Owning a Colorado 400t GPS for quite some time. I thought it was time to try out a Garmin Oregon 550t. Garmin gets a lot of good reviews on their GPS units, so I decided to give the 550t a go. Needless to say, “I love it!” Not to say that there was anything wrong with my Colorado, it has been good to me. The Garmin 550t is a bit expensive, but well worth the money. The topo maps on both the GPS systems are quite similar, but that is where it ends.

I have not had any problems since I have been using the Garmin 550t. The visibility is quite clear in sunlight, which seems to be an issue in other reviews. The Garmin 550t has some great features which is why Garmin seems to stand out as the leader, always moving forward to continue developing the best GPS units available.

The most impressive feature on the Garmin 550t hand held GPS is that it has a touchscreen 3.2 mega pixel digital camera. One less item that I need to take with me when I am traveling outdoors. It has a 4x zoom lens. Meaning, that I can capture any image at any place I visit. If I want to return to that spot at any time it will literally navigate me back to that very same position.

Another great feature, which is a really nice option to have is the Sight’N Go. Sometimes when you are out exploring, you may find yourself in a bit of trouble, simply by aiming the compass at any point, the Garmin 550t will plot out a route to safely get you to your destination.

There is no doubt that Garmin makes the best GPS units. I am glad that I went the extra mile by purchasing the Oregon 550t.

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