You can get a PDA for $250, and add a Bluetooth receiver for another $200. This also means you (obviously) get PDA functionality in the package for LESS than the price of the Tom Tom One. It also means you can upgrade the software whenever you want, and even switch software manufacturers for whoever comes out with the slickest stuff.
For not a whole lot more than that, you can even get a PDA with GPS built-in (I just picked up a Fujitsu Siemens n560). These units are smaller than the all-in-ones, have a VGA screen, and again, work as a PDA (MP3 playback, movies, wifi, email, etc etc etc).
I just don't understand the GPS stand-alone mentality.
Heck, Mapopolis makes an SD card you can slip into your Treo (if it has GPS), to turn it into a full-fledged guidance system.
There are some advantages if you want a built-in unit, but aside from that, I think there are better ways to go than a stand-alone GPS unit.
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Ladderless @ Aug 17th 2006 11:40AM
Holy smokes!
You can get a PDA for $250, and add a Bluetooth receiver for another $200. This also means you (obviously) get PDA functionality in the package for LESS than the price of the Tom Tom One. It also means you can upgrade the software whenever you want, and even switch software manufacturers for whoever comes out with the slickest stuff.
For not a whole lot more than that, you can even get a PDA with GPS built-in (I just picked up a Fujitsu Siemens n560). These units are smaller than the all-in-ones, have a VGA screen, and again, work as a PDA (MP3 playback, movies, wifi, email, etc etc etc).
I just don't understand the GPS stand-alone mentality.
Heck, Mapopolis makes an SD card you can slip into your Treo (if it has GPS), to turn it into a full-fledged guidance system.
There are some advantages if you want a built-in unit, but aside from that, I think there are better ways to go than a stand-alone GPS unit.