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Snooper are better known for their Safety Camera detection software rather than their GPS products, but the Syrius S600 plus (+) combines what they do best with super fast navigation software to boot.

Inside the box you get a car cradle - which folds up neatly for easy storage - a car charger, mains adaptor, USB cradle, manual and a protective carrying pouch.

The Syrius does look pretty cool in its sleek black finish and clear 4.3″ widescreen display. Though its outer surface did tend to pick up a fair amount of finger prints over time.

Initial lock-on is a bit sluggish (allow five minutes) but the C620 holds its GPS signal well. Route calculation (and recalculation) is fast and accurate, and graphical directions are clear, with a useful auto-zoom function for turns. A one-touch side menu can also be summoned to give route data, turn-by-turn lists and GPS info.

At the base of the device are a set of connectors which can be used to plug in an extension microphone/audio out and the inclusion of a TMC input, which is actually misleading because the S600 does not provide support for this function - this is reserved for the new S2000 which shares the same shell.

During our tests the SiRF-Star III could lock onto our location pretty quickly - both indoors and out. The map detail was not as graphically intense as its Windows counterparts but the maps were enhanced by colour coded route lanes, which differentiated from the normal roads and there was a large directional box showing the distance to next turn.

As we mentioned its initial route calculations were quick, but surprisingly when it came to route-recalculations (i.e. when we deliberately tried to outfox the unit by going the wrong way) we felt these could be faster, though it’s not a major problem and thankfully the efficiency of its routes were good.

The device is void of any multimedia functions, but we could live without these no problems. We believe a Sat-Nav unit should be there for navigation rather than gimmicky multimedia functions.

It does have Bluetooth support so you can link up your device to a compatible Bluetooth phone - plus dial POI to. This worked as you would expect from a handsfree system.

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Posted on August 19th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: GPS Device