Saturday, July 24, 2010

GA-BIKE+WPCS2: Universal Motorcyle / Bike Mount with Water Resistant Case for 4.3" or 3.5" Screen GPS Devices from TomTom, Garmin, Magellan, Mio etc. Best Quality


Although it's universal "one size fit all", it works great with my Garmin Nuvi 285WT. The spacers provided helps in tighter fit but, it's still a bit loose and adding your own will eliminate whatever extra looseness there is.
There's only one reason for the 1 star rating, see #3;
1. Item arrived with 2 minor "scrape marks" on the clear window plastic. Luckily, it wasn't in the center of the window.
2. The mounting clamp to the handle bar for my motorcycle showed a sign of weakness, started to turn white, after 2 days of being mounted.
Upon contacting the vendor, I was offered an upgrade clamp at no charge.
Initial shipment arrived ahead of schedule, USPS of all things, customer service replied within minutes of sending e-mail and tried to resolve the issues at hand professionally.
For those of you looking for similar item, from this or any other vendor, look for a better clamping device(upgraded heavy duty ones, if available). Considering it hold an expensive device in place, additional few dollars is well worth the price.
When the replacement clamp arrive, I will re-rate the product to 5 stars, if possible, just for the excellent customer service, which is rare now days.
3.Well, I received no "upgraded" clamp. In fact, never heard from them again after e-mailing them and informed them that I reconsidered the return and opted to accept their offer of "upgrade". It's now been @ week since the last e-mail.
Update: I finally got a reply stating that person in charge of my order is on vacation and thing got backed up. Regardless, I did receive the upgraded mounting clamp as offered and it will work for me. Hope it didn't take so long to get this resolved, the product was worth the price paid, the service needs improvement but at least it got done. Therefore, I'm upgrading the star rating from 1 star to 3 for finally resolving the issue.Get more detail about GA-BIKE+WPCS2: Universal Motorcyle / Bike Mount with Water Resistant Case for 4.3" or 3.5" Screen GPS Devices from TomTom, Garmin, Magellan, Mio etc..

Friday, July 23, 2010

For Magellan Maestro 3200 / 3210 / 3225 / 3250 / 4200 / 4210 / 4220 / 4250 / 4350 / 4370 / 5310 GPS Portable Travel USB 12V Plug-in Car Charger + Home Wall AC Charger Combo Bundle Package Get it now!


Gave this as a gift. I'm a little concerned as it didn't connect into the power input, instead connected through the mini-USB. I don't know if that is a charging port or not. I haven't heard if it works.Get more detail about For Magellan Maestro 3200 / 3210 / 3225 / 3250 / 4200 / 4210 / 4220 / 4250 / 4350 / 4370 / 5310 GPS Portable Travel USB 12V Plug-in Car Charger + Home Wall AC Charger Combo Bundle Package.

Garmin Hard Carrying Case for Colorado Handheld GPS Units Immediately


Case is VERY function for use on belt or attached to backpack or briefcase. Formed semi-hard shell provides good protection. One improvement would be to limit the opening angle of the front cover to about 45-degrees or less vs the current 90-degrees and add more webbing to the side so that the unit cannot fall out even with the cover open. Get more detail about Garmin Hard Carrying Case for Colorado Handheld GPS Units.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

GARMIN 010-11011-00 Nuvi Handlebar Mount This instant


I bought this mount to use with my Nuvi 275T. It works great! The GPS hasn't budged at all since I mounted it. Just beware that this won't work with the wide-screen models. The mounting system is similar to the other Garmin cycling GPS units (Edge series) in that it uses two zip ties to mount to the stem. As long as you use everything that comes in the mounting package, it is extremely secure. I highly recommend it if you don't want to buy a cycling specific GPS unit.Get more detail about GARMIN 010-11011-00 Nuvi Handlebar Mount.

Shop For TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator


Excellent product, we purchased one several months ago and were so happy we purchased a second one. We were disappointed to discover that the second one was a much older version of the 720. Get more detail about TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

For Navigon 2100 2120 5100 MAX GPS Portable Travel USB Plug-in 12V Car Charger


Cable is too short for standard mounting. Although the charger is usable, the GPS can not be attached to the windshield for normal use. I can get away with it, but for those that need the GPS mounted to any place above the normal dashboard level, I would not advise purchasing this item.Get more detail about For Navigon 2100 2120 5100 MAX GPS Portable Travel USB Plug-in 12V Car Charger.

