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Dakota 20 instead.
Colour touch screen, expandable via micro SD cards.
Free mapping from talkie toaster. I use the cheap Garmin bar mount and loop the lanyard on the bar in case although it's shown no inclination to cone loose at Whinlatter, Guisborough or the Dark Peak (Beast etc) yet.
Difference its meant to be handheld?
So is the Etrex...
Works just fine for me and was a much better buy than the Etrex 30 at the time.
I started out looking at Etrex 10's, then looked at 20's for the expandability. Finally went for the Dakota for spec/price on the go outdoors deal.
If you check my thread history there's a couple of lengthy pro/con debates.
There are times I wish it was an Edge 800 which so far as I can see is much easier to drive as a rider but it's also three-four times the price and I'm thinking that handheld/Walker oriented GPS is more relevant to mtb than Roadbike oriented stuff like the Edge series. If you're looking at Etrexes you've probably made the same decision.
The talky toaster maps have yet to throw me a curve on the NY Moors or Dark Peak.
You'll only get a breadcrumb trail on the Etrex 10. Useful, but not anywhere near as good as the 20.
The 20 and 30 will come with a basemap installed, which are pretty useless. Go OSM....or OS if you're feeling flush.
Seriously, if you're fearful of the faff why not just get an 800 or 810? Mines ace, works both for roads and off road and has turn by turn directions.