Notices

BRAND: Holux
MODEL: M-1000
TYPE: MTK MT3318
Works ?: Yes
Startup Time (avg): 40 sec
Personal Rating: 9/10
Other Comments:
This thing acquires signal in under 40 seconds indoors - coldstart. Only a 9/10 ratings because it neither has the auto-off feature or the sleek look of the newer Qstarz models.
According to the manual, the regular USB cable can only be used for charging, and an optional special USB cable can be used for both data transfer and charging (G-mouse!?).
http://www.holux.com/product/search....level=grandson

I would like to know if any cell phones can do that also. I have the LG vx8300.

BRAND: Holux
MODEL: M-1000 32 Channel
TYPE: MTK MT3318
P/N 96060-20N
LI-ion Battery HX-3650-A Spec claim 17 hrs Max. Have not had to leave on that long but did use for 8 hours straight
Works ?: Yes
With Nokia N800 and Maemo Mapper installed, had it up and running in seconds.
Price: $54.00 US
Startup Time (avg): faster than the Nokia.
Spec cold 36 sec
Warm 33 sec
hot 1 sec
Accessories Car Cigarette adaper
Switching Adapter charger
Mini CD with user guide and Computer Drivers and gps software that uses the USB cable as a serial port.
Personal Rating: 9/10
Other Comments:
Pin 1 and 5 on supplied adapters ground and power for charging only.
Using My Nokia USB cable on the Holux plugged into my PC only charges the unit. XP and Vista does not recognize the device. Looks like I need to buy the optional proprietary cable for $27.00 US. This should have been included in the box, instead of as an option. This will make my laptop GPS aware. The supplied software and the accompanying driver makes the USB port a serial port that the software uses to talk to the receiver. I prefer the Bluetooth and the N800.
I ride horses in valleys and tall timber, so far I have not had any problems finding satellites. Very happy with product, but I do not have big requirements.

BRAND: i-Blue
MODEL: 747
TYPE: BT GPS & Logger
Works ?: Perfect
Startup Time (avg): 40-60 seconds
Personal Rating: 10/10
Other Comments: Very nice. Associates perfectly (just click scan). Basically perfect, never had to reset BT.
Features:
- Built in 16MB memory for saving up to 100.000 gps positions
- MTK high sensitivity chip, last generation mit with very high sensitivity (-158dBm ) and excact position-finding even in complicated terrain (urban canyon)
-fast time-to-first-fix (TTFF) even at signal-weak positions (cold/warm/hot start: 39/36/1 sec)
- rechargeable & changeable batterie (nokia-compatibel)
- very low energy consumption (42mA)
- smart power energy-saving-function allows a working battery time of ca. 25 hours

BRAND: Navibe
MODEL: GB735
TYPE: Sirf III
WORKS?: yes
Startup Time (avg): 20~40sec
Personal Rating: 9/10
Other Comments: Removable battery. Paid $40.

My report:
BRAND: i-Blue
MODEL: 737
TYPE: MTK
WORKS?: perfectly
Startup Time (avg): < 1 min.
Personal Rating: 10/10
Other Comments: Long battery life, Extremely sensitive, Appears to be very well made, comes with home and car charger, reasonable price.

Second that. Fine little device and the price was right too.

BRAND: Nokia
MODEL: N95 (with extgps application)
WORKS?: Does the job
Startup Time (avg): 1 min
Personal Rating: 7/10
Other Comments: Kind of a waste of time to kill the battery on both of your devices at the same time but was cool to navigate on a larger screen than usual

F-Tech mini solar. It works on everything I've tried it with, everywhere I've tried it. I've also used a Garmin Legend with a bluetooth adapter from PC-Mobile. That works fine too. I tend to use the F-Tech with my Palm and bring out the Garmin/adapter duo for MM, because I don't really depend on either, but both units work with everything I've tried them with.

I guess this is as good a thread as any to report that the internal GPS receiver on the N810 works with Maemo Mapper. I don't find the accuracy to be all that good, but it's better than nothing.

To use the internal GPS receiver with Maemo Mapper, be sure to use the "Bluetooth" option on the GPS tab of the Settings dialog. You must leave the corresponding text field blank. (Leaving the field blank causes Maemo to search for all GPS-enabled devices, both internal and via Bluetooth.)