Latest I3 variant?

[Greytop]

Hi All
Have just taken delivery of a Garmin I3 from Comet (£129.99).

I read your Forum comments before buying and am confused ( it doesn't take much!).
My unit doesn't hava a plug in microSD card but it does have a socket for one. It seems to work OK and can find satellites, show me where I live in the UK, etc. The box says it has V8 data.
Does the lack of card mean it has permanent memory built in, and if so, how much spare is there to download POIs, etc? I was expecting a 128 or 256MB card to be supplied containing UK and Ireland data.
Do all the POI download 'how-tos' information on your excellent website apply to this unit, or have Garmin 'cost reduced' it and made it unmodifiable?
Is the microSD slot used to add map info of other regions and can it be used for anything else?

Sorry for all these questions, but I plan to add POIs etc and Frenchmap data and need to decide if this unit will do this or whether I should return it for a refund within a week?

Any help would be appreciated.

[matb]

you have a new style i3 with, what was on the older ones push in sd cards, now within the unit.

you will still have room to download poi's how many i do not know, but someone will, so watch this space.

the sd slot can still be used for other map areas or additional poi's.

in short no refund required.

[matb]

greytop have a look here

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=38792

[MaFt]

you can fit about 20,000 poi's on the new i3's.

i don't know if anyone has managed to load poi's onto a seperate transflash card yet though.

MaFt

[Greytop]

Thanks for your help. The I3 is easy to use and suits me well at present, so I'll keep it. Have e-mailed Garmin to find out about memory size available. No answer yet.

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