New Medion offer at Aldi

riccardo5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 05, 2008 Posts: 4

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_9287.htm?WT.mc_id=2009-03-27-11-52

Looks a decent unit for the money (£129.95), European coverage, 3 year warranty.

Whose software do they use and how is it rated?

Riccardo

Small and handy with a 3.5" touchscreen display
Cross-border navigation across 23 Western European countries (all maps pre-loaded and ready to go!)
PIN code security – Protect your navigation device from theft
SiRFInstantFixII™ for position determination in a matter of seconds
Free Lifetime TMC Traffic Message Channel
Text-to-speech* for precise voice guidance Europe
Quickest, shortest and most economical route settings
2 GB integrated memory
Speed limit advisor
Safety camera warnings pre-loaded
Picture viewer, travel guide, alarm function and game
*(available in: DE, AT, UK, IRE, FR, NL, ES, IT)

Pocketgps · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: New Medion offer at Aldi

Darren · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject:

And forget any ongoing support, new maps etc.

Just not worth it IMHO, these are almost disposable and at that price a false economy.
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Montala · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject:

Despite Darren's rather negative comments, has anyone actually bought one of these, and if so, what do you think of it?

Darren · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject:

riccardo5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 05, 2008 Posts: 4

...well I haven't bought one yet, but have to admit that a) it looks decent, b) the software is a version of Destinator which I have found to be good in the past, and c) for that price I can throw it away in a year - but no it has a three year guaranatee from a big name retailer, just keep the receipt!

Which is apparently much better than the deal with Garmin and my Nuvi 760 which cost £300+ and at 18 months old the best they can offer is a service exchange for £95.

So tell me what is so much better about a "big name" brand????

Riccardo

Pocketgps · Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject:

riccardo5 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 05, 2008 Posts: 4

Many thanks for the time taken with such a detailed reply.

Still not sure what to go for!!

Riccardo

Montala · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:01 pm Post subject: Decisions, decisions!

I would also like to add my thanks to 'Pocketgps' for adding all those interesting images... an area in which I know quite well, as I used to work around there... happy days!

Anyway, like 'Ricardo5', I am also in the market for a new satnav at the moment, and was initially attracted to the latest Medion offer at Aldi. It does have the advantage of TMC of course, and European coverage, but is not a wide screen model. I do rather like the styling of that particular device though.

The TomTom XL Europe 22 can actually be picked up at Amazon for £130 at the moment, which does make it look very tempting... until I realised that TomTom have just announced the new "IQ Routes" edition models, which I thought I saw featured on their UK site last night... but perhaps I was mistaken.

It doesn't look as if these will be available in time for our visit to Portugal in May unfortunately, which is when I will need it.

Perhaps a temporary map upgrade in the meantime is the answer then... hmm... not sure about that though!

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