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teecee90 Regular Visitor
Joined: Nov 02, 2005 Posts: 98
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: Which TomTom ? |
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Having returned my 2nd faulty 720 for a refund, I have decided to buy an alternative model without all the "bells and whistles" of the 720.
Essential requirements:
- Western Europe maps
- Ability to upgrade to North America maps
- Decent battery life (3hrs +)
Desirable requirements
- Bluetooth connection for traffic
- Mapshare
Any suggestions ? |
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zzr1200 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 205 Location: Gloucestershire
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:25 am Post subject: |
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TT One Europe XL (add the US maps onto an SD card) or an older style TT ONE europe (Not XL) that has an SD card slot. Both may not have mapshare now but will have it shortly when the software is upgraded. |
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teecee90 Regular Visitor
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks.
Does it have a 3hr+ battery life? Looking at some reviews it looks more like 1-2hrs. |
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zzr1200 Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 205 Location: Gloucestershire
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure about that but it's the backlight that eats the battery - turn it down and it will increase battery life. |
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Xstyle Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 16, 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Berkshire
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Is there a website that compares sat nav products side by side, so that you can see at a glance what the features are??
I hoped that the TomTom side would do this, but it doesn't... I think...
http://www.tomtom.com/products/category.php?ID=0&Lid=1
Any ideas please??
I think I want TomTom (the wife sure does!)
...and is there one that reroutes you, based on traffic?
cheers,
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PaulBt Lifetime Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2006 Posts: 188 Location: Kempsford, UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Try this for a comparison, but its not complete.......
http://www.tomtom.com/products/chart.php _________________ TT720 V8.010, regular audio book user.
WestEuro v805 connected to E90 on O2
TT910 V6.525, TTN5, TTN3, TT on Psion 5mx |
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Xstyle Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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THANK YOU! |
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Xstyle Occasional Visitor
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plegilink Occasional Visitor
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Xstyle Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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The comparison info on there states that the TT One XL has built in storage of 1gb, AND an SD card slot...
Surely, that is incorrect????????? Maybe the red X is supposed to be there, and not the 1gb?
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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: Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Its the other way round, I think the red "X" shouldn't be there......
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As the TomTom ONE XL Europe version has European map pre-installed on 1 GB internal memory, does it have an SD card slot/spare internal memory to allow for other maps to be used /downloaded on it ? |
Yes. The funny part is that the internal flash and SD card work independently of each other. So when an SD card is inserted, the internal flash memory is ignored. This is handy when using multiple maps. (but the TomTom OS needs to be installed on each SD card) |
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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: Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Extraneous red "x" now removed.... |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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To confirm the One XL Europe version does have 1GB of inbuilt flash memory AND an SD card slot, you can only use one or the other though, the SD card cannot be used to supplement the onboard memory. Please see the review Here for further details - Mike |
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