Garmin Street Pilot III?

[Invicta Moto]

I currently have a Quest and a mate has bought a Zumo 550 and has his SPIII with a colour screen etc flog and I have first option. Should be reasonably cheap.

Worth the change? It has a 128mb memory card?

 

[Bumpkin]

If you already have a Quest then the SPIII is a generation older, ISTR that the max size for the storage cards is 256MB whilst your Quest (if it's a European model) has 243MB of free space for mapping. Granted, you could have multiple storage cards for the SPIII.

The memory cards are propriety, not particularly cheap and getting hard to source.

Unless he's flogging it for silly money and you feel the need for a back-up unit then I wouldn't bother TBH.

 

[RAM-man]

If you already have a Quest then the SPIII is a generation older, ISTR that the max size for the storage cards is 256MB whilst your Quest (if it's a European model) has 243MB of free space for mapping. Granted, you could have multiple storage cards for the SPIII.

The memory cards are propriety, not particularly cheap and getting hard to source.

Unless he's flogging it for silly money and you feel the need for a back-up unit then I wouldn't bother TBH.

Agree older unit and slower processor, propriety memory card but a reliable old brick that did a good job and service. Spares still available, including power leads and can be adapted with existing mount parts.

 

[(RIP) ugg]

Agree older unit and slower processor, propriety memory card but a reliable old brick that did a good job and service. Spares still available, including power leads and can be adapted with existing mount parts.

where can ye get a lead to update yer series 111 from the pc. ?

 

[RAM-man]

where can ye get a lead to update yer series 111 from the pc. ?

Take a look on www.gpsw.co.uk under their menu heading of gps cables as 'own brand options' examples UDC1 (USB data cable to 4 pin round plug) or UDPC01 (USB data cable & power cable to 4 pin round plug). If I misunderstand the cable needed, then please let me know.

I am told that the Garmin car cigarette lighter socket & speaker cable that was supplied with the unit is not available anymore, but can power it without speaker option plus bike power leads are still available.

 

[(RIP) ugg]

Take a look on www.gpsw.co.uk under their menu heading of gps cables as 'own brand options' examples UDC1 (USB data cable to 4 pin round plug) or UDPC01 (USB data cable & power cable to 4 pin round plug). If I misunderstand the cable needed, then please let me know.

I am told that the Garmin car cigarette lighter socket & speaker cable that was supplied with the unit is not available anymore, but can power it without speaker option plus bike power leads are still available.

its for digger06 , hea after updatin his streetpilot 111 , but hasnt got an upload cable , £30 a bit much for an old sat nav, hes after a second hand lead.
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[Invicta Moto]

If you already have a Quest then the SPIII is a generation older, ISTR that the max size for the storage cards is 256MB whilst your Quest (if it's a European model) has 243MB of free space for mapping. Granted, you could have multiple storage cards for the SPIII.

The memory cards are propriety, not particularly cheap and getting hard to source.

Unless he's flogging it for silly money and you feel the need for a back-up unit then I wouldn't bother TBH.

He wanted £50. Sold it to a bloke at his work anyway now.

 

[ragls]

More a not what to buy, the 2620 great for the car but with a built in hard disk it can't stand the vibtration, either on my GS11 or the F650 constantly resetting. Bought a Garmin reconditioned one (brand new good as) used it twice sold it and bought a second hand 2610 with swappable cards, not a problem at all, superb with touch screen control.
Streetpiolt iii are great units but try and manipulate anything on it, zoom in, out etc with a gloved finger at speed, don't bother for a bike.

 

[beemerboy9]

More a not what to buy, the 2620 great for the car but with a built in hard disk it can't stand the vibtration, either on my GS11 or the F650 constantly resetting. Bought a Garmin reconditioned one (brand new good as) used it twice sold it and bought a second hand 2610 with swappable cards, not a problem at all, superb with touch screen control.
Streetpiolt iii are great units but try and manipulate anything on it, zoom in, out etc with a gloved finger at speed, don't bother for a bike.

I do believe you about the 2620, but I read somewhere ( I still have the link) that if the unit has a door to access the micro-drive then you can remove the micro-drive and replace it with an SD card. If it has no door, then it is a later model with a built in solid state drive that gives no problems.
Is this a load of old rubbish?

 

[RAM-man]

micro drive failure ?

I do believe you about the 2620, but I read somewhere ( I still have the link) that if the unit has a door to access the micro-drive then you can remove the micro-drive and replace it with an SD card. If it has no door, then it is a later model with a built in solid state drive that gives no problems.
Is this a load of old rubbish?

I've heard or recall the same that if your 2620 has a door for the micro drive you can remove it and replace it with a 2gb memory card

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