Re: [ST] Lowrance i500C GPS - LOOK NEW GPS THREAD!!!!

[Matt Heyer <mattheyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

As for the size, take a look at how the more typical Garmin and Magellan
devices look on a bike size-wise. That said, the Garmin 2610 has dimensions
of 5.6"x 3.2"x 2.0". The i500c has dimensions of 6.1"x 4.5"x 2.15". So the
depth is about the same (2.0 vs 2.15 inches). The width is marginally bigger
(about a half an inch), but the height is quite a bit bigger (almost an inch
and a half). I'm thinking that it would be tough on something other than a
big tourer to not have it look huge and take over the bike, nor block gages
and the such. Maybe if you plan on putting it in the map slot of your tank
bag, that would be ok - but I'm looking to mount one like the 2610 Triumph
is calling a Triumph product on the new ST.
 Matt Heyer

 On 11/4/05, Jonathan <jonathanrellis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Good points about the hard drive. I wasn't sure about the size as I
> haven't
> seen one, but MCN did a review with one on a bike, which is why I started
> looking at it (unless I got it mixed up with a different model)
>
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> Great unit, MP3 built in - two drawbacks I see for a motorcycle:
> 1 - hard drive (rather than a flash memory) based unit. This is possibly
> problematic in that hard drives don't like shocks and vibrations.
> Flash-based memory has no moving parts, so bumps and the sort cannot
> damage
> the drive, effectively rendering the unit useless.
> 2 - size. The i500 is HUGE. Which is great for a car - large screen like
> the built in units. But on a motorcycle it will look too big and take up
> too
> much space.
> But the unit itself seems great...maybe just not the best thing for a
> motorcycle.
> Matt Heyer
>
>
> On 11/2/05, Jonathan <jonathanrellis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Anyone looked at the Lowrance i500C GPS? Bit pricey, but man has it
> gotten
> > good reviews, plus a 10 gig MP3 player! I haven't seen one yet, but it
> > should be a tough unit and waterproof since they build the Marine units.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
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