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Ok here is an expert review. I looked at urge in recalulating, rush in changing directions, reveal and brightness. I give all a 4 to 5 rating.
1. The unit is uninteresting recalulating, infact at times my GPS V was faster. Here is the trick. The memory(hd) is well-organized enormous in this unit and all maps are install. All you have to do is go into the maps and uncheck the maps you do not need. I live on the east sail therefore I unchecked all westcoast, midwest and canada. Did hurry test now unit is Twice as speedy as my GPS V. Simple... When you need the other maps loaded objective go in and check them.
Vocie is distinct and loud. I am looking for a design to install into a fm modulator.
Screen is sparkling.
This unit is dinky and compact and works for me, I have a GPS 3plus, GPS V and now Quest 2 and spend them all on diff. vehicles. and ATV. I recommed the Quest 2 over the 1 no need to carry a laptop anymore. Better then the Streetpilot and faster if you uncheck several unused maps.
I bought this because even though I never have had anguish reading maps, it is a royal injure to do it on a motorcycle! I have the Quest II mounted on the handlebar by the left grip ('91 BMW K100RS) with the RAM mounting system. Though it is has an integral battery, I opt to power it by the motorcycle battery, because I like to leave the background light on all the time at night when driving. I bought the Garmin motorcycle accessory mount for this which provides power and audo connectibility.
I was a petite concerned at first when I saw the conceal size, 'cause I view it a bit microscopic, but it is not a scrape. When it is time for a turn, the cloak zooms in and increases the type size so it's no struggle at all to read. However, I also have the audio crooked up to my AUTOCOM Intercom system so I also hear the exclaim alerts. Very impressive. It tells you (both visual and grunt) well ahead of time that you will have a turn coming up to the apt, so you then have more than adequate time to recede over into the legal lane. The next audio alert allows distinguished time for braking and signalling. I eye at the shroud to confirm (I'm honest that map), and it's never been execrable yet. I took a travel to Asheville (NC) this weekend and punched in the address for the restaurant we wanted to go to, and when it was time for dinner I hit "come by" and it routed correctly through three freeway changes, tricky on-off ramp routing and one-way streets to basically a back-alley address. Amazing. I know that even with large map-reading skills a master navigator couldn't have done the same so efficiently with the kind of maps most of us carry (dwelling, not city, maps) .
If for some reason the way CD is not included in the box (because the device is preloaded on the unit they say), contact Garmin and they will mail you one (free) . Come route mapping is so remarkable easier on your computer than trying to do it on the unit itself. This is especially famous for motorcycle riders who usually do not want to go from point A to point B in the most hiss manner (we like the scenic routes) .
I'm into maximum bang for the buck. This is it. You can expend twice as mighty, but why?
UPDATE 7/13/07:
I smooth esteem this unit. Yes, prices are coming down on other (fancier) units, but what makes this detached a winner is that you can consume it with the internal battery as well. Example: Mount it in a car or on a motorcycle like normal (powered by 12 v adapter to have exclaim audio guidance available) . At demolish of days creep, win GPS only inside hotel and spend again (internal battery power) when you're wondering where the closest Chinese restaurant is that you can dash to. Go to restaurant, realize you need to visit ATM, whip GPS out of pocket and consume it to guide you while walking to the ATM machine that's listed as being .28 miles away. Personally, I like being able to do all that with one pocket-sized, reasonably priced GPS.
We purchased the Quest II as a 2nd unit because we like our Quest I so worthy. Quest II is a *big* disappointment for one simple reason -- it's too expressionless. Garmin tech help says Quest II is 10-15% slower than Quest I due to the larger memory chip; we ran side-by-side comparisons with both versions, and our experience was more like 200-300% (we even tried another Quest II w/ same results) . The Quest II is frequently slack in announcing/displaying directions when there is a sequence of closely-spaced instructions; when you miss a turn in a city (where there's lots of data), the recalculation is too listless (it announces/displays instructions *after* you've passed the street to turn on, even when traveling at 5 mph) ; the conceal redraw in a city is also very humdrum, sometimes so dreary that you can't notice upcoming streets and landmarks until it's too slack. We offered recorded video to explain to Garmin, but they simply acknowledged the performance and suggested that we bewitch the Quest I instead. So we did. You should, too. The original features in the Quest II don't approach anywhere end to making up for the dreadful performance, but the Quest I is a expansive unit: slight footprint for pedestrian consume, exclaim instructions and reasonable cover for car spend, int'l and topo maps available, etc.
