Evaluation: 
Conclusion: Out of Date
Review: This unit is totally out of date. It is a discontinued item, per Garmin website. Technology has advanced way beyond this 1999 model. Don't waste your money buying this electonic antique.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Check out the updated Garmin III+
Review: There is a newer III out which has an expanded database and allows for downloads from your computer. Check it out first, before buying this one, unless price is the main issue.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: A must in field survey and mining sites
Review: As a manager of a diamond and gold mining company, we dig test pits for evaluation of opening sites in West Africa and Brazil. As these 'test pits' are evaluated it is sometimes months before we return to them. A lot can grow and change in three months where we work and without this product, we would be lost. It stands up to the very expensive $10,000.00 units and is much easier to use. A great product!
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Garmin's Great!
Review: Another great product from Garmin. Easy to use and understand -- especially for beginners. I bought one of these for myself and one for a family member. Garmin has excellent customer service and a proven track record of high quality products.Keep in mind, however, it is against FAA rules to turn on any device that receives radio signals (including a GPS receiver) on an aircraft without the permission of the pilot!
Evaluation:
Conclusion: EASY TO USE and program
Review: I am with the U.S.Army and purchased a GPS III while in Albania on a mission. We used this unit everyday and compared it with our traditional navigation methods. The unit was accurate enough for navigation in a foreign country. It was also used while in Kosovo with the same accuracy. I have had the occasion to use the unit since returning to the US and it has performed flawlessly.
