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Gamin 775t EU/US/Can plus map updates for life - good deal?

  • 27-03-2009 05:11PM
    #1
    kuro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭


    As Garmin are doing the "maps update for life of the machine" for £99 (EU) and £110 (EU/North America) it seems worthwhile getting the most maps on the machine when you first buy it.

    Ebuyer are dong the nuvi 775t for £262 + £13 delivery to Ireland. Same as machine as the 765t but with North America and Canada as well as EU maps

    So for €413 you get a high-end machine all the maps you'll ever need.
    Is it a good deal? It looks good but it seems a lot of money to pay up-front.


Comments

  • #2
    sesswhat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭sesswhat


    kuro_man wrote: »
    North America and Canada as well as EU maps...

    ...all the maps you'll ever need.

    Speak for yourself :D


  • #3
    kuro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭kuro_man


    sesswhat wrote: »
    Speak for yourself :D

    Apologies....all the maps I'll probably ever need


  • #4
    T-Square
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭T-Square


    kuro_man wrote: »
    As Garmin are doing the "maps update for life of the machine" for £99 (EU) and £110 (EU/North America) it seems worthwhile getting the most maps on the machine when you first buy it.

    Judging by how quickly satnav units become "discontinued",
    the Garmin offer of free updates, could be for as little as 12 months. :(

    It's a marketing, sorry, "morkeshing" gimmick.


  • #5
    kuro_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭kuro_man


    The offer is for the servicable life of the machine; it wouldn't matter if it was discontinued.


  • #6
    T-Square
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭T-Square


    define serviceable life
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_life
    Garmin would need to say what they have calculated the value to be.


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