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spdgps
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 Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: Buy One now or wait for v4? |
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Around the £130 mark for the v3 at Amazon as opposed to £170 for the v4.
Are the new mount and louder speaker really worth waiting for (the slimness doesn't mean a great deal to me)?
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mikealder
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Get a One XL if you are considering paying out that much they are better in terms of display size and you get the all important SD card slot - Mike |
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spdgps
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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I'm not sure that I need the extra SD card or size of screen.
I'm hesitant to wait for the v4/130 as it would appear somewhat restrictive if you wish to use alternate mounts...
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dchbrown
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 11:30 am Post subject: |
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you dont need the sd card or extra space?
the sd card means you can always get different maps in the future if you need it rather than having to replace the whole thing!
as for the extra screen space ive got an original One but have used some of the newer widescreen systems and they are loads better and easier on the eye.
as for paying over £150 for a unit you can get the one xl for around £140 or even the 520 (with handsfree phone and other stuff) for £155 |
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spdgps
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| Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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Decision made and device purchased.
After discovering that Tesco were doing the One XL Europe for £139.97 online I went to PC World and got them to do a 110% price match.
£137 for a One XL Europe just couldn't be passed up.
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Faust
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| mikealder wrote: | | Get a One XL if you are considering paying out that much they are better in terms of display size and you get the all important SD card slot - Mike |
Does the bog standard V3 not have an SD card slot then? I have heard conflicting reports about this but not been able to check out both models for myself. |
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Anita
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Faust wrote: | | Does the bog standard V3 not have an SD card slot then? I have heard conflicting reports about this but not been able to check out both models for myself. |
You can select models and compare their features with the TomTom Product Advisor here.
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h5djr
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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I've just purchased a TomTom ONE v3 EUROPE from Handtec for £116.99. They do the UK version for £104.99. Excellent service as well. Ordered one day, delivered 10.00 the next morning.
website is: www.handtec.co.uk telephone: 0845 644 7727
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Faust
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Anita wrote: | | Faust wrote: | | Does the bog standard V3 not have an SD card slot then? I have heard conflicting reports about this but not been able to check out both models for myself. |
You can select models and compare their features with the TomTom Product Advisor here. |
Hmm! thanks for the link - so bog standard V3 no SD slot then, what a bummer. I much prefer the bog standard version - XL is just to big for my liking - why can you never get what you want i.e. SD slot on standard version. Surely then if you buy the regional version and wanted to upgrade to Europe maps you would in effect be stuffed with a fixed internal flash memory and no SD slot? |
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h5djr
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Yes you could well be. When I looked at the various models of the ONE v3 available, the UK only version has 512mb of internal memory whereas the Europe version has 1 Gb. As the Europe maps take around 850Mb their appears to be is no way you could add the Europe maps to a UK only version at a later date as there would not be enough memory space. Much better to pay the extra £12.00 on Handtec prices and get the Europe 1Gb version in the first place. Also TomTom charge an extra £39.95 for the Europe maps if you purchase them from their website.
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Andy_P
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It's going to get worse.... The newly announced "2008 version" of the One XL (I'm NOT going to call it a "V4" 'cos they aren't!!) won't have an SD card slot either  |
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mikealder
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| If you do go for the Regional device with its 512MB memory capacity you can still install any of the Euopean country maps. The full Europe map will obviously not fit, the lack of SD slot on the newer One devices is a shame though as it does make expansion a very costly option. - Mike |
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Faust
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| mikealder wrote: | | If you do go for the Regional device with its 512MB memory capacity you can still install any of the Euopean country maps. The full Europe map will obviously not fit, the lack of SD slot on the newer One devices is a shame though as it does make expansion a very costly option. - Mike |
I know the Europe version uses different maps than the regional ones i.e. Navteq instead of Teleatlas but do you know if the Europe one is street level mapping for the whole of Europe including UK or is it just major roads? |
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mikealder
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:29 am Post subject: |
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The Europe maps contain full street definition and are not just restricted to the major roads.
I don't think TomTom will be using NavTeq mapping though as they are in the process of purchasing TeleAtlas so it would make no sense at all to purchase maps from another company. - Mike |
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Faust
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| mikealder wrote: | The Europe maps contain full street definition and are not just restricted to the major roads.
I don't think TomTom will be using NavTeq mapping though as they are in the process of purchasing TeleAtlas so it would make no sense at all to purchase maps from another company. - Mike |
I thought I'd read on here somewhere that someone was questioning why the Europe version chose a different route to get from A to B in the UK than his friends regional ONE and the answer was that the maps for Regional and Europe versions are supplied by different companies? |
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