Altina A660
The Altina A660 was almost the last one to touch my windscreen. The main reason for this was that it was lacking a mains charger so I could only charge it with the car charger, and since the battery was empty, it didn’t really want to start up. It took revenge for being neglected by not starting up until being charged for about fifteen minutes. The other reason for being one of the last ones tested is that I didn’t really like it’s shape. There are no problems with it, it’s a black, soft plastic box, relatively small, there are no improper design solutions. In one part though, the whole picture is ruined by the 3 buttons on top of the device. I had the opportunity to meet the rightmost one several times; this is the power button (I kept pressing it for minutes). Near this an up and a down function button, which didn’t really fulfill their functions, or I was too lame for them. (You can never rule this out - Bog) Furthermore, this pattern of three elements is made of such a “bazaar-quality”, transparent plastic that even operators of Chinese copy workshops would be ashamed of putting such a thing on their devices.
This Altina is the proud owner of the imaginary prize for the longest passive holder. The aforementioned component is minimum half a meter long, ideal for short-sighted people, while bus drivers can stick it on the most distant part of the panorama window, they will still reach it easily. In turn they get such amplitude which makes the oscillations of a Geiger-Müller counter appearing in the wildest nightmares of a nuclear scientist look like tiny vibrations. This basically defines the usability of the gadget, I have chained the wild beast with the cable of the car charger – with little success. (I also share the opinion, this holder is horroristic, in a sex shop it could easily be on the shelf of extra-extreme accessories)
The aforementioned set is the contents of the box, plus some papers. Sadly there is no mains charger. The display is a 3,5" size, QVGA resolution TFT with standard picture quality. It does not excel in luminosity, but it’s enough for navigation. The device runs Windows CE v 5.0, which is kept alive by Samsung’s 2440 processor with a speed of 400 Mhz, which is absolutely suitable. Navigation is handled by a built-in 20 channel SirfStar III receiver. During the test the system performed very well, and iGO did its usual best. It found the satellites quickly and held on to them strong. The speaker produces a strong box-like sound. When charged completely it can navigate for about two hours on battery. Besides navigation it is capable of playing movies and music. In conclusion it is a decent job, but it shows that it’s not made after the latest fashion.
Pros: compact size, precise, fast navigation.
Cons: passive.
A cikk még nem ért véget, kérlek, lapozz!
