (See all)

Tall Paul 22/2/2008
GPS WHERE YOU WANT IT
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Full review


Jugglernick 19/2/2008
GREAT 'HIKER'S LITTLE HELPER' NAVIGATION TOOL.
Overall
 
Full review

Gary Moore 13/10/2005
NAVIGATION FOR A NUMPTY
Overall
 
Full review

Steve Collier 29/6/2005
EXCELLENT FOR WALKING IF INBUILT MAPS ARE NOT NEEDED
Overall
 
Full review

Guy ....... 24/3/2005
SUPERB AND WRIST MOUNTED SO EASY TO USE WITH TREKING POLES
Overall
 
Full review

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