ALDI alert - Portable GPS Navigator $699.00

Already got a mypal 636.
Not for $699.00 though.

Oh well, somebody has to play devil's advocate. Be careful guys

Review

Don't know if it's the same model but I doubt Aldi will have any in x months time if you run into problems.

Damn, I was starting to get interested in it as well.

Regards

Hi Guys,

Don't know about this unit but I purchased a Medion laptop from Aldi about two years ago. It was almost $1500 cheaper than any comparable unit from say Asus or Compac. I was a little concerned when it failed after two days but I must say that the service I received from Medion was great. They actually sent me a totally new replacement by o/nite transport once they had established that it was the hard drive which failed.
The replacement machine has been across the top and back and works like a dream. The approach by Medion was to establish a foothold in the Australian market and since they are also a German based company what better way. Incidentally they sold 10000 in two days across Australia.
I would be quite happy going again if I understood what was involved with these units

Kevin J

My brother-in-law has bought a few electronic items from Aldi, has had a couple of warranty claims and says the customer service is second to none... Just don't buy their fish... I wont go into why publicly just trust me on this one...

I have bought a few electronic things from Aldi and they all seem up to par with similar stuff from Kmart, BigW etc....The VCR/DVD recorder died after about a year and there was no problems even though it was technically out of warranty they offered me a refund or replacement, I took the replacement & it has worked well... I would be downloading the preloaded maps to my laptop or PC as a backup copy...Sensible price too....

definitely a 632, after some effort I finally spoke to an aldi rep who confirmed the model. I was curious if it had the same satisfaction guarantee (90 days return full credit no questions asked! ) that the notebooks do but unfortunately not.

If anyone is interested in tech specs I was advised to ring this number 1300278788

Co-Pilot works very well on my Acer N35 PDA with external GPS receiver. Also handy is the Co-Pilot CD installed on PC for trip planning etc and the update downloads work fine. Used the N35 Dec 05 for trip Bris - Tassie return and no complaints about its accuracy.
I paid $770 for the Acer N35, including external GPS receiver, suction mounted PDA cradle, 240/12 v charger etc. I suggest the external GPS receiver is the go for uninterrupted signal and it just needs to sit at the bottom of your windscreen and I found no need to attach to vehicle roof (magnet base). The Aldi unit appears to be minus the external GPS receiver, so be mindful of that if you want to receive full strength satellite signal.