I am a computer fool! I have decided to for a PDA and the nav solutions it provides, i have no idea which one suits my needs best.

I will only be using the PDA for Nav and may some windows media files but any suggestions would be well recieved.


Thanking you all in advance

Originally posted by jon.od
I am a computer fool! I have decided to for a PDA and the nav solutions it provides, i have no idea which one suits my needs best.

I will only be using the PDA for Nav and may some windows media files but any suggestions would be well recieved.


Thanking you all in advance

Have a look at this site (http://www.pocketgps.co.uk)
for reviews of everything to do with PDAs/SatNav and even a how to fit it into the MINI article.

Did that help you?

Do you have a Palm handheld? If so there are a couple of companies that develop GPS add on devices that you can hook up onto your Palm device:

Magellan

Navman

Go to www.palm.com and I believe they have there links to aftermarket vendors that offer portable handheld GPS solutions.

If you don't find anything suitable, you can always buy a portable Magellan or Navman GPS device.

I went for a compaq Ipaq with tomtom navigator software -its very good and portable from car to car. This package which included:

The ipaq 3830 (i think :D)
128mb SD card
Tomtom navigator

and cost me about £490 new. Very good deal - i got it at pc world with 10% staff discount - but even at the 'before-discount' price it was good.

Got compaq ipaq 3950 comet( £300)+ tom tom navigator 2 complete kit dixons (£279)
Very happy with it,it's good when your lost just tap the screen (take me home) of you go
night vision screen is good

tomtom II

got it from www.totalpda.co.uk

Already had an ipaq, so just bought the kit

If you're just using it for nav & media, look at one of their bundles

like

http://www.totalpda.co.uk/productview.asp?section=1&id=4180

prices are ex vat though...

Looked at totalpda web site but when you add vat and p+p it works out the same as comet/dixons and you get it there and then (did not wont to use my card on the web).
Love tomtom 2

true about the prices, couldn't find it on the high street when I was looking though.

If you use tomtom II, get the latest update (2.21 I think, it's a big improvement)

Funny, but I keep finding the following in my Favourite locations

JCW Garages
Hartge @ Birds
AMD

Just need the cash to spend there now :D :D :D

Hehe - I've just put AmD in to my Tom Tom 2 favourites so I can get to the Dyno Day there tomorrow :D

I've tried a few different nav software systems now, and have found Tom Tom Navigator 2 is the most comprehensive and easy to use too.

...and thanks for the heads-up about v2.21. This software just keeps getting better and better!

I have an IPAQ 3850 + NAVMAN GPS Jacket (CoPilot). After looking into getting some new software (after having a copy of tomtom v1) I have decided to go for the following:
TomTom II Navigator Kit
http://www.totalpda.co.uk/productview.asp?section=1&id=4168

I have done this as I think the external GPS thingy will be better if the IPAQ is not mounted near the windscreen. I also had to order a 128 SD card to replace the CF card which is in the GPS jacket. Including VAT, delivery and the cable this came to £315.90 which I dont think is too bad.

Should all arrive on Monday ... until then ...

Good choice spod - TomTom Navigator II is superb :)

Oh, the other thing .. the IPAQ was bought by work and I had a word with my boss and he said I could claim the expense back! Even better!

I'm lucky - the iPAQ is from work and the Navman jacket I use was a freebie. I bought TTN2 from my own pocket after borrowing it for a couple days, and I'm investing in the Western Europe maps soon (8 CDs!!)

Nice. I only ever really used the CoPilot software which came with the kit but didnt find it that good.

You lot advised TomTom was cool so I managed to get a copy of v1 which seemed ok, now everyone advises v2 is much better so that on the way now.

do you have to pay a subscription fee once you have got pocket pc and gps software?:)

no subscription fee for TomTom Navigator, you just pay once for the software, then any additional maps you may want.

...and of course the GPS service is free to use :)