Welp as it was, I got it via a grant, so only paid about a 10th of the price. I don't think I can really complain, regardless of how it turns out.
I'll admit, I was very much turned on by the ability to create roots to pretty much anywhere, virtually visit areas to get an idea of what is where, NTM the car directions. I travel at least semi frequently via uber / lift, and it wouldn't be the first time they've dropped me off at the totally wrong place.
Also I'll admit, I'm really not a fan of the interface of nearby explorer online, + I believe it was recently removed from the play store, so not sure if it'll even work any more. Yeah maybe I should just get an IPhone, but that would necessitate giving up an *lot* for me right now, it just makes far more sense to get a separate mobility aid that will last me a lot longer than a phone will, + has buttons, + has a much better battery, since I'm probably the 1 human left on this earth that still uses the phone as the phone sometimes. I've had a look at the wewalk as well, it's a very intriguing concept, but I think it has a long way to go before it can be considered stable. Thing got me to waitrose though, so that's something.

I love mine. The reader is just as good (if not better) than it was on the stream second gen, and the navigation has improved by a lot. My two complaints:

• It takes a while to get a GPS signal, but once you get it, you're good!

• It has an FM radio chip that HumanWare has been saying they're going to put to use, but hasn't yet... .

THe reader has significantly more system resources, so navigation is no longer a drag.
The fm radio chip will never be enabled. They were depending on a third party to make the backend for it and said third party ditched them. There also won't be the promised Galileo support once that becomes commercialized, because the GPS module does not have duel-receiver capabilities. That being said, as long as you can live with the fact that its promises for the future have been pretty much smashed to bits, it's a damn good, fast, reliable device. It is a lot more responsive and helpful than the Trekker Breeze as they are using different map providers.

I love my trek. I got it for the specific fact that it wasn't a phone. Buttons mean I can use it in a pocket, and it also means I can have more battery life on my phone.

Oh yeah. The thing downloads content much faster. And it doesn't take longer to start up if it's loaded with content (example: a podcast series about 97 episodes long, each being about 40 minutes a piece, and the thing is still running efficiently.

This one's a bit harder to tinker with thanthe Stream, as there is no removeable storage this go-around, it is a mounted flash. Oh, and the bootloader is locked of course so unless there's an internal service switch, there isn't much you can software-wise. It does use Fastboot.

All fastboot commands fail. There's definitely either a physical service switch/service port, or the bootloader is behind an unlock code.

So since you posted, and since I believe you own a sunu band, would you say that is still worth buying as well? I assume it has similar GPS features.

I don't have the Trek, just the Stream 2 or whatever it is, the reader thingy. It does take a while to download, but if I'm worried about faster downloads, I just download on my PC and write to the card. It boots a bit slower than an iThingy, but recall that it's booting from being fully powered down. As other people have mentioned, I like the buttons. I had to chisel up carpet and do some other stuff outside this summer and I threw it in my pocket and could manipulate it just fine that way.

If the Trek is faster in terms of navigation and downloads and such, I wish they'd update what they can for older devices. But all in all? I'm pretty happy with it yeah. I was pretty much only using my phone for a book reader and I just got sick of the touch interface. It's cool that they're e accessible, and if I decide I need to go back to one for some reason I will, no problem. But to me the touch interface has always felt pretty slow and clunky. The Stream's typing interface isn't much slower and I don't need to use it nearly as much. Plus I like the standardized interface, doesn't matter what content I'm navigating, it all works the same, instead of trying to figure out how twelve different apps work.