New purchase quest or quest 2

cal50 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 14

Money not the issue but if your buying it which would you choose?
I have read of slow operation with the quest 2. This concerns me. I do not plan on driving coast to coast but I like the idea of preloaded maps.
What I don not want is to sacrifice speed and accuracy for storage capacity. Also with the Q2 garmin saw fit to remove the ac adapter and no maps on CD.
Anyone using the Q2 right now ? Would you buy it again or go with the standard quest? Thanks.

elsinga · Regular Visitor Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 171

If you don;t *need* the preloaded maps, go for the Quest1. :D

But: Garmin does supply mapping software for on the PC with the Quest2, you only have to ask for it.
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nigel1100 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 03, 2005 Posts: 16

Bought my Quest 2 back in January and I am more than happy with it. Mine did come owth a mains adaptor and mapsource, which I use for route planning.
You are right about the map redraw times, sometimes a bit slow. But I have found that this doesn't occur all the time.

I would say get a Quest 2.

Regards

Nigel

cal50 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 14

I think I will get the Q2. I am still a little peeved about Garmin not providing the AC adapter. I like the idea of getting the most current model as long as it works as good or better that the prior model.
I did call Garmin and they said they are now (or soon) shipping the Q2 with map cd's. If you get one with out disca just call them and they will mail them out. Also the Garmin guy said version 8 maps should be out in June or July. As long as I can get the upgraded map for free that works for me.

Skippy · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

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cal50 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 14

elsinga · Regular Visitor Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 171

The june/july thing is for the US AFAIK, EU was always jan for CS and feb for CN.

CN8 EU should be announced any day now.
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Skippy · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject:

JonBroad · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject:

bigbob · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:21 am Post subject:

JonBroad is right I also purchased the quest 2 from GPS Warehouse and it comes with mains charger and CN V8. I have a feeling that Q2 also routes better than the original quest although to be fair I have not done a comparison between the two units but I have not as yet heard anyone say that Q2 has tried to put them down tracks and small roads unless asked for.

cheers Bob

cal50 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 14

I am ordering mine tomorrow. I hope I get the ac charger and the map cd's.

Skippy · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject:

elsinga · Regular Visitor Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 171

I have gotten CN8 NT on DVD when I go mine right after it came out in the Netherlands...
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cal50 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 14

Got my Q2 today. No map disc's and no ac house charger. I updated the firmware. Now I get to play with is. Anyone know how long it takes to reach a full charge plugged in the cigarette lighter ???
I am in the U.S.

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