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Dave
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Feb 7, 2012
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GLOBALSAT BU353 USB CABLE GPS
Pros: dead simple to use.
Cons: a pain to mount securely on a plastic dash
I bought this specifically for use with an in-vehicle laptop and ArcPAD. It works perfectly! The only drawback is that the USB to COM drive will sometimes configure as COM3: and sometimes as COM4:. This means that the GPS config in ArcPAD needs to be amended on occasion. I guess it must have something to do with the order the USB devices are connected, or the USB port the GPS Puck is plugged into. Other than that, for the price, this is an excellent piece of kit.
Recommend? YES
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gisguy
ramsey, Indiana
Dec 27, 2011
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PERFECT FOR ARCPAD
Pros: works well
Cons: cord gets tangled with other stuff
we utilize our laptops with this gps dongle, this allows us to get new employees up to speed quickly on where our valves and hydrants are.
Recommend? YES
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Gerald
Vancouver BC
Dec 26, 2011
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NAV PROGRAM
works very well with a laptop navigation program
Recommend? YES
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fred
vancouver bc
Sep 27, 2011
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GLOBALSAT BU353 USB CABLE GPS
Pros: the best way to use a gps with any computer device
Cons: a longer cable might be nice, but extension works
I'm delighted. Two of my brothers/(In-laws) have already ordered one each as a result of seeing mine in operation. We use them for navigating using google earth on a netbook in the B.C. "outback", where there are literally thousands of 'uncharted' forestry access roads. All you have to do to make your own maps is to use google earth and 'fly over' the terrain you want to navigate through before you leave home then it stays in the map cache storage and can be displayed even without an internet connection in the bush. I first used a similar one from a different manufacturer for marine navigation and I will use this one for that, as well as in an airplane, as soon as I get my pilots license renewed.
Recommend? YES
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Sam
Northeast USA.
Jul 1, 2011
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BU353 FAST AND EASY
Pros: great product
Cons: included 5 foot usb cable is too short for marine
The BU353 works fast and following the instructions results in Easy installation on any system. GPS Signal acquired much faster than on my old Raymarine 424 Chartplotter. In under an hour I installed the drivers and checked the Windows Device Manager for correct the COMM port and installed the marine navigation program 'Sea ClearII' and a Street mapping program 'DeLorme Street Atlas' on two different Win7Pro64 systems (an Intel dual core and a quad core) and the BU353 GPS antenna worked great and very fast with both programs and on both computers. Only deficiency is the included 5 foot long USB chord. The USB Cable is too short for most marine applications and is more suitable for in vehicle use. A longer USB Male to Female USB extension cable should be ordered also from any computer supplier such as Tiger Direct or Geeks.com So it sure would be nice if the BU353 came with a 10 to 12 foot long USB cable, instead of the 5 foot cable so the need to order/buy another cable would be eliminated. BU353: Great product, at a very reasonable price.
Recommend? YES
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Ian
Calgary, AB
Jun 13, 2011
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EXCELLENT!
Pros: great price, reliable, awesome looking, easy use!
Cons: none.
This receiver replaced my Garmin GPS-20X. It acquires signals a lot faster and it's far more reliable. It also works with Win 7 64bit and Garmin's Mobile PC software!
Recommend? YES
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Carl Hall
Alpharetta Georgia
Jun 6, 2011
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Currently we have 75 Police and Fire Apparatus using the device to provide AVL data for Public Safety Software programs. Works best on any we have tried. Simple to install, easy to mount and tucks out of the way. Great Product!
Recommend? YES
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Malcolm
Calgary, AB
Apr 18, 2011
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GLOBALSAT BU353 USB CABLE GPS
Pros: none that i observed
I was looking for a convenient easily portable unit to give me the geodetic co-ordinates I am standing on - precise latitude and longitude - nothing more - no built in digital maps or driving directions to the next town, and this device delivered admirably. Using an old Compaq Armada E500 laptop running Windows 2000 SP4, from Nosehill in Calgary, AB, it gave me the exact co-ordinates I was standing on. In fact, it continued streaming co-ordinates until I shut down, so the unit could very likely be interfaced effectively with navigation and mapping devices.
