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04 sept. 2006
Great product for the $$$
4 personnes sur 4 ont jugé cet avis utile. We had (and have) a Garmin GPS V and since it has a relatively small-screen in addition to being so slow to download maps and has such a limited internal memory, we decided to get the StreetPilot III. We found a refurb unit here on eBay from an authorized dealer and so far have been very pleased with the performance...it even shipped with Version 8 of the mapping software (the most recent) at no extra charge.
Likes:
Bright, large, easy-to-read color screen that automatically changes to 'night' mode in darkness. Much better memory (128K card standard) than the GPS V (16K internal only). The card connects to your PC via a USB cable, much better and faster than the serial cable on its predecessors. The voice feature is clear and easy to understand. The 'sandbag' dash mounting feature is a good idea.
Dislikes (minor ones):
Seems to have given up a little functionality compared to the old MapSource software, mainly you have to know pretty much where you want to go (i.e., a given region) before it will find an address for you. Since it has a large screen, it is a large, somewhat heavy unit overall that takes up a good amount of real estate on your dash and might pose a visibility problem for shorter drivers (my wife and I are both six-footers and this isn't an issue for us).
Generally, this is a really great GPS unit that compares favorably in function with some of the two-thousand-dollar-plus in dash units found in some upscale cars. With the discounted price available on a refurbed unit, this is a very good value that will give you your money's worth and considerably more.