BizSephiroth

I'm looking to buy one for my x51v. How do they work and what is the best one to buy?

Tankman

Only had (still have) one GPS system, that I purchased from Dell for my Ax.

In the auto, I like the Seidio vent mount, works very well.
Built in speaker and powered from the auto's cigarette lighter. :approve:

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JakeRich

Read the tutorials in my sig. There is no single "best" gps on the market. There are families of GPS chips and any manufacturer who uses a chip in the various family will have the same performance as everyone else using that family of chips.

BizSephiroth

Well, I guess what I'm looking for is a GPS device where I can choose which roads to take to get to a destination. Does it work like mapquest where it plots the course for you?

diducmeb4

I just bought a Holux GR-271 compact flash gps and don't have any complaints as of yet. I like it because you don't have wires ran all over or in the case of BT, another component you have to keep track of. As for nav software, I have no real opinion, some have features others do not so you really need to determine what you will use it for most, compare the features of each and choose. I would recommend you do some research on the software you choose before buying; it may not be what you want/need.

jelle

I just bought a Globalsat BT-359. Works fine. My colleage has a different model (noname, cost around $75) that also works fine, but the BT-359 picks up a signal in the office and his doesn't, so I guess, it may be worth the mony if you expect to be in difficult reception areas.

frebitz

The Dell unit works well with the Axim. In fact it is the only thing about the Axim that hasn't been problem prone for me.

JakeRich

Originally Posted by BizSephiroth

Well, I guess what I'm looking for is a GPS device where I can choose which roads to take to get to a destination. Does it work like mapquest where it plots the course for you?

Definition: GPS Device is the receiver. What you are describing is the mapping/routing software that is usually separate from the receiver itself. Garmin and Magellan make all-in-one units that combine the software and hardware in one device, but they are very expensive single use devices.

jackb_guppy

There are three basic types of GPS recievers that can work with your axim...
1) Cabled/Wired
2) CF/SD Card
3) Bluetooth

Each has their ++++ and ----. I am using Cabled/Wired, iGPS360 and a SEIDIO G4850, others like the BT version.

Once you have a reciever you need software.

Their are few:
1) Mapopolis
2) iGuidance
3) TomTom
4) Dell

That is just to name a few.

I use both Mapopolis and iGuidance. Mapopolis has free 10day trial.

mrobert

I use a Bluetooth receiver (it's good for me, because i can also use it with my Nokia phone, and with my laptop).

It has a ~23 hours battery life which si more then enough for me.

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