BMW Navigator II Plus

[Dutchman]

BMW are launching a replacement for their Garmin based Navigator II GPSR.

Designated the BMW Navigator II Plus, it will be identical in all respects to the discontinued Navigator II, except it will have a 2GB (Yes, two gig) CF memory card which will come pre-loaded with Garmin MapSource City Navigator V7.

The entire European detail map set will be pre-loaded.

Customers will still get the MapSource software disks for loading onto a PC, essential when acquiring Garmin/BMW mapping upgrades.

The best news is a significant reduction in RRP to £935.00.

Available from BMW Motorrad dealers from: April 2005

Cheers

Dutch

 

[ceeby]

Its based on the Garmin 2620 which is about the £650 mark

 

[MikeO]

Its based on the Garmin 2620 which is about the £650 mark

2610, Shirley...

Mike

 

[ceeby]

No, Shirley, it is defo based on the 2620, which also has 2Gb

 

[judge]

No, Shirley, it is defo based on the 2620, which also has 2Gb

What MBW have ignored all the problems of the microdrive on bikes and gone down the microdive route?

Nah not even they can make that mistake, shirley?

I'm with Mike deffo based on the Compact Flash based 2610 model

 

[Dutchman]

What MBW have ignored all the problems of the microdrive on bikes and gone down the microdive route?

Nah not even they can make that mistake, shirley?

I'm with Mike deffo based on the Compact Flash based 2610 model

No, no, no......it's a 2GB CF card NOT a micro drive........

Why you no rissen.........?

Cheers

Dutch

 

[BurnieM]

The Garmin SP2620 had a plug in microdrive up till August 2004.
After that it had a wired in microdrive with a screw down cover.
ie if the BMW Navigator II plus has a CF card then it is definitely based on the SP2610

I would not call it a new model either, simply a repackaging and repricing of an existing model.
Good to see that they are learning tho.

 

[Dutchman]

This has got me thinking.......well, I had to start sometime.........

What's to stop me buying a 2GB CF card and loading the whole european mapset on myself...........?

The cheapest SanDisk 2GB card I can find (in the UK) is £199.95....unless someone knows better........

Secondly......I'm questioning the need/wisdom of having the whole mapset on the card.........who needs Norway & Spain all at the same time........?

Okay......that's quite enough thinking for one day........

Cheers

Dutch

 

[Noel]

Hi, I have dealed with these a few times now cheapest I have found £99 for 2GB 7dayshop

 

[judge]

What's to stop me buying a 2GB CF card and loading the whole european mapset on myself...........?

Erm nothing I've not heard yourself or Mike O tell me the extra buttons are a must have, so I'd still go and reccommend 2610 over NavII any day of the week.

But fair play to them by re-packaging they are making the NavIIi of whatever it's called a better package VFM wise than ever the NavII was.

And by taking the effort away from the user needing to upload/download maps (at least at the outset) they are making the kind of improvements that falls in line with MBW thinking... remove light switch.... add linked brakes... remove fuses.....

I thought Garmin had done an excellent job of dumbing down the skill of navigating, it seems MBW would like to take that a little further

 

[Larry]

2GB SanDisk CF cards on e-bay from about £90 with postage from Hong Kong.

 

[TorHarald]

Who needs to tour Norway and rest of Europe...........

I have updated the BMW Motorrad Navigator II twice, first with 1GB and then with 2GB card. It is absolute fantastic to have both UK and south France loaded at the same time as my mothercountry. Doing a bit of travelling through work keeps me busy navigating, not constantly exchanging map sets.

I guess the repackaging of the product give it a longer life.....

cheers
Tor Harald

 

[MikeP]

2GB SanDisk CF cards on e-bay from about £90 with postage from Hong Kong.

Following on from this post, I've just downloaded the whole V7 mapset onto a 2GB card from the same source.

Anyone need a 512MB Sandisk CF card?

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

i'm interested, how much do you want for the card?

 

[MikeP]

i'm interested, how much do you want for the card?

Dunno really, just thought someone might make use of it seeing as how I can't see any reason to keep it!

Make me a (sensible) offer!

Mike.