About my GPS reviews
I thought it might be a good time to update the “about my GPS reviews” post, since these reviews have evolved quite a bit. First of all, a disclaimer — while many of these posts are hands on reviews, not all are. But I do try to compare units to closely related models that I have used, and I post links to as many independent reviews as I can find, be they positive or negative.
Also, I often recommend Garmin units, because they are intuitive and high-quality, but lest you think I’m too biased, check out this independent survey of GPS service and reliability. I don’t shy away from recommending other units when they fit the bill.
My reviews offer lots of other resources as well, consolidating all the information you need when making such an important decision. Along the way, you’ll see links to Amazon, price comparison tools, and ads for the receivers being reviewed. These are all here to help you find the best price (and they help pay the hosting bills too!).
Links to my GPS reviews
- Index of all GPS reviews
- Garmin Auto GPS Reviews
- Garmin Fitness GPS Reviews
- Garmin Handheld GPS Reviews
- Garmin Marine GPS Reviews
- Lowrance Auto GPS Reviews
- Magellan Auto GPS Reviews
- Magellan Handheld GPS Reviews
- Mio Auto GPS Reviews
- Navigon Auto GPS Reviews
- TomTom Auto GPS Reviews
- Other GPS Reviews
I’m looking for a unit that can be used for mostly highway travel but also for off-road. I have a Jeep and am considering Garmin Nuvi 660, Lowrance iWay 600C, and others. Would like text-to-speech, mapping, transportability, POI, etc. Any thoughts?
Hard to say. The 660 is really great. It will be intuitive and you should be able to send topo maps to it (I’ll have to verify from home later today). The Lowrance will allow you to use aerial photos, but only for metro areas. Given that you can’t load aerials of most off-road areas, I’d go with the Garmin.
I purchased the Golf Logix in April 2008. The unit works well for 3 to 4 rounds of golf then it will lock up and cannot be used till you go back home, hook it up to your computer, then reload all the pre stored courses. It is very frustrating but not as frustrating as trying to make contact with the Golf Logiix Customer Support. Its does not exist as far as I am concerned. I have attempted to contact them via E-mail as many as 4 times and all I get is a prompt auto reply saying that they are very interested in helping me with my problem and someone will call soon. Don’t hold your breath on that one. I had no luck either when I called the 800 number used to place a order. They have no problem taking orders but not providing service to existing customers. It is a shame when it works it really improves your play. I am down to rebooting it after each round to insure that it will not hang me out on the next round.
David,
Have you tried a firmware update? Is one available? Or perhaps a hard reset. Has it always done this?
I recently bought the Garmin 1300 and already owned the Garmin 200. I am a little disapointed with the new 1300. The wider screen is better but I updated the maps and it still takes forever and thius time I had to download an additional software just so my Mac would complete the process. Also my 1300 has a security function that seems to work about 50-70% of the time. Last the voice pronounces some street names with a strange pronouncitation, e.g. Tri is pronounced Tre. For the price I recommend looking for something else.
I am looking to buy a Garmin Etrex H and have some questions about getting data to and from my Mac Book Pro (it’s running OSX 10:5:8)
What I want to be able to do is run Ordanance Survey map software 1:50,000/1:25,00 on my mac lap top – plan routes – print them out and down load the waypoint information to the Garmin Etrex H
I know I need two cables to connect the Garmin Etrex H to a USB port on my computer
The questions I have are:
What is the best ordinance survey mapping software for macs that will interface with the Garmin Etrex H?
What other bits of software do I need to download the waypoints from my mac to the Garmin Etrex H
Ian
I’m afraid that I’m not qualified to answer questions on Macs and OS map software. I’d suggest asking at http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=4. Sorry!