Spot the difference for me please

[red1]

I'm having troubles with the 660, not least is it's connection via the mac to map updates etc.

So, I'm on the Garmin site and of the motorcycle units I've discounted the 660 as I've got one and 590LM is too expensive and now we have the 390LM, 350LM and 340LM. I've got them all listed side by side in the "Compare" section and the only differences are BT (which is not a problem) and the "Curvy roads" and tyre pressure option.

Is that it? Have I missed something? Do I gain anything from spending the extra £40 or £80 over the £299.99 of the 340LM?

 

[STUBBS]

my £25 ebay garmin satnav is still going strong 3 years on, buy what you can afford

 

[Gossy]

The tyre pressure option requires you to purchase the valve adapters as well, look at a map for curvy roads and save the money!

 

[SimonD]

Beware the tyre pressure sensors. I've bought four as the weather caps that hold the battery on kept flying off leaving the sensor useless. I contacted Garmin about buying new weather caps but they will not sell them separately and did everything they could to get off the phone without helping.
I'm happy with the 390LM but doubt that the benefits over the 350 are worth having.
I've always championed Garmin after years with Quests but this last episode has left me rather cheesed off.

 

[Micky]

I've always championed Garmin after years with Quests but this last episode has left me rather cheesed off.

Fifty quids worth of second hand Quest does it for me

Got the BMW Nav 5 on the 800 and a Quest on the likkle 650 Xcountry ...

The Quest does exactly what it says on the tin, and when I started motorcycling in '63 I would have murdered for one

Trouble is the kids today are just plain spoilt

Oh ... Ian, having trouble with the 660 and the Mac? As per a thread elsewhere, if you have a USB Hub connected, with ANY USB 1 devices then disconnect the Hub or the USB 1 devices .... worked for me

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

2610 Garmin - best gps for motorcycling & nothing that followed it, has been any better
In the same vein as the Quest

 

[Bumpkin]

Despite being a Garmin advocate, if you're on a budget and have a smartphone have a look at CoPilot.

If it's off road nav, combined with road nav, you need, then Garmin is probably the only real option.

 

[red1]

2610 Garmin - best gps for motorcycling & nothing that followed it, has been any better
In the same vein as the Quest

Still got my old 2610 as backup!

 

[The Grey One]

The tyre pressure option requires you to purchase the valve adapters as well, look at a map for curvy roads and save the money!

The "curvy roads" setting (and the TonTom equivalent) is pointless here in the Alps. Avoiding motorways (but not toll roads) and selecting "fastest time" will take you on the best biking roads. Here in the mountains there is generally only one road through most valleys and over most mountains. The curvy road option just takes you off the good roads up mountainside on a goat track and back down onto the same road half a kilometre further on! So far this season we have had two very late arrivals due to someone using the "curvy roads" option. I'm sure it works in some areas, just not around here.

John