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Friday, October 17, 2014

GTMax White USB Home Travel Charger + White USB Car Charger for Apple iPod Touch 4th Generation

GTMax White USB Home Travel Charger + White USB Car Charger for Apple iPod Touch 4th Generation
  • GTMax the Exclusive Brand of Bargaincell. Only in the United States.

I received two items like I was supposed to but they were not the items pictured. The car charger did work fine, but the wall charger was not compatible with an iPod touch so its useless to me. I'm trying to contact the seller that amazon sells through to get a wall charger that works.

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i have bought this TWICE!!! and BOTH times the wall charger like blew a fuse or something....it does not smell good at all (one lasted a LONG TIME and broke and the other lasted a few days or weeks and broke) i am not satisfied, or happy with purchase:(

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After one month my ten-year-old son pulled the home travel charger out of the wall after charging his i-pod touch. Unfortunately the charger pulled away leaving the pins behind in the socket. Fortunately, he did not try to remove the pins...

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Both of the products are working great. Considering the tiny price I paid I am very happy with the purchase. The car charger is working the way it's supposed to and the travel charger also works like a charm.

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I have not used the car charger yet, but the home charger works as expected! It is a good value and I would recommend this item to my family and friends!

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Cingular 8525 / HTC TyTN / Dopod 838 Pro / iMATE JasJam / Qtek 9600 Desktop Charging Cradle

Cingular 8525 / HTC TyTN / Dopod 838 Pro / iMATE JasJam / Qtek 9600 Desktop Charging Cradlei got two of them and work nice, the only problem is the blue led light, is too strong. But if you will use in your office it is ok.

While this is a decent product that works well it is not worth the 500% markup. Look around. You can find this for under $25.

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The TyTN fits snugly into the cradle and charges from the USB connection alone if you dont want to plug in the AC.

Sturdy and compact design at a fair price.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

iBike Coach Cycling Computer for iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4/4S

iBike Coach Cycling Computer for iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4/4SSo I read a lot of reviews. There are several different models out there. I purchased the simple phone booth case only. No electronics in my version for about $20. Already I'm ahead of the curve, because most of the other cases where about $50. Mine came with a Strava 6 month subscription, but it had expired on july 2012. Not a big deal. I also downloaded the app from Itunes and there are also a few different apps. So it turns out they're specific to the type of case you buy. So I took a 20 mile ride and compared it to the app side by side. When I got home, I took off my old Bell bike computer and will only use my ibike app. A big plus, if you use a Starva account which there is a free and paid version. Your rides can be syncd with a puch of a button. The case fit's perfectly around my Iphone 4s and so far I can't complain. As for the App it was free, but it's a battery hog. So make sure your phone is near 100% charge and kill all of your background apps. I wish that they would make a version of the app that would kill the screen and run in the background to save the battery. Otherwise very happy.

Review update (September 24, 2012)

This case worked great for the 5 months I have had it. I use it practically every day on my commutes and social rides to listen to music or to get directions to where I'm headed. However, a few days ago, the plastic hinge components wore out and broke off. Now I have no way of closing the case and so it is useless. The manufacturer does have a 1-year limited warranty that they will abide by if you purchased the case from them directly or from an authorized dealer. I've submitted a warranty inquiry; hopefully Amazon, LLC counts as an authorized dealer and I will be able to get a repair or a replacement. However, I do not look forward to having it break again another 5 months down the line. If you're looking for something to use every day that will last more than 5 months, look elsewhere. I'd be willing to pay the price of this case for something made better and would last closer to 5 years than 5 months.

--------------Original Review (June 2012)--------------

Awesome case and bike mount set for the iPhone 4. I needed a case that would be secure my iPhone safely to my handlebars, while allowing access to the screen so that I can access the GPS and Music controls during my rides. Perfect for that purpose. One drawback is that the headphone jack is not accessible. I do not condone using headphones while riding, but in the past, I have used a male-to-male audio wire to amplify music from my iPhone to mini-speakers mounted on my back. I found a great solution, though--Boombotix BB2 speakers can connect to your iPhone 4 via Bluetooth, so no wires (and no access to your headphone jack) is necessary.

I would rate this item 5 stars if it weren't so expensive just for a case. However, they do make up for the price by giving you a 6-month free premium access to Strava, a great ride tracking program.

