October 01, 2008

DeLorme taking PN-40 pre-orders

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UPDATE: Check out my hands-on review of the DeLorme PN-40.

DeLorme is now taking pre-orders for their new handhelds, the PN-40 and PN-40 SE. The latter bumps the internal memory from 1 GB to 8 GB. Their site says that both models are expected to ship in late October. If you're interested in the SE model, note that it will only be available from DeLorme. Here are all the details.

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