Mio 268 in-car GPS on offer in Halfords

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www.halfords.com have the Mio 268 GPS package for just under £250 at
the moment. Seems to be a good deal as thats about the going rate
before VAT is added..

That does seem a good price. However I think the 268 is locked to the
supplied maps / software and you cannot run other programs on it. I have
the Mio 168 which is a normal Pocket PC so can run any PPC software I
choose.

A great resource for these things is

http://pocketgpsworld.com/

where there a reviews and searchable discussion forums

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Dominic Sexton

Quoted message said:

That does seem a good price. However I think the 268 is locked to the
supplied maps / software and you cannot run other programs on it. I have
the Mio 168 which is a normal Pocket PC so can run any PPC software I
choose.

How does it run ? Robust for walking ? Work in forest canopy ? Work inside ?

Nick

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That does seem a good price. However I think the 268 is locked to the
supplied maps / software and you cannot run other programs on it. I have
the Mio 168 which is a normal Pocket PC so can run any PPC software I
choose.

How does it run ? Robust for walking ? Work in forest canopy ? Work inside ?

Nick

I only use it in the car where it is great. I would not say it was very
robust - nowhere near as robust as a 'normal' GPS receiver. In the light
of its fragility I don't expect I will be using it in place of my Geko
201, eTrex or GPS12. The battery life is also a good deal shorter (4
hours claimed I think) and it is not user replaceable.

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Dominic Sexton