Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400 - Gizmodo Comments

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

DashBrandon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:37:06 EDT

This is Brandon from Dash. To answer some of your questions:

@desostros and @vipul: Only US (50 states) maps for now, so no Canada or Europe functionality yet.

DashBrandon

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

Amiga — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:42:45 EDT

I beta tested this product and it works great. The problem I have is that the subscription model doesn't include a lifetime service option, like TiVo (they still offer it) and Sirius. Hell, 24 Hour Fitness essentially offers a lifetime membership with a minimal $24 a year renewal. Navigon offers a lifetime traffic service, which is not the same as Dash' use of GPRS, but it's at $100.

Some of us just won't get caught up in monthly commitments, nor a mere year or two, and we would rather pay a lump sum upfront. As the economy continues to sour and Dash struggles to gain marketshare from broke consumers who already own GPS' (and have a million subscriptions), I'm hoping they will offer a lifetime service plan for the device.

Amiga

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

vipul — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:41:29 EDT

will their traffic update work in canada? if yes, if any extra cost other then $10 per month?

vipul

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

Wilson Rothman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:07:57 EDT

@drsmith: Telenav can do plenty, but you are on crack if you actually believe that Dash can't do way more—read our full review here.

Wilson Rothman

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

drsmith — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:02:59 EDT

meh. Telenav, which is built into my cell phone, already does just about everything this device does. It's not that new either - Telenav has been around for a while now.

drsmith

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

desostros — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:41:36 EDT

I'm very interested in this product, but does it come with europe maps and such too?
Or is it only american?

desostros

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

Monty — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:12:30 EDT

@Evangelion: Indeed. What is not familiar is giving $200 back rather than a store credit.

Still, even at $400 it does not seem like a great option for me. It would be tough to use this on my bicycle.

Monty

Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

Evangelion — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:51:48 EDT

From $600 to $400, why does that sound so familiar?

Evangelion