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Re: Which cheap satnav? -
04-04-2007
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TomTom units are very good... ...but arguably over the top for many people. And expensive. Why OTT? As for expensive, you pay for what you get. Why over the top? Because some people just need it to get them to the odd place every so often, don't tow, don't drive a truck or a bus and derive little benefit from a larger screen. For these people it's over the top. |
that it CAN do other stuff doesn't make it 'over the top'.
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I've seen and used those Medion things and the build quality, or lack of it, sticks out like a sore thumb and the address entry system is crass. You're blaming the device for your inability to work with it. That isn't the i2 or i3's problem, it's yours. |
simply that he didn't find it as slick and user friendly as other units.
In any case, a poor user interface IS the problem of the device, not
of the user - a simple and common task like address entry should be
intuitive.
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"DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4613cf51$0$10734$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... "Conor" <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:MPG.207d797740270acf98a428 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk... In article <46133c89$0$6957$fa0fcedb (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk>, DervMan says... TomTom units are very good... ...but arguably over the top for many people. And expensive. Why OTT? As for expensive, you pay for what you get. Why over the top? Because some people just need it to get them to the odd place every so often, don't tow, don't drive a truck or a bus and derive little benefit from a larger screen. For these people it's over the top. I've seen and used those Medion things and the build quality, or lack of it, sticks out like a sore thumb and the address entry system is crass. You're blaming the device for your inability to work with it. That isn't the i2 or i3's problem, it's yours. Aren't the i2 and i3 Garmins? And as such, not 'those Medion things' ? |
Yes and I don't know, I just figured that "those medion things" was a
trucker expression.
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"Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:57i1i5F2d4ngrU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4613cf51$0$10734$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... "Conor" <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:MPG.207d797740270acf98a428 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk... In article <46133c89$0$6957$fa0fcedb (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk>, DervMan says... TomTom units are very good... ...but arguably over the top for many people. And expensive. Why OTT? As for expensive, you pay for what you get. Why over the top? Because some people just need it to get them to the odd place every so often, don't tow, don't drive a truck or a bus and derive little benefit from a larger screen. For these people it's over the top. I've seen and used those Medion things and the build quality, or lack of it, sticks out like a sore thumb and the address entry system is crass. You're blaming the device for your inability to work with it. That isn't the i2 or i3's problem, it's yours. Aren't the i2 and i3 Garmins? And as such, not 'those Medion things' ? Yes and I don't know, I just figured that "those medion things" was a trucker expression. |
mentioned
Although that's a guess...--
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"DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4613da51$0$6957$fa0fcedb (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... "Iridium" <iridiumdan (AT) googlemail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:57i1i5F2d4ngrU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net... "DervMan" <thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4613cf51$0$10734$db0fefd9 (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk... "Conor" <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:MPG.207d797740270acf98a428 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk... In article <46133c89$0$6957$fa0fcedb (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk>, DervMan says... TomTom units are very good... ...but arguably over the top for many people. And expensive. Why OTT? As for expensive, you pay for what you get. Why over the top? Because some people just need it to get them to the odd place every so often, don't tow, don't drive a truck or a bus and derive little benefit from a larger screen. For these people it's over the top. I've seen and used those Medion things and the build quality, or lack of it, sticks out like a sore thumb and the address entry system is crass. You're blaming the device for your inability to work with it. That isn't the i2 or i3's problem, it's yours. Aren't the i2 and i3 Garmins? And as such, not 'those Medion things' ? Yes and I don't know, I just figured that "those medion things" was a trucker expression. No I think he was referring to the Medion PPC based solutions that Chet mentioned Although that's a guess...And a correct one. |
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"Conor" <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:MPG.207d797740270acf98a428 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk... In article <46133c89$0$6957$fa0fcedb (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk>, DervMan says... TomTom units are very good... ...but arguably over the top for many people. And expensive. Why OTT? As for expensive, you pay for what you get. Why over the top? Because some people just need it to get them to the odd place every so often, don't tow, don't drive a truck or a bus and derive little benefit from a larger screen. It's not large. I keep my TT1 in my pocket. |
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For these people it's over the top. |
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I've seen and used those Medion things and the build quality, or lack of it, sticks out like a sore thumb and the address entry system is crass. You're blaming the device for your inability to work with it. That isn't the i2 or i3's problem, it's yours. No, it's shit. I can use it but it's shit. |
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........
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Yes and I don't know, I just figured that "those medion things" was a trucker expression. Why? You can buy them at Aldi and Halfords. |
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Conor
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........
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In article <4613da51$0$6957$fa0fcedb (AT) news (DOT) zen.co.uk>, DervMan says... Yes and I don't know, I just figured that "those medion things" was a trucker expression. Why? You can buy them at Aldi and Halfords. |
Two places I simply don't go.
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Tom tom 1? Cheap.... Navman cheapest one? Etc... You can get a Garmin i3 for 80 quid these days. I use one in the company shed, works very well - not as many features asTomTom, but I prefer it for everyday use. |
different features and serve different types of people but I
absolutely loved them both and couldn't have gone wrong with either.
The brand is great and they both have bells & whistles that i really
liked...I'd say go with a TomTom.
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