sat nav for uk and florida

[Graham]

As per title, any good suggestions.. pref something fairly flat so i can stick it in a tank bag and use it on the bike when i get back

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[smartie]

When we went to California I bought the cheapest tomtom One I could get (about £65 refurb) and then downloaded the maps for £30 from tomtom.

[Matthew_Eames]

beware the new tomtom ones dont have excess capacity nor a SD card slot to take extra maps...so buy a european model and remove the european maps to replace with the US.

Or a Tomtom 920 (not on sale now, but still avaliable) 930 or 940 will have the maps preloaded, good units too, but a bit pricy

[belleair302]

Garmin...they do a US flash memory card for the US and it is a pretty good addition to a very usable system.

[THX138]

Graham said:

As per title, any good suggestions.. pref something fairly flat so i can stick it in a tank bag and use it on the bike when i get back

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I use this as a portable unit, it's pre-loaded with all Europe inc. UK & North America

Garmin 770

It's not waterproof but should be ok in a tank bag running on its internal battery, can be handheld if you like, use it in your car, no annoying flip-up antennae either.
Also does traffic reports when in it's dedicated cradle.
Otherwise get a Garmin Zumo which is built for a bike and waterproof

Garmin UK site

[Graham]

I've been looking at the 775t which has the us and europe maps, although other than the maps and a wide screen im really struggling with the differences on the garmin stuff..


i did look at the zumo but its too bulky, i prefer the idea of a tank bag based one
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[goskins17]

I used my NAVI 310 with an SD card with US maps, I purchased from the States, works well, used it 4-5 times, no problems, the card has about 6,000,000 points of interest too, must are useful

[smartie]

another option is to buy a cheapy one once you get to the US for $99

[Graham]

I ended up buying a Garmin Nuvi 775t with the usa and europ maps built in. I managed to find one for 250 on the interweb and it arrived the next day..


Seems ok so far and i've added a load of poi's to it so i'll let you know how I get on with it !!!

cheers

G

[K50 DEL]

I bought a Garmin Nuvi 205w from Best Buy in the US and then bought the full European maps on an SD card.
Complete sat-nav solution for little money.

[Graham]

Really impressed with the 775t here in florida so far :-)

Im using it on a bike in a tank bag when back in the uk and had a little play before i left.. Aim using it on the bike i wanted the wide screen so that limited the choice a bit..