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> Any1 got any opinions on the ACER N35 PDA?

>
> Rick Spangle wrote in message
> news:V9ehh.8165$Dr3.4999@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>> Any1 got any opinions on the ACER N35 PDA?
>
> Ive had one for about 18 months. As a PDA it is no great deal, not too
> fast or powerful, but pretty much does the job. Mine came with Destinator
> software, which I have upgraded a couple of times and now use version 6.
> According to what I have read version 6 not supposed to work on an N35,
> but it runs on mine without any problem. The only thing I did notice when
> I upgraded to 6 was that the GPS seemed to become more prone to
> complaining about a weak signal when driving in urban areas. I added an
> external antenna and that has solved the problem, although most of the
> time I use it without that.
>
> Destinator doesnt seem to get a great write-up when being compared to
> others, usually TT, but I have found it easy to use and have had no
> problems. I havent used other GPS software but one or two people who
> have travelled with me have had others systems and seemed happy enough
> with what they saw in Destinator. I have European and US maps and have
> used the system extensively abroad, again without any problem.
>
> I think I paid around Ł200 for mine, so at Ł99 it cant be a bad deal.
>
> Pete
>

> Also have N35 with TT6 and also use Memory Map (on a seperate SD card) for
> walking - thats great by the way - expensive but vg. I too found the
> addition of an antenna for TT6 improved the signal. I find the syncro
> with Outlook Express to be extremely useful as I use both calendar and
> contacts on my PC and need that information when travelling. The back up
> onto the SD card is very useful. Even when the odd lock up occurs (like
> abroad with no PC) its very quick to fully restore. I have seen the recent
> drop in prices - advice is - go for it.
>
> Mike
>
> peter g wrote in message
> news:45857b90$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>>
>> Rick Spangle wrote in message
>> news:V9ehh.8165$Dr3.4999@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>> Any1 got any opinions on the ACER N35 PDA?
>>
>> Ive had one for about 18 months. As a PDA it is no great deal, not too
>> fast or powerful, but pretty much does the job. Mine came with
>> Destinator software, which I have upgraded a couple of times and now use
>> version 6. According to what I have read version 6 not supposed to work
>> on an N35, but it runs on mine without any problem. The only thing I did
>> notice when I upgraded to 6 was that the GPS seemed to become more prone
>> to complaining about a weak signal when driving in urban areas. I added
>> an external antenna and that has solved the problem, although most of the
>> time I use it without that.
>>
>> Destinator doesnt seem to get a great write-up when being compared to
>> others, usually TT, but I have found it easy to use and have had no
>> problems. I havent used other GPS software but one or two people who
>> have travelled with me have had others systems and seemed happy enough
>> with what they saw in Destinator. I have European and US maps and have
>> used the system extensively abroad, again without any problem.
>>
>> I think I paid around Ł200 for mine, so at Ł99 it cant be a bad deal.
>>
>> Pete
>>
>
>

> thanks for the advice, is it ok to install my tomtom6 onto the memory
> card?

>
> Mike wrote in message
> news:k 2dncxROuXE7BvYnZ2dnUVZ8te3nZ2d@pipex.net...
>> Also have N35 with TT6 and also use Memory Map (on a seperate SD card)
>> for walking - thats great by the way - expensive but vg. I too found the
>> addition of an antenna for TT6 improved the signal. I find the syncro
>> with Outlook Express to be extremely useful as I use both calendar and
>> contacts on my PC and need that information when travelling. The back up
>> onto the SD card is very useful. Even when the odd lock up occurs (like
>> abroad with no PC) its very quick to fully restore. I have seen the
>> recent drop in prices - advice is - go for it.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> peter g wrote in message
>> news:45857b90$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>>>
>>> Rick Spangle wrote in message
>>> news:V9ehh.8165$Dr3.4999@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>>> Any1 got any opinions on the ACER N35 PDA?
>>>
>>> Ive had one for about 18 months. As a PDA it is no great deal, not too
>>> fast or powerful, but pretty much does the job. Mine came with
>>> Destinator software, which I have upgraded a couple of times and now use
>>> version 6. According to what I have read version 6 not supposed to work
>>> on an N35, but it runs on mine without any problem. The only thing I
>>> did notice when I upgraded to 6 was that the GPS seemed to become more
>>> prone to complaining about a weak signal when driving in urban areas. I
>>> added an external antenna and that has solved the problem, although most
>>> of the time I use it without that.
>>>
>>> Destinator doesnt seem to get a great write-up when being compared to
>>> others, usually TT, but I have found it easy to use and have had no
>>> problems. I havent used other GPS software but one or two people who
>>> have travelled with me have had others systems and seemed happy enough
>>> with what they saw in Destinator. I have European and US maps and have
>>> used the system extensively abroad, again without any problem.
>>>
>>> I think I paid around Ł200 for mine, so at Ł99 it cant be a bad deal.
>>>
>>> Pete
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

