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replacement for 205W

Postby ajay » Tue Oct 08, 2013 3:49 pm

hi

have been using my 205W for a long time & recently the touch screen stops working.

i have not been following the gps device trend for quite some time & don't know what os the next obvious choice to buy. any suggestion? prefer garmin & budget <RM500.
from Garmin Que for Pocket PC to Garmin Mobile XT for Windows Mobile to Nuvi 205W to Papago M9 for Android & now Garmin Nuvi 2576.

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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby moeyhc » Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:25 pm

The Nuvi 1350SG/MY or 1460SG/MY is a good replacement for your 205W if they are still in production. Else the 50LM will be the next best unit.

see here for details...

Hope this helps.... cheers!
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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby ajay » Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:11 am

i heard that 50LM is kinda crippled. how "cripple" is it if compared to 205W?
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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby silverbeauty » Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:58 am

ajay wrote:i heard that 50LM is kinda crippled. how "cripple" is it if compared to 205W?



Don't know your definition of "cripple" but this link should help you

http://gps-system.findthebest.com/compa ... -nuvi-50LM

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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby moeyhc » Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:40 am

Bro SB,

The link you gave is totally Cacat... :mrgreen: There so many mistake in their data... #-o
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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby ajay » Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:26 pm

moeyhc wrote:Bro SB,

The link you gave is totally Cacat... :mrgreen: There so many mistake in their data... #-o

the link also crippled :)
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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby ajay » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:21 pm

oh.. forgot to update here..

got my replacement last week..nuvi 2576LM. slighly over my initial budget :)
from Garmin Que for Pocket PC to Garmin Mobile XT for Windows Mobile to Nuvi 205W to Papago M9 for Android & now Garmin Nuvi 2576.

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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby moeyhc » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:14 pm

Huh!.... slightly?.... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: replacement for 205W

Postby ajay » Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:40 am

moeyhc wrote:Huh!.... slightly?.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

about 30% over budget but worth it :D
from Garmin Que for Pocket PC to Garmin Mobile XT for Windows Mobile to Nuvi 205W to Papago M9 for Android & now Garmin Nuvi 2576.


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