Oregon 450 dies, but great service from Garmin!

[vansiclenr]

After just over a month, and only one week of outdoor use, my Garmin 450 died.  Would not power up when power button was pressed, although the computer-garmin screen would come up when I plugged the unit into the computer.  Called Garmin Monday. Support ran through some over-the-phone diagnostics, then issued a return authorization.  Mailed Tuesday.  On Thursday I received an email saying they had received it.  Also on Thursday I received an email saying they had shipped a new unit.  I received it today, Tuesday.  I registered it, called Garmin, got the account set up so that City Navigator could be moved from the old GPS to the new one.  I am happy.
   Has anyone else had an Oregon turn into a brick?

[babj615]

Why, yes. Yes I have.

I have an Oregon 300, 400t, 450, and 550t.

NONE of them are the same unit I originally purchased. They have all bricked.

A friend liked my Oregon 450 and picked one up about a year ago, and his just bricked last week. TWO weeks out of warranty.  And Garmin told him 'Tough Bananas.'

All Oregons Brick. IMHO.

[Indrid Cold]

Nothing but good luck with our Oregons. Once a firmware upgrade didn't take right, but was able to recover the unit with a rollback.