Garmin GPS

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:19 pm

Anybody use a Garmin 2610

I have the Streetpilot 3 which is great

Is there any benefit in upgrading do you think

Bob

(Again)

sproggy · Post by **sproggy** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:29 pm

I've got a 2610, but I've never had a Streetpilot 3 so I can't really compare the two. As I recall the 3 isn't touch screen? Having a touch screen is really handy when you're on the bike, but is it worth £200 to upgrade?

Although there are smaller, neater units around (Tom Tom Rider and Garmin's equivalent which'll be available here soon, I understand) I'm reckoning to stick with my 2610 until it stops working, otherwise I'll never really get my money's worth out of it. It does everything I need and although it occasionally gives some really bizarre routings I don't expect that any other unit would be significantly better in that respect - it's largely down to the map data which can be iffy both in the UK and elsewhere.

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:32 pm

Does the 2610 give search by FULL UK postcode or just partial

sproggy · Post by **sproggy** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:34 pm

Partial - you can search for AL8 6, for example. Postcodes are not one of its strong points but that just means you need to know the address of where you're going and not just the postcode.

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:13 pm

Boxadog 2000 wrote: Is there any benefit in upgrading do you think
Bob (Again)

There is to me - you can sell me your old one cheap

Jason

ps - look how cheap and lovely they are

http://www.gpsw.co.uk/details/prod3267.html

189 quid mate!

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:17 pm

Like it Jason

However as the 2610 does not have full post code look up I cant see any benefit.

Soory mate

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:26 pm

Boxadog 2000 wrote:Like it Jason

However as the 2610 does not have full post code look up I cant see any benefit.

Soory mate

Bugger! Better luck next time eh! Chears for the cables BTW - now I just have to work out which one is the duff one and which is the good one. Wish I'd taken a sec to mark it before:oops:

Jason

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:04 pm

The duff one is the one with the tab on the end cap sticking out.

I could not get it to work so just repaired my own one.

Bob

adamski49 · Post by **adamski49** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:14 pm

Bob - The 2610 has a faster processor and takes 'normal' memory cards rather than Garmin sepcific cards. This means you can get a 2Gb card and load the whole of Europe onto it. For that sort of money I'd upgrade... if I wanted a big lump of GPS on the bars.

(Minor downside, I think it has to run off the bikes power as there's no internal battery). Postcode search isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Jason - Do you think I've sold it to him?

Adam

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:35 pm

adamski49 wrote: Jason - Do you think I've sold it to him?
Adam

You never know! Mind you - for that money I may as well buy one of those - I only really want an old one though that tells me where I am and the direction I'm travelling in - I prefer maps meself really

Chears Bob - why didn'y you use the working cable then or do you think they're BOTH buggered

Jason

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:15 am

Seemed a bit rude to use one when eventually I found out that it was just a broken cable.

I would have had to chop a good one up as I did the broken one to re-inforce the area that broke so it was just as easy to use the old one.

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