Garmin GPS 18 Deluxe USB Sensor for Laptops by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin GPS 18 Deluxe USB Sensor for Laptops
Digital camera Review: Must Have
Summary: 5 Stars
First time using GPS. I love it after a 2-weeks road trip around the USA. I can't without it anymore. Literally you don't need a map in your car. Input your location and you be there! Even finding hotel and steakhouse is so easy along the road. It's not without minor error but it's only due to outdated data in the software and I believe you can keep update your sofeware whenever new version comes up. I believe GPS will be as popular as cell phone in a few years. Garmin's products are definitely leading the market. I bought it's stock (GRMN) after I came back from the road trip.Digital camera Review: NMEA compliant
Summary: 4 Stars
All of the previous reviews are pretty much on the money. The unit works great, very accurate. I do wish it was easier to change the routing the way Delorme uses VIAs, maybe there is a way i haven't found yet.
My main addition to info for everybody is that using a little $10 program called GPS Gate will turn the Garmin 18 USB from a proprietary Garmin format to a NMEA compliant device. I had a copy of MS Streets & Trips and it worked fine. Just do a google search for gpsgate and you can try it for 2 weeks before you buy. That removes the only downside I thought this product had, now it can work with any application looking for a NMEA compliant GPS.
Digital camera Review: Need a lot of improvement
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this for preparing trips going to multiple stops. The software is definately NOT for the task of figuring out the best route to connect all stops. A piece of cake for Honda GPS and even for Microsoft Trips.
The search is too dummy also, e.g. It tells me the nearest "Walmart" is 72 miles away. Later I figured that the actual "Wal-Mart", searched by "Wal" instead, is only 4 miles away.
Digital camera Review: Need directions? This will do it for you in a snap!
Summary: 5 Stars
We recently took a trip from the Northeast to Prince Edward Island and we took along our Garmin GPS. We bought it on the recommendation of my parents and my aunt and uncle. It truly is the best navigation system that we have used. The directions are clear and precise, the voice prompts are clear, the visibility on the computer screen is clear, and it self-adjusted if we went off the "charted" course. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable yet sophisticated system.
We loved the features associated with the GPS - find places nearby worked great for finding gas stations, specific kinds of restaurants (i.e. Italian, American, etc), and different kinds of stores.
The only drawback of this system is that you have to lug your laptop around but it is well worth the inconvenience. We saw other drivers with the smaller portable nav systems on their dashes or mounted to the front windshield and they were squinting and trying to set up their systems. We set ours up effortlessly and were able to adjust it on the fly.
Definitely do as Garmin says (and makes you click on each time you turn nRoute on), do not attempt to enter route information or make adjustments while driving. It's best to travel with a passenger who can do all that while the driver is paying attention to the road.
Digital camera Review: Needs some updating
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like the city select and Nroute. How it helps a traveler who doesn't know where he is going in a stange place. I took it to LAX and toured LA with no trouble at all and I had never been to that city before. I do think it needs work in out lying areas. My son lives at the Edwards AFB and the program has trouble finding the shortest and fastest routes. I think because it always tries to get you to a major high no matter how far out of the way it takes you. I realize the program writers don't always know how the secondary roads are going to be. Taking that into account , my glad I have it and will use it often.