March 3, 2009

TomTom One

Itz been 3 years i been using my Garmin Nuvi600 GPS which i bought from LowYat. At tht time, GPS is yet become one popular gadget which craved by dude like me as big boy toy. for me GPS is quite essential tool since i do spend lot of time driving around KL which i dun really familiar even tho actually i got another house in Sentul n do spend usually bout 48.3% my holiday in KL. Perhaps KL traffic keep changin rapidly which i cant keep up.

Nway i choosed Garmin at tht moment solely bcos itz 1 of brand tht got Msia map covered. itz not official actually. u have to googling around, find exact software, loads it up to ur GPS n then always keep updating as the Map is made by amateur on internet community( the 1 im using is Malsing community). u got be the member, then PM the admin, then they sent u the file. if u want the latest Map, then u have to contribute sumthing back to the community or got invitation by the admin. itz quite a process which i reckon suggest Y isz not in demand at tht moment...

well the time changed now... now u can simply bought Garmin or TOMTOM anywhere (actually most of them in LowYat or navigation shop) Garmin even got their own shop in the Curve which official maps. while Tomtom i;m not sure if they do have their own shop but u can get it in Msia n they also got their official of Malaysia which they said covered 54.6% of Malaysia wif full details for KL n 99.9% S'pore.

After 3years using my beloved old Garmin wif itz old tech, reloading n empty both Oz n Msian map every time i traveled back home(since it only got 256Mb memory on SDcard, yup i noe itz very old tech) It finally come to point where it keep sending me an error when i tried to transfer back to Oz map..probably bcos i havent done this process on my desktop (just got it early last year) but after tweakn n reinstalled the program it yet to back to norm..well it alost a month now since im back to Oz n i need to sed it if i wanna travel to sumwhere i'm quite not familiar..

then after i done bit of googlin i decide to just get a new 1 wif preinstalled Oz map. so here it is, my budget GPS. itz 2nd from bottom class but it features just perfect for me or should i say impressed me .probably the features bcome more n more cheaper everyday.
this model features spoken road names (this is cool, so less lookin at the screen, just hear the instruction) MapShare (u can share ur map wif frez if u made any correction) GoToBuddy (nie cam friend finder la) preload speed n red light camera (super cool!! save me money) n some other small features tht i reckon itz actually normal in other current GPS brand ( well, my old Garmin is quite old tech.hehehe) such as QuickSatFix (itz record next 7day of satelites movement which allow for quick startup) Mac book compatible software, funny voice instruction, and other setting tht u can make to personalise ur device. cooll!!

P/s: lepas nie lagi jauh la merayap yek!! yes yes!!

11 comments:

Attila razmie said...

merayap..jangan xmerayap..hoho

ARNI YUSNITA AHMAD said...

saya pon mahu tomtom juge ;) so small and handy, boleh letak dlm poket baju, ade suara lembu bila dekat dgn sekolah dan tempat2 semayang. comell dan sgt cool!!

Ichi said...

Attila: thts 4 sure babe!

Syg: tu la psll..super cool kan..tp since small, so have to compensate wif small screen la kan..i wish if dpt at least 4.3" screen..better, but for now ok kot.huhuhu!

Anonymous said...

berape ye harganya?Easy to install tak?tq

Ichi said...

Shira: this tomtom One 2008 cost me AUD$246. xde installation pun..just open the box n u gud to go. software just untuk personalization, update, n buy new map or etc. Cheers=)

Anonymous said...

mak aih..baru igt nk pesan..pricey sket..eheh ;P ..any recommendation for something like that more or less but much more cheaper?sori ya byk tanya,igt nk beli for my frend yg always sesat..huhu

Ichi said...

Shira: if u really want a GPS at bargain price n Msia map ready, i suggest u pegi shop around especially around LowYat. situ byk gle jenis brand n model which im pretty sure can suit ur budget.. try la. pastu jgn lupe tanye byk soalan b4 u bli. biar puas hati tanye baru bli. kang nanti nyesal xsudah.

Gud luck wif tht=)

Anonymous said...

thanks for ur advice..sgt menarik bila ade GPS lam kete..haha..will definitely looking for it

Ichi said...

shira:mmg sgt menarik n xperlu risau for sesat2 dh.hehehe

shea said...

hye there!im a reader of ur gf's blog n my u two r sweet lovebirds!
anyway,d one caught my eye is--u have a home in sentul??
im a sentulian ok!!hehehe...

*hye neighbor!*
kem slm kat arni k!she's a darling! :)

Ichi said...

hey Shea!
thanks, thts very suwit of u to said tht.hehehe
yup, i do got apartment in Bandar Baru Sentul, itz called Anjung Villa..just opposite the school. mayb u already know=]