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Originally Posted by Sp33dbump
I'm getting a Dell Inspiron 1721, AMD Turion 64 x 2 TL-64 (2.2GHz/1MB).
I contacted Dell and Copilot and also DieselBoss (are you the same DieselBoss with the website).and have gotten quite abit of info cleared up.
i found out copilot will Not work in a 64 bit enviroment as of this time,but like DieselBoss website said newer verison is coming sept/oct Copilot confirmed.after i heard that i hurried and checked with dell and Dell says its a 32bit O.S on my Laptop..whew!
so i think i'm ok to still go ahead and get it. this weekend is when i will be buying it i believe.(Copilot said i might be able to get upgraded being so close to release but said to check with sales for that).
Laptop should be here this week (hopefully tommorrow lol)
Is copilot user friendly (easy to use)
Thank again
Be Safe out There!
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CoPilot is EXTREMELY easy to use. However it does have a few flaws in it. I hope they take care of them with the new release.
1 - some addresses don't match in CoPilot. This is normally from a road name change. I can get the correct address on Streets & Trips, then zoom both in so I can see the physical layout and add a matching address in CoPilot
2 - Some of the routing is plain out goofy. One of the biggies, at least to me, is the fact that it will not route you through Columbus, OH. It will always send you around the loop. Even while heading straight through it constantly tries to reroute me off of the straight through routes. That's where the automatic re-routing comes in handy.
3 - A little too bright at night - the "buttons" on the screen are too bright in my opinion for night driving. They're a light blue which really glows at night. They said the new version will address this one.
4 - Live mode is freaky at times. I've had people I've never heard of send me messages and also have sent me new destinations. This has it's ups and downs. Sometimes it'll go weeks with no problems, then all of a sudden I have 50 people sending me messages asking why I'm where I'm at and why am I heading to where I'm going.
It also has some great features:
1 - Full screen mode with multiple views (3-D, Next Turn, Destination, Where am I).
2 - Save Current - I save every destination with the touch of a button. Then, if I need to go back it's automatic and puts my destination to the exact spot as when I hit the button.
I have a 7" touchscreen monitor that I have mounted to my sun visor. This was one of the best things (in my book) that I could've done. The laptop is securely mounted in the sleeper, so it's out of sight and not bouncing all over the place.
Note, however, that the monitor wasn't cheap. The first one I put is was around $250. It lasted about 6 months before I killed it by accident. The new one was about $350.