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Montana 680T
Chris_Sav
127 Points
680T has arrived miraculously quickly, two days from Germany to UK! Bit like an old friend coming home after the 276CX
Have spent some time setting the beast up as my old 650T and took a backup. Tried to put in my 'Home' waypoint and the thing rebooted and reset to factory defaults!
Don't know why. To potentially save time and for my future reference:
Can I just copy my backup over the existing files? or (if I could) would I need to get into image territory as I would restoring Windoze 10 boot partition please?
Have spent some time setting the beast up as my old 650T and took a backup. Tried to put in my 'Home' waypoint and the thing rebooted and reset to factory defaults!
Don't know why. To potentially save time and for my future reference:
Can I just copy my backup over the existing files? or (if I could) would I need to get into image territory as I would restoring Windoze 10 boot partition please?
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680T seems so much more familiar and easy to hold and manipulate in portrait mode than the 276CX, wish I could warrant the topo pro maps to go with it but not at £350! .
On the surface, as expected, the 680T is almost identical to the 650T.
A lot more satellites available with the Glonass system.
Battery claims were met on the 276CX which was excellent but I suspect am back to four hours with the display permanently on using the 680T.
680T still feels so much more comfortable to hold, it's just not natural to hold a large device in landscape mode as was the 276CX, your elbow is forced out at a most unnatural angle.
Will see how it performs later today.
Note to self (and moderators), should really have put this in the GPS forum, perhaps mods would like to tidy up?
While it should work to just copy your backup to the unit again, personally I would only do that in the event of some kind of major corruption. You know, it's sort of like doing a brain transplant to cure a headache. :)
Glad you have another Montana, too bad that the 276cx didn't work out… but at least you saved some money. All the best for the new year!
£300 back in the pocket is certainly preferable to a GPS that I felt let me down badly!
I seemed to have more difficulty in reading the screen in bright sunlight than I remember with the 650T, but the navigation went well.
Only disappointment was battery life of only three hours (184 mins) on the internal battery whether on Glonass or not, possibly due to having to use the screen on full brightness which I don't think I had to do on the 650T
Cannot think of any reason for the screen readability difference, apart from using different OSM maps to the TalkyToaster maps I have used previously. These route better but have less shading.
Seems to agree with your comment, had not seen it, but thanks. Off again this weekend so may try taking the screen protector off, rather than have to fiddle with the angle of the mount depending on sun direction.
Latest software update today professes to fix a potential display problem and now the 680T goes into USB mode with the OSM map enabled. Guess that may be related :)
Just wish they would fix my USB disconnect problem on USB 3.1
Permanently on when I am run leader for our classic motorcycle group. Battery life 75% as good as 650T and screen has to be viewed from square on or you cannot see it in sunlight and I still do not think it as bright..
Have discovered that it will disconnect from my USB 3.1 provided you keep trying, normally takes about six attempts.
Basically I'm still waiting for Garmin to fix the 276CX but have little hope of that happening.
On a boys trip to Manxland from tomorrow! leave 'erself to feed the moggies.