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Garmin StreetPilot 2610 In-Car GPS Receiver with 128MB CompactFlashd Review from Robert Thomas. Newest StreetPilot is easy to use, It was a tough choice between the Garmin Streetpilot 2610 and the Magellan Roadmate 500 but two factors pushed me towards the Garmin: (… has more functionality (2) There seems to be a quality control issue with the Roadmate.

The Garmin Streetpilot is truly a marvel. I no longer worry about getting lost and it has definitely made me more adventurous. The screen size is sufficient for easy viewing and the audio commands are loud enough to be heard over the radio if you got music playing. Ever get stuck in a traffic jam? No problem, do a re-route and go around it. Ever have problems looking for a coffee shop or new places to eat? No problem, pull up a listing of restaurants near your location and head straight there.

The Garmin also comes with some very useful accessories. The remote is a nice option if you are eating and don’t want to muddy up the touch screen. The beanbag mount is nice for setting the Garmin on your dash if you don’t want to use the permanent mount included. The Mapsource software that comes with the Garmin allows you to enter waypoints which I don’t think is an available feature on the Magellan.

Now even though I gave this product 5 stars there are some negatives:
(1) Window XP users – There is a setting in the registry that may need to be set in order for the Mapsource software installation to occur. It was extremely annoying that the fix was not mentioned on the Garmin website and I almost returned the gps because of my frustrations with it. If you do get a 1311 error do one of two things:
a. Make sure the following registry key is set as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinLogon –
AllocateCDRoms = 0 (reboot after and try again)
b. Set the transfer mode for your cd-rom to PIO instead of DMA

2. No carrying case is included. It would be nice to have a case considering how much the gps costs.

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