RE: [OT] Garmin Streetpilot III Deluxe - comments

["Dean Barrett" <dean@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Pedro

Good pro's and con's

The big one for me is no battery on the Navman - I like the idea of
planning my route before getting in the car - no good if you have to sit
there and do it all in the car...

The one I did miss was the speaker on the Garmin - I shall have to look
at further.

I can find Garmins @ 799

Best on Navman about 999

I'd be interested in the clever people covering the cons !


Dean.


-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro de Oliveira [mailto:p.oliveira@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 22 August 2003 10:12
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Garmin Streetpilot III Deluxe - comments


I'm also looking to buy either the Streetpilot III Deluxe or the Navman
iC630. From the info I have seen there are some pros and cons to both as
follows:

Pro Garmin:
Battery Pack so can be used out of the car as well
Comes with 2 types of vehicle mount (one that looks like a bean bag so
you can use it in many cars without drilling holes) Can be used
horizontal or vertical

Con Garmin:
External speaker on cigar lighter charger making it very bulky Bigger

Pro Navman:
Very compact
In built speaker
Better colour
Comes with cigar lighter charger + mains adaptor
Quicker to acquire first fix (hot or cold boot)

Con Navman:
No battery so can only be used in car or near a power point More
expensive by about =A3150

The above are the main pros and cons that were relevant to me and so
have stuck in memory. The best is to look at the spec sheet and compare
them or better yet, ask someone who has experience of using both.

Personally, I have decided to go for the iC630 as there are some clever
people out there covering the "cons"...

HTH
Pedro


-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Barrett [mailto:dean@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 22 August 2003 09:27
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Garmin Streetpilot III Deluxe - comments


Thinking about getting one of these

Anyone got any comments on it good/back etc.

Was going to go for a Navman equivalent but believe the Garmin will be
better.



Dean.

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