Does this product include the US maps? The garmin.com website calls it Performance/Navigation Bundle and here it is just called Performance Bundle. Is there a difference?
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This device comes with the maps for the US. There does not appear to be a difference between this package and the Garmin.com bundle. It is winter so I haven't had much opportunity to play with it but it was able to acquire satellites and show me my location on a map. There also appears to be functions to set courses so I would say this qualifies as a navigation/performance package. I hope that helps.
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This has maps of my area, so I would say yes. Also, u can download maps to your computer and upload them to the Garmin.
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Anyone who has purchased this: Can you please tell me how the software is? Does it glitch? Is it slow or fast? How does the navigation work? Is it completely different then Google Maps?
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It included lifetime maps when new. I don't know if that would transfer if the unit were sold to someone who tried to re-register it. The map updates come 4 times per year and need to be done with the gps hooked up to an internet connected computer.
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They come with base maps which are basic. The City Navigator maps provide more detail for schools and other features. The Garmin has a micro SD card slot, that is useful for additional memory and to get the maps onto the device. The screen its self is small and not so useful as a small navigation tool. But as a bike computer and how to get to some known point like the end of the ride (because you may be lost) it is the ultimate best solution.
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I spoke to the product representative at Amazon and he confirmed that it comes with 2008 maps and NOT 2009. However, Garmin is providing a free update to the 2009 maps if we register the product online in their website.
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I'm not sure, im in the west coast and never been with the GPS in the east coast, but i belive it has the whole Unite states map!
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Yes, if you get the performance bundle, I believe you get the cadence sensor, heart rate monitor strap, wheel magnet, and a garmin out-front mount. The base bundle is just the unit.
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Right on the Garmin site! I studied the features of both units, and further down, they have a comparison chart. That's where I saw something a bit different noted on one unit over the other, so I went back to make sure I knew what it was and sure enough it was the part about how that unit shows the actual highway signs. You might have to click on something in the details to see a demo of what you'll see on the screen. I loaned our portable (old)Garmin to our daughter & was caught without it, so going to get this upgraded one to replace it & let her have the old one...
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Absolutely, Mine came with all North American maps installed and navigates fine in Canada. One person said it Wouldn't work on Kauai in Hawaii but mine worked fine on Oahu and the Big Island so it is possible the Hawaiian maps weren't installed on that person's Garmin
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It sure indeed is a brilliant forum. I´ve looked for my answer there and from what I learned the device I was actually looking for was C310 and not C310x. A software hack was required in order to read the ROM so I gave up on this unit and chose a NAV200 from Delphi which stores all its maps in the external SD card thus making it much simpler to switch to maps from other countries. I also had to consider the fact that navteq, route 66 and destinator are the only available providers of maps to Brazil and US (the countries I need).
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The TomTom does not appear to have much memory capacity to add maps over the installed USA/Canada map. It also does not have a card slot which the Gramin has. For this reason, it seems to make sense to get the Garmin if you are going to use extra maps. Does this make sense?
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It comes with both Lifetime Maps and Lifetime Traffic. Be advised that if you are using Windows XP Media Center Edition, the updated will not download and install. Any later Windows version works just fine. Garmin customer support was extremely helpful in making the Map update go smoothly.
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the unit comes with us standard maps! you can simply download your maps using an sd card!
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It's called Garmin express. It is the same program you use to update maps and software.
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Yes ... garmin charts are purchased separately. They never come with the unit.
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Hello, the watch comes pre-loaded with courses (Mexico included) so you don't have to download any maps. But if a new course were to be built than you would need to. Keep in mind that you will have to pay an annual fee to access the maps. It's 20 US dollars a year. If you buy a Garmin watch (do a search for garmin s1) you don't pay for any annual fees. Good luck, I'm sure your husband will be very happy with this gift.
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Answer to Question 1: Garmin releases U.S. Map updates for all of their Nav units yearly. They come on dvd and usually cost around $75. If you have a Windows PC with DVD drive and USB Port, you can usually update your unit in about an hour.