Has anyone had anything to do with the 5" Touchscreen, bluetooth, Mp4 GPS units that are being sold on Trademe at the moment? The specs seem pretty good and 2009 maps are supplied and are supposedly updatable.... are they that much worse than the TomToms, garmens, navmans etc?
Support and new maps would be my main worry with them. Ive seen a few on TM and people ask about the maps being updated and seller just says that its the suppliers problem, not his.
You get what you pay for. Yes, the Tomtom et al is more expensive, but that money is not pure profit - it is an excellent UI, support behind the device - online services, firmware updates, warranty support etc etc.
Some good bargains to be had buying cheap noname stuff, but sometimes it's worth paying extra!
Well, I have NOBRAND 4.3" GPS device now for two weeks and I would say I love it; for $180 I got WinCE 5.0 PNA, I installed 3 different navigation programs with lates NZ maps and it works like a charm. It even pick ups satellites faster then NAVMAN (warm start; I only could compare it), but has small battery live of only 1 hour, which is not crucial for me.
However, build quality is not excellent, if you are careful with gadgets like me - not a problem at all, plastic is strong enough to handle few drops on carpet :D.
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