cabby john wrote:
Chris what was your "Garmin Version" ?
I just found another even older - maybe 17 years - put in batteries - it works but the maps are way out of date - I will still keep it as a position (lat and long) only backup on my next boat.
My GPSmap 76 has current maps and charts but is not touch screen and is "Grey Scale". About 14 years old and still of use.
The PDA is the Garmin iQue 3600. Touch screen, colour, up to date maps, runs on Palm OS but interfaces easily with all Windows from 98se onwards and works fine with windows 7. Still in full time use. Only drawback, additional programmes (or apps if you like) for Palm can be clunky and difficult to find. The slightly later iQue was windows OS but the screen resolution was lower.
The newest with voice control, acts as hands free by blootooth with my phone etc is a Garmin Nuvi 3790 and is about two years old. Only drawback is that it does not do much in the way of PDA stuff - no diary etc - but my phone does that now.
While the phone has a satnav facility, it is not as good as the Nuvi.
Backup from Garmin is excellent. My limited knowledge of Tom-Tom is that the after sales just does not come close.
All in all, my next one will be a Garmin as well.