Cheap GPS

If anyone's interested, Maplin are knocking-out Garmin Streepilot i2s for
£99.99 (spent an extra penny on something, then knock another £7 off that if
you've subscribed to their newsletter and got a discount voucher):
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48005&TabID=1&source=1&doy=7m5.

Took delivery of mine yesterday - seems a pretty competant, if basic bit of
kit. Full UK and Ireland maps (plus a bit of Northern France) included.
Would need a bit of fettling to fit to a bike, as it really needs a flat
surface to suction-cup to, and isn't waterproof, but it's the cheapest sat.
nav. I've seen to date (wait six months and they'll be even cheaper, of
course).

 

The one with the black and white display

 

Yep - that's the one. Didn't see the point in paying extra for the i3 (best
price I saw was in Comet, for
£129.99 -http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/647_285005.html?cm_ven=Kelkoo&cm_cat=Feed&cm_pla=GPS_Navigation&cm_ite=285005_GARMIN_I3),
just to get a colour screen. The B&W display's perfectly clear, and in a
car, you don't spend much time looking at the display. I think colour eats
more battery as well.

 

In that case I might take a look

 

I got the I3 model a few weeks back before we went on our hols, bloody
good wee beastie so it is.

Make sure you head over to http://www.maft.co.uk/garmin/ to get a list
of extra POIs, and http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/ to sign up for your
speed camera POI file (£19 per annum).

 

Looking back through Google Groups, it seems that Somerfield were doing i3s
for £99.99 back in January - so you may want to hold out for an even better
offer. I'm still chuffed with mine though.

 

Bloody useful - ta. Didn't realise you could get speed camera alerts on it -
that'll save me a few points. Just got a month's subscription to try it out,
and it seems to do exactly what it says on the tin.