Why I won't be getting a TND 720

Looks like it needs to be rebooted. They should be turned off/on every few days. You also got to remember they do get more abuse than normal since they are there 24/7 with quite a few drivers playing with them.

Thanks,
mark

 

I never see that screen on my tnd510 and I am pretty sure the software is the same or really similar. I do turn mine off every night though.

 

Out of memory message simply says it is out of memory. The TND does need to be turned off every few days depending on what screens you go to. If you leave it on and keep going to different screens they do get loaded into memory. Turning off/on simply clears the memory.

Thanks,
Mark

 

For what it's worth, I have tested this model extensively and the screen you show above is NOT a chronic problem with the 720 model. That screen is coming from the fact that most truck stops run 24/7 and the demo models never get turned off. Drivers are poking through the screens day and night until it fills the random-access memory area of the device. It actually will occur on every single brand and model if you tap the screens thousands of times without a reboot.

I know where the "bodies are buried" (so to speak) on the vast majority of GPS's that say the word "truck" on them in any shape or form. I would confirm here publicly if that message were an issue that you would see in actual real-world usage with any type of regularity on a TND720 - and it AIN'T.

Again, for what it's worth.

- Don

 

Have the 510, in addition to a Garmin and TomTom. Was leaning towards a Garmiin truck GPS, but after using a friends 510, I must say it works very well. Be sure to add a microSD card to increase the amount of storage for your address book, etc.

 

It would keep the dust out of the slot... The TND does not access the SD slot on the side unless the TND program would call for it such as external maps on a T5B.

510 should hold about 1000 addresses on the internal memory.

Thanks,
Mark

 

I have the TND 510, been using it for about 7 months now, and never seen that low memory message. Mine gets shut off every night, and during weekends. Like it was stated, low-memory error messages are due to the RAM (Random Access Memory) getting too full. It is possible to get that sort of message on a laptop or desktop computer. RAM is used to make programs run faster, it is temp storage. In a PC, most programs will flush the RAM of it's bits and pieces when you close the program. When you shut the PC down the RAM is cleared.

 

I got that message this morning while driving, on the 720 I bought from you recently. Mine gets shut off about every 6-8 hours when I shut the truck off. First time it has ever happened, and I am hoping it was a fluke. I was EB on I-80 and it happened when the 720 fired the message about being 10 miles from the border (of Nebraska).