Just wanted to say a few words about the Memory Map Adventurer 2800 in case anyone is considering one for trail use.
Good points:
Cheap(ish) 1:50000 full uk mapping, handlebar cradle and silicon sleeve with
memory map PC software for about £300
Good clear screen and navigation arrow
Bad points:
no user documentation so need to rely on the support forum for help
only ipx5 weatherproof
standard battery life running the screen at 75% brightness is about 5hours
add the extended battery (extra) gives about 9 - 9.5 hours life
when the battery dies you lose your track of where you've been
to add turn by turn road directions you have to change the sd card, you cant have both the os and turn by turn on the same card
if you can run less than 5hours the unit is good and i like it, to go beyond that you either need to wire the unit in or use the extended battery. The extended battery unit makes the whole unit longer and thicker and it no longer fits the cradle. so you have to mount the unit via the extended battery. The extended battery connects to the main unit via the mini-b usb connector which means leaving the cover plate open which is also where
the sd card lives, thus you're no longer weatherproof in my book. Also the only thing holding the main unit into the extended battery is the usb connector and a silicon sleeve, maybe ok on a bicycle not on a trail bike. Oh and you have to charge both unit separately. So to improve the situation you then need to use something like a ram aquabox (the A6 medium wide is about the only unit in the range deep enough to take the unit and extended battery) which is big and bulky or you need to wire the unit into the bike. If you go the latter route you may be able to use the slightly smaller medium aquabox as you can get rid of the extended battery, but you will need to get an adaptor to reduce the voltage and preferably a right angled mini-b usb connector.
Having already bought the A6 unit i've carried on using this even though its bulky and wired the unit to the bike via a waterproof connector. As the memory map license isnt transferable legally all you can sell is the hardware not the os mapping software and i've heard of people having had problems after buying secondhand unit as they often cant print maps from the PC
software even after changing email addresses etc.
hope that helps anyone looking at these. Oh the Adventurer 3500 whilst IPX7 waterproof and replaceable batteries still only has a similar battery life as the 2800 or so i'm told.
Good points:
Cheap(ish) 1:50000 full uk mapping, handlebar cradle and silicon sleeve with
memory map PC software for about £300
Good clear screen and navigation arrow
Bad points:
no user documentation so need to rely on the support forum for help
only ipx5 weatherproof
standard battery life running the screen at 75% brightness is about 5hours
add the extended battery (extra) gives about 9 - 9.5 hours life
when the battery dies you lose your track of where you've been
to add turn by turn road directions you have to change the sd card, you cant have both the os and turn by turn on the same card
if you can run less than 5hours the unit is good and i like it, to go beyond that you either need to wire the unit in or use the extended battery. The extended battery unit makes the whole unit longer and thicker and it no longer fits the cradle. so you have to mount the unit via the extended battery. The extended battery connects to the main unit via the mini-b usb connector which means leaving the cover plate open which is also where
the sd card lives, thus you're no longer weatherproof in my book. Also the only thing holding the main unit into the extended battery is the usb connector and a silicon sleeve, maybe ok on a bicycle not on a trail bike. Oh and you have to charge both unit separately. So to improve the situation you then need to use something like a ram aquabox (the A6 medium wide is about the only unit in the range deep enough to take the unit and extended battery) which is big and bulky or you need to wire the unit into the bike. If you go the latter route you may be able to use the slightly smaller medium aquabox as you can get rid of the extended battery, but you will need to get an adaptor to reduce the voltage and preferably a right angled mini-b usb connector.
Having already bought the A6 unit i've carried on using this even though its bulky and wired the unit to the bike via a waterproof connector. As the memory map license isnt transferable legally all you can sell is the hardware not the os mapping software and i've heard of people having had problems after buying secondhand unit as they often cant print maps from the PC
software even after changing email addresses etc.
hope that helps anyone looking at these. Oh the Adventurer 3500 whilst IPX7 waterproof and replaceable batteries still only has a similar battery life as the 2800 or so i'm told.
