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Summary: Ecellent Product, but a bit too expensive
Review: I've been using the Ique For some time now and I find it to be extremely useful. It's voice prompts are clear and the 200 Mhz processor redraws maps and recalculate routes easliy.Since the product is a GPs unit why can't the manufacturers include a car charger kit with it. Having to spend another $70 on the charger kit ( which probably costs only $15 to the manufacturer ) may hold back a number of prospective buyers.I feel it's insensitive on the manufacturers part to not include this essential accessory.
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Summary: Great Product, Lousy Battery
Review: I've had Palm products for six years and my i705 just went kaput. I researched the Garmin and although have a GPS in my family car, wanted to have navigation capability when traveling for business. Many pluses: although I just recently purchased the device, I still had to upgrade the firmware to version 3. The upgrade wasn't difficult, but I performed it after I had used it for several weeks and was leary about messing everything up. Instructions were clear and the upgrade was uneventful. For those with Palms with the universal adapters (V, Vx, M105, etc), the Garmin uses the same univeral plug so the travel kits, car adapters, etc. will also work on the Garmin so you don't have to purchase additionally for the new product. The GPS part works great! I recently traveled to Chicago and visited about a dozen customers. The iQue took me the the front door every time. If you have an older version Palm device, your 3rd party software programs might not work with the newer version 5.0 software. Shouldn't be a big deal as you can upgrade them. Do buy an expansion chip. I purchased a 256K and have more than enough room. You'll then have more than enough room on the handheld for whatever programs you want to add on there. Negatives: Battery!!! You'll need the car kit so you can use this for navigation on trips. I use the PDA to read books on trips (saves packing space) and am wondering how long the battery will last on a long plane trip. All-in-All: It's a keeper.
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Summary: Absolutely Fantastic So Far
Review: I am more than pleased with my Ique.
First the PDA Part:
I haven't used a Palm device since my Palm Pilot Professional and it has really come a long way as a platform. It is far more stable than my Ipaq Pocket PC, and I really think that I prefer the Palm OS to Pocket PC at this point. I haven't had one crash yet, I've synced my appointments and address book with relative ease, and I've even found some really cool games and utilities out there. My only gripe would be there is no network connectivity on this unit, but in my experience PDA's are a horrible platform for accomplishing anything anyway on a network. Now the GPS functionality. What can I say, its a Garmin. I don't think it could be any better. So far I'd have to say its even better than the Hertz Neverlost system! You must buy a memory card though to really make this device useful. I also bought the automobile friction mount which works great. The kicker was that my cell phone charger has the exact kind of plug, volts and amps as the ique so I don't even have to carry around an additional ac adapter when I travel! If you are thinking about this one buy it! Sean
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Summary: Handy on the road and on foot
Review: I have had my Garmin PDA now for over 2 months and taken it on the road and the streets of Washington DC with great success. I was considering the pricy upgrade in my car but discovered that this device worked well in my car plus I had the option to take it on foot in a strange town. Not that Wash DC is strange, but it's nice getting a birds eye view of your locale and knowing there should be a Starbucks just around the corner.
Great display, faster than the IPac I had with the GPS adapters, and auto replans fast.
I hate a lot of specialized devices (phone/GPS/PDA) and this seems like a nice combo. I have had no problems with reboots but some problems with the map software loader. It just doesn't like my PC configuration as I've got it to load properly on my business laptop (go figure). With a 64MB SD memory chip, I have plenty of room for maps and a handful of MP3s.
I love the auto package too as it doesn't mess up my dashboard, doesn't slide and the speaker works well. I'm not a big PDA fan either so the duel combo is more useful for me.
The road directions and mapping is good with the normal errors (no system is perfect) but for the price, its a great combo.
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Summary: Garmin iQue 3600
Review: This is an incredible product. I have been using this incredible system for over a month now, taking the iQue on several out of town business trips. I never feel like I am lost. This system works simular to the Hertz Neverlost system (the iQue is made by the same company). It is extremely simple to use, just turn on the GPS system, let it locate where you are now and then tell the iQue where you want to go to next. It already has preloaded (that you have downloaded from their included CD maps) a number of sites, including malls, resturants and attractions. It then gives you a turn by turn direction to get you to your site. If you make a wrong turn, it re-adjusts the route and gets you back on track. I do reccomend that you buy the Auto Navigation package and a 256 memory disk. Great product! Don't ever get lost again.
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Summary: Awesome product...when it works
Review: I'm on my third unit in four months, the first two having died within a month of receipt (and replaced promptly by Garmin with *refurbished* units). Garmin customer service swears I've just run into bad luck and the life expectancy of this product should be at least as long as the battery (7+ years). Garmin has been helpful under the circumstances, and maybe I did finally end up with a unit which will last into the next decade, but I keep getting the sinking feeling my $600 investment is really just a prepayment for twelve months of service--the length of the warranty. It's a 5* product--when it works--and if I had to buy it again, I'd do so with an extended warranty. The display is big, bright and sharp and the navigation is usually right on the money and recalculates quickly when you need to make a detour or know something the unit doesn't. The Palm functions are flawless. The unit occasionally locks up (maybe once a week with heavy usage) and soft resets become necessary when trying to do more complex operations while the navigation function is running.
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Summary: UNRELIABLE
Review: UNRELIABLE - What good is a PDA and navigation unit if it constantly has to be reset? I only use this in my car and in the office so it's always connected. At least twice a week the unit has to be reset while I'm out of the office. It loses all of the info on the unit - especially irritating is the info I've entered since the last hot-sync. Several times in the middle of navigating to a destination it has gone kablooey.
I've already sent the original back. The next one I received was refurbished; another persons voice was on the unit!! This is the third one and it stinks. Wonderful idea, but absolutely unreliable. Don't waste your money. Yeah, I'm still on hold while writing this to send this one back as well.
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Summary: GARMIN sells GARBAGE
Review: Each time I e-mail tech support, I have an entirely different problem. They are helpful, but you must wait two days for a response or call and be placed on hold forever. The battery doesn't hold the charge. Each time I even look at it, I have another problem. Save your money or wait until the item is better. Personally, I think I threw my money away. My little cheapy handheld palm is so much much better. I think I should have stayed with a paper map or AAA.
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Summary: Hot stuff
Review: Best "toy" I've gotten in years. Get the Auto Kit, a must, and 128 MB SD card. It does take a while and some effort to master all the functions, but you can get it up and running in a short time. Locks onto satelites in less than 2 minutes, very accurate with easy to read display. If you go off the route, it takes just a few seconds to recalculate the route. This is a "don't leave home without it" item.
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Summary: Difficult to use
Review: I purchased this item for my husband for Christmas. He already had a palm and is quite computer literate. Neither one of us has been able to figure out how to use the navigation system. I tried to call Garmin for some assistance but gave up after being on hold for 45 min. I'm sure this is a great product once you've mastered it but it has been a very frustrating experience for us.
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