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I was satisfied with its navigation capabilites but very disappointed by its lack of POI, can't upload POI lists, and outdated maps.
Now I'm pretty much settled on Garmin. I don't need the high end ones that recognize speech.
However, I do want:
Less than $300 price tag
Plenty of POI
Capable of uploadable POI lists
updatable maps (Garmin and tom tom seem to be good on this while magellan sucks)
Any ideas guys? I'm currently thinking about these: Any good?
I just picked up a Garmin Nuvi 360 for under $300 included with overnight shipping from wally-mart. Bluetooth works good but if you don't need this feature just get the 350. The only down side is the speaker is a little hard to hear if you have a noisey interior.
__________________ 1997 P74 Ford Crown Victoria LX Valentine One 3.858 W/Concealed Display Bushnell Speedster II Garmin Nüvi 360 HP Compaq 8510W Mobile Workstation
Favorite Quotes: "Cherish yesterday, Live for the moment... And dream of tomorrow." "Women are like parking spots, All the good ones are taken and the rest are handicap." "Strike me down, And I shall rise again." "Real cars don't power the front wheels... They lift them."
__________________ DD: '91 Toyota Supra Turbo RD: Valentine One, 3.863. 1 Loss [IO-K PA SP] GPS: Garmin nuvi 660; Loaded Stationaries from MarvC & Trapster LJ: An LI (for right now) is on the list CB: Learning on a cheap Cobra w/ Lil Wil Scanner: It's on the same list Binoculars: Fiance trained Thermal Camera: Can't justify...yet
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Nuvi 350
I've got a Nuvi 350, and would have no problem buying another one tomorrow. It's thin enough to carry around in your inside coat pocket without any problem, and the battery lasts about 4 hours if you don't have it plugged into your car's power supply. One of the best things about it is that it acquires the satellites very, very quickly, unlike the Garmin C340 I have.
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Radar detectors I've had:
2 Cobra trap shooters (one was Stolen)
Maxon RD (I really liked this one but it was Stolen)
2 Passports (both stopped working after a year. Will not consider purchasing anything else from Escort)
UNIDEN GPSRD (Still own and use this one)
Whistler pro 78 (tone three, ADIM on, voice alert on, pop off, filter 2, Highway mode always on, LED Blink, SWS on)
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GPS devices:
I've finally decided on the Garmin 760. The 600 series is getting outdated, and the 700 series has some great features. I'll be selling my 200W that I bought from Roy.
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V1 1.7 R2.693 Upgraded to V1.8 R3.863 with 30 second K band mute and POP off.
REBinc Colored Concealed Display.
Speed Cheetah GPS mirror with V1 RDI and V1 Concealed Display Adapter.
Garmin Nuvi 200W and Nuvi 760 with MSN Direct antenna and external roof mounted antenna.
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It is better to have loved and lost than to have a one-nighter and contract gonorrhea...
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Originally Posted by JDS
Keyring (flash drive)...always have your keys, always have your emergency porn storage...
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Originally Posted by JDS
No dumbass, there's no such thing as using too much gas.
In your price range I would definitely get a Garmin Nuvi 2xx series GPS. Garmins route calculations are currently the best available and their units are like a Ronco product. "Set it and forget it". If you are willing to spend a little more the Tom Tom 73x and 93x are formidable units to the Garmin Nuvi 7xx and 8xx series units. The Tom Toms are much more configurable and unlike Garmins one update annually, you can either update every quarter or create or download updates from other users. I could go on and on with this topic, but I suggest you go to gpsforum.com and read gpspassion.com or gpsreview.net.
As far as purchasing, Sams Club and Costco are extremely hard to beat for prices and warranty.
I wouldn't buy another Magellan. I'm happy enough with mine and only tried to use their email tech support once. The email bounced and I hear you can't even reach them by phone.
Even a bad product can be good if they have good tech support, the best product in the world with bad tech support stay away from.
I'm loving my Nuvi 760 with MSN direct and external antenna. Only bad thing about it is that the mount is a little too lose so it moves around when I hit a bump.
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V1 1.7 R2.693 Upgraded to V1.8 R3.863 with 30 second K band mute and POP off.
REBinc Colored Concealed Display.
Speed Cheetah GPS mirror with V1 RDI and V1 Concealed Display Adapter.
Garmin Nuvi 200W and Nuvi 760 with MSN Direct antenna and external roof mounted antenna.
V1 saves:18
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jammer84_03
It is better to have loved and lost than to have a one-nighter and contract gonorrhea...
Quote:
Originally Posted by JDS
Keyring (flash drive)...always have your keys, always have your emergency porn storage...
Quote:
Originally Posted by JDS
No dumbass, there's no such thing as using too much gas.
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