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Garmin is an abysmally disappointing company. What they have created here is a product straight out of the Blackberry era. From what I can see, they offer nothing in the handheld market that is close to a modern device. This is a poor piece of hardware coupled with poor software. I am returning it. It burns me up that I also have a Garmin in my car that is inferior as well and that I didn't return it. Never again! Here are just some of the issues I have encountered in my brief period of ownership: - The screen is tiny. I need reading glasses and hike in the desert sun. The screen is next to useless. My smartphone works just fine in the same conditions with no glasses. - It is far from intuitive - Clearly the best tech minds do not work for Garmin. - It has a joystick which protrudes - In your pocket that joystick gets bumped turning the screen on, wasting battery life. - You can't search for a location by state - Input any state and it returns ZERO results. - The method to change the order of items is different in the Main menu versus the Route Planning menu - Who designed this??? - The delete tracks menu actually contains the delete all settings. WHAT??? - There are no geocaches. The only reason I give this 2 stars instead of 1 is the data is solid. (Edited on 2/20/21): To follow is the solution I have been using since my return of this device. I hike extensively, much of it off trail, and wanted a dedicated device just for mapping. I purchased a large screen burner phone at a box store - no need to activate it as GPS works without doing so. I disabled all the apps that I could, to extend battery life. Next, I downloaded and purchased Gaia for mapping and route finding (All Trails works too). Once you purchase, you can download maps before you head out. Alternately, you can activate phone service so you don't have to pre-download maps, but it will cost significantly more. I also added a protective case with backpack clip and an external battery pack to make the device as bulletproof and last even longer than the Garmin. This setup has been just awesome. Gaia is awesome. The maps are on a huge screen. The hardware and software are modern and intuitive. The accuracy is as good as Garmin. I have access to dozens of types of maps, including historical topo maps. Finally, it's even a cheaper option! Frankly, it's shocking that the company whose business this is can't do this.