Garmin eTrex® SE GPS Handheld Navigator, Extra Battery Life, Wireless

13 reviews for Garmin eTrex® SE GPS Handheld Navigator, Extra Battery Life, Wireless

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   David – 4 December 2024

   Small GPS, battery usage great, works with my Phone
   It is very small GPS with an adequate view screen. The buttons, need to be pressed in the center, and are a bit stiff. It took a while to get used to the menus and buttons. Within a day of taking it out on a trail, It became easier to operate. Downloaded the manual from Garmin since the manual that comes with it is just a few pages.I paired it to a large screen phone. It works flawlessly with the phone. You get to see a nice trail map with elevation reading and all waypoints along the trail.The GPS lacks an elevation history page. The map on the GPS is really useless but the electronic compass works perfectly. Several other pages on the GPS give you ample information.This is a back-up for my other Garmin GPS… I found it small but extremely useful and accurate.Hooked it up to a phone at the end of the day and downloaded the information to my phones. The phone has a big nice map. Since I need to carry a phone, linking the two together is easy. If I need extra information I just bluetooth to my phone in seconds.For the cheapest GPS Available it a very good buy.

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   James Schwartz – 4 December 2024

   Very happy
   Bought this little thing and was unsure what it was. Got the app to go with it. Looks great, fits perfect in a pocket. The battery life is amazing. Very accurate, kept us from getting lost on one of our rides. And a great value. Super simple to use.

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   E. Seale – 4 December 2024

   Simple, cost effective device for some uses
   This GPS receiver is pretty obviously aimed at a subset of the usual customer community, so you’ll want to make sure you know what it can / can’t do before jumping at its great price.You do not get a color screen, or fancy graphics that you’d get with a $300+ unit, or even on your smart phone.What you do get is a pocketable GPS with super-long battery life (far better than any phone’s), support for all existing navigation networks (GPS and Galileo and Glonass — at the cost of reduced battery lifetime), and some broadly-useful core functions. It’s great for old-school (pre-smartphone) geocaching, or orienteering, or hiking.My only real complaints so far (having just received the unit) are with the user interface / documentation. The menu system is classic Garmin, a bit “clunky.” Digging through the manual isn’t much better, since the unit and its manual both use… unique… terms for some things, and they’re not explicitly defined anywhere.I bought the unit primarily for geotagging photos — I need it to record a log of my path that I can later save to a GPX file. As far as my interface to the eTrex SE, this means I most often want to turn on / turn off logging and then save the data — but doing this takes a relatively deep dive in the menus. Deeper than I’d like it to be, at any rate.I’ll update this review after I put some miles on this gadget (and so can speak semi-intelligently to its actual battery life and accuracy), in the meantime, here are some terms to know as you start using the device or perusing its manual:Activity — a recorded GPS track. You can have the device start recording automatically based on your motion, or do it manually (with some effort). You’ll need to dive into the menus to end the activity / save a file in either case, so you might as well get used to this path.Course — a pre-defined path you would subsequently like to follow. A course is defined by a series of “Locations,” also called “Course Points” by the device / manual (most folks would probably call them “waypoints”).Expedition Mode — a low-power mode to extend battery life. Bluetooth is turned off, your track is recorded less often.

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   TWH – 4 December 2024

   Ease of use
   Great product for the price. Compact, lightweight, well laid out graphics.

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   duke neuman – 4 December 2024

   Worst piece of garbage ever
   Do not and I stress do not buy this thing it glitches out it freezes up it shut off multiple times when I was stranded out in the middle of the wilderness do not buy this thing I made it home by trekking 18 mi to the wilderness with no help with this thing when I got home I lit it on fire and smashed it with a hammer

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   Kamil – 4 December 2024

   Garmin eTrex® SE after first couple days
   after first trip:+ simple and easy to use+ very good screen visibility in sun+ very fast location finding (gps)+ working on regular battery AA- size, not bad at all but it could be little bit lighter and smaller, “fat” in pocketOverall i am very happy to us it and i don’t think there is a better product like that.

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   Saint04 – 4 December 2024

   Compact and convenient geocaching GPS handheld unit
   Overall, the device has been working out well for my family while geocaching. I also have the newest 67map model and attached photos for perspective. These two units have their pros and cons. I like how simple and easy the etrex se is to use once you get the menu and settings figured out. It’s been solid/reliable… the 67 has been a little glitchy. The etrex se has a very clear and readable monochrome display compared to the color MIP screen on the 67. I highly recommend the etrex SE wanting a basic and affordable GPS unit. Oh, forgot to mention, the antenna on this unit is just as good if not better than the 67. I like that the batteries are replaceable unlike the sealed one on the 67.

