Anyone here getting the new Traqmate "Traqdash"?
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I'm seriously tempted to upgrade my current Traqmate system with one of their new displays, but not sure I want to be an early adopter. It seems to have some really attractive features, and pretty much everything I want. But I'd like to see some actual photos & videos of it in action rather than just drawings before sending money.
Anyone know any more about this thing?
Anyone know any more about this thing?
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I played with their prototype at a data conference in NY about six weeks ago. It's got quite a bit more information displayed, the display is bright and you can actuate the touchscreen accurately with a gloved finger. The alarm lights are nice and it stores all the info on an SD card.
You can upgrade anytime and if you buy one now, call and beat on them, they may take your standard dash back in trade for the new one if you pre-order it at that time.
It's a nice package, way better than the MXL, SDL or IQ3, IMO.
You can upgrade anytime and if you buy one now, call and beat on them, they may take your standard dash back in trade for the new one if you pre-order it at that time.
It's a nice package, way better than the MXL, SDL or IQ3, IMO.
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Yes, it's smaller, easier to manipulate, has shift lights and alarms and functions as a usable display as opposed to the old one.
Like the IQ3, but better than the AiM or MoTeC, it features an SD card slot to pull the data from. I thought it was robust, too. At least the sample I played with was...
Like the IQ3, but better than the AiM or MoTeC, it features an SD card slot to pull the data from. I thought it was robust, too. At least the sample I played with was...
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As for display. IMO a display is a display. They all can put up pretty much the same info and have shift lights and warning lights. I don't really care for color and if there was a non-color version for cheaper I'd go for it. I spend 99% of my time paying attention to my shift lights and warning lights with max a couple seconds a lap glancing down at numbers if I have something to be concerned about.
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As a TM owner I am certainly interested in this product but waiting to see how it plays out for real world users. Ideally I want to replace the ancient 80's cluster in the 944 with something a bit more modern. That means being able to display at least oil pressure and engine temp, which this doesn't appear to do. Seems purely focused on the performance data points collected by the traqmate unit... which would mean two dashes, which I don't need.
So maybe I'll have a complete TM kit for sale at some point... guess we'll have to see!
So maybe I'll have a complete TM kit for sale at some point... guess we'll have to see!
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Considering it. Waiting until someone gets the RacecamHD and Traqdash and reports back on their satisfaction. Right now, I can't get no ......satisfaction. At least not in "1Q 2011" as per the TM site.