Recommend? YES
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Blue-Eyes
British Columbia
Mar 29, 2011
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GLOBALSAT BU353 USB GPS
Good product, does what it is supposed to do,"it works".
Recommend? YES
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Brian
Corvallis, OR
Dec 28, 2010
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WINDOWS DRIVER IS BUGGY
Pros: good gps receiver
Cons: bad prolific pl2303 drivers
The drivers available for this device on Windows are very buggy. It can be made to work, but I recommend that you do not buy this model until Prolific (the company that makes the chipset used in this device) fixes its Windows driver. (Still bad at release 1.3.0) I develop GPS software and have tested many USB devices, this is the only one I specifically warn against. (Note this device might be fine for Windows or Mac, I have only tested under Windows.)
Recommend? NO
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Vic
Duncan, Vancouver Island
Dec 18, 2010
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BU353 USB CABLE GPS
Pros: seems to work fine
Cons: satellite feed drops occasionaly ?
Seems to work fine with Coastal Explorer and WIN 7 on my Toshiba Laptop. Every so often the Satellite feed is dropped for no reason. Probably in the Program I guess.
Recommend? YES
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luvvinbird
Toronto, ON
Nov 26, 2010
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US GLOBALSAT BU353 USB CABLE GPS
I use it with Streets and Trips on my HP laptop and it receives strong signals very quickly.
Recommend? YES
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Capt. Ed
Lantzville, B.C.
Oct 19, 2010
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BU353- EXCELLENT MARINE / LAPTOP GPS
Pros: i also ordered one for a friend for his new vesse.
I have used one for a year and ordered another one because of the performance and cost. Excellent product.
Recommend? YES
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SoBay Engineer
LA
Oct 3, 2010
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EXCELLENT LITTLE GPS
Pros: small, usb connection, rapid lock-in, price.
Cons: none
I bought this unit to use with a laptop. It locks in rapidly, is powered fine from the USB and is very small and lightweight. It has even locked in from the inside of a metal mobile home in a location several feet from any window!
GPS City is a great place to deal with.
Recommend? YES
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Bob
Wasaga Beach On.
Sep 6, 2010
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GOOD MOBILE COMPUTER GPS RECEIVER
I am using it with Streets and Trips 2010 and it works fine. Just plug it in and away you go !
Recommend? YES
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Robert
Gibsons, BC
Aug 9, 2010
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BU353 USB REVIEW
Pros: works as advertised
Cons: none i can think of
Excellent product. I'm using it on a couple of old Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptops running Win 98SE, Microsoft Streets and Trips, and Nobeltec Marine Navigation Suite. The software installed with no hiccups. The receiver is very fast to acquire signal even under less than ideal conditions.
Recommend? YES
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brian
vancouver bc
Jun 8, 2010
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GREAT MOBILE GPS UNIT
Pros: small and reliable
Cons: non that i am aware of.
Great Product, easy to install and works on Garmin all Software Products Products with some minor other programs.
Recommend? YES
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Terry
Saskatoon, SK
Apr 20, 2010
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EXCELLENT GPS ANTENNA
Pros: great device. works as promised
Plug and play on my mac book pro. found my position within 2 minutes first time, subsquent positions were almost instantanious.
Recommend? YES
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Amyr Klink
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mar 26, 2010
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BEST DEVICE TO TRANSFORM YOURLAPTOP INTO A TOP GPS
Pros: powerfull reception, waterproof,inexpensive,simple
Cons: could have a support for fixed mount outside
As regular sailors in Antarctic and Patagonian waters we never found a better solution to transform laptops - in our case macbooks - into a powerful chartplotter, AIS and navigation unit. You only need to install your preferred chart program. We use Macenc for macs or Fugawi for pcs, with navionics charts (18XG-2 Soth America, for SA, Falklands or South Georgia for ex.)
