
Text entry (entering waypoint names, etc.) faster on touch screen.Better for auto use (due to touch screen).Buttons (instead of touch screen) – a personal preference issue.Reception may be better in vertical orientation due to quad-helix antenna (untested).Better for mountain bikers and others needing to easily change pages on the fly.Longer rated battery life (20 hours vs.Brighter screen in a wider range of conditions.So I thought I’d go ahead and take a stab at answering what is bound to be a common question over the next few months should you get a GPSMAP 62s or the Oregon 450? Here’s my take on the advantages of each: Well, the Garmin 62 series has started hitting online stores, and we already know a lot about it, since it’s based on the same platform as the GPSMAP 78 series.



UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Garmin GPSMAP 62s