>
> Rick Spangle wrote in message
> news:pFBhh.17541$HV6.4646@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>> thanks for the advice, is it ok to install my tomtom6 onto the memory
>> card?
> Please let us know if you can install tomtom6 , as im seriously
> considering buying one of the acer n35s and updating with the tomtom 6
> software .
>
> TIA
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Mike wrote in message
>> news:k 2dncxROuXE7BvYnZ2dnUVZ8te3nZ2d@pipex.net...
>>> Also have N35 with TT6 and also use Memory Map (on a seperate SD card)
>>> for walking - thats great by the way - expensive but vg. I too found the
>>> addition of an antenna for TT6 improved the signal. I find the syncro
>>> with Outlook Express to be extremely useful as I use both calendar and
>>> contacts on my PC and need that information when travelling. The back up
>>> onto the SD card is very useful. Even when the odd lock up occurs (like
>>> abroad with no PC) its very quick to fully restore. I have seen the
>>> recent drop in prices - advice is - go for it.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> peter g wrote in message
>>> news:45857b90$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>>>>
>>>> Rick Spangle wrote in message
>>>> news:V9ehh.8165$Dr3.4999@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>> Any1 got any opinions on the ACER N35 PDA?
>>>>
>>>> Ive had one for about 18 months. As a PDA it is no great deal, not
>>>> too fast or powerful, but pretty much does the job. Mine came with
>>>> Destinator software, which I have upgraded a couple of times and now
>>>> use version 6. According to what I have read version 6 not supposed to
>>>> work on an N35, but it runs on mine without any problem. The only
>>>> thing I did notice when I upgraded to 6 was that the GPS seemed to
>>>> become more prone to complaining about a weak signal when driving in
>>>> urban areas. I added an external antenna and that has solved the
>>>> problem, although most of the time I use it without that.
>>>>
>>>> Destinator doesnt seem to get a great write-up when being compared to
>>>> others, usually TT, but I have found it easy to use and have had no
>>>> problems. I havent used other GPS software but one or two people who
>>>> have travelled with me have had others systems and seemed happy enough
>>>> with what they saw in Destinator. I have European and US maps and have
>>>> used the system extensively abroad, again without any problem.
>>>>
>>>> I think I paid around Ł200 for mine, so at Ł99 it cant be a bad deal.
>>>>
>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

> See my earlier post - I am running TomTom v 6 (TT6) on the N35 and it
> works fine - better with a Ł10 or so antenna. I wasnt very impressed with
> Destinator 3 (the package provided software) and started with TT5
> upgrading to TT6 once it became available. The only (very small) downside
> was in TT6 I couldnt turn the display 90 degrees - see the TomTom 6 post
> above. Others have expalined why and Im now about to uprate the OS to
> Window 2003 SE.
>
> Mike

>
> TV MAGIC wrote in message
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>>
>> Rick Spangle wrote in message
>> news:pFBhh.17541$HV6.4646@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>> thanks for the advice, is it ok to install my tomtom6 onto the memory
>>> card?
>> Please let us know if you can install tomtom6 , as im seriously
>> considering buying one of the acer n35s and updating with the tomtom 6
>> software .
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Mike wrote in message
>>> news:k 2dncxROuXE7BvYnZ2dnUVZ8te3nZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>> Also have N35 with TT6 and also use Memory Map (on a seperate SD card)
>>>> for walking - thats great by the way - expensive but vg. I too found
>>>> the addition of an antenna for TT6 improved the signal. I find the
>>>> syncro with Outlook Express to be extremely useful as I use both
>>>> calendar and contacts on my PC and need that information when
>>>> travelling. The back up onto the SD card is very useful. Even when the
>>>> odd lock up occurs (like abroad with no PC) its very quick to fully
>>>> restore. I have seen the recent drop in prices - advice is - go for it.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> peter g wrote in message
>>>> news:45857b90$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Spangle wrote in message
>>>>> news:V9ehh.8165$Dr3.4999@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>> Any1 got any opinions on the ACER N35 PDA?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ive had one for about 18 months. As a PDA it is no great deal, not
>>>>> too fast or powerful, but pretty much does the job. Mine came with
>>>>> Destinator software, which I have upgraded a couple of times and now
>>>>> use version 6. According to what I have read version 6 not supposed to
>>>>> work on an N35, but it runs on mine without any problem. The only
>>>>> thing I did notice when I upgraded to 6 was that the GPS seemed to
>>>>> become more prone to complaining about a weak signal when driving in
>>>>> urban areas. I added an external antenna and that has solved the
>>>>> problem, although most of the time I use it without that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Destinator doesnt seem to get a great write-up when being compared to
>>>>> others, usually TT, but I have found it easy to use and have had no
>>>>> problems. I havent used other GPS software but one or two people who
>>>>> have travelled with me have had others systems and seemed happy enough
>>>>> with what they saw in Destinator. I have European and US maps and
>>>>> have used the system extensively abroad, again without any problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think I paid around Ł200 for mine, so at Ł99 it cant be a bad deal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

