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Satellite Navigation System with Pocket PC

REGIONAL OFFER - This product is available from stores in the Midlands, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, the North West of England, North Wales, Yorkshire, Humberside, Scotland and the North East of England. Check in store for availability


The latest Pocket PC generation with 400 MHz Intel Xscale™ PXA 255 processor and Microsoft Windows Mobile™ 2003 Premium operating system!
320MB
64MB internal (inc. 56MB free memory space) + 256MB on Compact-Flash-Card, 32MB Flash-ROM
Intel 400MHz PXA 255 processor
Microsoft Windows powered operating system: Windows Mobile™ 2003
Compact-Flash Type II connection
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, 1300mAh
Ultra light & small
Always at hand wherever you go: weighs only 141g and measures only 77 x 125 x 13mm!
Plug & Play - Ready to use instantly!
The complete system
- For navigation, route planning, mobile data management and processing,
for playing MP3 and Windows Media 9™ files
- NEW! Including map
- Pre-installed Software
- Maps for the whole of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 256MB Compact-Flash-Card
and much more...
Price per item
£ 349.99

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i have absolutely no idea abot sat nav so is this worth the cash or not?also do you have to pay a monthly fee for updates etc or is it just a one off payment and thats that?

Pretty much a one off payment for the hardware & map reading\routing software, paying for updates for speed camera detection (GPS alerts as you drive) is another matter.

Its a very good price for a Pocket PC & GPS bundle, although if you already have a Pocket PC or Palm you may just want to get a Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver (The software gets really pricy but there is at least on the Palm front low cost solutions to get around that).

This item was edited on Friday, 30th July 2004, 00:00

It sounds a reasonable offer.

No mention of what type of GPS receiver is used or the software brand.
There is no subscription required for the GPS reception, but there may be a charge if you want to add traffic information, but not all software has this, and it`s not essential anyway.

Chargeable updates come out every year normally, and these include new maps.
Update fees are anything from about £40 to £100 depending on the software.

This item was edited on Friday, 30th July 2004, 17:40