Re: Garmin Quest question

Frank wrote:

[snip]
> Does it come with City Select NT software CD? NO, and this is a key
> point. There is no software to load on your computer, no software to
> update, nothing. This in Garmin's new game plan, the SW is tied
> directly to the HW, if you want more updated maps, go and buy a new
> unit in a couple years.

Just speculation on my part, but its possible that the maps might be
upgradeable "en bloc" in the same way that firmware is upgradeable.
I'm not talking about MapSource map updates, but rather a CD that
contains a new mapset and a downloader application. I find it hard to
believe that Garmin would expect you to ditch the units if, say, you
wanted to upgrade your maps every year.

[more snip]
> There is a 10,000 point tracklog, but there is no way to save tracks
> on the Quest 2. There is only the active tracklog, and this alone
> can be uploaded to a computer for storage. If you are on a multi-day
> trip, the tracklog may fill up and you must upload to a computer to
> save it.

They made the same mistake with the 26xx series, and probably the 27xx
series as well. Surely it wouldn't be too hard to save tracklogs into
the spare memory.

Walter


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