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christarak
christarak
Member since:
24-Dec-2006
Category: Review on Mitac MIO P550 GPS Mobile Navigation System
Posted by: 24-Dec-2006
Strengths: Both PDA and GPS in one unit
Weaknesses: Compromised performance of GPS.
Rating
Overall satisfaction   Poor
Ease of Use   Poor
Durability   Satisfactory

Full Review
I bought the P550 because it got good reviews in an on-line magazine. Nearly $700 later I regret it. I bought it to go to the UK, no one in Australia could supply UK map, not even Mio. "Get one in the UK" they say. Well, you can guess the answer. I did hire an excellent unit called Navman. Brilliant. Got back home to use my P550 and what a disappointment compared to the Navman. It takes ages to lock onto the satellites (20 minutes in one instance) and then loses the signal with annoying regularity. The Navman was suimple to use. The P550 requires me to print out a 95 page manual to study. Yeah, right!

I would not buy it again. I could not receommend it to anyone. It may be OK as a PDA, but it sucks as a GPS. Please make my loss, your gain.

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