Portable GPS Systems
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 1999
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From: Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania
Re: Portable GPS Systems (amorris)
I bought the Roadmate 700 from Magellan. It is completely plug and play, no downloading or unlocking. The mounting bracket attaches to the air conditioning duct and then you simply plug it into the lighter outlet. It has the entire 48 states loaded. I bought mine at Best Buy but you can find them at most popular electronics stores or on-line.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: If you can see the car behind you, your not going fast enough
Re: Portable GPS Systems (jluke)
My friend has the Garmin Street Pilot.. Its a cool little gadget, just tell it the type of resturant, gas station, etc and it will find the closest one, it hasn't failed us yet :cheers:
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: When all is said and done... there is a hell of a lot more said than done. Riverside,Texas
St. Jude Donor '05 thru '26
Re: Portable GPS Systems (amorris)
Friend of mine uses Delorme street atlas with a notebook or PDA. He likes the bigger screen on the notebook.
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Chicago IL
Re: Portable GPS Systems (amorris)
I did alot of reaching on all the portable GPS systems before settling on the Magellan Roadmate 700 and I love it to death.
I was initially going to go with the IQUE, then read roadmate 500/700.. The 500 is the cheeper of the two but quickly found out. The Roadmate 500, you must buy a card big enough (1 gig) to even hold the entire US maps and the 700 already comes with a internal 10 gig hard drive.
So, by the time you buy a 500 at $799.00 to $899.00, the 1 gig card at $250.00 plus, you still have to down load the maps You are already at the price of the model 700.. You can buy the 700 on ebay (from a "reputable") seller/dealer for about 1049.00 dollars. Best Buy and Computer City, you will pay at least $1150.00 to $1299.00 dollars for it.. :seeya :auto:
I was initially going to go with the IQUE, then read roadmate 500/700.. The 500 is the cheeper of the two but quickly found out. The Roadmate 500, you must buy a card big enough (1 gig) to even hold the entire US maps and the 700 already comes with a internal 10 gig hard drive.
So, by the time you buy a 500 at $799.00 to $899.00, the 1 gig card at $250.00 plus, you still have to down load the maps You are already at the price of the model 700.. You can buy the 700 on ebay (from a "reputable") seller/dealer for about 1049.00 dollars. Best Buy and Computer City, you will pay at least $1150.00 to $1299.00 dollars for it.. :seeya :auto:
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: Hanger 18 Taxachusetts
Re: Portable GPS Systems (ben dover)
Friend of mine uses Delorme street atlas with a notebook or PDA. He likes the bigger screen on the notebook.
The biggest reason I went this way is that the laptop gives a much bigger screen and for the same money (~$1000) you get a real computer to boot !
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From: Richmond Hill Ontario
Re: Portable GPS Systems (amorris)
I have a portable GARMIN 196 GPS with back-lit high res. screen. I mainly use it for flying but since it also has land and sea maps, I use it in the C5 (12V plug-in, velcro-swivel base on dash). It has 24 satellite WAAS accuracy (within 3 metres) Additional city maps with restaurant etc. can be downloaded. Works well for me.
http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap196/
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http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap196/
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