Cheesy Mike
Guest
Comprehensive review. Thanks for posting it.
No batteries in the 2610, so you can only run it off vehicle power. That's a bit of a surprise.
Mike
No batteries in the 2610, so you can only run it off vehicle power. That's a bit of a surprise.
Mike
BurnieM
Guest
It is more to compete with Navmans iCN630 for car navigation.
The Navman is not much use to us as it is not waterproof (the new Garmin is).
Off route re-calculation and screen redraw is much faster on the SP2610 (and the Navman) than the SPIII
The Navman is not much use to us as it is not waterproof (the new Garmin is).
Off route re-calculation and screen redraw is much faster on the SP2610 (and the Navman) than the SPIII
Not really for us is it
Sounds like the unit is more for a car, remote control, touch screen (in gloves !!)
SP III will come down in price (Costco £705.00 for example) because of it.
I like the compact flash etc, but can't see how it will be of benefit on a bike.
MHO of course (o yea and it seems bigger, so you definately will not be able to see the speedo etc.
Nick
Sounds like the unit is more for a car, remote control, touch screen (in gloves !!)
SP III will come down in price (Costco £705.00 for example) because of it.
I like the compact flash etc, but can't see how it will be of benefit on a bike.
MHO of course (o yea and it seems bigger, so you definately will not be able to see the speedo etc.
Nick
Madmountainman
Registered user
If you read the profile you would have seen that it is smaller than an sp3 but utilises the same mounts. Despite the q & a section i still had to email the guy with a couple of questions!
BurnieM
Guest
BurnieM
Guest
Supposed to be available in the US on 17 September.
Obviously a few around for reviews; Joe and Jack and Cycoactive both have non-brochure pics
Obviously a few around for reviews; Joe and Jack and Cycoactive both have non-brochure pics
Cost?
GPS Warehouse are taking advance orders at £1000 mark.
Yet again UK gets to pay more for a product.
Why is the question?
GPS Warehouse are taking advance orders at £1000 mark.
Yet again UK gets to pay more for a product.
Why is the question?
Cheesy Mike
Guest
http://froogle.google.com shows me that I can buy it for just US$769.99 that's £487 in real money. Even allowing for the fact that the US version has a smaller CF card, a US basemap and you would have to buy the European navigator software & unlock code that is still *MUCH* cheaper.
Ripoff Britain.
Mike
Ripoff Britain.
Mike
Cheesy Mike
Guest
Actually, I take back what I said as you have to pay a ridiculous £360 for the Europe City Navigator, although you would then have a 2610 enabled for both USA and Europe for the same price as the UK sourced version which would only cover Europe.
That Costco SPIII deluxe at £705 is looking tempting.
Mike
That Costco SPIII deluxe at £705 is looking tempting.
Mike
ozrockrat
Guest
Well we cannot have our cake and eat it to.
Looks like I keep the old GPS III for the track back feature and off road stuff. Now I wonder if you can use the new one to calculate a route and download it to the old ones. I used the trackback feature a lot in the Rocky mountains when exploring mountain passes. Just go where you like and still find your way home.
Looks like I keep the old GPS III for the track back feature and off road stuff. Now I wonder if you can use the new one to calculate a route and download it to the old ones. I used the trackback feature a lot in the Rocky mountains when exploring mountain passes. Just go where you like and still find your way home.
Cheesy Mike
Guest
I got my hands on one today at a store in the USA. Unfortunately it didn't have its power supply so I wasn't able to try out the touch screen with a pair of motorbike gloves on - the acid test of whether this thing will be any good for us GSers. I'll see if I can track one down this week and give it a poke. Nice compact unit though.
Mike
Mike
I had a go with the 2610 at the StuffLive show at Olympia on Friday.
The screen-drawing speed is massively faster than on the SPIII and the touch-sensitivity works fine - if you have delicate pinkies or a pointer tool (forget it with gloves on!).
I was told the unit offers full functionality using the 4 chuncky buttons (which you could use with gloves) but as none of them is a cursor, I'm not sure how that could be.
Greg
The screen-drawing speed is massively faster than on the SPIII and the touch-sensitivity works fine - if you have delicate pinkies or a pointer tool (forget it with gloves on!).
I was told the unit offers full functionality using the 4 chuncky buttons (which you could use with gloves) but as none of them is a cursor, I'm not sure how that could be.
Greg
