| Ron Hunter 2007-05-29, 7:33 am |
| sarah bennett wrote:
> Where can we find a list of which GPS units use standard mini-USB power?
> Does the Garmin Nuvi 350/360 use mini-USB to power & charge the batteries?
>
> I am finally going to buy a portable GPS for utomobile & walking but I will
> only buy portable electronics (camera, phone, gps, etc.) that uses standard
> mini-USB to power and recharge the unit.
>
> Why? Because that is better for the earth and for you and me. I can keep a
> single USB charger in each vehicle. I can bring a single charger on
> vacation. And in emergencies, I can recharge from the PC using a single
> standard USB-to-miniUSB cable. In short, I'll never buy another portable
> electronic unit which isn't mini-USB powered.
>
> Having said that, I read the entire Consumer Reports article on portable
> GPS navigation systems, and it doesn't say anywhere if the units use
> standard mini-USB supplies to power the unit & charge the batteries.
>
> Since the top-rated unit for Consumer Reports was the Garmin Nuvi 350/360,
> may I ask you experts if the mini-USB connector is used for powering the
> unit and recharging the batteries or just for data. If it's just for data,
> that makes this GPS unit useless for portable applications.
>
> What GPS units are powered and recharge their batteries using mini USB?
The Magellan eXplorist 400 has a cord that connects it to a standard USB
connector, and will recharge the batteries. I plug it into my laptop,
and it will recharge the batteries, and also provide a connection to the
laptop mapping software.
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