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grhill
GPS: nuvi 265t
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 Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:24 Post subject: Life Span of GPS Units |
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I just bought a Garmin 265t gps. I read that I could buy map updates until the units life span is over. Just wondering if I have bought a short life span GPS? Is there anyway of finding out? |
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dynapsych3
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 250
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| Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 09:56 Post subject: Lifespan |
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| Hi, I bought my Nuvi 250 2yrs ago and she's still going strong.
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a.c.still
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 265WT
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 15:11 Post subject: Garmin GPS |
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Anything is fixable to a point so lifespan should be a long time 
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thomasanderson314
GPS: Garmin 765T
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 20:14 Post subject: mean time between failures... |
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engineers and developers gauge the "lifespan" of a product generally by how long it takes for a component to fail over an average period of time = mean time between failures (MTBF) it could be any component - the lcd screen, the circuit board, or the on/off switch for example. manufacturers know this as part of the design and manufacturing process. an average length of time is taken from factoring the major components of a device and is usually depicted as the number of hours before failure or cycles - on/off.
for gps, one manufacturer lists mean time between failures (MTBF) to be no less than 10 000 hours and mean lifetime no less than 10 years.
What this means practically, is that short of any user abuse or acts of God, your garmin will likely last for a good while before encountering a hardware failure, which validates what others previously posted on this thread and garmin's current quality control. You made a good choice; the lifetime freebie is a bonus.
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thomasanderson314
GPS: Garmin 765T
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 20:17 Post subject: errata... |
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| sorry, i blinked out for a minute, thinking that your map updates were free. i was thinking about the traffic updates on my unit... my bad.
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zoki2701
GPS: kenwood,nuvi 260w,60csx,12xl
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| Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 21:13 Post subject: yep |
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my old gps12xl is still working after ten years  dont use that any more, i still keep in the car for back up in the bush
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tv
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 760
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:35 Post subject: lifespan |
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Reasonable life is when technology accelerates past the current model. Most technology is bases on a 3 - 7 year cycle.
IPODS 3 years
PC's and Laptops 5 years
TV's 7 years.
You will always have people say I have had my TV since colour was introduced.... etc.
Garmin products (I have a eTrex that is 7 years old) tend to be updateable for quite a period.
I suspect my Nuvi 760 ( 2 years old) to be current for another 3 years.
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hxcanada4
GPS: GPSmap76CSx
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| Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 06:29 Post subject: Life Span of GPS Units |
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| I have my Garmin for 4 years, and it still runs good.
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allenpremier
GPS: garmin 250W
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 23:44 Post subject: Life Span of GPS Units |
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| The important is to buy the life map upgrade
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ivan.ivasenko
GPS: nuvi 765T
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| Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 07:02 Post subject: Re: Life Span of GPS Units |
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| grhill wrote: | | I just bought a Garmin 265t gps. I read that i could buy updates to the map until the units life span is over. Just wondering if I have bought a short life span gps? Is there anyway of finding out? |
Yeah...there are no wearing stuff in GPS device, just battery. So if your display is not too scratched, i.e. you can still see what is displayed, you can use it till either GPS satellites and technology itself will be sent to the "history trash" or you become not satisfied with functioning your device. Even with completely dead battery I'm sure you can use it, just power it from cigarette lighter as usually.
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henryher
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 350
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 15:46 Post subject: nuvi 350 going strong |
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| I got my Nuvi 350 for father's day last year. In the Florida heat inside the car a lot of times and it is going strong. I love it and it should last a long time. Unless of course I drop it or some other physical problem does it in.
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ken1deb1
GPS: 885T
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 15:52 Post subject: longevity |
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| I have a Garmin III plus that is still working fine. I have had it since late 1997 or early 1998 and I still love it. The outdated base road map and lack of advanced features made it obsolete for use other than on my mountain bike or quad while using the USGS topo maps. Would also work for my boat (when I had one) with the waterways and lights map info loaded. So as long as the base map is up to date and you don't need more bells and whistles it could be good for a very long time.
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User 1
GPS: 885T
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 13:53 Post subject: Longevity |
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| Lifespan usually covers the length of time that the manufacturer is willing to support the device with working updates
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johmazz2006
GPS: Garmin Nuvi 765
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 21:26 Post subject: Re: Longevity |
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The way I look at it is, replace the unit every 2-3 years as new technology is better and has later updated maps.
The cost of maps now is the same as a cheap lower end GPS.
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dennis.dunbar
GPS: Nuvi 765T
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 13:55 Post subject: Re: Life Span of GPS Units |
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| grhill wrote: | | I just bought a Garmin 265t gps. I read that i could buy updates to the map until the units life span is over. Just wondering if I have bought a short life span gps? Is there anyway of finding out? |
This is a great unit. Map updates are every year in June so that should make this unit last for years.
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