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Reviewed by UK Guest, 10th Oct 2005. |
| Review Summary: A useful tool for the price |
Overall Score: 4/5
 
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Review: Having gotten lost a number of times in various cities, I decided to invest in a GPS navigation system that I could transfer between cars. The Garmin Quest is a decent size - about the same dimensions as a smartphone, and has a good sized screen too.
I was expecting a GPS device to be a panacea for my navigation woes, but it turned out not to be. Out of the box, the unit was next to useless - entire motorways were missing, which caused the device to constantly re-calculate my route whilst driving over the new part of the M60 (even though it's been open for four years). However, once I updated the map from the supplied CD, the mapping is much more up to date. Also, prior to updating, the device would offer directions such as "right on to the A664" - now it offers the street name instead, which is much more useful in a built up area. It's also been known to offer incorrect, if not dangerous, directions on odd ocassions. My favourite was the sage advice "Bear right" whilst travelling at 70mph on the M6. Overall though, it's fairly accurate providing that you locate it with an unobscured view of the sky. When placed on the right hand side of the driver, I found that the thick roof-support pillar on my car prevented accurate triangulation. Also, passing trucks and buses would cause it to lose your position completely.
If you buy this and it comes with an old version of the maps (mine did, for some reason), then Garmin will supply you with the latest (currently V7) free of charge. Overall , I'd recommend it, but if you have a PDA then you might consider purchasing a GPS kit for that instead. |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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4 |
| Review Score: |
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4 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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