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After thoroughly researching various brands and styles of bicycle mounts for my iPhone, I settled on the iBike Coach. The number one reason I chose iBike is because in the hundreds of reviews that I read, it was the only model I found in my price range where no one stated it fell and crashed to the pavement below! Although with other brands some people had this happen, they all stated the phone was well protected (lucky for them). Nonetheless, I was unwilling to risk it. I am so happy I chose iBike because after installing it, I am 100% certain, it is not coming off until I take it off! There is no guessing if it is properly attached, or listening for some magic click sound to tell you it is properly secured.

I did not find it super easy to install, however that is not any fault of design. My difficulties had more to do with trying to hold the base and the bottom clamp in position as I inserted the hex screw and nut, and then screwing it together with the provided hex screw. The great thing about this design, and a little common sense helps speed things up, is the nut fits perfectly into the hole in the back, so that once you get the screw from the front started, it doesn't fall out and is not at all clumsy. So make sure the nut is inserted all the way in the hole before you push the screw through...it helps. It also comes with a plastic rubber adapter ring thing (sorry I don't know what it is called) if your handlebars are less than 32mm, which mine are. This is part of why it took me so long to install because I put it on using them and it seemed too fat, the clamps did not come together straight and I worried there was too much stress on the plastic clamps. I removed them, tried again without them, and then it was not tight enough and did not clamp to my handlebars evenly. I removed it a third time and ended up cutting the rubber rings in half to make a C, then placed it on only the base attachment part. Finally it was a perfect fit! Also, I gave up on the provided hex screw which is standard issue anytime you buy something that uses one, and searched our garage for a more manageable one that had an actual handle like a regular screwdriver. Luckily, we had one, but the fact that hex screws are so difficult, is again, no fault of the manufacturer.

The touch screen is just as responsive in the unit as out, which is another complaint I read about with other products. The case itself slides into the base very nicely and then is easily secured by a permanent screw that you never have to worry about losing. It is very heavy duty and while I am not prepared to throw it or dump buckets of water on it to test it, I know a good product when I see one!

I have not yet taken it for a test ride, (90 degree temps are too hot for riding) but I have complete confidence my iPhone is safe!

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This is way better than one of those small $100 mini-computers for your bike. Just get the free app and pop in your i-Phone. The app even works tethered to another phone (Samsung Galaxy s4)!

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So far I'm very happy with this case for my mountain bike. It has held up to some pretty solid bumps and transitions which is quite impressive. I've not taken it on any serious trail yet at this point and honestly, don't think I will. Why? you ask. It's not really a problem with the case, but more with the overall philosophy. I don't need to be looking down at this thing to see all the tracking goodies while I ride. Besides, when the sun is out, the iPhone screen is totally washed out so that is pointless and I might as well carry it in an armband.

Overall, a nice solution for the around town and occasional trail riding.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

Belkin Car Charger with 8-Pin Lightning Cable Connector to USB Cable for Apple iPhone 5, iPad (4th

Belkin Car Charger with 8-Pin Lightning Cable Connector to USB Cable for Apple iPhone 5, iPad, iPad mini, iPod Touch, and iPod nano AMP/10 Watt)
  • Ultra-compact  
  • Plugs into any car power outlet  
  • 10 Watts/2.1 Amp  
  • Includes separate 4 foot Lightning to USB cable  
  • Powered USB port  

Even without any reviews here, this one fits the bill for me. After reviewing various Lightning chargers from Griffin, Kensington, and Belkin, I chose this one for a some key reasons.

2.1 AMP OUTPUT: This ensures I have the maximum electrical output available. FYI: 2.1 amps multiplied by 5 Volts DC = 10.5 watts, but labels will only show 10 watts

COMPACT SIZE: This fits in a vehicle 12 volt socket well and protrudes only enough to get a good grip to pull it out with your fingers. Some products were unnecessarily long or bulky; I prefer simple.

