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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $374.99
Buy Refurbished: $199.85
You Save: $175.14 (47%)
New (27)
Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Tracks: 20
Batteries: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 3 x 6
Electronic compass
Altimeter
Local pressure
Bearing
Elevation
Distance
Ascent/descent rate
MPN: 010-00270-03
Model: 010-00270-03
UPC: 753759031978
EAN: 0753759031978
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Garmin Product-Rino 130 May 10, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This update might help users that were having problems with there Rino 110, 120 and 130 Radios. Peer-to-Peer and reception issues.
Garmin is pleased to announce that the FCC has granted Garmin a waiver that will allow the Rino series units to send position data on GMRS channels. In addition, Industry Canada has established a license-free GMRS service. Canadian Rino units will now allow users access to GMRS channels. Position sending/polling will also be allowed on Canadian GMRS channels. (...)
 Poor radio, small buttons April 27, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased the Rino 130 specifically because it also had the radio and NOAA features. Fortunately I read the other reviews on this model as well as the 120 and 110 versions that complained about poor radio performance. I tested the unit and sure enough the radio performance is absolutely terrible, and I was able to return the unit to Amazon in time for a full refund. Be sure to test this yourself. Also the buttons are very small, and the zoom function is impractical as you constantly have to activate the zoom and then slide the zoom level up and down. I returned the Rino 130 and purchased a Garmin Etrex Legend C (color display) for about the same price. I will miss the NOAA feature of the 130 but not the radio. This is an overpriced GPS. Spend the money on a color display unit instead and you will not be disappointed.
My Garmin RINO 130 Locks Up August 15, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have had one for almost a year and have sent it back to Garmin twice, they replaced it once. It still has the same problem.
It will lock up and sometimes power itself off. Sometimes I can use the power button to reset it. Other times I have to remove a battery to get it to reset.
There have been a couple of times I have pulled it out of my pack or coat pocket to find it locked up. But, it has also locked up while in my hand. So far this has happened when I have been in the reset menu.
Has anyone else had problems with this GPS ?
UPDATE: 2006-10-05
Garmin has a firmware upgrade that is supposed to fix the "lock up" problem I was having (when using the reset menu in the trip computer). It seemed to fix the problem in my friend's rino130. I upgraded to the rino530. (no problems with it...yet.)
Well designed, mission-ready unit August 2, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading all of the online reviews here on Amazon, and on the manufacturer's web site, I decided to purchase the units and judge for myself. I had been planning a trip to the Michigan sand dunes, and thought it would be nice for safety to have at least two units in case any member of my family got lost, or seperated during the trip.
Within the first few hours of using the units, we learned a few of it's idiosyncrocies. One thing you have to know is that the units must have time to "locate" at least 4 satellites before it will accurately report location info. The time required can vary, depending on the environment. Terrain with buildings, or other barriers, natural or otherwise, will increase the time required for the unit to "lock-in" satellites.
Once the unit's find the satellites needed for self-navigation, the unit works without much intervention. My 14 year-old son was able to learn how to use the tracking-navigation feature within a couple of hours of tickering with the unit.
Out in the field, my 14 year-old son made a miscalculation, and ended up in a chest-high pond of water, with him, his ATV, and the Garmin Rino 130 fully submerged for about 3 minutes. After the initial panic of making sure he was ok, and removing the water-logged ATV from the water, we immediately checked the Rino 130, and it was still working great. However, the external PTT microphone that is sold as an accessory did not survive the plunge.
The unit works so well, and is so simple to use, it can seem almost "toy-like" until you realize how much data it keeps track of at one time. Once I initiated the "tracking" feature for the other two units I purchased, it maintained location data for the duration of the trip, without any further manipulation. I was actually stunned by the simplicity of locating any of the units, even standing still. Although the compass feature works better when moving, it is still very accurate in a fixed location under the right conditions.
Overall, I would recommend this unit for anyone needing basic communication and GPS capability. The Radio was a bit under-powered in my opinion, but they were suitable for short distances in wooded areas. Near some metro areas, RF interference is definitely a problem, but that's no fault of the unit. Many of the people who have complained about this unit seem to either have received a defective unit, or don't like to read manuals.
Great GPS, so-so radio March 9, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Once you get over the cost of accessories, which can easily exceed your initial purchse, the biggest problem is the slow transfer speeds. Expect to waste over 60 minutes to download 24MB of maps. As noted just about everywhere else, the radio should be better than it is. The GPS itself works fantastically, has a lot of nice features, and is easy to use.
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