Originally Posted by
Athens80
The Garmin Edge 500 is frequently on sale, new, for less than $200, with the best prices being around $160. The 500 cannot display or use street maps. It has no touchscreen. It meets your other wishes. It's the model I see on bikes more than any other.
My father gave me the 500 for Christmas, when the 800 was just coming out. He wondered why I wanted the 500 over the 800. I told him because of the touchscreen. The 500 has buttons that can actually be seen, and felt. The 800 n' 1000 are touchscreen. So, Very touch-sensitive. Not good if you have eye-hand coordination problems.