REMOVABLE USB CORD: Instead of a hardwired connection, I have the versatility to swap out the Lightning cord with a USB to micro USB cord for my wife's phone or the USB to Apple 30-pin connector for the iPad. If you find nothing but the Apple OEM size of lightning connections fits with your phone case, you can buy this same item without the cord for less $ and use your own cord. Search: F8J051ttWHT (color white) or F8J051ttBLK (color black)

NO RING OF LIGHT: So many reviewers of products complained about the light ring feature being a distraction. This model features a simple round green LED light that is not much brighter than the console button lights in my car. I ended up twisting the light to the 3 o'clock position where the USB connector blocks my direct line-of sight to it. If I wanted to, a small piece of black electrical tape would cover the LED completely and easily since it is away from the USB connection. This is the 1 feature I valued to prefer it over the Belkin # F8J090bt04-BLK, which has the same power output and small form factor.

Is it cheap, no. But would I rather spend less and give up some these features.......no. I would have bought the version of this product less the 4' cord if a good coiled cord were available(I didn't like the Griffin coiled cord). Thanks for reading!

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The iPhone wall outlet chargers are super-quick at charging. I have gone from 30% to 90% in about an hour. You get used to that kind of speed charging and this 2.1 AMP car charger give you exactly that! Initially, I scoffed at the price for these high AMP chargers and bought a 1 AMP car charger. Since my ride to work in less than 20 minutes, I would probably get 10% more charge off the 1 AMP charger, but with this 2.1 AMP charger, I manage to juice up about 25%. The really cool part of this charger is that I can pull out the USB cable and continue charging my phone via my laptop USB port.

The charger is well-designed and has a robust construction Apple worthy! The charger sits flush with my power outlet with just enough of it popping out to get an easy grip for removal. The charger does not have any edges, it blends well into the dash with only the distinctive green bezel being highlighted adds a little color to my drab dash. I also love the new low-profile negative (outer) terminal design. No more accidental snagging and ripping the terminal out of the charger. It also helps with a smoother insertion and removal from the power outlet.

The lightning connector is well designed and fits most cases without any issue (check images above)

Pros:

* Solid feel to the product. Well built and sturdy parts charger, cable and lightning connector

* Included USB Lightning cable

* Slim profile charger that sits flush and does not get in the way

* Fast charging almost as fast as a wall outlet charger. Approx 2.5 hours for a full charge

* Well designed lightning connector fits most cases without any issue

Cons:

* Pricey at $35 but not too expensive at current market rates for a 2.1 AMP charger with a reliable, detachable Lightning cable

* The charger has a Green LED that remains on when the charger is connected. It seems inefficient to power the gremlins. I have old USB car chargers that turn-off when a device is not plugged in, light up Red when charging and Green when fully charged I paid less than $10 for those chargers

* For a car, I prefer a coiled cable like this one, just keeps things compact Griffin Tech PowerJolt SE Coiled Lightning Car Charger for iPhone 5, Touch 5G, Nano 7G

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The car charger I was using before this was the Kensington K39224US PowerBolt Micro Car Charger for iPad, iPhone and iPod, including iPhone 4. Since I upgraded to the iPhone 5, I only had to buy a Apple Lightning to USB Cable to keep using that one, which is 2.1 amps, like this one by Belkin.

After using the Belkin, I would say it is comparable to the Kensington charger, but it already comes with a Lightning to USB cable, so that may figure in one's comparison of their prices if one doesn't already have a cable.

In a 30 minute drive, my iPhone 5 increased in charge from 50% to 89% using the Belkin, for an average of 1.3% increase in charge per minute. This seems comparable to my former charger.

Either product is excellent, and the fact that they can charge any of the Apple products quickly, assuming you have the proper USB cables, is convenient.

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Have always had car chargers for phones. Very important since iphone 5 battery runs down rather quickly. Much better than many other car chargers.

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I had a cheaper car charger that got hot when using, I order the Belkin, knowing that they have quality items. Very satisfied with the product.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Schumacher CR-2 Charge 'n Ride 1.5 Amp 24 Volt Universal Battery Charger for Ride-On Toys

Schumacher CR-2 Charge 'n Ride 1.5 Amp 24 Volt Universal Battery Charger for Ride-On ToysMy son got this for his razor dirt quad which stays in the garage in cold weather. This not only charges the battery much faster than the original charger but protects the battery from freezing during the cold weather. There's nothing wrong with my son's razor batteries because of the schumaker cr2!

We bought this charger to charge the batteries to an Razor e300 scooter. The past batteries were bulging from being overcharged and we wanted to be able to leave it plugged in until we wanted to use it again without monitoring the batteries constantly.

