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Garmin Mobile PC | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $154.10
Buy New: $60.00
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 22008
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8 x 1.8
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MPN: 010-00685-00
Model: 010-00685-00
UPC: 753759076894
EAN: 0753759076894
ASIN: B00128GKM6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Features Same Easy-To-Use -InchWhere To?-Inch & -InchView Map-Inch Interface Found On Garmin N | | • | Vi(R) And Streetpilot(R) Portable Navigation Devices. | | • | Navigate To Outlook Contacts Stored On Pc Or Laptop | | • | Users Can Use Laptop To Receive Turn-By-Turn, Voice-Prompted Directions To A Destination | | • | Automatically Recalculates Routes |
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Product Description
Add full-featured navigation to your Laptop or ultra mobile PC with Garmin Mobile PC. Get maps, millions of POIs, easy-to-use navigation software, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names, route planning and more - all from the trusted leader in GPS navigation, Garmin.Packed with preloaded maps, millions of destinations and full GPS navigation capabilities, Garmin Mobile PC software turns your laptop into a powerful street navigator. Its intuitive interface greets you with two simple options "Where to? " and "View Maps." Easily look up addresses and services and get turn-by-turn directions that announce the names of exits and streets to your destination. Also receive automatic corrections if you stray off course. With Garmin Mobile PC, you can upload custom points of interest, such as safety cameras, and conveniently navigate to Outlook Contacts.Garmin Mobile PC includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on your computer. In addition, Garmin Mobile PC automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. A trip computer automatically records trip data and a trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail, so you can see where you've been on the map. Even avoid certain roads or areas. check the weather, gas prices, your flight status and hotel information when you travel with your laptop and Garmin Mobile PC. Get the weather forecast for your location or anywhere in the world. View hotel rates, ratings and amenities information from hotels. com. Check the status of your flight along with departure and arrival information. Even compare local gas prices when out and about. These free, real-time services put essential travel information at your fingertips.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 11
 Excellent Product October 1, 2008
Theron Krusling (Florence, KY USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Garmin has some of the best customer service I've ever dealt with. Very fast to respond to emails and phone calls. I needed support because I switched from Garmin NRoute to Mobile PC and needed to know where some of the features that I was used to using were, and how to "upgrade". Both programs can exist simultaneously! This is an even better program if you have a touchscreen laptop (which I do). Everything is extremely simple, yet still customizable. Very fast responses to searching and great Points of Interest database. I love this new version. I use primarily a very old Pentium II (panasonic toughbook cf-27) computer to run it, and it must just barely meet the requirements, but if you put it on a newer computer, you get a lot more visual candy. Very appealing software and very smooth movement on a newer computer. If you're deciding between this and one of the self-contained dashboard units, everything looks better on a 13" laptop screen than a 3" or 5". I believe that makes the software safer to use than a dashboard unit. Online features a also a huge bonus - where is the closest cheapest gas station? - Done in 20 seconds on the old laptop and 5 seconds on the new one I have. This also completely BLOWS AWAY Microsoft streets and trips for the same price, and is a lot, I mean a ton and a half easier to use. I do service work, so I use this software all day every day to get around the Greater Cincinnati area. I've heard reviews that it compares to using one of their Muvi line of products (which I do not own). It also has room for expansion although not much extra is available for it yet.
Returned iGuidance, bought Garmin Mobile PC, never looking back! April 16, 2010
Joshua Driggs
I bought iGuidance for $100 to work as a GPS application in my car mounted PC.
However after learning how dated the maps were, how clunky the interface was I quickly returned it.
For less then the price of the iGuidance software I bought Garmin Mobile PC, and it came with a better USB GPS unit then I already had. If you think about it your simply getting a good GPS receiver for the low price of $20 compared to the software-only version. And the GPS unit works as your DRM key, so you can install the software in multiple locations and transfer the USB receiver.
As far as the actual Garmin software, it works great. The interface is fast, easy to read and touch-screen friendly. The text-to-speech voice is easy to understand, unlike iGuidance who uses pre-recorded sounds for stuff like "Turn right" and then a horrible text to speech voice for street names. Imagine the sound of two different people telling you...turn right on..and then another separate person half a second later saying ....main street.
Garmin is also smart enough to give you directions ahead of time depending on your speed, and multi-point directions such as "Turn right and then the next left". iGuidance would give me directions only based on how close I was to the destination, ignoring my present speed, you could easily out-drive the turn before it finished trying to tell you what to do.
The interface is very fast, as far as bringing up points of interest and switching screens in general. Adding custom points of interest is also dirt easy. Everything feels very polished compared to iGuidance.
The routings seems pretty smart so far although I have not yet done a long trip using the software.
Who needs a stinking map! November 23, 2008
Brandon T. Pyles
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This product is the perfect solution for a budget. You already have a laptop and would like a GPS but don't want to spend a fortune...this is the one for you. The ease of use is outstanding. A laptop provides a great view, no small GPS screen. The only drawback some might experience is finding a place for the setup to sit in your vehicle. Overcome that and you will be completely satisfied. Happy trails!
MOBILE PC ALL IN ONE March 19, 2010
WILLIAM BURGHER (KANEOHE, HAWAII, US)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
1. TO BE ABLE TO USE MY NETBOOK PC ON THE ROAD AND IN THE BOAT IS GREAT.
2. INSTEAD OF THE 4 INCH SCREEN I HAVE A 10 INCH.
3. USE OF HEAD PHONES IS A BIG PLUS RIGHT FROM PC.
4. POWER BY PC BATTERY, OR 12V CAR PWR, OR USE A 800 WATT INVERTER.
5. DOWNLOAD ANY AND ALL UPDATES ONLINE RIGHT TO YOUR PC. KEEP ALL YOUR UPDATES, STREET MAPS, VERISON UPGRADES, IN A DIRECTORY, ON DOCUMENTS AND YOUR PC HARD DRIVE.
6. MY PC SCREEN GROVES UP TO MY A/C & RADIO CONTROLS AND IS LOCKED IN FIRM.
7. XCLNT OPERATION & SFTWR SIMPLE TO LOAD.
8. PRICE IS BEST AT $50.00 TO $ 100.00.
9. AMAZON PROMISED FREE SHIPPING BUT SLAMMED ME TO BUY FROM [...] AND THEY CHARGED ME S&H.
 Does everything it says November 12, 2008
Barry Day
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A great product. I use it on a 10 inch laptop and the only thing wrong is the size of the vehicle icon. I use the motorbike icon as it is the smallest but it is still too big. Does not have a bulk delete of waypoints, so you have to delete them five or six at a time. Everything else is great. Just like a gps but you have the use of the computer as well.
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