Geko 201 purchase abroad ?

[kph100]

Dear All

As someone who is planning to make first gps purchase very soon a few questions ?

I primarily plan to use gps for walking and cycling activities. car usage seems an extra cost I struccgle to justify.

I am looking at buying Geko 201 with cable link to Pc and purchase of Memory map navigator map for south of uk.
In uk im looking at around £250 on this package.

If I was to pay more I could get a MIO 168 PDA with GPS , Tom Tom 3, 128mb SD, and same memory map for about £470.

This would mean i pay extra £220 but I get a PDA out of it and usage in car.

How practicable are PDAs in the great outdoors. ?? obviously they are not waterproof like Geko , so need a case but I guess this is not possible with GPS antenna on MIO in out position.

Sorry for ramblings, think I will stick to Geko 201 for introduction to GPS.
I am off to USA next week and have seen prices of $108 on websites in USA compared to £106 here.
Is there a problem with buying in USA ?? Is the spec of the unit exactly the same....?

Thanks. ian.

[lbendlin]

There is no problem buying the Geko in the US. and using it in Europe - except for the customs. When you enter the UK again you may be asked to pay customs for that device if they find it.

Pocket PCs have one more problem - battery life. That's very inferior to the one offered by handhelds.

Waterproofing is not such an issue, you can use an otterbox or similiar for that
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