Imagine you are a hiker. Suppose on one particular hike, you decide to veer off the beaten path and hike some unknown territory. You won't have to worry about getting lost in the woods with your Garmin handheld GPS receiver.

For an affordable grayscale device, the GPSMAP 60 has a few goodies normally only found on more upscale models. For instance, the Garmin GPSMAP 60 comes equipped for geocaching adventures and other site navigation games. The built-in base map has auto-routing capabilities and turn-by-turn directions with tone prompts to assist drivers.

Even when hikers and geocachers thought the respectable Garmin GPSMAP 60CS couldn't get any better, it did! The improved GPSMAP 60CSx added a high-sensitivity receiver to track your positioning even under dense canopies or in the deepest canyons. The screen is brighter and easier to read during the day and a storage card enables you to store more detailed map information.

The GPSMAP 76CSx received rave reviews and 4.67 stars out of 5 at Gpsnow, a Garmin GPS navigation systems dealer site. "Recently I took it on a cross-country air flight, and could tell the speed of the plane, its elevation, the elevation to which the cabin was pressurized, and also what I was looking at out the window, and where I was," explains consumer Peter Colman.

For boaters and drivers, the GPSMAP 276C is a nice mid-price device. Compared to earlier models, the resolution is one of the clearest and brightest. Consumers often mention the larger, easy-to-read numbers and easy-to-navigate menus.

Before you purchase your GPS navigation system, you may want to be aware that some GPS software is more compatible than others. While Magellan and Navignon have perfectly fine products, there isn't as much widespread support. For instance, there are a number of free navigator maps and tour guide downloads for Garmin and TomTom that just aren't offered for other manufacturers.

The Tomtom Go 740 is a GPS device housed with plenty of features and thereby making it a strong competitor when compared to Garmin Nuvi models. When the consumer chooses to invest in the Tomtom Go 740, he or she gets access to a free year of traffic, fuel, weather information, and buddies.

A bit more advanced than the Nuvi 855 is the Garmin Nuvi 885T system; a GPS device that offers everything the Nuvi 855 has to offer in addition to Bluetooth wireless hands free calling features. For just 100 dollars more, the Garmin Nuvi GPS user can get the best of all potential GPS features and walk away with a super enhanced, practical, and sensational GPS device. This super slender GPS device is housed with an FM traffic receiver, full speech recognition capabilities, vocal command features, preloaded maps of the US and Canada, an MP3 player and features ...

The Garmin Nuvi 855 is a GPS device that has a superior slim style and plenty of advantageous features. The Nuvi 855 is fully loaded with maps which are presented on a 4.3 inch wide full color display with touch screen management.

The 520 is among the first GPS units to offer voice recognition for address inputs. But what else does it offer?