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: Garmin GPS Sensor
Summary: 4 Stars
It was easy to load on laptop computer and works fine. It will even pick up several sattelites inside my house. It picks up a lot more outside and is a lot more accurate when picking up more sattelites.Digital camera Review: Garmin on a Budget
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the Garmin GPS 18 Deluxe GPS Sensor with nRoute and City Select Navigation Software (USB Interface)as a supplement to my Garmin 60 CSX. It is with out a doubt, the best receiver that I have used, and I have used all the other brands. It finds the satellites so fast that it's almost instantaneous! The software however, is not as easy as some or as colorful as others. That said, it is competent and their customer service is absolutely the finest. Yes there is a wait on the phone but after talking to an understanding, well schooled tech who really cares, you start to appreciate what this company is all about. I love the sensor, like the software and I am in awe of the company attitude! Try it,, you'll like it. I am nearly sure!
Digital camera Review: Garmin usb18
Summary: 1 Stars
Product did not work had to send back to manufacture to be replaced.Digital camera Review: Good bang for the buck
Summary: 4 Stars
I am generally pleased with this product as a "sit beside me" navigator. I find a few things annoying:
1) There is no fuzzy logic in locating anything. You have to get it spelled exactly right and you have to predict how it's stored.
- It might be White Oak Trail or WhiteOak Trail, or just White Oak.
- The data need scrubbed, there are frequent misspellings (see below)
- The same type of place might be described differently. Say you are looking for the nearest Panera. You have to correctly choose between (or try all) the following for how your nearest one is entered:
- Panera
- Panera Breac [sic]
- Panera Bread
- Panera Bread Bakery
- Panera Bread Bakery Cafe
- Panera Bread Bakery & Cafe
- If you are looking for an address that's say on, US route 40, AKA State Route 12 and also is known as High Street, Good luck. If you're in Pittsburgh, PA, where five or six routes run & weave together, you have my sympathy.
- If you are in a suburban area, the "city" might be the name of the metro area (i.e., the mailing address) or it could be the local suburb. So normally, I leave off the city and just enter the state. Then I wish it would list results in proximity order, not alphabetic order.
2) In one of the five counties that I regularly travel the map data are almost never right. It jumps around between streets that I'm on and the next one over. In Garmin's defense, the county is really screwed up with addresses. Sometimes the street numbers on either side of the street do not run sequentially, e.g., L: 113, 117, R: 130, 132 L: 119, 123 R:138 After being within eyesight of a destination a few times and getting totally lost, I have learned that if I'm within 400 yards of my destination, I'm on my own.
3) Keep vessel visible turns off when you zoom in and out.
Other than that, the audio and visual information is good and a quick pop of the space bar or glance at the status bar gives lots of information.
Digital camera Review: Good for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
The product is easy to install, and easy to use. It is easy to locate your position, even in New York City! However, the speaking feature is not good enough. If it can speak out the next street/turn name instead of smething generic. (It will say "Turn right on 0.1 mile". It will be great to say the street name, such as "Turn right on Jones Road"). Overall it is a great product, and very useful, when you need to go somewhere that you are not familiar.