The charger works flawlessly and the lights indicate when a full charge is achieved and it is in maintenance mode. The connector threads onto the charging port on the scooter to eliminate accidental disconnections. I have found no cons with this charger thus far. Highly recommend!

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I purchased this charger to replace a small one that you just plugged the whole unit into the outlet and this charger seems to bring the 2-12 volt batteries to full charge in about half the time and at the price of this one,you just can't beat it.Wheather you have a scooter or not,if you have any small 24 volt system you will be happy with this charger.

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

LG Chocolate VX8500 VX8600 VX9400 Car Charger SGCC0002911

LG Chocolate VX8500 VX8600 VX9400 Car Charger SGCC0002911What a great deal from BargainCell! Like already posted, this is a genuine LG product. When it comes to cell phone batteries and chargers (and digital cameras accessories), it's best to use OEM equipment, despite the extra cost. Why risk it just to save a couple of bucks?

This product arrived in a sealed, padded envelope but was in an open plastic bag inside the padded envelope. No OEM papers, OEM packaging or anything, but that didn't matter. As long as it arrived as advertised is fine with me! FAST, too! Arrived in only 4 days after order!

Check to be sure it will work with your phone before ordering. You can't go wrong with this one!

Don't worry that this may not be a genuine product. It is, and it works perfectly.

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Friday, August 15, 2014

DC car power adapter for Mustek PL-205 PL-207 PL-305 PL-407 PL-408 PL-510 MP83 MP100 MP95A portable

DC car power adapter for Mustek PL-205 PL-207 PL-305 PL-407 PL-408 PL-510 MP83 MP100 MP95A portable dvd players
  • After market replacement car adapter
  • save money on batteries
  • 100% compatible to orginal manufacturer equipment

Before the ends were falling apart, Mine completely failed around the 9 month mark of ownership, but for the price paid it was still a bargain ! I would order it again as the price is so cheap, even with buying 2-3 of these things its still cheaper than going to the store and paying for a Verizon branded one. so yes its cheap, and cheaply built.. but thats what your getting for the cheap price.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Stereo 3.5mm Hands-Free Headset + Car Kit Vehicle Plug in Adapter + Home Travel Wall Charger for Ve

Stereo 3.5mm Hands-Free Headset + Car Kit Vehicle Plug in Adapter + Home Travel Wall Charger for Verizon HTC ThunderBolt - Verizon BlackBerry Torch 9850 - ATT Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY 4G - ATT Impulse 4G - Alltel Motorola DROID PRO - US Cellular BlackBerry Torch 9850 - Southern Linc Motorola TITANIUM - Verizon HTC Rhyme Bliss - Sprint LG Marquee Cell PhoneThis is the worse charger i ever purchase, even with all of the parts that comes with it i regreat buying this.

I do not recomend this product

I gave this three stars because the headset doesn't work. The car and home chargers work good. Not bad for the money.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Rapid Car Charger with IC Chip for AT&T Samsung Eternity A867

Rapid Car Charger with IC Chip for AT&T Samsung Eternity A867Works as advertised. Easy to use with a bright red light showing when you have power and the plug fits the phone very well. The item was sent in a timely manner and there were no surprises. I have bought from this company before and will again. Can't beat the price!

I needed a new cell phone charger with my new cell phone and wasnt about to pay what the retail stores were charging...ridiculous! This is the best deal (even with shipping & handling).

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Aduro USB to Lightning Extra Long 10-FEET Charge & Sync Cable fits all Apple Devices with Lightning

Aduro USB to Lightning Extra Long 10-FEET Charge & Sync Cable fits all Apple Devices with Lightning Connector - iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad Mini, New iPod Touch and Nano Retail PackagingThis cable is useless for the iPad 4. I bought this item to prevent me from sitting next to a power outlet while utilizing my iPad. However, little did I know this cable only charges the iPad 4 while it's in a locked state. Not charging the iPad while using it pretty much defeats the purpose of this $25.00 cable. I can't attest to any other device with the lightening charger because I don't own any. For the iPad 4 64gb and 16gb, it's worthless!!!! My wife no knowing threw away the boxes of the 2 cables that I bought. So now I'm stuck with $50.00 worth of cables that I can't use. This two stars have nothing to do with the boxes in the trash. Just letting you know my situation so maybe you don't make the same mistake.

