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Submitted by zen on 18 November, 2008 - 23:45.
Fujitsu FPCM21621 LifeBook U820 5.6" Mini Notebook, is made by FUJITSU. The list price is around US$1054.99.
The Canadian http://www.costco.ca has U820 on sale for CDN$1299-$150=$1150 with free upgrade to 4 cell batteries, including Garmin GPS software and Bluetooth.
It's equal to about US$950.
I have seen the U2010 in Bangkok's Pantip Market selling for US$1200 (without GPS). And it was sold in Hong Kong for HK$8888 (about US$1139) without GPS, and without the free large battery upgrade.
I can conclude that Canada is the cheapest place to buy Fujitsu U820/U2010. The catch is... we have to pay a 12% tax... so it may not be cheapest afterall.
Anyway I just ordered mine, I will post my review here next week.
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Submitted by zen on 18 March, 2008 - 22:54.
Garmin Nuvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator, is made by Garmin, Usually ships in 24 hours. The list price is around US$249.99. (*The prices are subject to change)
This is the newest Garmin Entry model, NUVI 205 (3.5" with less map), NUVI 255 (3.5") and NUVI 255W (4.3") to replace the older NUVI 200, NUVI 250 and NUVI 250W respectively.
The new feature is text to speech... It speaks the street name instead of just left or right turn. It is only a software feature. They have to wait so long to "switch it on" for the lower models.
It is also darker, with an "improved" interface. I heard that the newer models are a little sluggish but I haven't tested it myself, so I'm not sure about the rumor. There is also a new elevation map feature. So it will display maps in 3D with elevation? I am not sure if that's sure. I will update this blog when I get more information.
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Submitted by zen on 9 March, 2008 - 15:48.
Magellan Maestro 4050 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator, is made by Magellan. The list price is around US$799.99.
No, this is not your perfect GPS. But with a price tag of $249, this can be the perfect GPS in the price range. Although the navigation and routing is lagging behind Garmin, Magellan does have a better POI database, and the hard to beat AAA tour book. Yes, the AAA tour book is not linked to the POI, but it can become rather handy in your next road trip.
The 4050 also has a innovative but useless voice command. It pick up most of the voices, but most of the time is not good enough. The experience is as annoying as dealing with a touch screen that works only 90% of the time. Even with a 10% failure, the feature will still be useless to most people. It may be a good selling point, but hardly a practical useful feature.
The route exclusion feature in 4050 (or 4040) is pretty lame. And the unit feels less responsive than the Garmin models. Hourglass, how the hell they dare to put hourglass in a GPS units. All the clumsiness of the Windows CE platform is inherited in this Magellan GPS unit.
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Submitted by zen on 2 March, 2008 - 02:31.
Garmin eTrex Vista HCx GPS Receiver, is made by Garmin, Usually ships in 24 hours. The list price is around US$299.99. (*The prices are subject to change) Street price is around $234.14.
This is one of the items in my "wish list". I like it for a very peculiar feature, the one that is not even advertised. This is the only unit on the market that is good for long term geocoding for my photos. Many other units can write tracklogs but this one can write the track logs on to the mini sd card, so I have infinite space to store my tracklogs. I have used other units, the track logs were full after one or two weeks. But usually my vacation is 5 to 6 weeks, so none of them can store that much in their track logs.
Another reason I like this unit is because it have very good GPS reception. The reception for walking unit is more important than the automobile GPS which usually have unblocked views to the sky. This walking unit need to stay tuned even under heavy trees.
I have an eTrex Venture back in 2002, but it was broken in about a year. I hope this unit is more solid. The weakest point is the joystick, it's so fragile. And it's true for all electronic units using joystick. They sim...
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Submitted by zen on 23 February, 2008 - 23:22.
Garmin nüvi 780 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator, is made by Garmin, Usually ships in 24 hours. The list price is around US$699.99. (*The prices are subject to change) Street price is around $316.90.
