It's Official, the GPSMAP 496

In a previous article, john smith said:
In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

Here's the official word on the GPSMAP 496:
http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap496/

What is this:

USB-to-PC interface cable

Uh, it's an interface cable?

Last year Garmin announced MacIntosh support for their GPS's.

They did? Where?

Is anyone using a Mac to update there aviation GPS?
I have not been able to find a MacIntosh formatted update.

Me neither.

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In article ,
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

USB-to-PC interface cable

Uh, it's an interface cable?

Are not PC connections USB now? Do any still have DB-9 serial ports?

Last year Garmin announced MacIntosh support for their GPS's.

They did? Where?

That should have read "were going to add MacIntosh support".
I thought it was a press release at OSH05.

In article ,
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:
Last year Garmin announced MacIntosh support for their GPS's.

They did? Where?


This was a fairly big announcement at MacWorld in January 2006, I
believe. Garmin's commitment was for full Mac support for all of their
products (including MapSource) by the end of 2006. So far, I haven't
seen much from them.



JKG

In a previous article, Jonathan Goodish said:
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:
Last year Garmin announced MacIntosh support for their GPS's.
They did? Where?

This was a fairly big announcement at MacWorld in January 2006, I
believe. Garmin's commitment was for full Mac support for all of their
products (including MapSource) by the end of 2006. So far, I haven't
seen much from them.

I hope they offer a way to load databases for the 530 on the Mac, because
I'd love to use my laptop to do that at the airport instead of bringing
the data card home. Oh wait, that software is probably from Jepp rather
than Garmin, isn't it?


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to prevent their being killed.
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Brock Boss wrote:
http://www.aero-news.net
just in time for Oshkosh.

Good Pictures of the new 496: http://jaair.com/496/

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Brock Boss wrote:
http://www.aero-news.net
just in time for Oshkosh.

Good Pictures of the new 496: http://jaair.com/496/

All that and it finds fish too...amazing...

Jay B

In a previous article, "Jay Beckman" said:
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Brock Boss wrote:
http://www.aero-news.net
just in time for Oshkosh.

Good Pictures of the new 496: http://jaair.com/496/

All that and it finds fish too...amazing...

My 296 does that as well. The car kit on the 296 has impressed two people
enough that both of them are buying car-only GPSes.


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just in time for Oshkosh.

$600 more -- and it's still got that same dinky screen?

Too bad.
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Jay Honeck wrote:

$600 more -- and it's still got that same dinky screen?

I don't think Garmin will ever come out with a portable that has a
bigger screen than your AvMap so you'll be perpetually satisfied

To me the biggest 486 improvements over the 396 are the "integrated"
GXM antenna (as in no cables), AOPA directory and the taxiways.
Probably worth $600 to many pilots--especially the ones who are used to
dealing in the AMU scale. "Hey, it's only a fraction of single AMU!"

Marco

Marco Leon wrote:

To me the biggest 486 improvements over
the 396 are the "integrated" GXM antenna
(as in no cables)

Not sure that's true. The Garmin website lists the package as including
the "GXM 30A smart antenna" which sounds like the same USB-based device
as before.