emariu Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Does anybody know something about an upgrade to Montana line? montana 750 or something?! Every other line has been updated and the top of the line, Montana is still outdated.. I'm more and more inclined to switch to android gps software with a rugged power bank,the screen resolution and size, very fast processor and memory..everything is in favor to dump garmin montana Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 The 610 and 680 were released less than a year ago so I doubt it. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334516&st=0&p=5547314 Quote Link to comment
emariu Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 The 610 and 680 were released less than a year ago so I doubt it. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334516&st=0&p=5547314 I cannot call 680 a real update..some small improvements over the predecesors Even the oregon 700 is better than montana 680 and with more functions Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I cannot call 680 a real update..some small improvements over the predecesors Even the oregon 700 is better than montana 680 and with more functions Garmin seems to have a cycle for updating the software interface as well as hardware upgrades. Etrex sometimes gets the first new software features - for example the eTrex touch was the first to get activity profiles rather than the traditional profile. It's not surprising that the Oregon update included this interface, and an update the gpsMAP line will probably come next to include the various wifi and bluetooth connectivity features introduced with the Oregon 700. And then the Montana line will likely get its update. So... maybe look two years down the road for that. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 .... and an update the gpsMAP line will probably come next to include the various wifi and bluetooth connectivity features introduced with the Oregon 700. And then the Montana line will likely get its update. So... maybe look two years down the road for that. That would be my guess as well. The 64 series will probably be next, hopefully with higher resolution and wifi, then Montana another year later. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I cannot call 680 a real update..some small improvements over the predecesors Even the oregon 700 is better than montana 680 and with more functions The fact that you did not like the upgrade is not the point here.... They issued a new model and they won't do another one for two to three years. It has only been a year, so it won't happen. The new models disrupt sales and marketing for the old ones and they need a certain time buffer to make it worth the development costs. As above the 64 line is the longest in the tooth, so most likely be next. Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 As above the 64 line is the longest in the tooth, so most likely be next. That and the non-touch eTrex line. But I suspect that the etrex will be the last to get the hardware upgrades to encourage purchases of the more advanced lines. But sometimes the eTrex are used to experiment with new technologies too (I think they were the first to get GLONASS support). Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) ....and the non-touch eTrex line. ?? The non-touch etrex line was upgraded May 2015. http://newsroom.garmin.com/press-release/featured-releases/introducing-garmin-etrex-20x-and-30x-outdoor-handhelds The 64 series was January 2014. http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2014/01/garmin-introduces-gpsmap-64-series-updating-popular-outdoor-handheld.html Edited September 7, 2016 by Red90 Quote Link to comment
+BlackRose67 Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 But sometimes the eTrex are used to experiment with new technologies too (I think they were the first to get GLONASS support). Correct. I bought my first GPS, an eTrex 20, back in December 2011. The eTrex 10/20/30 were the first Garmin handheld units to get GLONASS support. Quote Link to comment
emariu Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 OK, thanks for the replies..So I have to wait till 2018 to see a new Montana.. Quote Link to comment
alandb Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Only Garmin knows the answer to that question, and their lips are sealed Quote Link to comment
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