Binatone Carrera A350

Intro A couple of years ago I bought this for my husband for Christmas, and although there are obviously newer versions on the market this is still available on some sites as new for a very reasonable 34.99 upwards. Since there is a good chance hubby will read this I’d prefer not to divulge what I paid just lets say it was a fair bit more. That said I do feel after having truly tried and tested the unit I have definitely had my money’s worth and I think hubby would agree. The Unit The basic rectangular unit has a 4.3 touchscreen from where you can navigate the menu system. Volume brightness ... more

Well Santa was very good to me this year, in my stocking he left lots of lovely gifts, none more lovely though than my new Binatone A350 Sat Nav. I used to have a Navman PiN 570, which was also a PDA. The connector on the bottom of this broke free from the main board and from then on I was unable to charge it. From my short experience of the A350 I cannot see this being a problem on this unit. The charging connecting is that of the small USB type, for both charging from the USB port of my PC and from the cigarette lighter socket in the car. My initial impression was that it was quite heavy ... more

I'm usually good when it comes to remembering directions as I have a good memory but I think it's always handy to have a satellite navigation system available as you never know when they might come in handy. Even places I know, when an accident has happened and caused road closures or I've made a wrong turn they just come in handy and also make you aware of a lot of different shortcuts you might not know of. They're also good for estimating when you will arrive at your destination, so this Binatone model seemed liked a worthwhile investment since my last sat nav was stolen from my car ... more

We do not use the Sat-Nav much as we tend to stay local when driving about and therefore we wanted a very cheap sat-nav. At only £50, this sat-nav seemed perfect for us. Lets start with the build of the device. As soon as you take the sat-nav out of the box it feels pretty cheap. It is made of 100% flimsy plastic and pressings is most place will cause it to creak and bend quite a lot. This doesn't really bother me as it is not really a device where this matters as you will merely have it on your dashboard and nobody will be handling it during operation (hopefully!) - but it does give a ... more