Garmin GPSMAP 76

alaTest has collected and analyzed 103 user reviews of Garmin GPSMAP 76 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other GPS on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the screen and performance. The maps and price are also mentioned favorably.

Relatively cheap but somewhat flawed.

The Garmin GPSMAP 76 is probably Garmin's most popular entry-level marine handheld. This greyscale unit floats and can accommodate up to 8MB of added maps. Its pre-loaded basemap brings marine navigation aids, including lights, buoys, sound signals and...

I never really got the hang of thi unit until it failed. I was on a kakak trip and noticed the battary compartment was very hot. Water had entered. Dried it out and put in new battaries but still no go.

So I finally got around to upgrading my trusty 3 year old GPS navigator to a new GPSMAP 76. Since I found the screen on the Map76 was much easier to read in the sunlight than the smaller screens on the other models. In addition, you can upload map data...

Just because it's not a color screen, some would look down on this GPS, but that is short-sighted. The large screen has good contrast; easy to read. The only short-coming is the 8MB of memory. I'd like to load the more detailed maps, but I can still...

Excellent choice as a backup to a larger GPS Chartplotter, or as your primary GPS on a small boat. Accurate. Rugged. Reliable.GPS 76 and 76MapPros:Accurate. Reliable. Reasonably priced.Cons:None, really.

If we lived in a simpler world, a kinder world, this would be a lovely device.Undisclosed LocationsPros:Works well.Cons:But do you know for sure how well?