OT- GPS Units

Anyone here use a DeLorme GPS unit? I'm looking at their PN-20 model. I currently have a Garmin eTrex Vista, but have never like the crummy maps that they provide on both the PC and the GPS. I have DeLorme's mapping software which is outstanding (even if the user interface is a bit clumsy) and like the idea of having them on the GPS as well.

Sounds like this might be DeLorme's first GPS model? I thought they had earlier models, but I couldn't find anything.

I'm also looking the bluetooth receiver for real-time GPS tracking on a laptop. Anyone doing this?

Thanks in advance for any info!

I've got an older DeLorme GPS, but don't use it much because of their crummy maps! Actually, the maps are OK, per se. It's just that the GPS tracking and UI for the maps suck, in my view. If they'd just stuck with the conventional Windows UI, I'd be happy, but nooo, they had to invent their own, which is far from intuitive. The mapping data isn't perfect in all cases, either. For example, the highway between Colorado Springs (where I work) and Woodland Park (where I live) has big deviations in a 3-mile section between the highway on the map and where I actually am according to the GPS. The Garmin mapping data is accurate.

I've been using the Garmin Quest for street routing and the Garmin GPS III with TOPO mapping for off road.

I believe DeLorme recently released the PN-20 and they've always been know for good-quality low-cost hardware. It's just their maps I don't care for...

Ken

Delorme also makes the EarthMate for GPS to a laptop. I've seen some USB flavors in the past, but haven't shopped for one in a long time.

Mel-