Another memory card question - GPS devices

[ShyTorque]

I have a GPS device (TomTom500) which uses an SD card to store the road mapping system etc.

Is it worth fitting a larger capacity SD card? I wondered this some time ago when I previously had to unload some voices in order to load a speed camera database.

SD memory is so cheap just now, so it seems an ideal time to do it. I don't actually know the present capacity of the card as it isn't labelled. There is no info in the manual or on the maker's website

Thanks in advance for any info.

[planecrazy.eu]

Hey, the 500 is an older model so i cant remember all that well but i think its a 256 Card. A 1Gig would cost around £20 online and more like £30-40 in the stores. The 700 has a 1GB drive, and thats holds all of Europe and two of each voice for each language it supports as well as UK Speed Cameras. So i would say a gig is enough. I cant remember though if the Maps of Europe that are pre-loaded on the 1GIG 700 are complete or just major roads.

[IO540]

The answer depends on the maps of course.

With TomTom5, I can get all of Europe on one 2GB SD card, which is quite nice - even if I never use it outside the UK.

[Conan the Librarian]

Isn't there an option to save routes, etc? If in need of a bigger card, go to the other thread on memory cards if you want to save quite a few bob.

Conan

[ShyTorque]

Thanks for the replies.

I do have contacts for buying memory cards, it was just a matter of whether it was worth doing in my particular case. Sounds like it is.

The TomTom500 does save recent routes automatically.