Of all the GPS in the same price range, Garmin has the least feature to offer but also cause you the least headache. If all you want is a navigation system that gets you from point A to point B, Garmin is your best choice. It consistently choose the best route (save you a couple miles/minutes compare to other GPS), and usually has the best map coverage. Magellan sometimes has better POI coverage and more easily accessible. Magellan also has a more feature rich user interface (e.g. volume adjusted according to speed, an innovative way of selecting address by highlighting only the available keys, exit POI and the extremely helpful AAA tour book etc). Garmin has none of those but has the no nonsense, dirt easy GUI even your mom can use.
If you have made up your mind to choose a Garmin GPS, which one should you buy?
Nuvi 200? Nuvi 250w? Nuvi350? Nuvi660? Nuvi780?
Here is a list of all the available features:
Nuvi 200 - 3.5" screen, Cheapest, Map Cover USA or Canada, but not both.<...
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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 2 March, 2008 - 02:40.
Garmin Colorado 400c Portable GPS System with Preloaded Coastal Waters Maps, is made by Garmin, Usually ships in 24 hours. The list price is around US$639.99. (*The prices are subject to change) Street price is around $449.81.
I'm a US Coast Guard licensed Captain and do, among other things, delivery work. I've tried several of the other charting GPS units recently to upgrade my 1995 era technology Garmin GPS's. This is the best bang for the buck.
Pros:
1. It is WAAS capable, for extreme accuracy. More on this below.If you don't know what WAAS is, look it up. You want it in a GPS.
2. Thumb wheels is fast and easy to use. it really is a one hand device. I didn't believe that in the write-ups, but it's true. I particularly like spinning the wheel to zoom in or out. To move around the charts, zoom out to see the spot you want to find, press on the edge of the wheel to move the cursor where you want it and zoom in a bit, refine your cursor, zoom more--all in all a very impressive method of moving around a chart. far better than other methods I've seen that were slower and more tedious.
2. Carbiner clip on the back. Great for securing the device to your person or anything else. That will sta...
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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 2 March, 2008 - 02:40.
Garmin Colorado 400t Handheld GPS Unit with U.S. Topographic Preloaded Maps, is made by Garmin, Usually ships in 24 hours. The list price is around US$599.99. (*The prices are subject to change) Street price is around $417.48.
After checking out several handheld GPSs, I went with the Garmin Colorado 400T because of the many state-of-the-art features. The tactile feel is of top quality, it's highly accurate, very sensitive, and the ergonomics make it a pleasure to use! My primary use is for geocaching and this puppy rocks in that application. One problem: when I encounter other geocachers, they want to play with it and have numerous questions!!! Note: the Colorado 400T takes regular size SD Cards, NOT mini SDs, (that's GOOD!) Another plus: Garmin's customer service is unsurpassed if you ever have any questions...
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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 2 March, 2008 - 02:40.
Garmin Colorado 300 Bilingual Handheld GPS Unit with North American Maps, is made by Garmin, Usually ships in 24 hours. The list price is around US$533.32. (*The prices are subject to change) Street price is around $311.48.
I've used two other Garmin outdoor GPS before and I was expecting this new device. After a month of using, I'm almost decided to switch back to Garmin 60 CSx.
Colorado +:
- display
- gc listings
- holders (car, bike)
- wig
Colorado -:
- battery consumption
- gc listings (listing is sometimes bad formated)
- roller, buttons, menus (60 CSx is much more powerful and faster to control, search...)
So if you need listings/wig then buy Colorado. In case having PDA or smartphone, take 60 CSx...
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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 27 February, 2008 - 10:31.
Magellan Maestro 3200 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator, is made by Magellan. The list price is around US$199.99.
i have no problem with this item, it's a great little unit for the price.
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Submitted by Reviewer (not verified) on 27 February, 2008 - 10:31.
Magellan Maestro 4000 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator, is made by Magellan. The list price is around US$449.99.
I was skeptical about getting this product from resale/ refurbished site. The GPS was in perfect order, it's had all the bells and whistles. The only problem was that it didn't come with a car adapter like it said it would.
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