Do NOT buy this!!! The first cable broke within a few weeks of use and I'm not hard on my cables at all. I contacted the company and they sent a replacement which wouldn't even charge my ipad. Ridiculous save your money.

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Broke almost immediately. Connector came off in the iPad. Very disappointing. The length is great, it was just poorly made.

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I'm not complaining. This is a nice cable. It does exactly what the description says it will do. You'll be able to charge and sync your iPhone 5 or iPad 4 without difficulty.

But, be aware, it cannot be used to update your IOS software. If you try, you will get an error stating that the IOS software download is corrupted. Apple wants to make sure that the update doesn't fail when they push it to your device. If the cable isn't one of theirs, you'll get the error.

So, keep your Apple cable handy to do the updates.

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The product works as well as the original charging cable. It is made of good wire and is high quality

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Auto Meter BUSPRO-600s Multi Battery Charging Station (115Vac)

Auto Meter BUSPRO-600s Multi Battery Charging StationI have used the bus pro 600 for a while and previously used other different regenerators, this is the only one that met my expectations, my main equipment at the battery shop

Thsi is an excellent product. One of the best that I have purchased. The only problem is that it takes too long to ship from the 'real' supplier Auto Meter. Something should be done about this as Amazon would lose some commissions I suspect. Due to the urgency of my needs, I recently had to cancel one that I ordered.

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Bluetooth Handsfree In-car Visor Kit for All Pantech Phones

Bluetooth Handsfree In-car Visor Kit for All Pantech PhonesI just love this product, I can drive hands free without having an earbud in my ear that keeps falling out. It's just like talking to someone riding with me. The shipping was fast also. Best $25.00 I ever spent!

He loves it, only problem is getting phone to recognize voice commands. But t

he product is great, no more talking while driving

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Schumacher SE-3005MA Fully Automatic Charger

Schumacher SE-3005MA Fully Automatic ChargerThis very versatile charges gets used on just about any size battery you will find on the ranch. Autos, trucks, tractors and stand alone equipment. This has been the best charger I have used in a long time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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Saturday, March 1, 2014

eForCity 2x Premium Cell Phone Car Charger Compatible with Sprint HTC Evo 4G

eForCity 2x Premium Cell Phone Car Charger Compatible with Sprint HTC Evo 4GBad.. went bad with in a week..DONT NOT BUY!!! you get what you paid for.. Do not BUY! Do NoT BUY

I chose this charger because I thought it was specific to my phone but I think it is a generic charger and may not be the best quality I should have known by the price. It is OK.

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Just as good as the ones you buy in the stores. For a fraction of the cost. And you get 2 of them

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While the price is definitely right, the merchandise has almost zero quality. One of the chargers worked for 2 weeks the other about 2 hours. Wouldn't buy again even though it doesn't cost much.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

IIT 26440 Battery Charge Indicator Tester

IIT 26440 Battery Charge Indicator TesterJust got this battery tester, which looks and feels very cheap. It's very losy almost like its gonna fall apart. I tested it with AA, AAA and 9 volt and the results are terrible.

It will test AA just fine, but AAA + head is too small would not reach the top part properly therefore cant be tested.

9 volt test holes are also off and therefore wont test any of my 9 volt batteries.

I don't have the time to return it to seller, but I made sure I leave some time to write this review.

You welcome.

I have another two of this, but want to keeo one in the camera bag so that I can tell if the batteries are charged.

We went to Yellowstone National Park for a 2 week vacation, and majority of the time is camping, so keeping an energy source is important not to miss opportune shots.

I checked all (over 30 of them) the batteries and the indicator show at the middle of the Green Zone (Good, right).

Only to find out after my Lithium Ion batteries ran out and I needed to put these "Fully Charged" batteries into the battery magazine and found out that they were "Under Charged".

So, what is the value of the charge indicator when it cannot tell me the accurate charge levels?

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Work well on AA and AAA but will not check oversized AA coming out of NYC throu HK. I wouldn.t but those batteries anyway will not fit in Flashlights

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This battery tester shows "Good" no matter if your battery is low to the point of being unusable or fully charged! I have "1.5V" batteries that are run down and measure 1.25 V on a good Fluke multimeter and unused, fully charged batteries that measure 1.59V, but this battery tester shows them about the same strength on the "GOOD" scale. Completely useless for 1.5V batteries. It seems to work slightly better for 9V batteries, but I have not done any specific measurements on those.

