Unlocked GPS? Buy from where good and cheap?

[Lplate]

Hi all,
Need some advice on Garmin GPS. I asked a friend and he said Garmin Nuvi 205/205w is great value. Is it true?

He said his nuvi 200 is 'unlocked' so he can download the latest malsingmaps (MSM) from his home pc.

So where can I go to get good price and also unlocked version?

I am total GPS newbie... Been to MSM forum but couldn't understand what they were saying... so pls pardon my silly questions.

[skyblueblue]

Unless your friend has maps for every country then its probably worth the effort. If its just unlock for MY/SG map, then its probably a 3rd party map with lots of POI added by using a map editor program.

Garmin after sales support in Singapore is quite good (EASTGEAR Office just behind Rotor) and you can update from your PC if the firmware is the lastest. If not just go to their office and update for free. All updated map can be updated from PC later on.

my advice is try not to get a export set

[$h@d0w]

Try http://www.malfreemaps.com/. Their maps of SGP & MAL are free.

To download the latest maps from MSM, the last I heard was that you need to contribute or something like that. If not, you'll still get the free outdated maps.