Worst reviews the last month. Did owner change and can an earlier version be bought? Thanks.
1571408
It depends which seller these "bad reviews" have bought from. As far as I am aware we haven't had anything but good reviews for ours and our supplier has certainly not changed the design at all. Mobility Choices
521989
I bought one too. incredibly dissapointed. so slow, cant even go online with it. type a letteer and you might see it appear on screen in about 15 seconds. cant return it, tho :(
2215944
This is last years model. The price reflects that with a ~50% reduction from last years retail price. This years new model should be out in May. You don't need to use all the features but it is nice to have the option.
1345294
I don't know anything about a "new and I improved" version, but the one I I bought was cheaply made and arrived broken when shipped. Save your money and buy a quality product - I purchased something better at Best Buy.
1309031
Sorry, I bought over a year back. I would call customer service or go to their website.
707529
As far as I know they are not recieving the new updated model and I just base that on others peoples reviews here on amazon..The new 275lm model just came out a few months ago I think...if you ask me I think people will keep getting the old model until they run out.
348620
It is the earlier version. The problems were numerous. The wireless adaptor malfunctions on a regular basis. The office products are not fully functional business versions and it can't open spreadsheets that have more than a few calculations. When I first bought it, the operating system was old and needed to be updated and I had to take it back 3 times to get it updated. I have requested support several times, but the answers are always to give me a run around. While the newer versions might be better, this was such an awful experience that I would not do it again.
65944
I believe the updated are the only ones available now. I cannot be positive. Mine is fine.
196440
Hi. Price has gone up. They will not make this model any more and once they are gone they are gone. Thank you
995064
I bought mine just this year (2013) while on a trip...before I looked at these reviews. and it broke in a couple of months. These negative comments started seven years ago. So one would think "the engineering flaw" would be fixed, or the product taken off the market many, many moons ago. I'm not sure how you would have been able see the difference without both styles in front of you???
21536
I am really wanting this unit, but worried about the "refurb/new" thing ... should I be concerned? were you guys able to update maps on ALL those that suspected "used"? ... should I go ahead and get it ??
126363
They had an issue prior to August release. You can request a a new one at no cost. Contact Toliettree products.
1431609
Thanks so much for your replies! It seems Amazon is shipping the old version, but it's fine and better yet, the price is good. thanks again!
2096129
see the video attached in the main picture section of the description.. the old reviews reporting problems aren't really valid anymore because they updated the design.
842597
Now, here is a kicker. On BH site it shows as DISCONTINUED! So what's the replacement if it's the case? I was hesitant to pull a trigger a couple of weeks ago when price was around $435 and obviously have missed the opportunity. However, if this is already an old model, I am very interested in a replacement.
192112
After much time playing with the menus with all the other buttons too I finally somehow found the page. I changed the year and went to what I thought would be the next field (down button) and the menu disappeared and no changes were made. I screwed with it for quite some time after that and was never able to find that page again. I do not know about yours, but the battery in mine sucks raw sewage and I found that I can not find a replacement at any of the places I would expect to find it. Other than that, it is quite a camera for the price and the viddies it makes are beautiful and much, much less shakeing than expected. If you ever find how to change the date, please share the info.
513918
There's a lot of discussion about the advantages of the old version in the Amazon user reviews of both versions. I bought the (more expensive) old version and am happy with it, but never tried the newer one for comparison.