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: Bought it for a Euro trip
Summary: 5 Stars
Got the GPS 18 USB for my leave in germany.My Laptop is a 2.8GHZ with 1.25 GB ram.Got a rental and hit the Auto-Bahn.Right now im in a cafe in Heidelberg typing this,and i can safely say,for the money you cannot buy a better guide if you are traveling Europe by car.As a matter of fact,I had made NO plans for lodging or even where I was going to go untill i had met up with my friends in Frankfort!This thing got me through the most complicated city's without a hitch.I had to use gas coupons(Army) that are only good at Esso gas stations.Found them all with voice promps to boot.The voice floating from my laptop,telling me VERY accuratly(even with the WAAS turned off) "in 600 meters,take roundabout then 2end exit"Only got comfused once in a ver old city,kept telling me to turn around.Any way, paying the extra $300 for the Euro city select program was worth-it.And even though i have not used it in the USA yet, I can say that i probibly will not take another trip without it.No CD required,just load and go.You will need internet to activate the Euro. CD if you get it.As well as download the updates for the program.Digital camera Review: Don't Buy This If You Need to Navigate to Multiple Locations
Summary: 2 Stars
This works great if you are only going to one location. After spending much time on the phone with technical support and naming all my destinations as Waypoints so I could navigate to more than one by "planning a route," it turns out that this unit does not do that. After putting in all the Waypoints I needed, the unit sent me to the second waypoint before I had arrived at the first (within 1 mile). When I called tech support to find out what the problem was, they told me that the program was designed that way because most people that use the multiple Waypoints are using the system off road and they don't want to be navigated all the way to each destination. I was the weird one for wanting the navigation to continue until I was actually at each Waypoint. It is also not possible to update or add to a current route with multiple Waypoints, you have to start all over. It is also not possible to move them around once you have entered them and you can't see where any of them are until you are finished. I was told there was a hand held Garmin unit that does the point to point navigation I needed. I had called Garmin before purchasing this unit because I bought it to replace a Delorme program I had and I was told this one would do what I needed. It does not. The Delorme product has other issues, but entering point to point navigation and being able to edit your route later is not one of them.Digital camera Review: For the price, I couldn't be happier
Summary: 4 Stars
I've wanted to get a GPS for a few years now, because my job requires a lot of travel. Although a GPS would be much more convenient than printed maps (not to mention the time spent printing the maps), I just could not justify spending $500 or more on a GPS. I purchased this unit from amazon last October. It was on sale for $98 with a $30 discount for applying for an amazon.com credit card. My total investment was $68.00. Because of the low price, I was very skeptical of the quality. I can honestly say that this was the best investment I have ever made. The only problem I can say I've ever had with it, is if you are driving along side another road that runs in the same direction (usually feeder roads, or frontage roads), the system will sometimes think you are on the other road. There are a lot of roads like that in Texas. The system usually realizes the mistake and makes the correction.
It wasn't until this past week that I decided to write this review. This thing works in Puerto Rico! If any of you have ever experienced driving in Puerto Rico, especially for the first time, then you know that it's not a fun experience and this thing is a lifesaver. The signs in Puerto Rico are all in spanish (obviously), so I relied on the turn by turn directions, and I watched the red arrow that represented my car to get me where I needed to go. There was one problem however, in Puerto Rico. For some reason, it took the unit about 3 or 4 minutes to find the satellite. This was no big deal. After realizing that it took a little extra time to find the satellite, I just allowed myself a few extra minutes and sat in the car until it made the connection.
But if it had not been for this unit, I would have spent a lot of time in Puerto Rico lost. And thats not someplace you want to be lost. Even printed maps from mapquest wouldn't have helped me.
I've referred this item to many of my associates and so far, 8 people have purchased it and they are all very happy with theirs.
I cannot say enough good about this unit. If you own a laptop and you are thinking about buying a GPS, this is definately the way to go. You might want to invest in a power inverter also. You dont want to rely on this unit, just to find you dont have enough juice in your laptop battery. I bought a fairly compact inverter from Home Depot for $20 bucks. Look around, you might find one cheaper.
Digital camera Review: Fun - Easy - Family History
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Product and makes travel more interesting and easier to find many different kinds of locations. Very quick and accurate. The trip information is helpful. I was surprised at the detail of the maps. Installed on my new Vista HP laptop. Note: it will not install on Vista unless you turn off User Account Control (UAC). Called Garmin support (great guys and friendly) to find this out. After that change it installed without problems. I'm going to use it to find and mark special family history locations. Old family farms, house where I grew up, rural cemetery locations, burial sites, favorite fishing spots and more. The plan is to use the Garmin 18 to get me within walking distance. Then I will switch to my handheld Garmin eTrex Legend GPS Navigator to walk right to the location. Finally I will put the coordinates into my heritage collector software for permanent storage and reference. This was a great birthday present for me from my family! If you don't want to pay the big bucks for a GPS navigation system, this is for you!Digital camera Review: GARMIN 010-00321-00 GPS 18 Deluxe USB Sensor for Laptops
Summary: 4 Stars
the GPS works great with my Eee pc. The software (maps) could be alot better but that is the only fault i have with this product.