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sturgi Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 28, 2006 Posts: 55
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject: 910 Hard Drive |
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Hopefully my last question before I spend some hard earned - What is the hard drive in the 910? Is it something like a large CF or is it a "spinning" type. Just wondering what could go wrong with the hard drive.
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gray52 Regular Visitor
Joined: Jun 14, 2005 Posts: 77
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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its just the same as you have in your p.c, good when they work, but if it packs up you will lose all the maps and will have to be sent away to be repaired. mine was fine but i hope it packs up soon as it was nicked last week . ive now replaced it with the tomtom 1 v2 europe and the maps are better on this than on my 910. the 910 will be replaced later this year, hence the fast falling prices on the go models.
the hands free calling is crap, but if you want a 910 then get one, you wont beat it for the money £300 or less if you shop around. |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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Have a read through the article and thread Lutz wrote a while back the hard drive got a few mentions, it can be found HERE its also fair to add that a car suffers from extreme levels of heat, cold, damp and vibration - not really a good scenario for computer hardware longevity - that said my 910 is still going strong, just make sure you back the unit up before use just in case - Mike |
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Delski Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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gray52 wrote: |
the hands free calling is crap, but if you want a 910 then get one, you wont beat it for the money £300 or less if you shop around. |
TBh, ive found the hands free very good on mine, what was the problem with yours if you dont mind me askin?
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sturgi Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies, just need to make my mind up 710 or 910. Must admit there are some good deals on both but found a 710 for £245 with P&P. |
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kalvin928s4 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 18, 2005 Posts: 51
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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ive got a sony ericsson p990i linked to my tt910 and it far surpasses my expectations..... receiving and making calls by ext. mic are excellent and also the added fact that sms messages are 'read' to you is the final plus. |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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According to Eldar, the drive in a Go700 is a:
Quote: | Seagate 2.5 GB ST1 Microdrive with Compact Flash interface |
and I think the 910 is the same. |
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tgold Regular Visitor
Joined: Nov 07, 2004 Posts: 98 Location: UK or USA from time to time.
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Andy_P2002 wrote: | According to Eldar, the drive in a Go700 is a:
Quote: | Seagate 2.5 GB ST1 Microdrive with Compact Flash interface |
and I think the 910 is the same. | The GO 910 has a 20 GB drive. |
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Mullet Frequent Visitor
Joined: Dec 12, 2005 Posts: 1051
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Andy_P2002 wrote: | According to Eldar, the drive in a Go700 is a:
Quote: | Seagate 2.5 GB ST1 Microdrive with Compact Flash interface |
and I think the 910 is the same. | I doubt it the drive in my 910 is 20GB, which is somewhat different to what the 700 devices were fitted with - Mike |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:06 am Post subject: |
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Me and my big mouth! |
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jokkling Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Hi! Have anyone tryed to replace it with a larger drive? I think there are 2.5" drives up to a 100Gb's today. That would fit a whole lot of mp3's =) |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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There is little point in trying this to fit more mp3's on the device, there was a thread last June see HERE that found a limit to the number of actual mp3 tracks the device can handle, I tried it out putting over 14GB of music on the unit and not all the tracks were available to play (you can tell how many tracks the unit thinks are loaded when it first re-boots after disconnection from the PC) - Mike |
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