GolfLogix

The GolfLogix GPS-8 by Garmin is a must for every golf lover. This is the top 2008 Christmas gift for golf players. Thousands of dads and husbands will find this present under the tree this holiday season. The Garmin Golf Logix is filled with features and is an affordable price. If you want the cheapest price on the GolfLogix, buy now to save over $20 and get free super saver shipping. If you wait this item might be sold out and you won't be able to get the perfect present for your loved one.

Review

In this review of the Garmin GolfLogix, we'll start by looking at some of the product features. This GPS is user-friendly and displays key yardage distance for when you are on the course. Its calculations are both precise and instant. You can use it to calculate to the back, front, or center of the greens or hazards. There are more than 21,800 courses available and your unit can hold up to 20, so keep all of your favorite units in the GolfLogix.

Reviews list the great visibility of the 2.25” X 1.25” LCD as one of the highlights of the GolfLogix GPS-8 by Garmin. It's shockproof, waterproof, and can be seen in direct sunlight. Another good point in the review of the GolfLogix is that it's compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows 2000, XP, and Vista. The battery life is 22 hours. It comes with a bag or belt clip, AA batteries, and a USB-serial cable.

Now for the negative in this review of the Garmin GolfLogix: poor customer service. While most customers have a wonderful experience, some models will lock up over time or are duds, as with any electronics that you buy. At this time, some customers have had unsatisfactory experience with the customer service for the Garmin GolfLogix. This isn't a critique of the the product itself, and hopefully the issue will be resolved by next year.

GPS-8

The GPS-8 is what makes the GolfLogix from Garmin so powerful. The GPS-8 is the new version and can automatically recognize what course you are playing. It calculates and displays distance to the center, front, and back of the green and also displays hazards.

The GolfLogix GPS-8 has a 12-channel GPS receiver with high sensitivity that gives it accuracy and enables it to have quickly acquire satellite data. The GPS-8 is not a large unit and it weighs only 5.3 ounces and is only 1.2” thick. The Garmin GolfLogix GPS-8 will continue to function even if it is wet because its casing is both shockproof and waterproof, along with being impact-resistant.

The GPS-8 stores different data for each hole, including back, center, and front of the green, bunkers, hazards, carries, lay-ups, and water. You don't need to push buttons or point lasers with the Golf Logix because the screen automatically advances to your targets on the course.

Garmin

Garmin is well known for its highly accurate and high quality GPS units. It's not surprising that their golf course GPS is the most popular on the market. They beat the other popular brand, Sky Caddy, with their ease of use. Garmin was founded in 1989 in Witchita, Kansas. Their first product was aimed at the marine market and was a panel-mounted GPS receiver that they called the GPS 100.

They continued to make newer and more advanced GPS models, including their Golf GPS line, and Garmin is perhaps the best-known of all the GPS companies.

Golf

If you want a GPS to help your golf game, the Garmin GolfLogix is a good choice. Since it's a handheld GPS-8 device, you can easily carry it with you as you play your round of golf. To get the most accurate data on distance, you can take the unit to the golf ball. You don't need to have a direct line of sight to the hole or hazard to use the GolfLogix during your golf game because you don't need to point it or aim it for it to work.

If you are playing in a USGA competition or sanctioned event, you'll want to check with a professional before you play to see if the Golf Logix is allowed under the rules. Of course, if you are playing golf for recreation, GPS devices are allowed in handicap scoring.

Logix

The 2008 model of the Garmin Golf Logix GPS-8 is the most recent one. The LCD of the 2008 Garmin Golf Logix is large. It can hold up to 20 courses. Its AA batteries can last up to 22-hours. The case for the 2008 Logix model is completely waterproof. You can now display the distances in either meters or yards. Both the hardware and the software strive to be user friendly and it is hands free because it will auto-advance to each target on the golf course.

Security features are also present in the Golf Logix GPS-8 by Garmin. They include a personalized name on the main screen. The visibility is great in either dark playing conditions or in direct sunlight and you can adjust the screen contrasts.