raydur

My PN-40 (couldn't pass on the $279 Amazon deal) is supposed to arrive Wednesday, which is a bummer because I leave for a work trip Tuesday night...maybe it'll get here early... Can the -40 be powered through the USB connection? I have a car adaptor that just converts to a USB plugin. It'd be nice to just use the cable it comes with instead of having to buy the specific car adapter...

Can anyone tell me what the preloaded roadmaps are like on the PN-40 in comparison to the Vista HCx with City Navigator 2008 loaded? Roadtrips are definately not my main purpose for getting a GPS (or I wouldn't be looking at handhelds), but I want some decent capability of at least getting me where I want to go without having to preload waypoints before I leave my computer. So, how does the PN-40 with the preloaded maps compare to the Vista HCx with CN loaded? The PN-40 seems quite a bit better, but it's already more expensive. If the base street program is comparable then that reduces the final cost. If I have to buy a street program that will add the final cost quite a bit... Also, do both of these units let me enter a place to go without loading it as a waypoint from the computer? I mean, if I'm out of town and decide I want to go to Joe's Crab Shack, can I just type that in and get directions to it on both of these units? Thanks!