Alpine Blackbird Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Alpine Blackbird

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of Alpine Blackbird from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other GPS on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the design and price. The reliability and usability also get good opinions.

performance, usability, reliability, price, design

44% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : John R. Delaney (cnet.com)

Alpine Blackbird review

Alpine Blackbird

The Alpine Blackbird features preloaded maps on its hard drive and includes a music player, an FM modulator, and a traffic receiver.

The Alpine Blackbird lacks text-to-speech functionality and requires a separate flash memory card to play music. The screen can be difficult to read in direct sunlight, and the internal battery has a woefully short life between charges.

The Alpine Blackbird is a feature-rich vehicle GPS system and entertainment device all rolled into one sharp-looking package, but it hits a couple of roadblocks with its short battery life and sluggish route calculation.

Jun, 2006

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Expert review by : Scott Martin (gpslodge.com)

Review: Alpine Blackbird

Interesting review over at GPS Magazine covering the Alpine Blackbird. Fits my maybe continual bantering that it's easy to make a GPS, and it's hard to make a good GPS. Well, apparently the folks at Alpine are having a tough time making a good GPS. ...

Nov, 2006

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Expert review by : Fletch (gpsmagazine.com)

Alpine Blackbird Review

You might be surprised to learn that Alpine is the #1 rated OEM GPS supplier in North America (I know I was). Many of you have asked me to review the Blackbird, so this week I took a look at Alpine' s flagship GPS, the Blackbird. When the Blackbird was...

Just A Sliver Above Atrocious

Nov, 2006

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