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Luke Smith
 
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Default More GPS questions ,, for the novice


~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
yea Luke, right on...I guess one would want a nice
screen, good protector, and a solid battery life...
the garmin 296 gives me up to 7-12 hrs constant
usage....i usaually just power it up and check to see
where i am and turn it off....


Is your Garmin a PDA or a standalone? The only standalone i've used
was the tomtom 700. the coolest thing about it was the yoda voice I
could use and the bluetooth functionality.