GPS: Magellan vs. Garmin

Looking at the Garmin eTrex Legend and the Magellan SportTrack Pro. These appear to be pretty similar and would like to hear any opinions.

Thanks!

If you settle on Garmin, get the Vista. 24MB as against 8MB for the Legend.

In my opinion, I would go with the Magellan just for ergonomic reasons. I don’t like where the “mouse pointer” is on the garmin. I’m right handed, so my thumb is constantly over the screen when trying to flip through the menus. The Magellan has a decent base map, Garmin’s has slightly more detail. Go to your local sporting goods store and play with them both. Mess around with the menus, mark a waypoint, etc. That’s how I would decide, either way, they are both great products. I’ve just got to talk Garmin into putting their buttons on the bottom of the units.

I have a Garmin Etrex Legend. Depending on what you are going to use it for, I would say 8mb would be enough memory. I haven’t downloaded anything yet, so I can’t say for sure. I will say that I have had great luck with their customer service dept.