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Hi,

I really don't know what I should do.  I have been using my Oregon 450 for 6+ years.  The power switch boot is gone, the micro SD card slot no longer works, the screen now has some horizontal lines going across it all the time. 

The final straw is that I can not get it to show some recent tracks.  The tracks show up using Basecamp but I can not get them to show up on the 450.  I had over 200 tracks on the unit so I removed some and still can not get these newer tracks to show up.  I have restored factory settings and even cleared all the memory by holding the corners during powerup and nothing works for these newer tracks.  I exported the gpx file to an app on my Iphone and I see those new tracks but not on my 450.

I wouldn't mind getting a new GPS if I could find a better one but I don't really see any "better" models out there.  I use it only for hiking.  I like the 4" screens but they are very heavy and still only limit you to 200 tracks.  My Iphone does way better but the battery sucks.

Any suggestions?
Thanks!

I just bought the Oregon 450.  The documentation is so bad I don't even know how to get started. 

I want to load maps onto it from gpsfiledepot.com and I don't know where to start.  I have spent 8 hours on the web trying to figure out what to do.  I looked at the Wiki site but that didn't help me.

Do I need Mapsource or Basecamp?  Do I have to buy them?  Which one should I get? 

I plan on using the unit to go hiking in the Puerto Rican jungle to look for caves.  After I get comfortable with using the maps I also want to put Google images on it.

Please help me because I am about to give up.