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I had to return it, it doesn't work at all. I purchased from Amazon. The ups came toy house to pick it up

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Garmin Nuvi 1100 GPS Navigation System 3.5-inch Touchscreen

Garmin Nuvi 1100 GPS Navigation System 3.5-inch Touchscreen
  • Nuvi 1100 has a 3.5 screen and can provide turn by turn directions.
  • 3.5-inch touchscreen and has a battery life that can last up to 4 hours.
  • FM traffic and MSN direct
  • This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® XP or newer and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.

I have Street Pilot320, nuvi 205 and now I got nuvi 1100. It has a hot-fix feature what helps to find satellites faster predicting their position. I took on a road test C320 (maps 2008) and nuvi 1100 (maps 2010). Both lead to destination with the same routes. C320 tells 2 seconds (or so) where to turn earlier than 1100 but both were mistaken about side of arrival (they said right and it was on left). Not big deal. While I typed second destination remaining in my car on parking lot close to the big tree C320 lost satellite reception for several times and 1100 hadn't a once.

As for maps they are not complete. Functional for 2 years business location or middle school (built in 1958) could not be found with both C320 and nuvi 1100 but anyway data base and reception of nuvi is better than c320. The voice on nuvi 1100 loud and clear like on c320 not robotic like on nuvi 255. I set it at 40% to not shout suddenly through music on radio. Nuvi 1100 does not have lane assistance or text to speech but it tells and shows arrows where to turn. You can choose on main screen time or distance remaining to destination or hit speed icon to see all at the time it records your trip's time distance how much left or you've passed and so on).

Instruction (Garmin web site) says that a speed limit icon should appear on screen at the major roadways. But I never saw it neither when I was driving at 101 -highway nor at El Camino Real(CA). How much major they must be?! Well some people's reviews says such an icon signs are not accurate (+5-10 mph) so, better watch for sings on the roads than trust navigators' one. Well anyway I tried couple more locations and nuvi 1100 took me exactly from A to B. Screen of 1100 is much clear than TomTom or Magelan have. Top screen (when you on trip) shows arrow icon where to turn with mileage left to that turn and, next street Name to turn at (there is no current street, well less confusions). You can hit arrow icon to make it repeat where you gotta turn if you missed verbal direction at first time. You can hit street Name bar and see list of turns with streets Names and mileage to that.

There is bunch of text menu and speak languages (if you prefer your native one), there is a micro SD slot for JPEG viewing. There is not MP3player or audio plug but who needs it in the car? Everyone has a stereo. As for accessories I got bracket, suction cup with base (self adhesive on one side) and car charger. Manual says you can plug 1100 to PC USB for charge (means standard 500mA USB power). So I used for first charging Motorola RAZR cell phone wall adapter (for 4 hours) and regular mini USB to USB cable (not included) for maps update (took me about 45 minutes). So you don't need special accessories for that. In fact mini USB to USB cable connected to PC will charge your GPS. Just make sure you plugged to power supplied USB (not all PC USB supplied with power, some of them are just for data transfer). Connect GPS to computer. GPS will show picture of connection then press GPS power button to turn it off and look at the screen. The note like: "Now battery is charging" will appear for couple seconds. Then wait four hours (if it's a first charging) and unplug.

I picked this model because others had problems with shout down and rebooting a lot like: nuvi 1300-1350, 1390, 1450, some models 285 and 205. With 265 and 1300 people had problems like getting lost.

I have my StreetPilot c320 for 5 years now and it never let me down except temporary loosing satellite reception.

I hope very much that 1100 won't let me down too.

PS I would not advise to buy refurbished. Your Amazon warranty won't be granted on it and you have a big risk to loose whole thing by saving couple bucks .

Six month later:

The GPS still works great. I recently went to Yosemity National Park, CA. The GPS never lost reception in the woods or in the bottom of the canyon. I never was there before. So I entered Yosemity Gift Shop address and navigator had no problems to find it even inside of the park and bring me there.

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I purchased this reasonably priced unit today after having many difficulties with a more expensive Tom Tom which was out of warranty by 9 months and started malfunctioning. I paid 3 times the cost of this unit when I purchased that one. I can not recommend Tom Tom.

I can recommend this Nuvi 1100. It works very well. The interface is better.

