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for original one, come with GPS, it had many pieces including some connection in the middle – my wife somehow, somewhere lost that connection (bolt/nut type), so can’t be used. this one is one-piece and works well so far. once got stuck, so far, it didn’t come out from the mount. very good so far.
Garmin Suction cup mount
This book was selected by a book club I am in and was loved universally by every member. The story was intriguing and the writing style superb. Loved it!
Lexerd Garmin Nuvi 465T
It seems like every time I buy something, it is always wrong. Either I am an uneducated consumer, or the system is flawed. I bought this particular item strictly because it is wireless, and every time I get into my flight simulators I tend to move around a lot. Mind you, I am not an idiot. I actually salvage cockpits from old planes to have a more intense experience during arial combat. All and all, I make a legit flight simulator.
Now… I bought this joystick, not once but on three seperate occasions, to find out there is always one fatal flaw. The damn joystick part doesn’t move!!! As far as the “stability” and “ease of setup,” it is very simple. I took it out of the box and set it down. Every time I go to play my games though, I cant even get them started.
I have completely given up on the remotes’ poor construction. Number four, NO WAY, uh uh. I’ll save my money.
On a side-note, this thing is completely unsafe. With minimal effort I jumped right onto this unit. The joystick snapped off and knocked my lamp over and killed my cat. I let my daughter play with the broken base, then i jumped on her too. Now because of this faulty piece of equiptment, both of my pets are deceased.
To anybody thinking of purchasing this useless tool, do not do it. Just divide by zero, because it will ruin your life.
Lexerd Garmin Nuvi 350
I had heard the furminator was a good idea, then I borrowed one. It worked so well, I bought my own. I swear. my Lab looks 5 pounds thinner! It gets out all of the fuzzy undercoat and she doesn’t mind when I use it. She wasn’t too fond of the regular wire brush and the shedding tool just made too much of a mess. This is so much better! I highly reccommend this for anyone with a double coated dog. And the medium is fine…she’s 60 pounds, I don’t think I needed the bigger one.
Garmin Nuvi 260W Nylon
This item does exactly what it says. Although I am able to use my windshield mount where I live I prefer to use the friction mount. Very stable, does not move and provides more flexibility then the windshield mount when it comes to angles. Love it
Garmin Nuvi Zumo Streetpilot
I ordered my 205 from Amazon.com in late October and started using it in early November. I have been using a Forerunner 201 since Christmas of last year (2006) and loved it.
The 205 has been an excellent upgrade. I am so pleased with it. It never, ever loses reception (I’ve only lost GPS signal a couple of times and that has been jogging through tunnels), is accurate, user-friendly and a powerful motivator.
It really helped me out running my first marathon by keeping me on a consistent pace and letting me keep track of so much information.
All in all, I have found that after running almost my whole life, the Forerunner’s (first the 201 and now the 205) have helped me get to a new level of running (I’ve lost almost 25 pounds and run my first marathon). My 205 functions as an accountability partner and teacher. I love the fact that no matter where I am I can run out the door and know exactly how far I’ve gone and how fast I’ve done it. It really simplifies the planning process for runs. I also like the added navigation features of the 205 (over the 201). They look to be very impressive, but I have not used them thoroughly yet.
If you run more than once a week, you need a 205.
Pros:
-Provides great information (and tons of it: elevation, pace, best pace, average pace etc.)
-Accurate
-Easy to use
-Very comfortable (I was concerned that the plastic strap would be less convenient/comfortable than the 201’s cloth/velcro strap, but the 205 has been great to wear.)
Cons:
-So far I really haven’t found any, but I’m a pretty low-maintenance guy. I just get out and run.
-The only downside (just thought of this) is that the display is smaller than the 201’s which makes reading it at a glance slightly tougher. It hasn’t bothered me at all, but I’m 23 and have good eyesight. If you’ve got poor eyesight than you might want to go with the larger display of the 201.
Garmin Forerunner 205 GPS
I purchased this because of the offer to update to Office 2010 for free when Office 2010 became available. NOT SO. The Office 2007 purchased from Amazon was some kind of ‘Singapore’ English version with a product ID ineligible for the Office 2010 update!!!! Big surprise last night when I tried to upgrade to Office 2010 from the upgrade link at the top of this Amazon item page.
BE WARNED!!
Garmin Nuvi 660 Nylon
The Kindle is everything I expected. I bought it mostly for the electronic ink and I really like how it feels. The weight is perfect and it’s very easy to use. I also really like that I can underline text and make notes and review those later, without having to review all the text. The speed at which I can download a new book is also a big plus. Finally, I like that my real life bookshelf will stop inflating because I was out of space since a long time ago.
I also like the fact that we can upload pdf documents, although it’s sometimes difficult to read due to the small screen. If I increase the size of the pdf, then its difficult to center the text. Also, the background is a little bit grey, but I read that the contrast is improved in the new Kindle 3G Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6″ Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally – Latest Generation
What I don’t like is that many books are still not available on the Kindle and some are more expensive than the paper version, although many are much cheaper. It makes no sense to me to pay more…
Garmin Nuvi 300 Accessory
I have wnated a Wii for a while. Finally, at some friends house, my husband and I played, and we had so much fun. I was able to talk him into getting one at last. We have really enjoyed playing playing the games, and we play when ever we have a chance.
Lexerd Garmin Nuvi 680
It isn’t everything it could be. Maybe it isn’t fair to compare something to what I want as opposed to letting it stand on its own merits, but then again that’s part of what a review is for. First off a bit of history. My first automotive GPS was a Garmin Streetpilot 3+, a beast of a unit that was huge and heavy (due in no small part to the fistful of batteries required for out-of-car use) and that used a rather small memory card to hold area maps instead of the entire U.S. While it was a nice unit for its time and quite sturdy, it was very slow and ungainly. My next unit, a Garmin Streetpilot 2620, served me fabulously well from 2005 until a few weeks ago when the hard drive failed. I also own a Garmin 7200 with a seven inch screen and XM radio which my wife has commandeered. The 2620 and 7200 are, in my opinion, a couple of the finest GPS’s ever built and have forever altered my perception of what a GPS should truly be. Since receiving my Nuvi I have had the chance to give it a small workout and find it quite similar to my other Garmins with some updated graphics and better spoken information. My other units showed an arrow as a track marker while the Nuvi has optional markers that look like cars, trucks, even feet! The entire display is updated with much smoother lines and richer colors. It’s a bit like moving from VGA graphics to a 32-bit true-color PC display, nice to look at and much easier to tell what things are. This unit continues Garmin’s wonderful tradition of announcing which side of the road the destination is located on, a feature lacking in some units, and adds a (new to me) feature of speaking names of destinations rather than simply calling them “destination” as with my older units. Satellite acquisition is fairly fast compared to my other Garmins and location data appears to be very accurate. I haven’t had the opportunity to experience the intersection lane position feature, but am looking forward to that. The suction cup mount is the first one I
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