Which GPS is best for a traveling husband???
Here are two recommendations.
Hands down, one top-of-the-line suggestion is the Garmin StreetPilot i5. It's ready to go right out of the box, preloaded with detailed maps of all of North America. It's about the size of a tennis ball -- small enough to fit in a brief case or computer bag.
It will run on two AA batteries, or an optional adapter that fits into the cigarette lighter plug.
It offers 3D color map graphics and provides turn-by-turn audio directions through a built-in speaker. Since your husband travels and probably is in and out of rental cars, he'll appreciate the way this can be easily moved from car to car with an integrated suction-cup mount.
Downside on this is the cost. It lists for more than$500. But if you shop online, you'll see it for less than $375.
The other GPS system I like a lot is Microsoft's Streets and Maps 2006 with GPS locator. You install the software on your laptop and plug in a little GPS receiver into the laptop USB port. The receiver sits on the dash. It costs $129.
You need to have your laptop open on the seat for it to work, and it can be a bit cumbersome. But, for the price, it is really a very handy unit.
Hands down, one top-of-the-line suggestion is the Garmin StreetPilot i5. It's ready to go right out of the box, preloaded with detailed maps of all of North America. It's about the size of a tennis ball -- small enough to fit in a brief case or computer bag.
It will run on two AA batteries, or an optional adapter that fits into the cigarette lighter plug.
It offers 3D color map graphics and provides turn-by-turn audio directions through a built-in speaker. Since your husband travels and probably is in and out of rental cars, he'll appreciate the way this can be easily moved from car to car with an integrated suction-cup mount.
Downside on this is the cost. It lists for more than$500. But if you shop online, you'll see it for less than $375.
The other GPS system I like a lot is Microsoft's Streets and Maps 2006 with GPS locator. You install the software on your laptop and plug in a little GPS receiver into the laptop USB port. The receiver sits on the dash. It costs $129.
You need to have your laptop open on the seat for it to work, and it can be a bit cumbersome. But, for the price, it is really a very handy unit.
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8:45 AM
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I just found a negative about the i5. So after having it for a year, a message comes on the screen that I need to update the maps, Long story short, I get the DVD from Garmin with new USA maps but the hard drive in the unit is not updateable. I now have to buy an SDmicro card for about $80 to plug into the side of the unit. This sucks! Whay can't I update the map on the hard drive? Yechhh.
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