Garmin Colorado 400t Handheld GPS Unit with US Topographic Preloaded Maps

Garmin Colorado 400t Handheld GPS Unit with US Topographic Preloaded Maps

The Garmin Colorado 400t is rugged with a high-sensitivity receiver to offers innovative features such as a new Rock ‘n Roller wheel for one hand operation as well as the ability to exchange waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly between units. In addition, you can customize your Colorado with five different user profiles: automotive, marine, recreation, fitness or geocache. The SD card slot on the bottom of the unit makes it simple to load optional maps for different types of adventures. The Colorado has a rugged, metal-look and a sleek, slim profile. The Colorado’s detailed mapping and high-resolution color display enhance any outdoor adventure, whether on land or water. Compatible with heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensor (GSC 10) Supports Geoching.com GPX files for complete cache descriptions and hints User configurable profiles – automotive, marine, recreation, fitness, and geocache Display Size – Height 2.55 x Width 1.53 Display Resolution – Width 240 x Height 400 pixels Battery type – 2 AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries Unit Dimensions – Width 2.4 x Height 5.5 x Depth 1.4 Unit Weight – 7.3 ounces with batteries

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Everything they said it would be and then some.
Plain and simple the best gps on the market. You can even customize the menu how you want it to be. You can throw the instructions in the trash as you will not be needing them. Buy the hard case off garmin’s website with the money you saved buying this on amazon. Great unit!

5 Stars Great
I ordered this to aid in my work as a Flight Engineer on tour in Afghanistan and it does the job quite well. It’s durable loads quickly and has excellent battery life. If you are in a similar job I would recommend getting the maps for Afghanistan because what’s included doesn’t cut muster, but it was very specific as to what was included with this item so I won’t cut rating at all. A good buy.

4 Stars Colorado 400t GPS
Love this unit. Very ergonomic and fast to aquire sat. reception. Great for geocaching also. The only gripe is the backlight needs to be brighter.

2 Stars it’s a cross-grade not an upgrade
This isn’t some lengthy indepth review. Just some quick notes after the first time out.

The Rocker wheel is interesting but much slower to use and a more work to use than the input controller on the 60cx and csx. Also it’s placement that the top makes operating it with one hand very difficult, and I have big hands.

I don’t know what they were thinking when they chose the material to cover the screen. Scratched it the first time out, it’s cheap soft plastic. The kind that might be acceptable if you are using it in your car but definitely isn’t acceptable for outdoor use. Makes the early iPhone plastic seem like steel. They really need to replace this, actually it’s bad enough they need to recall the units and fix them.

Battery life is lower than previous models as well. Turn off audio cues, turn off backlight, get some Nickel Metal Hydride re-chargeables ( they last about 20% longer than normal batteries ), and carry spares.

The UI design is bad. It’s pretty but they hid everything that’s not “play”. Saving tracks is cumbersome, still haven’t found Trackback, route management is cumbersome. Things are labeled badly. More devotion was paid to games, viewing photos, and useless fluff, than to making this a usable unit for outdoor enthusiasts.

That said it’s nice that this comes with some pre-loaded maps. It seems pretty accurate. The new carabiner attachment is a big improvement over the plastic clip on the older models.

The hi-def screen is nice, though not essential. Would gladly trade it for more battery life.

Last comment is this that software still isn’t mac compatible. This is absolutely inexcusable. Waypoint and Trip manager are not exactly sophisticated applications, re-tooling them in Java or Adobe Air or porting them to the Mac, which Garmin has been promising to do for years, just isn’t that big a deal. To get my data out I use gpsbabel, but I can’t imagine most users are gunna go there.

5 Stars Garmin Colorado 400t
We recently upgraded to the Garmin Colorado from the Garmin GPSmap 60CSX. It has some really neat features that the 60CSX does not offer. My favorite part is the “field notes” in order to log your finds after a day of geocaching. I will say; however, that the instructions are quite vague in the owner’s manual. I had to get a LOT of help from other geocachers in order to figure out how to work the unit. As far as accuracy, it seems to me that it is just as accurate as our 60CSX. No better, no worse.

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