I recently had a scare, when my trusty TomTom threw a wobbler, and I thought I would need to replace it, I had chance to look around, and remember looking at this particular model, mainly because it looked like my TomTom, I assume it was a copy. I am not saying this is a bad thing, let someone else decide what the customer wants and then provide just that.again, I am pleased to say my TomTom is in working order so I do not need to replace it, if and when I do however, I may well go for this model. At less than £90 it has to be a bargain. This is the cheapest price I could find brand new, so you could get a real good second hand bargain.
The basic idea is the same as most of these gizmos, there is a touchscreen, a mains or car charger, a USB lead for connecting to a PC, and a suction cup for attaching the thing to your windscreen. The unit is very compact, at just four inches wide, and weighing in at a mere 136 grammes. The case is in a dark grey colour, which seems to match most car interiors. It comes with a 3.5 inch LCD screen. The battery is designed to last two hours, like the rest of them. Normally the unit is trickle charged while in use, but not of course if you are on foot. All the information is installed onto an SD card, you can add to this from a PC, or a DVD.
There is also a lot of Michelin type things, like Hotel and restaurant recommendations from the Michelin guide.
One small possible snag, is that the unit is not compatable with Mac PCs.
These units are small enough to be placed in your pocket, and there is a range of accessories available, including funky carry cases, an external GPS aerial, and styluses, (or should that be stylii?).
Michelin is of course that French firm, famous for the big fat Bibendum Michelin man. They have been helping drivers to get around for many years now, and still do many maps and guides.
Their Headquarters are:- ViaMichelin 110, Avenue Victor Hugo 92514 Boulogne-Billancourt cedex, France
Website is here:- http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin4/gbr/GPS/htm/nav/x960-accessories.ht m
Coverage is 99.9% of the UK as well as Ireland, both the Republic and Northern Ireland. Plug & Go technology means no setting up, no downloads, no delays.
This is a very simple entry level piece of kit, and as such, it gets my recommendation.
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Strong
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Good
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Good
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