📍 Cobra GPS 1000 DLX: A Compact and Handy 1.8-Inch Portable GPS Navigation Device Review

Good rugged GPS for hiking, boating and the like. Not very good for the road, frequent battery changes also cause inconvenience. I've never tried connecting a GPS to a laptop, but I think it would be good for navigation. Some people don't like the lack of voice guidance, but I really like the lack of a driver in the back seat.

I also bought this piece #@%*. This is incorrect and the maps will not sync with the software. When you upload your tracks, they appear at least half a block out of sync with the PC software. Maps ---- yes very old. When I contacted Cobra to find out what map updates were, I was told that they would not update them at all - ever. I was told to contact Rand McNally. They said the same. So you're #$@%ed! So in the future, if I buy something even remotely related, it won't be from someone related…

COBRA GPS MAPPING ERROR - My workplace, located on a dead end, very narrow street, at the very END of this section of Kansas Avenue, gets a lot of unwanted truck traffic due of navigation errors in your Cobra GPS map database. We continue to document the dates, times, truck numbers, trailer numbers and license plates of unpredictable drivers/loads passing our road and are considering legal action. Repair damage to our roadway (not for semi-trailers, etc.), our trees, etc. as quickly as…

COBRA GPS MAPPING ERROR - My workplace is at a dead end, right at the End of this section of Kansas Avenue caused A LOT of unwanted truck traffic due to navigational errors in your Cobra GPS mapping database map. We continue to document the dates, times, truck numbers, trailer numbers and license plates of unpredictable drivers/cargo traveling on our road and we take legal action for damage to our roadway (not designed for vans, etc.). ), our trees, etc. soon. We have also distributed…

I gave two stars for the price. There was a reason for the recent (February 2005) huge discount. I have several GPS units and this is NOT one of the best. I picked it up because it was cheap for a GPS device and a great entry-level device for my teens. The PC serial port method is difficult to set up when using XP. MS XP does not automatically recognize this device. However, I brought a USB serial adapter to Best Buy and it seems to work fine. XP will automatically detect the USB port (make…

I have just recently purchased a Cobra GPS1000DLX and am very disappointed. ) Disadvantages: Software (both on the device and in the bundle) Hardware - serial interface (RS232) All I can say about the software on the device is that it works. In addition, it takes some getting used to and is not very user-friendly. As for the included Rand McNally Street Finder software, it is clear that this software was written around 1999 and has not been updated. Cobra/Rand are really trying to make a dime…