It does not have all the bells and whistles of more expensive units. You can not make a bluetooth call on it with your cell phone. You can not check weather or get live traffic updates.

It is small which I think is good. It is easy to operate also. I would recommend this purchase if you need a simple easy to operate GPS unit.

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This cannot get any easier. Right out of the package it worked like a dream. Once satellite acquisition was made it was able to place me and give me directions to the place I wanted to go. I think this is a great product for the price. Nice entry GPS system. The only problem is the updates for it take a long time. Otherwise it is great. Enjoy!

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I bought this Nuvi at Wal-Mart (WM) to replace one that failed after ~1.3 years of use. After only 3 weeks, the 1100's touch screen began failing intermittently, which was the same problem I had with the old Nuvi. I tried to return it to WM on day 33, but was told they only warranted my Garmins for 30 days, and that they had recently reduced their in-store warrantee to 15 days on Garmins. Garmin's quality must be falling off significantly for WM to cut their in-store warrantee in half. Too bad, I've had a Nuvi 265T for over 2 years with no trouble and love it.

BOTTOM LINE: Don't buy the Garmin 1100 and think twice about buying any Garmin. Don't buy from Wal-Mart; in-store warrantee is too short.

This is my first automotive GPS unit.

It has a 3.5" screen, bicycle and pedestrian modes, and lifetime maps. The cheapest lifetime map equivalent at the warehouse store was about 30 percent more. I read that the smaller units are a little easier to carry around, and we'll be in Seattle soon, on foot for part of the time, and I also want to stick this thing on my bike at some point, which I can do with pedestrian and bicycle mode.

I hooked it up this morning. It came with a window mount and a dash mount. On the way back from dropping my daughter off at Space Camp it told me to head north which is counterintuitive, so I ignored it. Later in the day after picking up my daughter at the same location, we decided to follow the GPS and it took me home on an alternate route, which saved me a mile, a bunch of red lights, and about three minutes. It would have been faster but the GPS didn't know about the construction.

It also has a feature called Ecoroute, where you input your city and highway MPG and gas prices, and it measures how efficiently you drive and grades you for the day. Not as cool as a full-on aftermarket mileage computer, but still pretty cool, as I tend to spend a lot of time on long trips mentally calculating my MPG over and over. It lets you input gallons, distance driven and cost of gas at each fill up. I love this.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

PowerStation PS5000R Jump Start with LED Work Light and Compressor

PowerStation PS5000R Jump Start with LED Work Light and CompressorI bought two of these units. One for each of my sons. Both drive used cars with aged batteries. Within 48 hours of receiving the power station one of my sons car would not start. His battery was to weak on a cold Michigan night. This little powerhouse started his car right up. Great practical equipment.

Bought two, thought it would be a useful, well engineered unit. Sadly, it would never hold a charge, even after charging for days uninterrupted as instructions state. If the battery in it had not been "bad" it would really be a great device. Have other Power Station jump starter "power units" and they're great. Too bad this one didn't work out.

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Unit failed out-of-the-box: Several inserts in the box state that unit must be charged for 72 hours before using. Pushed battery test button, meter read Full Charge suggesting a good unit. As directed we immediately attached AC power cord to unit/wall outlet and charged unit for 72 hours plus. Green LED indicator was on indicating a "full Charg". Disconnected AC, Battery Test Meter indicated Full Charge. Stored unit in vehicle, one day later, by chance, pushed Battery Test Button and meter read "0". Battery in static condition would not hold charge. Returned to Amazon for credit.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Motorola SLVR L7c Car Charger / Vehicle Charger

Motorola SLVR L7c Car Charger / Vehicle ChargerGood charger / Charges the phone in less time than others I had / The coiled cable has the right length not bothering inside the car but extended it reaches practically the four feet long / Solid and well made unit.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

AIMS Power 300W Pure Sine Inverter

AIMS Power 300W Pure Sine InverterAlways liked AIMS products, from their roof coatings,to their shovels. I hooked up the unit to my DC battery banks and found that if the banks where not topped off by my morning star solar system, it would sound an annoying buzzing alarm. I purchased this unit, #1, because it was pure sine wave, #2-because they claimed it produced AC power down past 11 volts. Not the case, with me. I've since gone back to my old Maxx power inverter . Average voltage for my banks are 12.6 volts with the old inverter running my computer. I'll give another go this week.

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