Recommend? YES
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Geoff
Westlake Louisiana
Mar 22, 2010
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WORKS GREAT WITH SEATALK SOFTWARE
Pros: works straight out of box
I purchased and used with SeaTalk software. I have 64 bit laptop and worked straight out of the box. I was so pleased with the product I have now ordered a second one for a friend.
Recommend? YES
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DaveW
Western Canada
Feb 16, 2010
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AMAZING GPS RECEPTION
Pros: sensitive, reliable satellite fixes.
Cons: cable is plastic covered, stiff in cooler temps.
I have been using the BU353 with Microsoft Streets and Trips, and am amazed with the performance of the GPS. I have used it inside our home and on a moving train with excellent reception. Only occasionally are there insufficient satellites to obtain a fix, and these would be due to extreme conditions such as passing through a deep rock cut. The GPS quickly recovers from these interruptions when conditions improve.
Recommend? YES
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Ron
Yorktown, VA
Feb 12, 2010
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MOBILE LAPTOP GPS
Pros: compact and easy to store
Cons: none
Great GPS for laptop applications. Easy to setup and use. Flashing red indicator light tells that signal is good. I use the GPS to interface with SeaClear II marine navigation software. Great backup system on our boat.
Recommend? YES
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Charles
Prevost, quebec, Canada
Dec 7, 2009
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BEST MOBILE COMPUTER GPS
The antenna is much better of microsoft antenna
Recommend? YES
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John
Sailing down the ICW in the fall of 2009
Nov 9, 2009
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WORKS WELL WITH OFFSHORE NAVIGATOR
Pros: inexpensive
Cons: none at this time
Driver load works as documented, GPS startup with PC worked as written and Offshore Navigator Light worked the first time to display the location of my boat. Verry happy with the purchase
Recommend? YES
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Kinglon
Southwestern Ontario
Nov 5, 2009
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MYSTERY
My Daughter does alot of Mystery Shopping. She needs a good reliable GPS receiver. This unit sure fits the Bill.
Recommend? YES
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Richard
Dallas, Texas
Oct 21, 2009
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US GLOBALSAT BU353 USB CABLE GPS
Pros: all good, buying an additional unit.
Cons: none so far
Works great with Jeppesen Flitemap on an Acer Netbook. Set as a Precedus NMEA. Check the COM port assigned after you install the driver and insert the GPS.You must unload all routepacks before you can select "connectionsapollo Pecedus NMEA COM X 4800 baud. Using in a Falcon 10 and my Beech Baron. Redhot
Recommend? YES
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Alexander
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Sep 21, 2009
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US GLOBALSAT BU353 GPS
Pros: see above.
Cons: none
Unit works very well. It was a very good price. It was delivered in less than 24 hours in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Recommend? YES
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Arthur
BC Canada
Aug 3, 2009
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GLOBALSAT BU353 USB CABLE GPS
Pros: small, pocketable, looks rugged.
Product works well on Mac and PC.. It has drivers for Linux as well. Price is good. The attached cable gets the GPS away from the computer, reducing interference from the computer.
Recommend? YES
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AM
Beamsville, ON,CA
May 4, 2009
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GLOBALSAT BU353 USB CABLE GPS
I don't really know if this is a good product or not because the drivers for it will not load in my computer, therefore I cannot use it at all. I am very disappointed.
Recommend? NO
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Marc
Calgary, AB
Apr 10, 2009
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IMPRESSIVE LITTLE GPS
Pros: senisitive, universal (even works with linux)
Cons: could use a longer usb cord
Very sensitive little unit that picks up satelites fast! This little unit and a eBook notebook and the world is at your fingertips.
Recommend? YES
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