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Garmin iQue M5

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Garmin iQue M5 3.50

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RRP

$1279.00

Review Date

Sunday, 4th of September, 2005

What's Hot

Easy to use, effective navigation

What's Not

Screen not bright enough for well-lit outdoor areas, poor battery life when GPS enabled

The Final Word

If you spend a lot of time driving around unfamiliar areas by yourself, the iQue M5 could be a substantial time saver. It is well-built and easy-to-use, but a little pricey.

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Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

General

Length (mm)

Width (mm)

128

Height (mm)

Weight (g)

166

Warranty (Months)

GPS Features

GPS Recommended Usage

Personal

GPS Accuracy (m)

< 15 meters, 95% typical

GPS Acquisition - Cold (seconds)

GPS Receiver

WAAS enabled, 12 parallel channels

Built-in Antenna

Yes

GPS Acquisition - Warm (seconds)

Hard Drive

Storage capacity

64 MB

Input Devices

5-way Navigation, Buttons, Stylus

Main Display (Internal)

Display Technology

Transflective Colour TFT (Active Matrix)

Colour Support

64k Colours

Screen size

3.5 in

Screen Resolution

320x240

Media

Supported Memory Media

Secure Digital (SD), SDIO

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

64 MB

Multimedia Features

MP3 Player

Yes

Organiser

Yes

Remote Control

Navigation Features

Mapping Software

City Navigator Australia v6

Navigation Features

Least Use of Freeways, Most Use of Freeways, Avoid Tolls, Route Recalculation

Power Options

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Polymer)

Battery Run Time (minutes)

300

Processor

Intel Xscale PXA272 (Bulverde)

Processor Speed

416 Mhz

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Mobile Pocket PC 2003 (2nd Edition)

Included Software

Microsoft Pocket Outlook®, Internet Explorer, Word and Excel; Windows Media® Player, MSN® Messenger Service, Calculator and ActiveSync; Sprite Backup; and BTExplorer

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

USB 1.1

Number of USB 1.1 Ports

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Bluetooth, Infrared

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