Profile For Jim E.

Not familiar with Garmin, but have Rand Tablet and before that a Cobra 7600 Pro. The Cobra was garbage. The tablet has a lot of good features for owner-ops, but for $500, I expected better NAV. For instance, for giggles I entered a Walmart that was just one exit up from where I had parked right off Rte 94 in WI. A quick turn onto the freeway, up one exit, and the Walmart was right there on the right. But the Rand presented a route that would have taken me three miles through back local farm roads. :-!! It doesn't do that often, but enough times to be a pain in the ass. I like its large 8" screen much better over the smaller ones, but the audio speaker is cheap, sounds distorted and not clear, like an old brittle and cracked speaker. I got a cheap, dash-mounted external plug-in speaker that made all the difference. A driver and good friend of mine has the high-end Garmin, and he swears by it, after having a low-end Rand and Cobra models. What's your preference