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No more twiddling your thumbs and burning your GPS batteries while you download map detail to the data card. The USB data card programmer downloads maps directly to the data card in a fraction of the time. Connects to the USB port on your PC.ll at a price you can afford.

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Download detailed, street-level maps to a Garmin data card in seconds with this USB data card programmer. To use the programmer, you need a blank Garmin data card, which come in sizes ranging from 8 MB to 128 MB. To view the data you need a Garmin GPS handheld with a data-card slot. Compatible models include the Garmin StreetPilot, ColorMap, eMap, and GPSMAP 295.

With the USB data card programmer, you can download map information from a MapSource CD-R0M to your computer, then from your computer to the data card. The programmer is powered by the USB cable and downloads at speeds up to 1.5 MB per second. To use the programmer, you need a PC with a Pentium processor with 16 MB RAM, a CD-R0M drive, Windows 98 or 2000 (Windows 95 and NT not supported), and an available USB port.

To use the programmer, first plug the USB connector at the end of the cable to either one of your computer's USB ports. The programmer is hot-pluggable, so you don't need to turn off your computer during installation. Next, install the device drivers on your hard drive from the included CD-R0M. Then download map data onto your hard drive from a MapSource CD-R0M. lnsert a blank data card into the programmer and transfer the data. Then plug the data card into your GPS unit for an in-depth map of a specific area.

The data card programmer comes with a 6-foot USB cable, software on CD-R0M and a one-year warranty.


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Buyer's feedback: - * XP drivers don't work ...
Worked great under 2000 but not XP. Others say differently, so you're on your own.

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Buyer's feedback: - Garmin USB Data card programmer
It would be impracticale to buy a memory card larger than 32 meg without buying this product. I had the 32 meg memory card, and it took about 8 hours to load the maps in using a serial connection (cut the battery life in half while flashing). Now I flash a 128 meg card with the usb programmer, and the total time to load ~127 megs of maps (including indexing time) is about 13 minutes. This was on a 400 MHz Windows 2000 computer. If you have a faster computer, it may be able to index the maps faster. I highly recommend this product.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Easy, efficient, and speedy! ...
From 22 minutes to 22 seconds! That's the difference between loading one region from my MetroGuide CD to an 8mb data card using this programmer instead of using the serial cable. It took slightly less than 4 minutes to load a 61.4mb file (9 maps) to my 64mb card. That included building the map set, erasing the former map set, transferring the files, and then verifying the files. This same transfer took over two hours in the past. If you are in no rush and you don't change areas much, obviously the programmer is not necessary. You may even choose to get a larger data card for your needs. But if you travel to different places and rent a car, or you plan to make a long trip, save your time and batteries and invest in this programmer.

I run it on Windows XP. Initially it did not work, but a trip to Garmin's website enabled me to download the latest drivers. No problems thereafter.

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Buyer's feedback: - USB Data Card Programmer
I really liked the Data Card Programmer on my old operating software Windows 98 & ME. It is very fast and a must if you don't want to burn up batteries when downloading maps. However I have not been able to make it work with my XP software. I have even downloaded the new USB drivers from the Garmin Web site (v 2.5.0.0). The first time I used it, (USB driver version 2.3) my 32Mb card was destroyed only 720Kb was left useable. While Garmin replaced the card and put out a new set of USB drivers (9/19/02), I still cannot get it to work with XP at least it no longer destroys the card. When they get the drivers fixed this is an item to buy.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Talk about a time saver ...
Uploading and downloading info to your Garmin GPS using the serial data link may not take that much time if you only use the smaller data cards. However, when you start getting up to the 32 or 64 MB range, the time it takes to use the regular serial link is ridiculous. It took about 10 minutes to fill up my 8mb card using the normal link to my eMap. Not really a big deal. However, when I got a 32MB card, it took over an hour to fill up my cross country trip details. For my next trip, I picked up the USB programmer. I tested it with my 8MB card and a few routes. On the serial link it took about 6 minutes. The USB was done in about 15 seconds. I thought it wasn't working, so after a few minutes of trouble shooting, I realized that not only was it working correctly, but it was working very fast. Very nice.
Note: The 32Mb card took a little over 2 minutes to completely fill.