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   Antony – 4 December 2024

   Not lost!
   It works great but there is a learning curve. I chose to learn mine in the swamps of Louisana. I dont recommend this at all. Once I used it for an entire day I began to understand how it worked. We ver got lat but took lots of extra steps in the wrong direction.

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   Excelente material. Atendeu a minha espectativa. – 4 December 2024

   Produto travou devido a versao do software, que foi corrigido com atualização.

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    Fer Trevino – 4 December 2024

    Me da mucha tranquilidad traer este aparato. Tengo menos de un año haciendo senderismo en un grupo pequeño y no tenemos a alguien con experiencia que nos acompañe como guía. Gracias a este dispositivo nos hemos atrevido a explorar rutas remotas e ir a explorar lugares desconocidos (para nosotros). Antes usaba solo la App de Wikiloc, con el problema de que el GPS gasta muy rápido la batería de mi celular, además de que en verano calienta mucho el aparato. Una vez que se nos hizo de noche nos quedamos sin baterías en los teléfonos (los habíamos usado todo el día para tomar fotos y video) y terminamos atrapados en la oscuridad en un laberinto de nopaleras. Luego de esa experiencia, decidí buscar un dispositivo GPS independient a mi celular y encontré este modelo.Los pros: La batería le dura días, eso me da tranquilidad de que siempre podré encontrar el camino de regreso. Es robusto, contra agua, y fácil de leer en el camino. Pasar una ruta de Wikiloc al GPS es un proceso de dos pasos, pero sencillo y rápido (de Wikiloc la mandas como archivo a la App de Garmin Explore y luego la sincronizas con el GPS). La App de Garmin Explore es robusta y puedo compartir mi ubicación en tiempo real con mis familiares en casa sin que el teléfono gaste pila extra por usar el GPS (se conecta al eTrex por Bluthoot, lo cual sí consume batería pero no como si estuviera usando el GPS en el teléfono). Aunque la pantalla del eTrex no muestra detalles topográficos del mapa, si se usa en conjunto con la App del celular llega a ser tan buena como los otros modelos más caros.Los contras: No es un dispositivo económico, aunque sea de los más baratos de esta línea. Su interfase no se parece a nada conocido, por lo que hay una larga curva de aprendizaje. No hay muchos videos en YouTube que expliquen cómo funciona este modelo (tal vez yo debería hacer uno) así que en una búsqueda rápida no vas a encontrar nada que te saque de dudas, sin embargo otros dispositivos Garmin llevan la misma lógica en su sistema operativo, así que viendo tutoriales de otros modelos pude entender cómo se usa y para qué sirven todas las funciones.Conclusión: Aunque la curva de aprendizaje es complicada para sacarle el máximo provecho, desde la primera vez me sirvió para el propósito que lo compré, que es ir tranquilo a los senderos que no conozco. Aunque es grande y pesado, sería igual de pesado llevar un powerbank grande para estar recargando la batería de mi celular. Quizá no sea la opción para todo el mundo, pero si estás en una situación similar a la mía y no quieres depender de otras personas para ir a explorar nuevas rutas, sí te lo recomiendo.

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    Jonny Castle – 4 December 2024

    The good:Goes months without battery change. Fast. Uses 5 constellations. Firmware is upgradable.The bad:App to upgrade firmware is trash, and an account is needed. Tracking doesn’t like to start so you have to check that it is logging every trip, this regardless of settings. Does not come with clip, this is an extra purchase, but also difficult to find.

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    Gerald M. – 4 December 2024

    Ich habe mir diesen GPS Tracker für meine Motorradtouren geleistet.Das Design ist schlicht und funktionell.Batterien halten bei mir im Dauerbetrieb ca. 10 Tage.Auch aufladbare Batterien funktionieren.Nun benutze ich es auch zum Wandern.Zusätzlich kaufte ich mir noch eine Halterung für das Motorrad.Preis/Leistung stimmen.

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    Gord – 4 December 2024

    I remember the classic garmin legend, fairly basic but had everything you wanted, this unit is an update of that unit, does everything you would expect and more. But has one or two issues, the internal memory is poor and lacks one or two functions, however for the price very good value.