http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2011/05/the-ultimate-in-touchscreen-toughness-garmin-montana-gives-new-meaning-to-rugged-and-versatile.html
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=&pID=75228
Wow, now this is cool.... but really expensive (650t is $700, no pricing yet on the others but probably around $600 without the pre-loaded 100k topo). Dual orientation 4" screen at 480x272, dual power options and finally a handheld with a speaker so this can replace your auto gps.
(https://static.garmincdn.com/en/products/010-00924-02/g/cf-lg.jpg)
(https://static.garmincdn.com/en/products/010-00924-02/g/pd-01-lg.jpg)
(https://static.garmincdn.com/en/products/010-00924-02/g/lf-lg.jpg)
Looks nice, but a little too rich for my blood, and I already have two units to handle all of those functions. Maybe Garmin can get those sorted out!
Quote from: Boyd on May 18, 2011, 06:26:22 AM
Wow, now this is cool.... but really expensive (650t is $700, no pricing yet on the others but probably around $600 without the pre-loaded 100k topo).
Montana 600 MSRP: US$549.99 (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=75226)
Montana 650 MSRP: US$629.99 (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=75227)
You can compare the 3 models here: https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=167&compareProduct=75226&compareProduct=75227&compareProduct=75228
The 600 looks like the interesting one for me. All you sacrifice appears to be the camera - you still get 3GB internal memory, card slot, barometer and compass. That is a bit unusual for Garmin - they usually cripple the lower priced model in some way, like no compass, no card slot, small memory, etc.
GPSCity has put a bunch of videos on YouTube that show all the menu options. Wow, this unit is more configurable than anything Garmin has made before. Here's the map setup video: http://www.youtube.com/user/GPSCity#p/u/19/nWewFMsuDpY
Check out the video on shortcuts also - very powerful new feature there. And profiles can be automatically activated in response to events like putting the unit in a mount or plugging it into external power.
Boyd said "Check out the video on shortcuts also - very powerful new feature there. And profiles can be automatically activated in response to events like putting the unit in a mount or plugging it into external power."
Dang!
I WANT that for my Oregon!