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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:20 pm Post subject: 2017 range (DriveLuxe51) first impressions
Picked up a DriveLuxe51 and running alongside my DriveLuxe50 I am hard pressed to see any differences.
A few menus have been subtly reorganised and there are a few minor tweaks (such as a couple of new menus including the new "Incident reporting" feature (which needs a Smartlink connection to work) and the Wi-Fi update menu is on the main menu screen) but the unit isn't notably faster or more responsive.
There are 4 map files - the new North and South which Garmin introduced with 2017.30, Foursquare and the new one is Parkopedia, which I wasn't expecting.
Does seem the only major difference between the 2 units is the Wi-Fi capability - which I am yet to test _________________ DriveLuxe 51 LMT D - Firmware 6.70
Previously owned: DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D, NuviCam LMT-D, Nuvi 3598 LMT-D, Nuvi 3490LMT, 3790T, 1690, 765, 760, 660, 610, 360, 310, 300 and Streetpilot i3
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I used Garmin Express to download the updates (map and firmware) as I didn't want to trust the first usage to Wi-Fi. I will test the Wi-Fi when there is a small update such as a language or text file to see how this goes.
There's loads of free disk space so I don't see that being an issue for everything but the maps, given there are now 4 main map files plus associated Junction View and other files which take a full Europe install to nearly 8mb.
It's probably worth using GE for the map installation as I download this first to my PC so I can use it with BaseCamp and then install to the unit as this is usually quicker once the files are on the PC. _________________ DriveLuxe 51 LMT D - Firmware 6.70
Previously owned: DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D, NuviCam LMT-D, Nuvi 3598 LMT-D, Nuvi 3490LMT, 3790T, 1690, 765, 760, 660, 610, 360, 310, 300 and Streetpilot i3
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