Trip Computer? Looking at the manual, this looks to have a slimed down trip computer as compared to the 700 series (No max speed, avg speed moving, time stopped, so on). Is this true?
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Actually, if you dig a bit deeper, you'll find plenty of trip data available!
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I believe so. I'm upgrading from a 755T but my 1390 won't be here for a few days. I will check back then.
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Thanks for the feedback, I finally did buy the Exerpeutic with the rolling lifetime table and you're right, it perfect. I have it setup in front of my 40" Sony and the laptop is monitored to the big screen, and it works great.. I think I may still need a gel cushion for the seat (due to being on it almost the full 8 hour day). and yes at simple cruising speed it appears (according to the computer) I'm knocking off over 2000 calories per day. Even if the computer isn't accurate, hell , I'm happy with half of that.
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Anyone have ideas? I'm looking at either the newer 810 or last year's 1000 as well. Specs looks similar. Thanks.
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I had the same problem. Their customer service department says - and this iritates - that we likely don't have a fast enough computer. I've been looking on the Amazon webpage for where they might have listed computer requirements but I couldn't find any. Our laptop is just two years old and is reasonably built but in my opinion, speed requirements should have been front and center to any advertisement...
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I have not used it recently . When I first received it , I beleive , I checked that very thing . If my memory serves me correctly it did not meet the speed standards to qualify . I could be mistaken , but I don't think so . If I can figure out how to send a follow up message , I can check it out tomorrow 11/6/2012 and give you a definative answer.
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I'm NOT a Garmin expert, so maybe I'm doing something wrong, but in my experience the traffic is a joke.Let's say you're stuck in traffic. You have that wonderful touch screen. You sweep to another highway and I looks clear.By the time you get there and find out it's just as bad, the screen updates to red. LOL.Generally you can see the traffic before the system does.If someone can adivse what I'm doing wrong, I'd appreciate it. Frankly, I can't understand how Garmin could sell such a product.TomJV
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I went out and got a 700, just to be safe. Runs like a champ on that. ^00 might be borderline. I wouldn't go any lower than that.
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Technically the on-board. Unless you are doing tens of thousands of transfers an hour, or moving enormous files (1Gb+) constantly, you would never see the difference in a home or small office system. The question comes down to one of what equipment is available at what cost. I used 3 of the 640L controllers in a business application each supporting a 6Tb RAID-5 array for video editing and storage. No speed issues there.
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Mine was "good to go" - I had a second laptop and I used my URL to copy files, documents, etc to the Dell. My problem came much later. It was a VERY good laptop for what I used it for. I am away from home days at a time - I wanted a second laptop so I could keep one with me - leave the other at home. Mostly e-mail, on-line banking, games. I had my D610 about a year (I purchased it "refurbished"). About a month ago I stared getting error messages and freezes ..then it crashed. I took it to the shop and they could not fix it. While I had it I used it A LOT and it was a very good second laptop. I am now considering a NEW ACER notebook for about $200. My first was an ACER and it is nearly 8 years old and very reliable.
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Ok, thanks for all these infos, but I know nothing much about computers except to use them, so I bought a msi u120 because I need to use it for personal office work and web browsing as well as msn chat. I'd also like to install a genealogy program on it. Can anyone tell me if its power will be enough for that. Don't laugh, but I'm pretty lost and I didn't even receive the beast yet. probably sometimes next week. so any advice before I start it and its capacities will be welcome. Don't laugh again, it's the first time in years that I buy myself a computer and my first laptop too.
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I'm not a student but carry it around to coffee shops and work. Is not as light as the Air but light enough. It's a little slow though. Get the i5 version if you can...that's what I got and even then it's slower than I expected for a new laptop. Windows 8 takes getting used to. I've had it couple months and still not used to it.
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Hi Kirk, I have this 60CX, the version without the electronic compass (which can be a battery drain). The past two years, I've used it primarily in the car. I am pleased with it's performance in the car (and some on a motorcycle) and it gets me to unfamiliar places accurately here in the Houston area. The unit is surprisingly faster in satelite acquistion and route calculation than others that I have used. It won't talk to you. It beeps and flashes information on upcoming turns. That being said, I had to purchase the city navigator software from Garmin and 2 gb micro sd to do the detailed maps that the pre-loaded map that comes with the unit just won't do. The most recent city navigator retails for around $140. 2 gb cards are inexpensive. I've not had to use it for hiking or sailing. From what I've read, others have found it great for those applications. I have used it to go running and my experience is that you must hold it steady to calculate your pace accurately. This thing is extremely portable. It can fit in your pocket in a pinch. I believe this and the 76 series are the best all around gps-s. Good Luck!
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Thanks for the update, dsrussell. I'll take your advice and check out the review of the 765 that you mentioned at gpsmagazine.com. It's too bad that the folks at Garmin didn't include this info about the 765 in their owners manual. Must have been an oversight on their end. Again,thanks a bunch!
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Well judging by my last purchase from Datasales co. I bought a t40 and t41 refurbished with xp in January 2010. The T41 is still chugging along saddly the t40 finally gave up last month. Both have been survivors of at least a dozen falls. That is why i just purchased this t400.
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Thanks for the help Conrad! I'm curious about that myself. So essentially as of 2012, the 285WT will have absolutely NO traffic updates at all? Even FM Traffic? I'm curious myself because I'm comparing the 285WT and the 255WT. The 255WT has lifetime traffic updates, so if the 285WT is going to lose all it's traffic functionality in 2012, it doesn't seem to make much sense to keep it. Thoughts?
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Yes this is a great computer, if you travel at all it is very light, 11 hours plus batterie life . I love it.
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I am in the exact same situation, I am debating which GPS to return. 255WT or 285WT?285WT is actually cheaper too, since I didn't have to pay any tax buying from amazon.sigh... I should have just shelled out a little bit more for the 265WT from Radio shack.The bluetooth on the 285WT seems nice to have, but is the lifetime traffic on the 255WT any good, and is it more worthy than the bluetooth? I never followed the traffic information from my Navigion 2100T, since I am not sure how useful it is.