Comments on: Rand McNally 528881469 7-inch Intelliroute TND 700 Truck GPS Reviews http://carchit.com/gps/rand-mcnally-528881469-7-inch-intelliroute-tnd-700-truck-gps-reviews/ Reviews Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dclownfish03 http://carchit.com/gps/rand-mcnally-528881469-7-inch-intelliroute-tnd-700-truck-gps-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Dclownfish03 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:48:38 +0000 http://carchit.com/gps/rand-mcnally-528881469-7-inch-intelliroute-tnd-700-truck-gps-reviews/#comment-1004 <i>Review by Dclownfish03 for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rand-McNally-528881469-7-inch-Intelliroute/dp/0528881469%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAJ7Z7XDKIWPF35XIA%26tag%3Dcarchit-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0528881469" rel="nofollow">Rand McNally 528881469 7-inch Intelliroute TND 700 Truck GPS</a></i> <b>Rating: <img src="http://carchit.com/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/2.png" ></b> My brother is a trucker and pre-ordered this. He was out on the road when it arrived, so he asked me to charge it, update it, and play with it. FUN! I am not a trucker, but from what I hear from my brother, the tools on this device are awesome. It looks like it would be very helpful for him. The thing is huge, a 7" screen! Overall, this seems to be a great tool. <br /> <br />My problem with it is that it cannot update. I have a brand new computer running Windows 7 64 bit. It's a Dell Studio XPS 8100 (i5 processor). After reading on forums and contacting Rand McNally, I have learned that Windows 7 does not send enough power to the USB ports to allow the TND 700 to go into "connected" mode when it's plugged in to a computer. Supposedly this is a problem that occurs mostly with laptops and some Dell systems ("Dell Latitude or Inspiron PC (it may occur on other models as well)"). Rand McNally send a very helpful email with some solutions to the problem, though it sounds like they are still unsure of all fixes or what causes the problem. I am disappointed that a brand new device does not work with a brand new operating system, though that seems to be the nature of all things now-a-days. I am hoping that it will update on my brother's XP laptop. we'll see when he gets back home. Review by Dclownfish03 for Rand McNally 528881469 7-inch Intelliroute TND 700 Truck GPS
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My brother is a trucker and pre-ordered this. He was out on the road when it arrived, so he asked me to charge it, update it, and play with it. FUN! I am not a trucker, but from what I hear from my brother, the tools on this device are awesome. It looks like it would be very helpful for him. The thing is huge, a 7″ screen! Overall, this seems to be a great tool.

My problem with it is that it cannot update. I have a brand new computer running Windows 7 64 bit. It’s a Dell Studio XPS 8100 (i5 processor). After reading on forums and contacting Rand McNally, I have learned that Windows 7 does not send enough power to the USB ports to allow the TND 700 to go into “connected” mode when it’s plugged in to a computer. Supposedly this is a problem that occurs mostly with laptops and some Dell systems (“Dell Latitude or Inspiron PC (it may occur on other models as well)”). Rand McNally send a very helpful email with some solutions to the problem, though it sounds like they are still unsure of all fixes or what causes the problem. I am disappointed that a brand new device does not work with a brand new operating system, though that seems to be the nature of all things now-a-days. I am hoping that it will update on my brother’s XP laptop. we’ll see when he gets back home.

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