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| Garmin iQue 3600 GPS Auto Bundle | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $642.99
Buy Used: $500.00
You Save: $142.99 (22%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 19377
Media: Electronics
Tracks: 32
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320 X 240
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 8.5 x 5.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 010-00264-11
Model: 010-00264-11
UPC: 753759045418
EAN: 0753759045418
ASIN: B0001DB6LS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Opened Box But Brand New
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mind Blowing December 15, 2004
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have owned an iQue 3600 since August of 2003. It is hands down the coolest most useful gadget I have ever owned, or dreamed of owning. If I lost mine, I would run, not walk to the store and buy another one. I don't think I could even wait 3 or 4 days to have one shipped from Amazon.
It works perfectly as an in-car navigation system outperforming any built in system I have ever seen. The auto nav kit is a must as it holds the unit securely on your dash, provides power, and has a built in speaker for the voice prompts. It is small and light and I love it. It is my PDA, I have long since gotten rid of my Clie, and with a 1GB SD card, it's a darn good MP3 player.
I have one of the very first iQues and lived with a few problems (electric shocks reseting unit) that have long since been cured by both software and hardware upgrades. My original unit is working just fine and I just bought another one as a gift and can tell that the units are now bulletproof. Any issue with reliablity has been solved and Garmin has the best customer service of any major company I have ever seen.
The only reservation is that if you are not familiar with palm pilots, the learning curve may be steep (my 65 year old mother figured it out in 2 days with a little help). If you are not that tech oriented and just want a great Auto GPS for about $500 you can get a Garmin Quest (very cool and a better pure handheld GPS than the Que), or the Streetpilot 2610 is a near perfect dedicated auto GPS system.
To all those who complain about battery life, turn the backlight on the screen down and use the GPS when only on battery power sparringly. The super bright screen will suck the battery dry in an hour or two, but at minimal brightness, it lasts as long as any palm pilot I have used. It lasts over 10 hours playing mp3 (the screen turns off after a few minutes when just playing mp3s)
Worked great right out of the box.... December 12, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought the Garmin iQue3600 about three weeks ago, along with a 1GB card, and have used it almost daily since (after loading the maps and reading the directions)both as a GPS and a PDA. My only complaint is battery life: not great as a PDA...even less as a GPS. I'm glad I bought it with the friction mount and car charger. Overall, excellent product.
 quirky December 11, 2004
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've owned my Garmin IQUE for over a year, and it is now going back to Garmin again for repair for the 2nd time. The GPS works fine, however the internal memory is way underserved. It is imperative to have additional memory to download the maps. The screen has gone completely dead on me for the 2nd time, and I have handled the system with kid-gloves. I would not buy this unit again, nor recommend it to a friend. The only other user of a Garmin IQUE unit that I know, has also returned his unit for repair. They do not seem robust enough to handle the daily job of being a handheld PDA and a useful GPS system. Customer service is good, when you can get them on the phone; hold-times are ridiculously long...could be over an hour.
Check out Magellan Meridian Color December 6, 2004
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was shopping for a GPS last year. I did a lot of research and considered this one, but ultimately decided upon the Meridian Color by Magellan. In my opinion the Meridian Color is a superior product with superior software, and it retails for about half the cost of the Garmin. I have used the Meridian Color in the US and in Europe and am very happy with my purchase. I would urge you to at least check out the Meridian Color before buying the Garmin.
Excellent Product But Has Some Quirks November 7, 2004
72 out of 74 found this review helpful
I've had the IQUE for over a year now and find it to be an excellent product. BUT--you have to compensate for a few design quirks. I would still buy it again for its utility but you should keep its shortcomings in mind. First the good news.
**A bright, clear display large enough for even 55-year old eyes to see map details easily.
**With the 256-MB memory card plenty of memory to download 3 or 4 state maps.
**Excellent point-to-point map routes.
**Quick recalculation.
**Tied to the address book it offers routing to all your friends' houses, businesses, clients, etc.
**good sync routine to sync up PC and IQUE databases and maps.
The bad news:
**short battery life. While the travel package includes a car adapter, should you put it away for a long weekend and the battery drains completely you've lost all your data including even the basemaps. A MAJOR FLAW. You can restore it all with a sync to your PC but recently I travelled without my PC and the battery discharged completely. Even when recharged all data was lost and all my waypoints for the trip were gone. I ended up renting a car with a navigation system instead.
**When driving into the sun the display is difficult to see.
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