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I purchased this for use with a TomTom XXL 540 series GPS.

The base is weighted perfectly and didn’t move, even though my car’s dash has little flat surface to hold the base steady.

The arms that grip the unit are just a bit too short to secure a large unit like the XXL in place. It will grip the XXL when the side arms are fully extended but they aren’t as tight as I would like. The bottom arms aren’t quite long enough to keep the XXL snug either.

It’s difficult to wedge the XXL in just right – I have to play with it for a while every time I use the mount, which is annoying. Eventually though I am able to wedge the XXL into the mount in a way that keeps it secure unless I’m driving in very rough conditions or have to brake suddenly. This is not a problem with smaller GPS units – I tried it with a TomTom One and it worked beautifully.

To summarize: this isn’t the best choice if you have a GPS that is larger than average, like my TomTom XXL, but it works very well for small to average-sized units.
SecureHOLD GPS Auto Dash

I purchased this because of the offer to update to Office 2010 for free when Office 2010 became available. NOT SO. The Office 2007 purchased from Amazon was some kind of ‘Singapore’ English version with a product ID ineligible for the Office 2010 update!!!! Big surprise last night when I tried to upgrade to Office 2010 from the upgrade link at the top of this Amazon item page.

BE WARNED!!
Auto Sport Portugal

I bought this to use in my new Asus 1005PR in the SD slot for ReadyBoost. It failed the speed tests not matter what I did… and I did everything from full format NTFS, to setting the SD driver for increased performance to compressing, all of which others on the web said might get a non speed conforming SD card up to ReadyBoost standards, all of which failed.

I suppose this is a good price for an SD of this size, but if you are looking to use this for ReadyBoost you need to go with a higher speed memory.
Auto Motor Und Sport