S series is pants so an F20 or N20 to replace my 530 ??

[AirCooledHeaven]

Thanks for all the comments about replacing my 530 with an S50, the general negativity about the S series and average reviews elsewhere has put this idea on hold. But I still need updated maps for my 530 and it still looks a sensible idea to buy a new device so I get a later version of smartst too.

The F20 and N20 are both still available for around £150, so what's the difference between them and which should I go for??

TIA

[Darren]

Firstly I should confess that I like TomTom's PND's. I like them because they do the job better than any other I have tried but I'd love a serious competitor to come along and give them a run for their money. I had high hopes for Navman's S-Series but it was not to be.

So I ask have you considered a TomTom? The post here by a convert from Navman to TomTom suggests it may be worthy of consideration?
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Darren Griffin

[AirCooledHeaven]

[xtraseller]

You really will not go wrong with the Navman S90i - it is everything a TomTom should be to justify it's sales volume, but is not

Slick, fast operation, excellent clear (and modern) on screen graphics, exceptional volume, superb voice instruction that is detailed and on time. The traffic is excellent

If you could borrow one for a few days, you would never look back

[Darren]

Just shows how opinions vary, I don't think it is anywhere near as good as he equivalent TomTom
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Darren Griffin

[xtraseller]

And it is just a well, otherwise we would all be the same and nothing in Sat Nav land would ever progress

Really, if you cannot borrow one of a friend, go in to a store and see the s90i run and then compare to a few others - make your own decision

[AirCooledHeaven]

[Darren]

I think the unit 'feels' cheap. It looks OK until you pick it up. The map display is OK but lacks the ability to offer all the info on screen at the same time that I require (Speed, Distance to destination, ETA). You can choose only one of these.

I also find it very slow to acquire a lock and the menu system in unintuitive and in some cases rather illogical.

it's not a bad device, its just not as good as the equivalents from TomTom or Garmin.
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Darren Griffin

[TheM]

[Darren]

[TheM]

[Darren]

[TheM]

[xtraseller]

My S90i provides an excellent on to fix time of around 30 secs. typically - you just need to remember not to use the on/off button to RESET the unit each time, otherwise I agree, fixes will be longer. But there is no need for this - the Navman software is stable and so dosn't need frequent resets

The unit presents its features better - for me - than any other sat nav unit out there I've tried. More logical, more clearly and more professionally

[robertn]

I used to think TTFF was everything, waiting for that fix takes a life time, then one day I thought about it a bit more, is TTFF really that important? If you are driving around the corner I can see the point, but the you should really save the planet and walk. Any further, and the time waiting at the first set of traffic lights will make the difference between TTFF's insignificant - given most TTFF are warm starts, not cold starts, it's even less significant.

In the good-old-days TTFF was a good indicator of how reliable the fix would be under less than ideal conditions, but since the advent of SiRF III and others like it, it's not that important, as once fixed, they stay fixed.

So IMHO, useablilty, reliabilty and your own personal preference far outweight the differences in TTFF and Reciever quality in any modern device.

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