Garmin eTrex SE GPS Handheld Navigator

As an entry level GPS unit you can not go wrong with this. I bought this to help navigate walks when I started to struggle using a phone. This is so much easier with a bright screen and superb battery life which lasts months. You have to create you routes in the Explore app first and sync to the device as there are no preloaded maps here. Otherwise a great starter unit that does not cost a fortune or require any subscription costs.

My old Garmin 12 finally died after 25 years of abuse at sea. I looked at several GPS apps, but they're garbage - and how can you rely on a phone signal in an emergency? Simple setup with this Etrex , does everything needed for navigation. Particularly like the long battery life.

I bought this to replace a long serving Garmin Geko unit which has served me well for about 20 years, but which has now finally given up the ghost. As you might expect, the eTrex SE is superior in many ways to the Geko, with many more functions, easy connection to the smartphone app, fantastic battery life , excellent screen clarity and fast GPS connectivity, it is a great basic GPS unit for those who carry a paper map and don't need onscreen mapping, I mainly use mine to track mileage and time elapsed, it is far more accurate than a pedometer. Being able to access the OS Grid Reference is invaluable as well, but these functions were also available on the Geko. But my problem with the eTrex and the reason I can't give it 5 stars is - why does it have to be so big and clunky? It's almost twice the size and weight of the Garmin Geko! You would have thought that it could have been smaller and lighter than the models it replaced, the Geko could be slipped into a pocket and you would forget it was there. The screen display area of the eTrex is quite small and only takes up about half of the front of the unit, so I'm not sure why the design is such a backward step. But despite this, the eTex is a well made, reliable and functional device at a decent price and if it lasts me as long as my Geko I'm happy.

Great price of about £105. Although it doesn't display a map, it does connect to your phone where your phone will show the map on the Garmin app. During my first use I used the Kamoot app to plan my walk and then quickly uploaded it to the GPS device. Battery lasts for ages and following the route on the map was easy. The screen is very clear and easy to operate. All I had to do was follow the line which was my track. My route planning app (Kamoot) was still being used but I didn't have to kick it to my phone out to look at the map or directions.

Went trekking across Cornwall for a month, and this worked perfectly.

Straight after turning it on for the first time it started freezing and then restarting, but only with battery power. It worked fine when using the power cable. I used YouTube and Amazon for help but nothing explained the restarting problem. I even paid out for expensive high capacity AA batteries in the hope it was the cheap multipack AAs causing the issue, but no. Although I had the issue above I would of probably returned the GPS anyway, I found the screen really difficult see and the feel of it was quite cheap.

I remember the classic garmin legend, fairly basic but had everything you wanted, this unit is an update of that unit, does everything you would expect and more. But has one or two issues, the internal memory is poor and lacks one or two functions, however for the price very good value.

Very disappointed with this, can't think why other reviews are so positive. Not intuitive at all so very hard to find how to add routes - which for some reason aren't called routes but "courses". Having managed to get a route on to the device I set off for my first walk. Good that the little arrow follows the black line of the route. BUT after about 90 minutes the device froze leaving me lost in the middle of a forest. Could not even turn it off so eventually had to remove the batteries to reboot it. It would help if the Garmin Explore app was better. Not a patch on my OS route planning and app which shows your position on the OS map on the phone. But that drains the phone battery, which was why I bought the Garmin. Better to use OS map (in the UK obvs) and take a powerbank.

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El Garmin eTrex SE es un GPS sólido y confiable que ofrece una excelente duración de la batería, una pantalla clara y fácil de leer, y es perfecto para aquellos que se inician en el uso de dispositivos GPS. Su capacidad para sincronizarse con el móvil lo convierte en un complemento perfecto para cualquier aventura al aire libre. Estoy completamente satisfecho con mi compra y lo recomendaría sin dudarlo a cualquier persona que esté buscando un GPS confiable y fácil de usar para sus actividades al aire libre.

Produto travou devido a versao do software, que foi corrigido com atualização.

Super une fois qu'on s'y retrouve

Ich benötige für meine Touren ein ganz simples, einfaches, unkompliziertes GPS Gerät, was einfach nur die Tour aufzeichnet und für den Notfall als Back Tracking dient. Und da mein bisheriges Gerät( Garmin eTrex e10 ) nach vielen Jahren jetzt wirklich langsam, seinen gummierten Geist aufgibt war ich auf der Suche nach einem genauso simplen und einfachen Nachfolgegerät. Und für genau diesen Zweck ist genau dieses Gerät, das absolut richtige. Wie gesagt, ich lasse es während Wanderungen lediglich parallel mitlaufen, um einerseits die genaue Strecke aufzuzeichnen und Distanzen und Höhenmeter und Bewegung Zeit zu messen und für den Ernstfall ein Back Tracking zu haben. Über sämtliche anderen Funktionen wie Geocaching oder das anlaufen von vorprogrammierten Punkten kann ich daher hier keine Auskunft geben. Für meine Anwendung Zwecke allerdings ist es wirklich absolut perfekt. Es hat eine nahezu unendliche Batterielaufzeit (ich nutze im Gerät die großen Akkus von IKEA, die angeblich ja Eneloop Akkus sind und auch beim permanenten mit tracken der letzten fünftägigen Outdoor Tour hat sich lediglich ein Einzigster Akku Strich verabschiedet. Zweimal habe ich probehalber auch geschaut, ob das Back Tracking wirklich funktioniert und habe mich vom Gerät über die mit geschriebenen Punkte zurück navigieren lassen und bis auf einige minimale Abweichungen im Bereich unter 2 m vom ursprünglichen Weg funktioniert das wirklich einwandfrei. Wer also ein einfaches simples Gerät ohne große Spielerei und komplizierte Bedienung sucht, an dem er trotzdem das Display nach seinen Vorlieben einstellen gestalten und mit Daten belegen kann, der ist bei diesem Gerät genau richtig.