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TPKeane Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: Street Pilot 111 + memory card |
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I am thinking of getting a Street Pilot 111. I have various memory cards for cameras & videos. Does the SP111 only take special Garmin memory cards or can others be used? |
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Pocketgps Lifetime Member
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 2145 Location: Midlands, UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hello TPKeane
The Street Pilot III uses garmins own data cards, i do not think you can use other types in that model.
But why not contact them direct and ask.
http://www.garmin.com/contactUs/salesSupport.jsp |
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chris_w Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 628 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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They are special cards and cannot be used in anything else - the newer models don't use them.
I've used an SPIII all across Europe and the States and it never let me down. |
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Skippy Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: 24/06/2003 00:22:12 Posts: 2946 Location: Escaped to the Antipodies! 36.83°S 174.75°E
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:09 am Post subject: Re: Street Pilot 111 + memory card |
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TPKeane wrote: | I am thinking of getting a Street Pilot 111. I have various memory cards for cameras & videos. Does the SP111 only take special Garmin memory cards or can others be used? |
Don't get a SPIII, it only takes special (read expensive and small capacity) Garmin memory cards and the GPS itself is quite old now.
Have a look at the newer StreetPilot 2610 which takes Compact Flash cards or the smaller Garmin Quest (which has a non expandable 256 Meg memory). _________________ Gone fishing! |
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Skippy Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: 24/06/2003 00:22:12 Posts: 2946 Location: Escaped to the Antipodies! 36.83°S 174.75°E
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:12 am Post subject: |
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Oh, and too! :D _________________ Gone fishing! |
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Number6 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 02, 2005 Posts: 18
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:36 am Post subject: Re: Street Pilot 111 + memory card |
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TPKeane wrote: | I am thinking of getting a Street Pilot 111. I have various memory cards for cameras & videos. Does the SP111 only take special Garmin memory cards or can others be used? |
I was also looking at getting the Street Pilot lll (for car and bike) but I went for the Quest due to bigger memory, faster processor and lower price. I don't know if I did the right thing because my knowledge of these things is minimal! All I can say is that I like the Quest but the SP lll is now on sale at Makro for £299 including memory card and programmer. 8O I still feel the Quest is a better product but then I would say that now I've bought it! Also, is the SP lll being discontinued? Seems a few retailers are showing it as 'no longer available' |
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Number6 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:39 am Post subject: |
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ps.... the Quest has a rechargeable battery too! |
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chris_w Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 628 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Yes the SP3 is being discontinued - if you can get a quest for <£300 I 'd do it. |
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BernieK Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 47 Location: Norfolk, England
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: Cheap SP3... |
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...and if it does not come with City Navigator V7, you can get a free upgrade (normally £90-ish) to the latest version.
The SP3 is now old and the memory cards are ridiculously expensive, the kit is robust and reliable.
I own both a SP3 and an Ipaq 6340. The latter is really impressive with TT3 working with POI Warner - it works lovely! The Ipaq is a super, all-in-one solution wrapping up mobile phone, auto-routing, PDA and speedcam warning all in one small box ...but the whole setup it is really flakey. Usually a soft reset is required after each outing to start the whole shebang from scratch each time. It also takes several minutes of mucking about to get all the component programmes up and running together.
In contrast, the SP3 is straightforward, plug it in, turn it on, tell it where to go and you're off. |
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