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Which is best portable GPS unit for cars?
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| S Locke 2006-10-01, 10:33 pm |
| If you want to be able to move your GPS from car to car and bring it on
vacation for use in rental cars, which unit shoiuld I get?
Steve L
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| WC Calm 2006-10-01, 10:33 pm |
| On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:28:17 -0400, "S Locke"
<slockeREMOOVEME@hms.harvard.edu> wrote:
>If you want to be able to move your GPS from car to car and bring it on
>vacation for use in rental cars, which unit shoiuld I get?
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>Steve L
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Garmin StreetPilot 27xx or 28xx; can't go wrong!
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Wayne
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| Jack Erbes 2006-10-02, 10:33 am |
| WC Calm wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:28:17 -0400, "S Locke"
> <slockeREMOOVEME@hms.harvard.edu> wrote:
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> Garmin StreetPilot 27xx or 28xx; can't go wrong!
What Wayne said!
There are a number of smaller, cheaper, more heavily advertised,
dashmounts (the nuvi, and StreetPilot "i" and "c" series for example)
that have more brain candy on them like XM receivers and MP3 players.
But those models are a little more inept on the navigation features and
capabilities. They leave off things like track display, track
recording, and multiple destination routing.
Jack
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| Helge Olav Helgesen 2006-10-02, 3:33 pm |
| Hello S,
> If you want to be able to move your GPS from car to car and bring it
> on vacation for use in rental cars, which unit shoiuld I get?
Go for a unit with the SiRF chipset. This should work on all rental cars
- also those with front windows that normally block GPS'es.
StreetPilot C550 and Nüvi 660 both got what you need.
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Helge Olav Helgesen
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| Andrew 2006-10-02, 10:33 pm |
| S Locke wrote:
> If you want to be able to move your GPS from car to car and bring it
> on vacation for use in rental cars, which unit shoiuld I get?
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> Steve L
Check out the Garmin Quest or Quest2.
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| On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:28:17 -0400, "S Locke"
<slockeREMOOVEME@hms.harvard.edu> wrote:
>If you want to be able to move your GPS from car to car and bring it on
>vacation for use in rental cars, which unit shoiuld I get?
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>Steve L
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I'd be careful of the tiny GPS units because you may not be able to
see what's on the screen when you take that quick look while driving.
I got a C550 a few weeks ago and have had in two of my cars, my
daughter's car and a rental car. The unit, power cord and windshield
mount all fit nicely in a small PlaySkool hard plastic box that I
lined with foam packing material, with holes cut for each item.
It's easy to switch car to car, easy to see and easy to use. Plus, I
like the text to voice feature that says, "Left turn on Main street in
..2 miles," and then when I get to the street, "Turn left on Mail
street," a lot better than the other one I had didn't give names of
the streets, just, "Right turn coming up in 300 yards." The bluetooth
feature is nice too.
Skip
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| robncourt2005@gmail.com 2006-10-08, 4:33 am |
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For convenience (smaller) the c550. For best routing, the 2720 or 2730
because they offer options the other Garmins don't have, including more
precise avoidances for better routing and a lot more features like
multiple routing.
As good as all Garmins are, the can take you on some weird routes. The
prefs and more user customization in the 2720/2730 helps eliminate
these problems.
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| douglas@pickteam.com 2006-10-09, 10:33 am |
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I'm real happy with my Garmin Quest. I just bought a second one for my
wife.
Check Ebay for some good prices under $300.
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