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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Clunky as can be,
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This review is from: Lowrance iFinder Water Resistant Hiking GPS (Electronics)
Ever seen a product that could be really neat if it was executed properly, but in the end becomes a disaster? That's the iFinder!First, it is not waterproof. Heck, it isn't even water resistant! Okay, let me explain this to the guys at Lowrance - you make a product that is supposed to be used outdoors (remember - GPS doesn't work worth a hoot indoors) and you don't do something as simple as make it so if you get caught in a very light shower you don't have to worry about that something breaking. Next is the whole UI. The programmers for this thing should be dope slapped. I have never seen this discombobulated of a user interface in my life. Navigating the menus is haphazard. It's like they went through and said "Hey! We need function X on the menu," and someone else said, "Okay, I will just add it here to the end of the list." And that's just what they did. The instruction manual is one of the absolute most poorly written things I have ever encountered. It is nothing more than a folded 8.5x11 book. Bet they spent a few days throwing some instructions together, ran over to the photocopier and printed a bunch off, then stuck a staple in the middle of it. Yes, it is THAT professional! I'm not even going to mention the fact that there are no screen shots of the various screens and what they do, which makes finding information in the manual next to impossible. Yeah, there is an index, but even it is poorly written. Battery life is non existant. I have been getting a whole 3 hours of use out of a set of Duracel AA alkalines. Now, when it comes to doing a software update on the thing, that right there takes the cake for me. You must use a WINDOWS machine. No, you can't use a Mac, or a Linux box. Has to be a good old Microsoft machine. Why? So they can write the firmware to a SD card. Why? You got me. Every Magellan unit I have ever used that has a SD card has a very simple firmware update procedure - copy the .bin file off the Magellan website to the SD card, shove it in the GPS, and update it. Why can't Lowrance do the same? Beats me! Save your money and buy a decent GPS. |
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Lowrance iFinder Water Resistant Hiking GPS by Lowrance
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