Ive used both Garmin and Tomtom, i sold the garmin in favour of the Tom tom as i find it much easier to use. The setup of the mobile (iphone) and headset a cardo G9X is much simpler with the Tomtom. So i will be sticking with the Tomtom for the future, i have also been looking at the newer model 410 and like what i have read about it. So am thinking of upgrading from my current rider v5 for one of the newer units.
I bought the TomTom 410, tried to get on with it and failed miserably.
Don't think you are going to operate it with gloves on as you wont (unless very thin). Buttons are small
and menus clumsy to operate when on the move (i know, i know) so coupled with the lack of response to the gloved hand
makes it impossible to select (say) a petrol station on the move or to check the route and other stuff.
to get the traffic and other extra services the 410 has to be tethered to your phone so, no signal no extra services.
Plan a Thrill!! give me strength, who the feck dreamed that title up?
Another thing is that it takes an age to boot from fully off but you can put it to sleep which of course will run the battery down.
There were other issues but can't be bothered trying to list them. Oh. yes, just remembered, due to the screen some information was difficult to read on it.
I did find it easier to see with the screen orientated to the vertical. Another thing, the bike mount lock is not a patch on the V5 one.
The final straw though was the screen misting up. Cold morning, set off and noticed i couldn't see the map due to a big oval
of condensation inside the screen, WTF this lasted for over an hour. I googled the problem and it's all over the forums about it.
There are people that have had multiple replacements which have all done the same.
I got the 410 a week or so after xmas and it has now gone back for a full refund as i can't stand the feckin' thing, it's a POS.
Thank feck i kept hold of my lovely V5 TomTom which, for ease of operation and other reasons is, imo streets better than the 410.
There are, of course, other opinions.
PS.
A downside to sending it back is i have lost access to the free world maps including Morocco where i'll be in March.
Oh. well, i have a good map so, good to go