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Garmin maps question

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  • 14-07-2009 7:44pm
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    Wisesmurf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I'm going on a driving holiday in 2 weeks in California and have a NUVI 250W with UK & Ireland maps pre-installed on it.

    I'm looking at my options for getting sat-nav for my trip. Renting from the car rental companies is very expensive, buying a sat-nav is more expensive.

    I've seen on the Garmin site that you can buy an SD card with the maps pre-installed for about €50. How do these work? My unit has UK & Ireland maps on it already, if I insert a SD card with North America maps on it will it work? will I get an option to boot straight from the SD?

    Any help is appreciated, I am leaving it a bit tight if I have to get the maps delivered from Garmin.

    If there is another, better option I'm all ears.

    Cheers!


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    zander74
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭zander74


    hi I bought 1 last year for a holiday in the US, works grand but I think it cost about €90.


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    adox
    Registered Users Posts: 19,018 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Wisesmurf wrote: »
    Hi Guys,



    I've seen on the Garmin site that you can buy an SD card with the maps pre-installed for about €50. How do these work? My unit has UK & Ireland maps on it already, if I insert a SD card with North America maps on it will it work? will I get an option to boot straight from the SD?


    Thats about it basically. I was in the States a couple of weeks ago and needed US maps. I didnt have time to wait for a delivery of SD card with maps so popped in PC World and bought a 2GB card for 10 euros and downloaded the maps straight onto it.

    Renting a unit cost at least the same. If you want to buy one over there Walmart is the cheapest palce to get one.


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    Wisesmurf
    Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Wisesmurf


    Bought one on the internets and getting it delivered to a mate in the states. Rang Garmin and they were very helpful.

    Thanks folks


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