Gilsson 12V Cigarette Lighter Adapter for Magellan Maestro 3100 3140 4040 4050 Magellan Roadmate 800 2200 3000 3050 6000 Review


The old charger cable for my GPS failed after two years of use. Since it was out of warranty I had no choice but to find a replacement. I was happy to see that Amazon carried what I needed at about half the cost of the 'shack' (seriously, who charges $35 for a piece of wire?). This cable does the job and is made at least as well as the original charger. Very pleased. Get more detail about Gilsson 12V Cigarette Lighter Adapter for Magellan Maestro 3100 3140 4040 4050 Magellan Roadmate 800 2200 3000 3050 6000.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Magellan RoadMate 1430 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic Top Quality


SO I have been on the hunt for the best traffic. and this isn't it. I had the DASH express which was internet connected, and it was so good that it is hard to compare. (I didnt like how big it was and had bad graphics, but the traffic was spot on!)

Anyhow, this can tell you when there is traffic... when you are in it!

Great. I want to go from A to B and it gives me the route assuming no traffic, and as you turn on the ramp and are in bumper to bumper it says " you are in traffic". Geez Thanks buddy. Oh, do I want to reroute, where? To more traffic? How does that route compare to this route??? unknown.

SO basically real traffic is just a feature bullet point, but isnt real yet.

Gonna be returning this and keeping my tom tom 140.

Also I dont get widescreen. Sounds good in the ads, I guess that is why people buy it. But it takes up more room and obstructs your view and is completely unnecessary.

Also the # of button presses to get anything done, is about 2x vs TomTom. And the mapping was much worse. With the TT I know about 200 yards away from a traffic circle, this one about 75.Get more detail about Magellan RoadMate 1430 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic.

Order Kwik Tek Dry Pak Gps and Pocket Pc Case, 5 x 6 Inch


Locks well, no water gets in. A bit bulky. I attached to my dive belt and it worked perfect!Get more detail about Kwik Tek Dry Pak Gps and Pocket Pc Case, 5 x 6 Inch.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Where To Buy Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS Unit


Owned product for one full golf season. Never had one issue with the unit. Averaged 8-12 satellites.

Pros. I custome picked my own points on the courses I played. I picked/chg all layup spots, bunkers, hazards, also the front, middle and back pins (default the yardages were off 10 - 20 yds). Neat color screen with backlight. If the course is not on the list to download, they will make it within a week. AND NO YEARLY FEES!!! With no fees unit will pay for itself in approx four/five years!

Cons. The buttons color is wearing off, also again the first time i used it yardages were not correct-likely cause of how they map.

Summary great if you take the time to custome mark your course, bad if you plan on playing course only once. Get more detail about Sonocaddie V300 Color GPS Unit.

Buy Topo USA 8.0 National Edition


Updated from version 6 to this software, and couldn't be happier. While there are some features I wish could have been included, basically it does everything I need it to do. I use a Garmin GPS for backpacking, and not DeLorme's proprietary Earthmate, so interfacing is out of the question. But it's a simple matter to plug in the coordinates from off the map into my Garmin, and off I go. I've done this for years with, as I mentioned, version 6, but with version 4 as well--and it has never led me astray trekking the wild woods.Get more detail about Topo USA 8.0 National Edition.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Purchase Sony NVA-B20N nav-u Nylon Carrying Case for the U73T and U94T GPS Navitators


Any touch screen device is susceptible to screen damage by impacts and scratches. This is a well built product, but it doesn't fit the U73T GPS perfectly. There is a removable, Velcro spacer in the bottom, but the Velcro closure tab is slightly too long without the spacer, and slightly too short with it installed. But this is a minor issue. This padded case is good quality and can save you big bucks by preventing screen damage.

Now, as far as the GPS unit itself goes, STAY AWAY!!! See my review of the U73T.Get more detail about Sony NVA-B20N nav-u Nylon Carrying Case for the U73T and U94T GPS Navitators.

Buying Garmin Rail Mount Adapter (Large)


It's a bike mount for a GPS, so there's not much to review. It's a decent design, but seems a bit bulky. The front of the mount is rather fat, so if you mount it too close to your brake cable (as it comes out from under the handlebar tape), you run the risk of over-bending the cable housing, which is no good. So I had to mount this very close to the stem, which solved the problem.

The other issue I have is that the mounting clip which goes on the GPS does not "seat" on the bike mount very tightly. It "clicks in" just fine, but once the unit is engaged on the mount, there is a bit of play in the connection, so if you are riding a nicely stiff road bike, every bit of road vibration will rattle the heck out of the GPS. The solution to that problem is that I wedge a piece of notecard on the mount, which takes up the slack.

So, the mount works, just not perfectly. It's just OK.Get more detail about Garmin Rail Mount Adapter (Large).