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RE: Garmin vs Magellan

To: Rohan Clarke <>, <>, "BIRDING-AUS (E-mail)" <>
Subject: RE: Garmin vs Magellan
From: Kevin Vang <>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:48:13 +1000
I second Rohan's post.  I have used Garmins for years and never had anything
but joy, and they can also talk to my Mac, although that part is rather
convoluted, but once figured out, works well!

Kevin



> Hi Stuart,
> 
> Can't comment on Magellan as I've never dealt with them but a couple of years
> ago we had three Garmin units that stopped working because the internal memory
> battery had failed (as opposed to the 4 AA batteries that provide 'mains'
> power). This meant every time the AA's went flat, or were removed, all data
> and settings were lost. We sent all three back to the supplier asking if they
> could put new memory batteries in them. We expected to pay for this given the
> memory batteries typically fail if the units are stored for long periods
> (months) without AA's in them (i.e. our fault).
> 
> The response was rather pleasant. They informed us that the cost of replacing
> the memory batteries in each unit exceeded the cost of a new unit and so
> promptly sent us three new units at NO cost.
> 
> Cheers
> Rohan
> 
> 
> Dr Rohan Clarke
> Threatened Mallee Bird Project
> Zoology Department
> La Trobe University
> Bundoora 3086
> Ph: 03 9479 1672 Mobile 0408 947001
> 
> 
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