France for Navman PiN 300

[Beemer]

Let me apologise for yet another, what I am sure is a, tedious post for some of you.

I want a GPS with a street level map of France as well as the UK.

I am considering various options, one of which is the Navman PiN 300, but my understanding is as follows.

I purchase a Navman/Mitec Mio for say £349. Then I have to purchase the Pan European ST V3 mapping which inlcudes France for £149. After which I purchase a 512Mb memory card as the mapfor France is 304Mb, this last item comes in at around £50. Grand total £550 ish.

Can anybody confirm my suspicion that this is correct and/or offer alternatives please.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Kropotkin]

Then you need another 100 quid's worth of Otterbox to waterproof the thing, a tenner's worth for various wiring options, 30 quid's worth of RAM gear .... You can see where this is going, can't you? DAMHIK.

A Quest, or even a 2610, starts to look attractive at those sort of prices.

 

[half_empty1]

also look at acer n35, it has a built in antenna.

http://www.technoworld.com/productdisplay.asp?ProductID=16426&source=pricerunner

and here for the mio,

http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/allprods.php?flt=brands&mfg=Mio&op=brand&hp=Mio,mfg=Mio

acer n35 + destinator 3 uk and ireland £274.95 inc vat
from
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=ACER_N35_GPS

destinator europe including major roads £84.60
from
http://www.routeplanners.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=239&products_id=693

Lexar Media SecureDigital 512MB £36.09
from
http://www.photo-scotland.co.uk/acatalog/secure_digital.html?campaign=pricerunner