David Sparkes Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Perusing some of the GPS threads I have seen positive references, across several threads, to Holux (sic) devices, sometimes with an eBay link attached. I just thought I'd check prices in an online shop and the Holux devices I found seemed more markedly more expensive, nor did the model numbers match up. Then I realised that the eBay items are clearly marked Holox, not Holux. People seem happy with their Holox devices, but I thought I'd just point out that they aren't Holux devices. I have no grounds to say which is better than the other. This is NOT a whinge about people mis-typing a name, just an alert about a confusion that is easy to make, by either the writer or the reader. Googling and following a reference to a post on a GPS style Forum reveals that this problem has been around since early 2006 at least. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Good call David, does anyone know which is which, the original or the namealike ? Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Holux are the original (expensive) ones. I have Holox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 It all sounds like Hol*x to me! Chirs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthdicky Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I've got a Holux which is the "genuine" one, but the Holox ones seem fine from what people have said, they're just rebranded copies of other manufacturers. You can get the Holux ones so cheaply on ebay I can't see much point in going for the "dodgy" one really. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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