>
>
> Mike wrote in message
> news: 9ydnfPcqJnMjRrYnZ2dnUVZ8sC3nZ2d@pipex.net...
>> See my earlier post - I am running TomTom v 6 (TT6) on the N35 and it
>> works fine - better with a Ł10 or so antenna. I wasnt very impressed with
>> Destinator 3 (the package provided software) and started with TT5
>> upgrading to TT6 once it became available. The only (very small) downside
>> was in TT6 I couldnt turn the display 90 degrees - see the TomTom 6 post
>> above. Others have expalined why and Im now about to uprate the OS to
>> Window 2003 SE.
>>
>> Mike
>
> Thanks Mike , would you rate the acer with tomtom6 as a good choice at a
> very reasonable sounding price of 109.99 inc vat at amazon ? which aerial
> would you reccomend for Ł10.00 and does tomtom6 still work fast on the
> n35? or does the processor /memory let the side down a bit ? should i buy
> a 512 or 1gb mem card for tomtom6 ?
>
> Sorry for all the questions , basically im stuck between buying a tomtom
> one v2 or a n35 + tomtom 6 and memory card , i like the idea of having a
> duel purpose device , but also like the idea of just buying a tomtom one
> pressing the on button and away i go.......plus the n35 seems to recieve
> quite bad customer reviews due to poor / flimsy connectors............so i
> am a tad dauted by the options..
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> TV MAGIC wrote in message
>> news:rIDhh.6110$DA1.5108@fe54.usenetserver.com...
>>>
>>> Rick Spangle wrote in message
>>> news:pFBhh.17541$HV6.4646@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
>>>> thanks for the advice, is it ok to install my tomtom6 onto the memory
>>>> card?
>>> Please let us know if you can install tomtom6 , as im seriously
>>> considering buying one of the acer n35s and updating with the tomtom 6
>>> software .
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mike wrote in message
>>>> news:k 2dncxROuXE7BvYnZ2dnUVZ8te3nZ2d@pipex.net...
>>>>> Also have N35 with TT6 and also use Memory Map (on a seperate SD card)
>>>>> for walking - thats great by the way - expensive but vg. I too found
>>>>> the addition of an antenna for TT6 improved the signal. I find the
>>>>> syncro with Outlook Express to be extremely useful as I use both
>>>>> calendar and contacts on my PC and need that information when
>>>>> travelling. The back up onto the SD card is very useful. Even when the
>>>>> odd lock up occurs (like abroad with no PC) its very quick to fully
>>>>> restore. I have seen the recent drop in prices - advice is - go for
>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> peter g wrote in message
>>>>> news:45857b90$0$8741$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rick Spangle wrote in message
>>>>>> news:V9ehh.8165$Dr3.4999@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>>>>>> Any1 got any opinions on the ACER N35 PDA?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ive had one for about 18 months. As a PDA it is no great deal, not
>>>>>> too fast or powerful, but pretty much does the job. Mine came with
>>>>>> Destinator software, which I have upgraded a couple of times and now
>>>>>> use version 6. According to what I have read version 6 not supposed
>>>>>> to work on an N35, but it runs on mine without any problem. The only
>>>>>> thing I did notice when I upgraded to 6 was that the GPS seemed to
>>>>>> become more prone to complaining about a weak signal when driving in
>>>>>> urban areas. I added an external antenna and that has solved the
>>>>>> problem, although most of the time I use it without that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Destinator doesnt seem to get a great write-up when being compared
>>>>>> to others, usually TT, but I have found it easy to use and have had
>>>>>> no problems. I havent used other GPS software but one or two people
>>>>>> who have travelled with me have had others systems and seemed happy
>>>>>> enough with what they saw in Destinator. I have European and US maps
>>>>>> and have used the system extensively abroad, again without any
>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think I paid around Ł200 for mine, so at Ł99 it cant be a bad
>>>>>> deal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pete
>>>>>>
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