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Hmm. Maybe. I've steered away from the PC interface in the past because the device is in general a little unreliable. I guess I figured the PC interface was a feature that probably hadn't been well tested. Checked out thoroughly? Don't count on it. I'm an embedded software developer, which probably doesn't say much, but maybe I'm more critical when it seems I've hit on some functionality that hasn't been tested , or checked out before. Maybe my "Save Error" was a one-in-a-million, but when combined with device resets, hangs, and so on, I'm not sure exactly how much of the firmware in the eXplorist has really been checked out thoroughly. What worries me is that I was able to move a bunch of POIs without trouble, but at some magic point I moved maybe one more than the device was capable of handling. Who's to say the "move" isn't the problem, vs the memory that was being used at the time? Anyway, my 500 does usually get me to where I need to go, so I have no major complaints.

I don't quite follow what you mean by 'using the PC while in data transfer mode'? I plan on keeping regular backups on my PC (by doing periodic Explorer copies from the GPS). This isn't really much of an inconvenience, what worries me more is the GPS crashing in the middle of the day when I'm away from my PC.

Things like this occasionally happen. You're better off keeping POIs on the SD card, as you can then easily re-load them after a system reset. OK I've moved all my data to the SD card and will try using just that. But, this doesn't give me too much confidence -- if the device can't save to its own internal memory, the SD card may be even more problematic ...

Super thread, wish I'd seen it before! Since upgrading my 500 to 5.2.03 last summer, I've seen two problems: 1) "Save Error" message when I was moving POIs around in internal memory. I was reorganizing my folders and had just moved maybe 15 or 20 POIs when I got this error. The device switched off and when I turned it back on again I'd lost everything (maps, POIs, etc). 2) Corrupted LCD display I first noticed this last year, can't remember if it was before or after the upgrade. Then it happened to me yesterday twice within an hour or so. What happens is the data on the LCD rotates by 90deg, and is flipped so the text all reads like you're seeing it in a mirror. The colours also changed (red became orange, blue became green and so on). Very bizarre! Had to cycle the power to clear it. One time the device was in my pocket, the other time I was holding it in my hand approaching a cache final -- no buttons pressed or anything. Anybody seen these? Maybe I just have a hardware problem? Sadly my device is 18 months old and out of warranty.