Uboxing Garmin Oregon 550

Have been using a GPSr for quite some time, and been very proud of my trusty Garmin GPSMAP 60 CSx

But what I didn’t really like about the 60 CSx was that fact that it attracts people’s attention since it really looks like a walki-talki which adds another level of difficulty while Geocaching in urban settings. So I needed a device that has the same power (if not more) and capabilities of my trusty 60CSx to be used as my primary device. I got the Garmin Oregon 550 with its touch screen interface, and the 3.2MP camera that geotags images, this new device was release mid-July 2009. I was trying to get it locally or from nearby region with no luck so I had to get it shipped from the US.

When I got the package I thought of doing an unboxing post so here it is:

Unboxing the Garmin Oregon 550

Just opened the box to see the surprise inside it.

They had to put the Mac logo in there, didn’t see any Windows logo though.

In the box you will find:

• Oregon 550.
• AA battery charger
• 2 AA NiMH batteries
• Carabiner clip
• USB cable
• Owner’s manual on disk
• Quick start manual

The back where you can see the camera lens of the GPS device.

Right next to the trusty 60CSx, much smaller.

A tad thicker, but it feels great in hand.

The back of the Oregon 550 and the 60CSx.