Hi All Just thought I'd let those interested know, that I can get and supply the TomTom rnage of GPS. There seem to be three main models at the moment:- TomTom One (New Edition 2006) - RRP $649 TomTom GO 710 - RRP $919 TomTom GO 910 - RRP $1119 If anyone is interested I can email them through a price list or more information. Although not used one myself, I'm also quite interested in getting one (when budget and time allow) ;o)
Hope that helps a little. Kind Regards Daniel On 15/01/2007 7:40 PM, "Mark Heeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lloyd and all, > > I have had a TomTom 300 for 18 months which I selected after much > research. > IMHO they have the best interface and while they weren't really Mac > friendly to > start with (applications were Windows only) they are now ! This was > a issue > when new OS software became available (there have been a number of > updates > - free - that have added features and so on) but I got around it by > manually > copying the files across (using a card reader). > > There now is a program "TomTom Home" which your run on your Mac and from > that you can backup your data and upload new programs, voices and > maps etc. > It isn't the best program but it does the job... Connect via the > miniUSB port that > is the same one as in my Blackberry and Digital Camera. > > Basically most of the units available use the same whereis.com AU > data and > errors in mapping will show up whatever device you use. I still > can't believe > that there is still a phantom roundabout near to Binninup (between > Bunbury > and Perth on the Old Coast Road) that is still present in the latest > TomTom > maps as well as being in the prior version and the CDROM's in both BMW > and Mercedes I had with built in systems which were inbuilt (the TomTom > is better in most respects than those very expensive options). > > If you have the AU maps, you can still buy and download maps for many > places > in the world online via the store built in to TomTom Home. > > eg. UK and Ireland plus major roads of Western Europe - 59.99 Euros > Detailed Western Europe (street level coverage) - 99.99 Euros > Detailed USA and Canada (street level coverage) - 99.99 Euros > > Dependent on the size of the memory (and/or card) you can have all > installed and > switch between the map databases depending on where you are... > > The good thing is that you can look at the maps before you go, add in > destinations > and even be able to work out roughly how long it will take you to get > from one > place to another. This is great when you arrive at a unknown airport > and > put your unit in a rentaracer and set off to places unknown ! > > There are also some freeware programs you can install on the TomTom > that are > quite a bit of fun to play with. One is "Tripmaster" that you can > set to log your > co-ordinates every so often and then you can import these into google > maps > so you can see where you have been ! > > http://www.webazar.org/tomtom/plugins.php?lang=uk > > http://www.yournav.com is also good resource to check out. > > Funny as it seems, the TomTom actually uses a custom version of Linux... > > Hope this helps ! > > Regards > > Mark > > > > > > > On 15/01/2007, at 3:18 PM, Lloyd White wrote: > >> >> I have read today's SMH review of GPS which rates the TomTom very >> highly. I >> know nothing of such things but I guess you have to download >> software and >> upgrade through a computer. I would also like to take one to Europe >> so I >> guess that also needs a computer download. >> Are these things Mac friendly? Any suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> Lloyd >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Macintosh** Note: For sales information all prices include GST. Prices are valid for 14 days from quote. E&OE. Freight charges are additional.
