- Jan 4, 2001
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I've already got a Garmin nuvi 1490.
In short, I'm looking for another 1490, but with a faster processor and better search capabilities, without killing the battery life, or losing any existing features.
Due to various stupid circumstances (I forgot to pack a charging cable on vacation, or so I thought), I ended up "up"grading to a Garmin nuvi 2797LMT.
Then I found out that its expected battery life is less than half that of the 1490 (probably the backlight on the larger screen, without an appropriately-scaled battery), and it lacks a pedestrian/walking navigation mode. It was irritatingly amusing to see it get all confused as I was walking through a large city park, trying to reroute my impossible journey back to a proper street.
I returned the 2797 today.
What I don't like about the 1490: The search functionality, and the speed.
If you don't search for something that's named properly, and in the right order, it probably won't find it.
As an example, searching for "udvar" might not turn up results, but if you spell it properly and completely, "Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center", then it will find it. Even when it is all entered in correctly, it's not terribly quick about finding it.
The 2797 was much better in this respect.
Speed: "Recalculating." By the time it figures out a new route after a turn has been missed, I've probably already driven past the next route it was going to have me take. "Recalculating."
Typing things is also sluggish - tap in 8 letters of a name, and then wait a few seconds for it to catch up.
It also can't seem to make up its mind between "Keep right" and "Take exit on right." Sometimes "Keep right" actually means "Take exit on right."
I was looking at Garmin's 2595. I didn't see the pedestrian mode in any of their 2013- or 2014-year models, so I had to look back at their older offerings. But I don't know what it has to offer anything in the "speed improvement" department.
Or jump ship and try a different brand.
(I don't have a smartphone. Until they offer them for $5/month, I have no plans to get one. $50+/month is just not worth it for me, unless they'll offer ones that come with a Bag of Holding that includes dual 24" screens, a proper keyboard, and a mouse. Navigating things on a 12" tablet is painfully slow and limiting, like doing surgery after you've had all your fingers and one arm amputated.)
In short, I'm looking for another 1490, but with a faster processor and better search capabilities, without killing the battery life, or losing any existing features.
Due to various stupid circumstances (I forgot to pack a charging cable on vacation, or so I thought), I ended up "up"grading to a Garmin nuvi 2797LMT.
Then I found out that its expected battery life is less than half that of the 1490 (probably the backlight on the larger screen, without an appropriately-scaled battery), and it lacks a pedestrian/walking navigation mode. It was irritatingly amusing to see it get all confused as I was walking through a large city park, trying to reroute my impossible journey back to a proper street.
I returned the 2797 today.
What I don't like about the 1490: The search functionality, and the speed.
If you don't search for something that's named properly, and in the right order, it probably won't find it.
As an example, searching for "udvar" might not turn up results, but if you spell it properly and completely, "Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center", then it will find it. Even when it is all entered in correctly, it's not terribly quick about finding it.
The 2797 was much better in this respect.
Speed: "Recalculating." By the time it figures out a new route after a turn has been missed, I've probably already driven past the next route it was going to have me take. "Recalculating."
Typing things is also sluggish - tap in 8 letters of a name, and then wait a few seconds for it to catch up.
It also can't seem to make up its mind between "Keep right" and "Take exit on right." Sometimes "Keep right" actually means "Take exit on right."
I was looking at Garmin's 2595. I didn't see the pedestrian mode in any of their 2013- or 2014-year models, so I had to look back at their older offerings. But I don't know what it has to offer anything in the "speed improvement" department.
Or jump ship and try a different brand.
(I don't have a smartphone. Until they offer them for $5/month, I have no plans to get one. $50+/month is just not worth it for me, unless they'll offer ones that come with a Bag of Holding that includes dual 24" screens, a proper keyboard, and a mouse. Navigating things on a 12" tablet is painfully slow and limiting, like doing surgery after you've had all your fingers and one arm amputated.)
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