ALDI NEW GPS PDA.

whiteswan · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 13, 2004 Posts: 3

Hi

Apparently from Next Thursday Aldi are doing a pds/gpa (built in i think) bundle for £249.99 - does anybody have any more info?

Dave uk.

icsys · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 7:19 pm Post subject:

As requested...

http://uk.aldi.com/special_buys/product_462.html

Medion PDA with Intel® PXA-255 300 MHz process and 64MB onboard memory *
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Funky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 6

If I was to buy that Aldi PDA/GPS bundle, could I put Tom Tom 3 on it? Would it work ok or would I have to stick with the software that comes with it?

Thanks in advance for any help :D

Darren · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:43 am Post subject:

TTN3 will install quite happily on that device which is a Mitac Mio168.
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GlennMR2 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 6

hi......

ive just seen this package in Aldi, ive been after a pda/gps but dont realy know much about them, the main thing i want it for is the gps part but i would also like to put music on there as well

what i want to know is that is this package good value for the money (£250) and how does the gps part of it compare with the tom tom software

thanks

Funky · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 6

I've decided to buy this on thursday but my cousin (who has a HP IPAQ H1940 with TTN3) says its a poor product and thinks I'm going to regret it. Is he just jealous because he paid over £500 for his GPS package and this is half the price or is he justified?

Thanks again for any help :D

Darren · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:29 am Post subject:

It's a good PDA, a little plasticky but otherwise fine, lacks bluetooth and removeable battery but that's it. I reviewed it as part of the CoPilot package here.
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UKHABU · Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:28 am Post subject:

GlennMR2 - you can play MP3's on this device (It's a re-badged Mitac Mio 168) and it comes with Mitac's own MP3 player.

You are limited to the size of the SD cards you put in it for MP3 storage but you can happily have 64Mb - 1Gb sized SD cards and of course as many of those as you would want.

I'm not sure of the Guidance software in this package but can assure you that the Mio 168 is a great little PDA in it's own right and that the built in GPS Reciever performs very well.

i us the Navman Pin variant running Navman SmartST V2 and Memory Map os 2004 on it and it works very well.

I don't use it but have heard that TomTom 3 runs equally as well.
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antibt · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:05 pm Post subject: Aldi new pda....

If battery is not user replaceable,how else one changes battery?It is not going to last for ever is it?
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Darren · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:37 am Post subject:

Indeed it is not, when it dies unless a battery spare part can be sourced then it will be toast.

However, even with moderate use it should last three years.
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GlennMR2 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 6

well.. i missed out on this package as they were all sold out, BUT there is another package coming out in LIDL this week, check this link and tel me what u think

http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/pages/c.o.oow.20041209.p.My_Guide_Navigator_6500XL

i think the pda is the same as aldi but not sure if the software is differant

Darren · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:23 am Post subject:

Same PDA Hardware (a Mitac Mio 168) but the software is Falk Navigator. I don't have any personal experience of it but user reports suggest it is functional if a little basic.
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GlennMR2 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 6

i know some1 that has a ipaq h5550 and tom tom software, would it be possible for me to install that on this lidl pda if i get it or do i have to buy all new tom tom software

cheers

Darren · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:57 pm Post subject:

You can't do that as firstly it's not legal and secondly you need a unique unlock key which only comes with new software.
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