+Team PEZ Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Hey all! I am looking to buy a new PDA/GPS unit and I think I have narrowed it down to 1 of the 3 below: IQue M3 IQue M4 IQue M5 Any pros/cons that you might know of? Of course, if you have a different PDA/GPS unit that you swear by, please let me know. Thanks! -TP Link to comment
+paysonsrt Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I know someone that has the iQue3600 and it blows. The reception isn't that good. Hopefully they have gotten better at it, but im not sure. Hope this helps. Link to comment
Alphawolf Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I know someone that has the iQue3600 and it blows. Really?!?! I've been using a 3600 for a couple of years now, and I wouldn't give it up for anything. It does a lot of things, but "blowing" isn't one of them. Link to comment
ImpalaBob Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 If geocaching is your passion, then a true outdoors GPS and a seperate PDA would be a much better choice. The GPS unit would be much more suitable for the outdoors environment (RAIN).... which the PDA is not. I use a Garmin Map60C and a Palm T/X in a Rhino case. The T/X has WIFI so I can do some geocaching.com surfing at free hotspots if I need to check while away from home base. Your choices of PDAs are real nice units .... but will lack all the special geocaching features built into the GPS units. For auto navigating they will work really well. A GPS with easily changed batteries over a unit that needs a charger makes more sense for extended stays in the wilderness .... but in the car you can use auto voltage or a USB charger for the PDA. I have both the GPS and the PDA plugged in while driving. I'm not knocking PDA/GPS units ..... they will work just fine .... the same as an Etrex will find the cache just as easily as my MAP60C. How about a Navman PiN 570 as another alternative? The choice is yours. ImpalaBob Link to comment
+Team PEZ Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 If geocaching is your passion, then a true outdoors GPS and a seperate PDA would be a much better choice. The GPS unit would be much more suitable for the outdoors environment (RAIN).... which the PDA is not. I use a Garmin Map60C and a Palm T/X in a Rhino case. The T/X has WIFI so I can do some geocaching.com surfing at free hotspots if I need to check while away from home base. Your choices of PDAs are real nice units .... but will lack all the special geocaching features built into the GPS units. For auto navigating they will work really well. A GPS with easily changed batteries over a unit that needs a charger makes more sense for extended stays in the wilderness .... but in the car you can use auto voltage or a USB charger for the PDA. I have both the GPS and the PDA plugged in while driving. I'm not knocking PDA/GPS units ..... they will work just fine .... the same as an Etrex will find the cache just as easily as my MAP60C. How about a Navman PiN 570 as another alternative? The choice is yours. ImpalaBob OMG ImpalaBob! NAVMAN PIN 570 is awesome. Now, I just gotta see if it works with Geocaching!!! If it does, I found a place for under $405!!! -TP Link to comment
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