How cheap is sat nav these days?!
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by Guest on 06-10-07 10:22 AM Is it worth just buying the cheapest one?
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by Guest on 06-10-07 11:10 AM Some good reviews if anyone's interested..
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by Soop on 06-10-07 11:13 AM I've thought about getting one, There are lots of Backroads and nice Hill runs to be discovered up here. They are very pricy tho, and arent high on my todo list. Nobody makes a DIN Unit with a flip out screen do they? that would be cool. |
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by Guest on 06-10-07 11:20 AM Spurac, they don't have satellites in Ballina.. :rofl: |
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by Soop on 06-10-07 11:22 AM Hahaha.
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by regashi on 06-10-07 05:01 PM Dang stavros...
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by XoN on 06-10-07 05:07 PM
How much is cheap cheap Alex? |
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by alexxx on 06-10-07 05:12 PM just haggled jb hifi for a brand new model s30i navman. it is unreal! |
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by Subarujunkie on 06-10-07 05:27 PM i used a mates tom tom he payed something like $1300 for it has 20gb sd card all that crap and i found it easy to use if i was buying one id go tom tom but not the most cheapest... |
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by Guest on 06-10-07 05:37 PM alex & alexxx - roughly how much? + alex did you get one? the review says it chooses convoluted routes? |
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by weezer on 06-10-07 06:06 PM i got a navman f20 back in may. it's just a basic thing, so no mp3, bluetooth or camera.
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by hyde on 06-10-07 09:51 PM I got dad the Tomtom One back in August from JB-Hifi. Picked it up for $505.
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by regashi on 06-10-07 11:56 PM
I'll have to check my sources, but at last count, I think they've been moving so well, that my source may have run out of stock. I have both a tomtom 910 ($1200 last christmas, top of the range until recently, newer ones are more compact), and the garmin nuvi 310 (fraction of the price, RRP is still less than a 910). Truth be told, they all route convoluted (or what you think is convoluted) routes. They all will route for some weird and wonderful route which it thinks it would be faster, but you know your way is faster, and it only takes into account of physical geographical attributes. The fact that it has bumper to bumper traffic, is another story. What I find works well, is you take a sidestreet, and in an instant, the gps re-routes for you. Great for avoiding the traffic jams on main roads, and looking for neat side streets! The 310 re-routes faster than what my 910 does. Don't be too quick to believe the reviews. You gotta remember, that these reviews are done with either earlier versions or with betas. Most of the bugs or glitches are ironed out with software updates, mostly free to download off of the internet. Feature for feature, the tomtom 910 has slightly more. I think, the only difference is that the tomtom can broadcast its audio via bluetooth, to a bluetooth ready stereo, so that you can hear the directions via your car stereo. Otherwise, the nuvi 310 can still act as your handsfree. The best advice I have when purchasing these, is to roadtest as many of these as you can. Kind of hard when I was first purchasing my tomtom, but I made my decision via the choice magazine reviews. My final verdict is that I'm much happier with the nuvi 310 - It has audible (voice) alerts for speed, redlight and speed/redlight cameras (yes, in Canberra, they have speed cameras built into the redlight ones!), and school zone audio warnings (the tomtom doesn't have school zone warnings). The nuvi was more compact, has provision for an SD card (the tomtom 910 has 20g built in), and the nuvi was worlds ahead with its word recognition and voice pronunciation software. Makes a huge difference on Australian roads, especially when there's so many Aboriginal derived names, it was always a laugh when the tomtom 910 tried to pronounce these names... The Garmin nuvi pronounces it all so well, its alarming! Perhaps pre recorded?? Stavros, you're welcome to road test both. |
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by Guest on 07-10-07 08:50 AM Thanks y'all.. |
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by regashi on 07-10-07 05:51 PM which one you going for mate? |
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by alexxx on 07-10-07 06:19 PM
s30i = $400 retail jb haggle hax = $340 read reviews on it, great little unit with heaps of features! |
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by dr_harika on 07-10-07 06:26 PM tomtom XL one is a good one and is cheap.. dont pay more then 480 for it though. |
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by Guest on 07-10-07 06:43 PM Right now Mio C520 has the best bang per buck but someone told me (?) they have quality issues even before the 12 month warranty expires.. makes the better known brands more alluring..
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by Guest on 07-10-07 06:47 PM Forgot to add "free drive" as a feature I'd be interested in also.. or do they all have that?? |
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by WhiteRX on 07-10-07 08:46 PM I bought one of EBAY for just over $300. It's been performing way better than I ever thought it would. I was originally looking at spending $600 plus for brand name systems with less features.
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by Guest on 08-10-07 07:41 AM Anyone else had experience with this eBay jobby?? |
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by Jay95 on 09-10-07 04:46 PM
That doesn't look to bad at all. One thing I'd like to know is if you can upgrade the maps yourself, you know, download them 
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by shymartyr on 16-10-07 11:54 AM
if you want i can get you a cheap as chips price, aswell as an extended warranty? 
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