i3 from Maplin

ram2048 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 12, 2006 Posts: 3

Hi all,

For what it is worth, I have just got my i3 minus the Transflash card.

Had to call Maplin as they did not ship the free Saftey Camera database. Recieved the CD the following day and proceeded to load the DB only to find out that the POI's are from August 2005 Sad

and the nternal memory wil not accept all of the 24 POI's ,as I had already stored some other POI's. I did not get a memory full message!, just does not load more that 20 or so POI categories.

Poped out and bought a 256Mb Transflash and with the help threads in this forum, managed to load everyting on the additional memory. Not an easy process as the minimal documentation supplied gives no clue on how to do this.

The Transflash has only 3Mb used, out of the 256Mb available so not sure why this was a problem with the internal memory, unless it has been pre-loaded with locked maps for other regions, which the installation process implies is the case. Thus no space left for user PIO's.

I think I will speak to Maplin about this as the available space on the defualt device will not alow you to even load thier out of date database.

I will let you know the outcome.

Regards, RAM2048.

IanE · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

Thar · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 44

But it doesn't have the same functions as you had to buy additional memory to upload on to it! They should be prepared to refund the cost of the transflash at least.

ram2048 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 12, 2006 Posts: 3

Hi All,

Spoke to Maplin (bless thier hearts), they did try to point out that the memory is built in as people were loosing the Transflash cards.

I pointed out that thier advert on-line had indicated that the Garmin bundle included a 256Mb flash, but was told that was the case with the earlier model, but Garmin had updated the product for the reason givern above.

I explained that the embedded memory will only accept a set amount of POI categories, whereas it appears to be limitless on the Transflash and was advised to speak to Garmin.

I suppose they can argue that the i3 is doing what is advertised, however it will not hold the Saftey Camera database supplied free of charged unless you treat yourself to an additional Transflash memeory.

Perhaps Garmin will release a firmware update that will alow the user to manage the POI more effectively.

Just a thought Idea

how do we know what the size of the built in memory is? I have not seen a way of interigating the memory.

Does anybody know who much memory was consumed by the base system on the older devices Question

Not sure that I can be bothered speaking to Garmin.

Regards, RAM2048.

IanE · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:33 pm Post subject:

mk_graham · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:

zzf00l · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 17, 2006 Posts: 84

Whether it needs a mem card or not... you are entitled to have one... you may even wish not to use it in your Sat Nav but in your camera etc, it would have been yours to do with as you pleased!!!

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