Not 100% sure, but I think it was around R17000, and you would pick it up from NCTech.
If I remember correctly, the more basic option without the Maestro section is around R3000 less.
Cheers Jacob----- Original Message ----- From: "Quinten Pendle" <pendlepro@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2:53 PM Subject: [blindza] Re: Humanware Trekker Maestro GPS gadget - report
Just out of curiosity, what's the cost of the unit discussed here? -----Original Message----- From: blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2:48 PM To: BlindZA Cc: Susan Webber Subject: [blindza] Humanware Trekker Maestro GPS gadget - report Hi Ok. Had the thing with me for a couple of weeks and while I might not quite have 'tested'/used it quite enough, I did play with it, and there are only a couple of small issues I did find with it, and here they are: 1. Basically, if I was sitting inside my house such that the actual GPS unit couldn't 'see' the satellites, I couldn't as such try to find POIs even though I am pretty sure that the maps etc. are actually on the actual gadget, but it basically wouldn't let me search, plan routes etc. unless it could actually 'see' the satellites. 2. If I was actually travelling in my friends car or whatever, but was trying to use the menus to do whatever, sometimes when it next prompted me about being another street etc. it would 'interrupt' the menu etc. and I would have to 'start over'. Only seemed to happen sometimes, but anyway... 3. If it had defined a route and I activated it and then we either had a small diversion, or just chose to choose a different road for one section etc., it would just state that it needed to have the route recalculated which instead of being something that happens automatically, like most other GPS devices, seems to be a specific function that you have to activate, which is basically fine if you're in someones car, but I really wouldn't want to, for example, pull out such an expensive/small gadget if I was in the street, or on a public bus etc. etc. since it might make you a bit of a target or something. I also checked out the extra PDA functionality that comes with the Maestro option like e-mail, calendar, media player etc. etc., and they're nice if somewhat limited. Apart from these issues, it's definitely a nice thing, and I would like to have bought it, but to be honest, it's a bit expensive, so I'm rather going to look into alternatives like Wayfinder Access, Loadstone etc., that run off of your cellphone running either MobileSpeak, or the Talks one I've got, which while they might not be as advanced, should cost me a lot less. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker ---------- To send a message to the list, send any message to blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------- To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to blindza-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line --- The 'homepage' for this list is at http://www.blindza.co.za No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.19/917 - Release Date: 7/25/2007 1:16 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.19/917 - Release Date: 7/25/2007 1:16 AM ---------- To send a message to the list, send any message to blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to blindza-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject line--- The 'homepage' for this list is at http://www.blindza.co.za
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