Re: Magellan Meridian Gold or Sportrak map???? Whats the diff.?

From: Skramblr (skramblr_at_hotmail.comX)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 04:02:29 GMT

The biggest difference between the Sportrak and ther Meridian is the SD card
support. The meridian allows you to use off-the-shelf SD memory cards to
expand your memory up to 512MB. That's a lot of maps!.

If you got, say the Sportrak Map with it's small internal memory you will
quickly find that you can only load a small area. If traveling in a car on
an longer trip (not just across town) you'll likely drive right out of the
map.

Since you indicate you want to use it for car use, you'll need the Sportrak
Pro or Meridian Gold for use with DirectRoute (streetmapping software).

-Skramblr

"Urban Sherpa" <urbansherpa@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:2671c09b.0406012014.40a7a0ec@posting.google.com...
> I want a GPS that has a map (and that can download more detailed
> streetmaps).
> I will mostly be using it for car, as well as hiking, and
> mountaineering in N.America.
>
> Both have the mapping stuff, and I know one is 8mb?, and the other is
> 32mb? but what differences will the 'everyman' see?
>
> Are the MerGold maps more detailed?
>
> Do I really need the MerGold?, and what will it do that the Sportrak
> Map won't?
> Is it worth the extra bucks?
>
> I currently use a Magellan 315, and know every little detail of it
> very well. I use it all the time, and love it. Whatever I get I will
> use a lot, and learn every function. (based on my experience with the
> 315)
>
> Thanks, Karl

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