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| Dash Express Two-Way Internet-Connected Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Dash
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $299.00
You Save: $0.99 (0%)
New (2) Used (1) from $279.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  148 reviews
Sales Rank: 1794
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 4.8 x 4.1
MPN: 99-1000-001
Model: 99-1000-001
UPC: 892437002012
EAN: 0892437002012
ASIN: B0014CIBWC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Machine July 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a joy it is to be able to send an address from my computer or someone else's to my GPS.
 keep your garmin July 3, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Concept is good, but the reality sucks.
Heavy, slow response time, hang-ups, takes forever to look for POI's.
The unit is so heavy that suction arm keep falling. Where do you hide this anyways?
The battery only lasts 2-3days and after that it takes like 3 minutes to restart. When the battery is gone, internal memory is out so it restarts like a Windows machine.
I really like the concept of being connected through cell network and user-feedback information. However the hardware doesn't seem to be ready and it probably needs a bigger company to develop a comprehensive product system like this. The lack of experience and not having enough manufacturing and hardware resource really shows.
Great July 3, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love it... but don't by the accessory kit... all of the stuff is already in the Dash Express box... the "buy with" is very deceptive marketing...
 Good and improving July 2, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I ordered this unit on the first day of sale because I happened to be looking for a GPS that day and it sounded like the future. Got it a few days later and made a trip from Tucson to San Diego. It did a lot of nice things including updated gas prices but since there weren't many units on the road yet, the traffic info was pretty sparse until I got to San Diego. Did a nice job of getting me through interchanges and I rolled up to the hotel with no problems. The window mount/ suction cup thing is actually illegal in California so I jury rigged a stand in a cupholder. Used it a few weeks later in Houston on a rental car and it worked OK but still hated the mount. The send2dash bit is great as I was able to send destinations to the device. What is most impressive about the unit is the ability to upgrade. They have forums on their web site where they respond to requests and talk about what they are working on. I just got an update this week that speeds up imaging, allows me to train the unit to select my usual route and upgraded a few other items. So I really like the unit but I hate the mount. I did go buy a Bracketron cupholder mount to replace my jury-rigged setup but the unit weighs about 13 oz and while it is better than I had, there is still more movement than I'd like with the unit. Since I paid $400 for the unit and they've dropped the price to around $300, they gave me 3 months extra connect time before I have to start deciding what kind of contract to get. I'm leaning towards only activating the connect feature for the months I'm on the road out of town. At $13/month, I probably only need to pay for 3 months a year and that would be less than the $120/year of a 2 year contract. I don't need the daily traffic stuff for my short commute to work and I don't even take it to work. When you do connect, you can catch up on all the upgrades and map changes you missed so there is no real penalty for not taking the continuous contract.
Dash exceeded all my expectations! July 1, 2008
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a great product for someone who wants it all. Here are my favorite features:
Being able to send addresses from my desktop is awesome. When I'm planning a business trip, I review my itnerary, enter the addresses online and they are magically waiting for me when I arrive in an unfamiliar place.
Movies on the fly- it tells you whats playing, time, location everything.
It has yet to fail me and I continue to get updates wirelessly.
I looked at all the competitors and I have yet to see any other Nav device deliver what Dash does.
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