djc wrote on Nov 29, 2010:

On 29/11/10 16:21, Mike Lane wrote:

£70 will get you coverage of all of Europe. I think you'll find most of
the
cheapo units on offer will have the UK only installed.

I think it's a reasonable price if you consider that it covers every town
and
village in Western Europe down to street level. If you tried to buy paper
maps covering the same area with the same amount of detail, it would cost
you
far more than that.

True, but who would want that coverage at that detail? Over the years I
have acquired a large collection of maps for the bits of Europe that at
that time and at that scale was of interest. Some of them I have used for
years, but more often I find when I need it again it is rather to old to be
relied on. Having the whole of Europe or even just GB on hand is very nice
but most of it will not be used.



Well I do for one. Of course I don't need all or even most of it; but I can't
predict which bit's I will want in the future. But that applies to any map. I
don't buy an A to Z because I want to visit every road. The point is that the
information is there when and if you want it

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Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com