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Palms GPS kit or dedicated ?
- Thread starter Rafaela
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Ok, I've used GPS on a T3 and a Treo 650 - also used Garmin iQue 3600, M4, 3000, StreetPilot 2620, 2720, and Nuvi 350.
Bottom line - dedicated is the only way to go. And right now I'd recommend the Nuvi platform. It's very small but a powerful enough speaker to here it. Most Palm's don't have a strong enough speaker system to hear it over the normal engine and wind noise. Also, the Nuvi is self contained with a built in antenna that rocks.
I'm travelling back from Hawaii and I'm inside the Sacramento airport and pulled it out to see how quick it would locate - less than 30 seconds. With a Palm system - you'd have to have an antenna which is going to require power so if you need to power both a Palm and an antenna so you are still carrying around two power supplies. The Nuvi will run about 4 hours without power and it can be powered off of a standard USB port so it's fairly convenient to charge it when you are working from your laptop.
And you'd also have to consider the usage of BT if you use a Palm device and a wireless phone - you can't use the BT for both....it's restricted to one device at a time although some systems can switch easily but that's another story.
M2C.
Bottom line - dedicated is the only way to go. And right now I'd recommend the Nuvi platform. It's very small but a powerful enough speaker to here it. Most Palm's don't have a strong enough speaker system to hear it over the normal engine and wind noise. Also, the Nuvi is self contained with a built in antenna that rocks.
I'm travelling back from Hawaii and I'm inside the Sacramento airport and pulled it out to see how quick it would locate - less than 30 seconds. With a Palm system - you'd have to have an antenna which is going to require power so if you need to power both a Palm and an antenna so you are still carrying around two power supplies. The Nuvi will run about 4 hours without power and it can be powered off of a standard USB port so it's fairly convenient to charge it when you are working from your laptop.
And you'd also have to consider the usage of BT if you use a Palm device and a wireless phone - you can't use the BT for both....it's restricted to one device at a time although some systems can switch easily but that's another story.
M2C.
jtkirk1337
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I was looking at the Nuvi 350, slightly out of my range.
2 salespeople (Circuit City & Best Buy) like the Tomtom One better. Its about the same size as the Nuvi and more compact then Tomtoms 510 or 910 - both of which have better screens.
2 salespeople (Circuit City & Best Buy) like the Tomtom One better. Its about the same size as the Nuvi and more compact then Tomtoms 510 or 910 - both of which have better screens.
Meggers <3
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I'm with the Moose. Part of the reason I bought a TX was to have the TomTom with it, but when I read the damning reviews of the TomTom (especially its tech support) on various public sales sites I said no thanks.
I got a Nuvi 300, and I love it. And Garmin have *great* tech support. When I asked them if they did maps for Japan, they said no, but various people had coded ones that i could try, and suggested one - with the caveat that they took no responsibility for it.
The maps for Ireland are currently so-so outside the big cities, but NavTeq's satellite mapping is going to be included on the Version 9 software, due out late this year or early next.
And they're about to have a Mac platform at the same time, so Mac users will be able to download maps and install them on their Garmin GPS devices then.
I got a Nuvi 300, and I love it. And Garmin have *great* tech support. When I asked them if they did maps for Japan, they said no, but various people had coded ones that i could try, and suggested one - with the caveat that they took no responsibility for it.
The maps for Ireland are currently so-so outside the big cities, but NavTeq's satellite mapping is going to be included on the Version 9 software, due out late this year or early next.
And they're about to have a Mac platform at the same time, so Mac users will be able to download maps and install them on their Garmin GPS devices then.
3 places to check prices for all GPS's:
TVNav.com
GPSCity.com
thegpsstore.com
You'll find their prices are a ton better than most Brick and Mortor locations - I've bought from all. TVNav is located near Garmin's HQ and seems to get stuff first - web site isn't all that strong but his customer service (one man shop) is pretty good. GPSCity is located in Las Vegas and has a retail location you can check out - Thegpsstore - located in North Carolina and also has a retail location along with their web based sales.
Most retailers sell for close to manufacturers suggested price - these 3 above are well below that. My Streetpilot 2720 was listed for 1299 when I bought it and I didn't pay $900.
The new Garmin Nuvi 660 is suggested $999 - you can get it for less than $800 from one of the above sites. The 350 is less than that of course.
TVNav.com
GPSCity.com
thegpsstore.com
You'll find their prices are a ton better than most Brick and Mortor locations - I've bought from all. TVNav is located near Garmin's HQ and seems to get stuff first - web site isn't all that strong but his customer service (one man shop) is pretty good. GPSCity is located in Las Vegas and has a retail location you can check out - Thegpsstore - located in North Carolina and also has a retail location along with their web based sales.
Most retailers sell for close to manufacturers suggested price - these 3 above are well below that. My Streetpilot 2720 was listed for 1299 when I bought it and I didn't pay $900.
The new Garmin Nuvi 660 is suggested $999 - you can get it for less than $800 from one of the above sites. The 350 is less than that of course.