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Chinaman Occasional Visitor
Joined: Oct 03, 2003 Posts: 7
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:02 pm Post subject: is Ipaq 3630 any good as a GPS NAV pocket pc? |
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I got a friend who is selling it for 80 pounds, does it work as a GPS NAV with a GPS reciever?
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Works fine (I still have a 3630 and use it every day). You can use GPS Mice or a GPS Jacket solution, CF even if you have a dual CF or dual PCMCIA Jacket.
Only caveat is that Navman's SmartST doesn't run well on 32MB iPAQ's such as the 3630. TomTom Navigator 1 & 2 runs perfectly as do many others. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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Chinaman Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:37 am Post subject: |
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cheers |
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rogercruse Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Herts, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:10 am Post subject: IPAQ 3630 and enough memory? |
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Hi,
I also have an IPAQ 3630, but I'm concerned about the memory needed for software / maps.
With 32mb of storage, if I got a CF GPS system - I've already got a CF sleeve which I use either for extra storage or for my wireless card - can the maps / software be stored on the CF GPS card itself?
Or will I need to get a dual CF card sleeve?
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:17 am Post subject: |
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It's not an ideal CF-GPS Solution that's true, but it works fine with a GPS Jacket or a GPS Mouse and CF-Jacket.
If you are intent on using a CF-GPS then you'd need a dual PCMCIA Sleeve with PCMCIA-CF adapters in the slots as I don't think a dual-CF sleeve exists. The upside is this sleeve has an additional battery which would give you double the run time but it's not a cheap option. By the time you've costed that it may be time to consider upgrading! _________________ Darren Griffin |
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rogercruse Occasional Visitor
Joined: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Herts, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Darren,
I agree that upgrading would probably be cheaper than investing any further in my IPAQ 3630.
I now need to convince my wife that I need GPS.
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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My wife was a non-believer until I lent it to her for a trip into unfamiliar territory! She now loves them, when we drove through France last year she relished not having to map read, no arguments, what more encouragement does she need _________________ Darren Griffin |
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