+Team Cottengim Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Package deal I saw a Costco today... Meridian Gold GPS Vehicle Mount bracket (suction cups on windshield) Data / Cigarette lighter power (12VDC) cable 2 - 32Meg SD cards MapSend Topo MaspSend Direct Route All for only $400 (ok its actually 399.99). Doing a quick comparison, I was able to put he same setup together for $525 to $580 using online stores like ShopHarmony, Offroute, and GpsCity. BTW: The only location I could find DirectRoute is gpscity.com and they are only taking preorders. I see many new Meri-Gold users in the near future. Team Cottengim Quote Link to comment
+TeamCNJC Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Was DirectRoute in the package, or was it a preorder/coupon? I guess there really may be an October release date... -Craig/TeamCNJC ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took off through the thorns, chest high, ... Quote Link to comment
+Team Cottengim Posted October 8, 2003 Author Share Posted October 8, 2003 Direct Route was in the package. Same with Topo. Quote Link to comment
ROLARAJO Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I was thinking of getting this unit with the topo software & 32 Mb card. Is the card & software worth it - helpful? Or is it just bells & wistles not really needed for anything... Thanks Rage! Rage! Against the dying of the light! Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 In a word: yes. The card & software greatly enhance the value of what is already a nice unit on its own merits. The card and software not only provide detailed maps of any place in the country, but the card also allows you to save waypoint and track files on the card like a little hard drive. I find this great for holding select files of waypoint (e.g., local caches and 4 counties' worth of benchmarks) that don't all have to be loaded at the same time. If just purchasing a card I would get at least a 64MB and (because of the pricing) more preferably a 128MB. Still, if a 32MB card is bundled in at an attractive price, it holds enough data to be useful. Max Often wrong but seldom in doubt Quote Link to comment
ROLARAJO Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Thanks for the info / help There's a couple of package deals out there - just have to go pick the best one now! Rage! Rage! Against the dying of the light! Quote Link to comment
+Team Cottengim Posted December 2, 2003 Author Share Posted December 2, 2003 Was in Costco this weekend and saw this package again, thus I am resurecting this thread. Best of all, the package is now $350. Also, there might be a $50 rebate. Team Cottengim Quote Link to comment
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