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Garmin Dakota 10 2.6-Inch Touchscreen Handheld GPS Navigator Review from Angel_Pen angel_rising. Garmin Dakota Pros and Cons, First Impressions: This unit has some nice features but the one thing it does NOT have is a “sunlight readable” screen, all Garmin “touch screen” models are much harder to read in the sun compared to the eTrex or 60Csx type models (regretfully these models are also very complex to use).

The main advantage of this Dakota unit is that it is better for paperless geocaching because it does display tips. The main disadvantage for geocachers, other than you can’t see the screen in sunlight, is that this unit does NOT offer “proximity alerts” like the 60CSx, this means you have to hold the unit in your hands constantly and with the screen set at its brightest setting to find the nearest cache, this is not only cumbersome but it also drains your batteries much, much faster. Any GPS without proximity alert is as close to useless as it gets.

Beware of the claim that Garmin makes about included maps, the maps that come built-in are pretty much useless, you will need to spend another $100 to buy a map that works.

A more detailed review coming soon.

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