Touch the Future Now at StaplesManufacturer: Cobra Electronics Part number: GPS_500
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Design: 4.0
Features: 6.0
Performance: 5.0
Overall score: 5.0 (2.5 stars) - Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 5 reviews all user reviews
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Product Summary
Cobra GPS 500
price range: $195.99
While not as expensive as similar handheld units, the Cobra GPS 500 suffers from a weak receiver and a few design flaws.
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by we2b0 on December 5, 2006
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"Still Trying To Aquire Signal"
by phornsby on July 7, 2005
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Cobra Electronics
- Part Number: GPS_500
Acquisition Times
- Cold acquisition times 35 sec
- Warm acquisition times 10 sec
GPS System
- Recommended Use Hiking
- Receiver 18 channel
- Accuracy Position - 3 m
- Update Rate 1/second
- Connectivity Serial
- GPS Functions / Services Speed, Distance, Altimeter, Elevation, Time/date, Electronic compass, ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)
- Antenna Built-in
- Built-in Memory 2 MB
- Maps Included USA, Canada, Europe
- Software Included Rand McNally Base Map
Navigation
- Waypoints 500
- Navigation tracks 10
- Tracklog points 2000
- Navigation routes 20
- Waypoints per route 50
- Trip computer Trip timer, Average speed, Maximum speed
Built-in Display
- Type LCD
- Display Illumination Yes
- Color Support Monochrome
- Display Menu Language Dutch, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese
Battery
- Mfr estimated battery life 12 hour(s)
Miscellaneous
- Body material ABS plastic
- Waterproof Yes
- Waterproof standard IPX7
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support type 1 year warranty
Environmental Parameters
- Min operating temperature 5 °F
- Max operating temperature 158 °F
Manufacturer info
- Cobra Electronics
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.cobraelectronics.com
- Address: 6500 West Cortland Street, Chicago, IL.
- Phone: 312-889-8870
