Staples.com has the Omnitech Portable GPS Navigation System 16878 for $150 - $35 instant savings - $35 easy rebate = $80 with free shipping. Features a 4.3" touch screen, preloaded maps of the continental US, 1.5 million POI and Text-To-Speech capability. [Compare]
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#1
h57h - Posted 2:35 pm PDT 04/4/09 (295 Posts)
Slow to acquire satelites. Slow sometimes with menu choices. Other than those it works fine.
#2
Frederico - Posted 3:26 pm PDT 04/4/09 (640 Posts)
Use a $25 coupon from ebay and get it for $55. Well worth that money. The biggest problem I have with it is the short battery life. Charge it up, keep it turned it off, and it will be dead in just one day.
#3
pcspecialist - Posted 4:40 pm PDT 04/4/09 (225 Posts)
The V7 NAV740 for $90 with no rebate is a much, much better deal. http://bensbargains.net/deal/96984/
The NAV740 is built better, uses a faster processor, is more easily hacked - so easy anyone can do it, has better navigation software (iGO), brighter screen, better battery life, you don't void the warranty by accessing the SD card, accepts SDHC, etc, etc.
All I had to do to run the latest version of iGO on the NAV740 was put the software on the SD card and edit one line of a file on the SD card - it required a lot more to do the same on my Omnitech.
#4
mr.ed - Posted 5:31 am PDT 04/5/09 (2032 Posts)
It's a Pharos 250 at a bargain price.
#5
Frederico - Posted 5:53 pm PDT 04/5/09 (640 Posts)
Not exactly #4. From an internal hardware perspective it may the same as a Pharos 250 but externally it isn't the same and it doesn't run the Pharos Ostea software, which is pretty crap. This baby comes with Destinator v8 which is basic but good.
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