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Garmin C330 for the non-technical?
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| Bert Hyman 2006-10-24, 3:33 pm |
| I have a 76CSx (replacing an eMap) and have no problem working with
it either hand-held or on my car's dash (using the beanbag mount) and
interfacing it with MapSource on the PC.
However, my wife will have none of this, and I'm considering getting
her a C330.
I'm downloading the owner's manual for the 330 as I write this, but
would like to know if anybody would care to offer some comments about
how easy it is to use for somebody who's really not to interested in
the arcane aspects of GPS receivers.
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
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| mike vore 2006-10-24, 3:33 pm |
| Consider the SP - C320 instead. As far as I can tell they have the dame
capabilities, but the 320 does not have a disk and saves you some $$s. The
advantage, not disk! It uses SD cards instead, so there are no disks to crash.
It is simple to use. Select an address, save it if you want, rename it if you
want. Then follow the directions.
mike
Bert Hyman wrote:
> I have a 76CSx (replacing an eMap) and have no problem working with
> it either hand-held or on my car's dash (using the beanbag mount) and
> interfacing it with MapSource on the PC.
>
> However, my wife will have none of this, and I'm considering getting
> her a C330.
>
> I'm downloading the owner's manual for the 330 as I write this, but
> would like to know if anybody would care to offer some comments about
> how easy it is to use for somebody who's really not to interested in
> the arcane aspects of GPS receivers.
>
--
Mike Vore
http://www.OhMyWoodness.com
http://mike.vorefamily.net/twr
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| "Bert Hyman" <bert@iphouse.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 76CSx (replacing an eMap) and have no problem working with
> it either hand-held or on my car's dash (using the beanbag mount) and
> interfacing it with MapSource on the PC.
>
> However, my wife will have none of this, and I'm considering getting
> her a C330.
>
> I'm downloading the owner's manual for the 330 as I write this, but
> would like to know if anybody would care to offer some comments about
> how easy it is to use for somebody who's really not to interested in
> the arcane aspects of GPS receivers.
I can't speak for that specific model but rather the StreetPilot line
itself. They are very easy to use. I got my wife a 2610 (like I have) and
she, who needs my 9 year old daughter to operate the home theatre for her,
has no trouble using it.
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| Bert Hyman 2006-10-24, 3:33 pm |
| mvore@verizon.net (mike vore) wrote in
news:Ezs%g.2745$%T3.328@trndny03:
> Consider the SP - C320 instead. As far as I can tell they have the
> dame capabilities, but the 320 does not have a disk and saves you
> some $$s. The advantage, not disk! It uses SD cards instead, so
> there are no disks to crash.
Do you know that it uses a disk drive? I had simply assumed that it
used some sort of non-volatile solid-state storage (equivalent to a
built-in SD card) to store the supplied maps.
The difference in retail price looks like it would cover the cost of
a name-brand 2GB SD card which would be needed in the C320 to hold
the entire CN NA map set, so the price seems to be a wash if I wanted
to do a single load-and-go.
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> It is simple to use. Select an address, save it if you want, rename
> it if you want. Then follow the directions.
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> mike
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> Bert Hyman wrote:
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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
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| Jack Erbes 2006-10-24, 10:33 pm |
| Bert Hyman wrote:
> mvore@verizon.net (mike vore) wrote in
> news:Ezs%g.2745$%T3.328@trndny03:
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> Do you know that it uses a disk drive? I had simply assumed that it
> used some sort of non-volatile solid-state storage (equivalent to a
> built-in SD card) to store the supplied maps.
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<snip>
None of them have hard drives.
From the StreetPilot c-series Specifications:
Here's how the units are different
c320:
* SD card slot
* Full coverage
* City Select NT DVD
* Blank 128 MB SD card
c330:
* SD card slot
* Full coverage
* Preloaded
c340:
* SD card slot
* Full coverage
* Preloaded
* TTS (Text-To-Speech)
* Traffic alerts using optional GTM 10
Garmin does not say anything about the type or memory or firmware but
all three obviously have enough to store the firmware to run the device.
I guess the 330 and 340 have enough flash memory to store CS NT and the
320 does not.
You guys need to start opening those things up so we can see what is in
them. I'm sort of wondering if they have more SD card slots inside with
more SD cards in them. :> )
Jack
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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)
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| Dirk van Lut 2006-10-26, 12:33 pm |
| Hi Bert,
I have a C320 (no disks to crash - works find with 1GB card that keeps all
of Western Europe) and my wife steels it out of my car to use it herself in
her car.
Conclusion: if my wife can use it, everbody can use it.
rgds
dirk
"Bert Hyman" <bert@iphouse.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9866829DFAB7
AVeebleFetzer@127.0.0.1...
>I have a 76CSx (replacing an eMap) and have no problem working with
> it either hand-held or on my car's dash (using the beanbag mount) and
> interfacing it with MapSource on the PC.
>
> However, my wife will have none of this, and I'm considering getting
> her a C330.
>
> I'm downloading the owner's manual for the 330 as I write this, but
> would like to know if anybody would care to offer some comments about
> how easy it is to use for somebody who's really not to interested in
> the arcane aspects of GPS receivers.
>
> --
> Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@iphouse.com
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| mwebsurfer 2006-10-26, 3:33 pm |
| Dirk van Lut wrote:
> Hi Bert,
>
> I have a C320 (no disks to crash - works find with 1GB card that keeps all
> of Western Europe) and my wife steels it out of my car to use it herself in
> her car.
> Conclusion: if my wife can use it, everbody can use it.
>
> rgds
>
> dirk
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> "Bert Hyman" <bert@iphouse.com> wrote in message
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We used our C330 in Nev. and California with great results but back in
Pennsylvania, it couldn't find some intersections upstate. Otherwise
it's great.
Rgds
Gerry
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| I too bought C320 with 1GB SD for my wife. Very easy to use and she is very
happy with it. 1GB SD keeps entire N. America. Be sure to get anti-glare
film. It is essential for C320.
http://www.amazon.com/StreetPilot-C...8&s=electronics
"Dirk van Lut" <gerber_dirk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Bert,
>
> I have a C320 (no disks to crash - works find with 1GB card that keeps all
> of Western Europe) and my wife steels it out of my car to use it herself
in
> her car.
> Conclusion: if my wife can use it, everbody can use it.
>
> rgds
>
> dirk
>
> "Bert Hyman" <bert@iphouse.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9866829DFAB7
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