What do you all think of this one? iQue M3 I'm just shopping, but this one looks pretty bad @$$.
Lator.....

Screw it!! I just did an impulse buy. I'll let you know how it is when I get it in a few days.
Lator.....

I'll be interested to hear what you think. I'm saving up for the M5.

I saw the M5, but the only difference I could tell was that it is wireless for hooking up to the laptop. I don't think I need that, so I went with the M3. I'll let you know how it works out. I have a Garmin GPS V but I do not like it. Hopefully this will be a lot better.
Lator....

Well I got it. So far the concept is cool, but I am having trouble unlocking the maps. All I can say is Garmin SUCKS for tech support. I have a 30 -35 minute wait as of right now.
Lator....

I think im going with something like this

http://secure.sciencecompany.com/thesciencecompany/prod...SID=1&Product_ID=837

The unlock is done online.. after which they give you a code to put into Mapsource, which unlocks the map and allows download to your unit.

I havent had any issues with mine. You need the unit Serial Number and the unlock certificate code that is in the packaging. Where are you stuck at?

It's done. I had an old version of Mapsource on my PC and I was trying to put V4 in the unit instead of V7. It's done know. Know all I have to do is go play with it to get familiar with it. Thanks for your help though.
Lator....

Aussie uses a similar set up, I just don't want to drag my lap top out on the trails.
Lator....

Yeah, the only reason why i would consider that setup is because my laptops is quite small. Its the Sony Vaio VGN-S460. weighs like 3 lbs

I'm always worried about all the dust around my laptop though. The GPS V is sealed up and doesnt care about that (or water to 1 meter depth for that matter).

Yeah john i really like your GPS, its simple. But i cant find one for a decent price.

Hey Gator, what are you going to do with that Garmin V you just replaced?

I'm not sure what I am going to do with it. If I do decide to get rid of it, Ill be sure to post it here 1st.
Lator.....

Where did you end up buying M3 and how much?

Try looking on eBay for nicely priced V's. That's where I got mine.

I got it the iQue M3 through Buy.com It came to $439 shipped to my door. I had seen it as high $599 and it averaged about $479 and Garmin says retail is supposed to be $499 Hope that helps.
Lator...

I got a eTrex Legend for Christmas and it's alright. It has some features I haven't seen on another GPS, and some missing that I wanted. But for under $200 it's perfect. I found some free software for the lappy to make good use of it.

I got a Magellan explorist 400 for Cmas and it seems fine. I don't know much about it yet but when I installed the software, it didn't work with windows xp so I needed to talk to Magellan which was tough. They never amswer the phone, I was on hold for 2 hours and hung up finaly. Email got a responce in a week and after faxing my proof of purchase to them, it took a few days for a new set of cd's to arrive, and they work. Also the cord that attaches to the back is a funny 6 pin connector that can be accidently put on back wards. I had got it to charge like that, but then when I connected to the pc, the pc didn't recognize it, and I spent 2 days trying to figure out why, then I took the cord off and tried it the other way and it worked, stupid design I think. Anyway, I don't know, it all seems so f'n complicated with a book that reads like a technical novel. I'll just follow you guys.

Check out http://radioworld.ca They were selling the iQue3600 (i posted about it in the GPS section) for $300CDN for old customers and $350 for new. You may want to consider giving them a shout. They had a few of those units out on eBay as well.