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Old 07-09-2009
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I've used the 76CSx and the Colorado. The 76 is slow and clunky compared to the Colorado, but the Colorado is a power hungry little monster. Note that the 76's use 4 AA batteries and the Colorado uses 2 AA, so someone might want to time them both to failure and divide the 76 by two. I'm wiring a 12vdc socket in the companionway to feed the Colorado on an adapter. The Oregon is fun to play with in the store; nice touch screen... Colorado needs no purchase of additional maps... Colorado has tides and current info... I can see the screen in daylight without backlighting. Zoom is Way Faster than 76's... Not sure if it floats though.
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