03-23-2006, 09:41 PM
If you will be driving a lot, consider the Garmin iQue series. I have the 3600 which is Palm OS based. In addition to the standard Palm features, it is also a GPS. I have the street maps for the entire continental US on a 2 gig SD card.
Battery life is not great, but the car kit for gps purposes charges the Garmin as well.
Positives:
1. Will run any Palm OS software
2. Car GPS kit is portable so you can take it in any car.
3. Screen quality is very good. (Although there may be better screens in PDA's now. I've had mine since it was released)
Only downsides so far:
1. a PC is required to install the maps.
2. To sync with a Mac, you need Missing Sync or similar.
Battery life is not great, but the car kit for gps purposes charges the Garmin as well.
Positives:
1. Will run any Palm OS software
2. Car GPS kit is portable so you can take it in any car.
3. Screen quality is very good. (Although there may be better screens in PDA's now. I've had mine since it was released)
Only downsides so far:
1. a PC is required to install the maps.
2. To sync with a Mac, you need Missing Sync or similar.