Battery Life - One XL Europe

winniewinser · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2007 Posts: 17

Is the limited 2hrs battery life on the One XL an issue?

Never had a satnav before so I don't know how much I will use it out of the car. Just wondering if anyone else has an opinion on that.

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Alex

GerryC · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

The One XL really is designed for use in the car. In the car you run it off the lighter socket and when you're at home, you can use USB off the computer when updating so for "car use" there's no need to run it off the battery for long at all.

When in use, it will "lock" on to the nearest road so is not that useful off-road. I believe some of the Garmins are more useful when walking etc. It really depends on what functions you need and what you woud find optional.
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winniewinser · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2007 Posts: 17

Thanks.

I went with the One XL anyway, just trying to work it out now. I'm not getting a signal in my house but I am guessing that is quite normal.

Alex

technik · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject:

My 720 also has poor battery life of 2 hours Max.

It's not really an issue as I use it on external power mostly.

TomTom claim 5 hours battery life, but that's only if you use all the battery saving functions and don't use bluetooth or FM transmitter. Rolling Eyes

winniewinser · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 07, 2007 Posts: 17

GerryC · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:59 pm Post subject:

wibbly · Frequent Visitor Joined: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 315

Any GPS device will lock onto the satellites faster if it's not moving at all once it's been switched on, especially the first time. Once locked on, it's a different thing...

It's a wonder it works at all!!

http://gpsinformation.net/main/gpslock.htm

That's from 1998, and now we have parallel receivers (non multiplexed) and I dare say the algorithms in use are somewhat more advanced given the extra processing power at the receiver's disposal these days.

But I'm still amazed when I read the post... And remember, the signal strength coming from the satellites is tiny compared to, say, a radio station. All in devices costing the consumer a few 10's $ for a GPS 'puck'...

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