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 enlarge | Brand: Sonocaddie
Category: Sports
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $399.00
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1588
Size: Each
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7 x 3.3
Model: V300
UPC: 020972103127
EAN: 0020972103127
ASIN: B0018OXHYS
Release Date: May 1, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Device July 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this product after having problems with the UPro GPS device. That device, while the perfect size and extremely accurate, didn't display the ProMode brightly enough to be seen on a sunny day and quit after 3 holes. I spoke to the Denneco office in New Hampshire and they were extremely helpful. They even gave me a 60 day time period to test the product, rather than the 20 days stated on the Sonocaddie website. I have used this device for three rounds and it acquires satellites very quickly and is very accurate. In checking the with course markers, I only found variances of between 1 and 3 yards, but in each round I have played, I was able to access 10 satellites which helped the accuracy. The device is easy to read in bright sunlight, simple to use and has all of the courses that I play available on their course list. I did contact Sonostar and asked them to add Chambers Bay in University, WA. and they did that in one week. I just asked them to add three courses in Whistler and they immediately responded and said they could have that done in two weeks. Everyone I have spoken to at Denneco and Sonostar have been great and they have went the extra mile to service my requests. The SkyCaddie technical and sales personal could take some lessons from these people. SkyCaddie only tops the Sonocaddie in the category of arrogance and who wants to pay $50 per year just for the privledge of using their device? I like the scorecard feature, the fact it can store 30 courses, it is easy to add course obstacles, its simplicity, downloading courses was a no brainder and the accuracy of the device. I would highly recommend this device. It was a good purchase for me.
 Lack of courses makes Sonocaddie disappointing July 4, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Before I ordered the Sonocaddie V300 I checked the list of available courses and was surprised that few courses in Michigan are available. Requests for courses to be mapped by Sonocaddie returned a statement that said satellite information was not available for courses in my area (central Michigan) and therefore Sonocaddie would not be able to provide course mapping for me. I could map the course myself and submit it to Sonocaddie for distribution to others. At the current cost of $399 I find this to be too expensive given that other GPS units have my local courses available. That's too bad because from what I have read the Sonocaddie V300 looks well designed.
Sonocaddie V300 is a Fantastic Product June 23, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I received my Sonocaddie V300 from Amazon last week. The software installation went well on my laptop but created a minor challenge on my desktop. Registration was trivial, with the "free" Eagle membership being automatically granted without having to request it. I immediately downloaded all the courses I normally play, and the process was quite fast. I have used the Sonocaddie on the course, and it is very effective. I especially like knowing the distances to the green even if you are far off the fairway. It agrees quite well with the markers on my home course. I acquired 11 GPS satellites within 5 minutes the first time I powered up the unit. And, it is refreshing not to have a $50 annual fee as in SkyCaddie or a $25 fee for Golflogix (your unit is useless unless you are current in your membership with those companies). I decided it was much more important to see the relative layout of the entire hole, especially for courses not previously played, so I chose the V300 versus other brands. I could not be more pleased. Move quickly to receive the one-time Eagle membership for free - deal expires June 30.
Love mine June 17, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
got mine just hours befor we went to CO. to play a corse. had it set up and downloaded the corse we were going to play, in less then and hour. after figuring things out . Then found out the corse had it`s own gps on the carts. but the sonocadie was within 2-4 yards . dident have much time to check things out . they had someone going around macking sure every one keeps moving. could see the screen clear and was geting 8-10 satlite signals the hole day. the battery barly got off full. the rubber casing stayed in shirt pocket. will recomend to every one i see.
Whew! I made the right choice. June 16, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was a tough purchase as I had narrowed my selection to three choices, and there is not a whole lot of reviews on the V300 available as of yet. Got it for Father's Day (Love Amazon's Wish List), and played my first round with it today.
Hole depictions were fairly accurate, and the ability to adjust/add lay up points, hazards etc. was easy and intuitive. Seemed very accurate. You do have to select what hole you want to play as it doesn't seem to automatically advance to the next one (easy to do, especially if you are using the built in score card).
Would love it if you could learn all of the features on a sample course while you are at home, as you can't do much until you are at the course.
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