I have found it really depends on the area in question to know which is better detail..<br><br>&nbsp;If these come through here are two examples .. topo vs topo 2008<br><br>On set is Squaw Peak in Phoenix area the other is Mnt Lemmon in Tucson area.
<br>The red area in the top left shows which version is which in each picture..<br><br>You be the judge.<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/29/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Daines</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:rjdaines@gmail.com">
rjdaines@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Just loaded Topo 2008 and it looks pretty cool, the shading is very helpful though only seen on the PC.&nbsp; Not sure it&#39;s a must have but for the price it&#39;s a nice upgrade.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Daines</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:rjdaines@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">rjdaines@gmail.com</a>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">After reading the thread and considering the rebate, I just order it ;-^<br><br>
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<div><span><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bill Burkett</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:wburkett@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">How&#39;s it compare to the older Garmin Topo maps?<span>&nbsp; </span></span></font></p>
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<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">There&#39;s some discussion on <a href="http://geocaching.com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">

geocaching.com</a> about the new maps&#39; accuracy and value at &lt; <a href="http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=165968&amp;hl=garmin%20%20topo%20%202008&amp;st=0" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">

http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=165968&amp;hl=garmin%20%20topo%20%202008&amp;st=0</a> &gt;,<span>&nbsp; </span>but Amazon has them available for $59.10 &lt; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000RAASFK/sr=8-1/qid=1187035307/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful/002-0068586-1894469?ie=UTF8&amp;n=172282&amp;qid=1187035307&amp;sr=8-1#customerReviews" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000RAASFK/sr=8-1/qid=1187035307/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful/002-0068586-1894469?ie=UTF8&amp;n=172282&amp;qid=1187035307&amp;sr=8-1#customerReviews</a> &gt; and Garmin&#39;s offering a $30 rebate off that &lt; 
<a href="http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/topous.jsp" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/topous.jsp</a> &gt;.</span></font></p>

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<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Are they worth $30?</span></font></p></div></div></span></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></span></div></blockquote>
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