Papago gps good?

[Kb27]

i saw the brand royaltek GPS in Esso and Carrefour... i think model is RN2, RN5 or RN6. is this brand good?

 

can have international maps??

 

So far, Garmin seems to be the leader in International maps.

 

Many other brands usually have strength in the local map of origins.

 

I own a Garmin and have never regretted. Although it's a bit old and only 3.5" screen, it's still serving me well as far as basic navigation is concerned.

 

Almost everywhere you go abroad, you can get the map.

[Ronleo]

 

I was going thru the thread n was quite surprised tat nobody actually mentioned anything abt TIBO GPS.

 

I have been using it for 2 yrs liao n it can get me to my destination all the time.

 

To be fair, i have not used other brands b4, so cannot compare but recently my fren bought one TIBO for

 

only $189, 4.3' screen.

 

The only thing tat i m still sore with TIBO is tat i paid $799 for mine back in early 2008!!!!

 

 

[Esmond]

I was going thru the thread n was quite surprised tat nobody actually mentioned anything abt TIBO GPS.

 

I have been using it for 2 yrs liao n it can get me to my destination all the time.

 

To be fair, i have not used other brands b4, so cannot compare but recently my fren bought one TIBO for

 

only $189, 4.3' screen.

 

The only thing tat i m still sore with TIBO is tat i paid $799 for mine back in early 2008!!!!

 

 

Haha, time is money.

 

Because you never use other brands, so the one in your hand is the best for you. But if you compare, then you know the difference. I am pretty sure you will feel: oh, my tibo can not do this and that, oh, my tibo don't have this and that.

[Donut]

How abt this Marbella M660?

 

It's using MTK 32Channels GPS Chipset

 

http://www.makagps.com/product/marbella/m660+.shtml

 

 

[Esmond]

How abt this Marbella M660?

 

It's using MTK 32Channels GPS Chipset

 

http://www.makagps.com/product/marbella/m660+.shtml

 

the mapking landmark always give wrong instructions, although better looking, but even worse than the mapking r12 in terms of the real navigation purpose. and it is very like copy of papago software ui. no predictive keyboard. for the poi, it has a lot of redundent information, for instance one postal code got 2-4 search results.

 

as for the MTK processor, weak and low quality.

 

update service is also a problem, slow and lazy. almost 2 month or even longer.

 

although it is a workable gps, not suggest to buy.

Edited May 20, 2010 by Esmond

[Tailgatepro]

Bring along 2 GPS device from SG to KL.

Papago lead me shortcut to underground to Bukit Bitang whereby Mapking old road.

Mapking cannot find where am I , Location of my car is jump this road to another road.

Leading wrong.

Papago no problem at KL.

NS highway, both are accurate. Maybe due to only road on that map, easy for both.

 

Found that I still like Mapking in SG then parpago.

But when going to KL, Papago got advance on that trip. Very disappointed to Mapking on that few days.

Edited June 21, 2010 by Tailgatepro

[Ahdang]

my friend who got a papago threw it away after 3 days of using it and got a garmin instead.

[Blackyv]

my friend who got a papago threw it away after 3 days of using it and got a garmin instead.

 

 

aiyoh..... why throw it away??... give it to me mah.....

[Kaipower]

my friend who got a papago threw it away after 3 days of using it and got a garmin instead.

 

That bad? hmmm... I am a papago user and I use it in JB and KL - and drove like as if I am a local - taking routes that I would never use if I just rely on reading maps.

 

For me, 5 out of 5 stars for my papago for Malaysia and SG maps. Also, I can listen to MP3 with it. Haven't tried the video though but I think it can play video files.

 

So, it depends on your needs.

 

Also, who really uses GPS overseas especially if you don't drive when overseas? The battery life will be consumed way before you reach your destination.

[Ahdang]

aiyoh..... why throw it away??... give it to me mah.....

 

haha.. the complaint was that it was way too laggy to use, and it gave incorrect information.. dunno how true is that as i never tried it before..

[Ahdang]

That bad? hmmm... I am a papago user and I use it in JB and KL - and drove like as if I am a local - taking routes that I would never use if I just rely on reading maps.

 

For me, 5 out of 5 stars for my papago for Malaysia and SG maps. Also, I can listen to MP3 with it. Haven't tried the video though but I think it can play video files.

 

So, it depends on your needs.

 

Also, who really uses GPS overseas especially if you don't drive when overseas? The battery life will be consumed way before you reach your destination.

 

good for you then, maybe my friend got a faulty set.

 

[Nlatio]

wah read through still veri confuse.... lets say needed GPS more for local usage..... like for delviery/taxi driver type.... which will be a good GPS to get... if Garmin, which model??? All brand got so many model.... Prefer fast fast log on one....

[Kb27]

haha.. the complaint was that it was way too laggy to use, and it gave incorrect information.. dunno how true is that as i never tried it before..

 

The device is only as good as the map. Although I used Garmin, I don't think Papago is that bad. Perhaps he didn't know how to use it properly or got the latest updated map.

[Kb27]

wah read through still veri confuse.... lets say needed GPS more for local usage..... like for delviery/taxi driver type.... which will be a good GPS to get... if Garmin, which model??? All brand got so many model.... Prefer fast fast log on one....

For simple, cheap and relatively reliable gps, I suggest a Garmin Nuvi 255W will do.

 

Of coz, other brands are cheaper as they have to undercut Garmin.

 

 

For fast "log on" or tracked satellites, as long you don't turn off the gps, that's the fastest.

 

If you turn it off and on every morning, then you need to wait for a while to get it tracking satellites. If you have clear skies and unblocked view, it could be as fast as less than one minute.

 

 

[Nlatio]

For simple, cheap and relatively reliable gps, I suggest a Garmin Nuvi 255W will do.

 

Of coz, other brands are cheaper as they have to undercut Garmin.

 

 

For fast "log on" or tracked satellites, as long you don't turn off the gps, that's the fastest.

 

If you turn it off and on every morning, then you need to wait for a while to get it tracking satellites. If you have clear skies and unblocked view, it could be as fast as less than one minute.

 

 

okie thank bro for the advise.... was also looking at the Garmin Nuvi 1350/1460 & 265W also.... they are more ex... but dont know if its worth to pay more for a "higher" model....

[Mike80]

haha.. the complaint was that it was way too laggy to use, and it gave incorrect information.. dunno how true is that as i never tried it before..

 

Bro, is ur papago using the new M3GPS X5 SE software? It should be quite fast..I bought wayway 4301 using papago software by eastgear at the IT show in march..Till now, no problem with routes..When go wrong route, it re-plot in seconds..quite fast..I also like the text to speech feature..

 

[Kb27]

okie thank bro for the advise.... was also looking at the Garmin Nuvi 1350/1460 & 265W also.... they are more ex... but dont know if its worth to pay more for a "higher" model....

 

The 1xxx series seemed to have problem with some icons not showing with maps from mfm.

 

 

It is probably due to the new way Garmin software works, while mfm maps are using 3rd party compiler.

 

Unless you want to use msm map compiled with Garmin compiler, then you should not have such problem.

 

For best compatibility, get the 2xx series.

 

 

[Redstorm]

Good news to those Garmin owners. The latest Garmin CN map of Sg/My 2010.20 has a comprehensive data base of postal codes and addresses in Singapore. I have tested it and I believe it is as good as the SLA postal codes and addresses data that is bundled with other brands of GPS devices sold locally.