+Tail of Two Cachers Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 My father in law has never used a GPS but my mother in law wants to get him one that does auto routing. Since price is a factor, and I got him an Axim a couple of years ago, I think a CF GPS should work. I'm familar with Garmin but that card (cf que)seems to be around 200.00 but it includes mapsource unlocked v6. I've seen cheaper other brands. Any recommendations? I'm leaning toward the Garmin because I probably will be his only support in using it. Anyone have problems with it? Quote Link to comment
+Cache Viking Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 I have an Axim X30 and have been thinking of buying the cf Que™ 1620. Not so much for caching but the larger screen and color would be easier on my eyes in the car. We go on lots of road trips and I love the autorouting feature in my Garmin V. I know I have seen it on one of the web retailers for about $215.00 Quote Link to comment
+Searching_ut Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 The Dell axim X5 with a CF unit works great. For my street navigation, I use a Globalsat BC 307 GPS unit and mapopolis software. I absolutely love the setup, but do use a handheld unit once I get out of the vehicle. I'm not familiar with Garmins CF unit, but you can probably find information about it, as well as many other similar setups at www.gpspassion.com It's a great resource for info on using a PDA with assorted GPS units. Quote Link to comment
+Tail of Two Cachers Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 I've seen the Garmin cf que for 205.00 on Amazon with free shipping. After looking around, it seems the software + a different cf gps would run around the same. Thanks for the help. The cf Que 1620 holds 64mbs of maps plus you can use an SD card to hold more if needed. Lack of an external antenna is a concern but I haven't used one for my V. And any other standalone GPS's that autoroute in color, voice, and all that would cost more than double. I think I made my choice Quote Link to comment
+Cache Viking Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I've seen the Garmin cf que for 205.00 on Amazon with free shipping. After looking around, it seems the software + a different cf gps would run around the same. Thanks for the help. The cf Que 1620 holds 64mbs of maps plus you can use an SD card to hold more if needed. Lack of an external antenna is a concern but I haven't used one for my V. And any other standalone GPS's that autoroute in color, voice, and all that would cost more than double. I think I made my choice The only time my external antenna has been on my V has been on Commercial Flights so I do not have to hold unit by window for entire trip. Quote Link to comment
scottf Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Will the new Dell Axim x30 also support bluetooth and SD GPS systems? Quote Link to comment
+Cache Viking Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Will the new Dell Axim x30 also support bluetooth and SD GPS systems? Not sure about the SD GPS System but my X30 came with an internal wireless and Bluetooth. Quote Link to comment
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