| # |
Username |
GPS model |
Pros |
Cons |
Rating |
| 1 |
nelsonteleco |
Kenwood DNX-5120 |
Ease to use.
6.1 Display.
Excellent navigation options.
I prefer the Garmin nav over other brands because of the optional 2D mode, opposed to 3D. Most of the units Ive used in 3D map mode, including the Garmin, look like theyre built for children. While ease of use is important I prefer the 2D mode because its much easier to see the surrounding area, easier to find an alternative path at a single glance. |
Since this device is also a Kenwood stereo its not removable..... There is no USB, or mini-USB, port on the front. Adding POIs has been a challenge - the unit has to be updated via CD. Creating those CDs can be challenging.
Also, if you dont need a stereo and are just looking for a GPS device this unti is cost prohibitive - around $700 for the hardware, another $200 - $500 depending on who installs it. |
7 |
| 2 |
g_dup |
StreetPilot 2820 |
Great price for a motorcycle GPS
good options, Bluetooth, MP3,
voice commands good graphics,
quick recalcalation time.
|
Slight lack of memory, speaker not waterproof,
lacks a little brightness in sunlight conditions,
no battery, |
6 |
| 3 |
dcdib |
Garmin 765T |
all the right features, bluetooth, lane assist, speaks street names, lifetime traffic. All appear to work as advertised though not perfect. |
need to keep on max volume; may still be too low for some people. Had issue with routes selected under fastest time but changed avoidance to remove avoid u-turns and seem to work better with that off. Have only had it about a month. |
7 |
| 4 |
tcpatto79 |
RNS510 |
integrated with car features |
No audible POI alerts
:( |
7 |
| 5 |
stig.aurstad |
TomTom One New edt. |
simple to use, intuitive graphic user interface. |
slow on recalculation of a new route, bad reception. |
4 |
| 6 |
jason.groves |
Garmin NUVI 260 |
Small size
Fast satellite acquisition
Excellent text-to-speech function
Good POI support
|
Lack of QWERTY keyboard |
7 |
| 7 |
SCFieldsy |
TomTom one XL |
Safety Alert Features, Visuals, Flexibility, Available Free downloads and updates |
No audible street names, only distances and directions to next turn |
7 |
| 8 |
jason33333 |
Garmin XT |
Runs on old phones (S60 2nd edition) |
Bad text input on keypad phones |
6 |
| 9 |
tarulaane |
Pocket Loox N100 |
small
long battery life |
map detail low
bad readability in sunlight
no GPS coordinate entry |
4 |
| 10 |
mjwilson |
garmin nuvi 500 |
Does a lot of things decently. For example, it is an decent auto gps, but is waterproof and can be used on my motorcycle in all weather. It has topo maps and is small and light enough to be hand held or put in a pocket, and is great for casual hiking. Nice sized screen that is well lit. I use it for all these things and it is perfectily adequate. Currently the price is very good on this unit. |
There is a trade off on a lack of extra features you might find in specialty auto units, motorcycle units, and walking/terrain units for this one trying to do them all. Dont buy this one if you will only use it in your car or on your motorcycle or on your hiking trips. |
7 |
| 11 |
donnerst |
Garmin Nuvi 270 |
Has both US and European maps. Was relatively inexpensive give the map contents. |
Can occasionally be slow to acquire satellites. |
8 |
| 12 |
luis_hoyo |
Tom Tom ONE Classic |
Economical
Very Basic |
Battery doesnt hold change for more than 30 minutes of autonomy, but not a big deal if you plug-in to the vehicles power adaptador |
4 |
| 13 |
klce |
Garmin nuvi 855 |
voice activation is great |
power on/off power usage |
6 |
| 14 |
danska |
Garmin Nuvi 680 |
Nice Screen, quick |
Keyboard isnt standard like a basic computer, Not used to it. Not a big deal |
7 |
| 15 |
lhetrick |
Garmin 2610 |
Customizable on-screen information.
Great control over auto-routing variables.
Overall ruggedness.
Industry-standard memory card. |
Obsolete - no more updates, fewer refurbs available.
No battery.
Screen Glare in low-angle light.
Touchscreen longevity. |
7 |
| 16 |
fot |
Altina A860 |
2Mp Camera
Search by coordinates
Postcode
photo-coordinates
City Street number
Record off road tracks
|
Have to record the unique device number of the SD card to get maps rewritten in case of erasure or damage. Security is tied to the SD card.
|
9 |
| 17 |
dennis.hall2 |
garmin 610t |
its ok does my job |
it can freeze at times which can be a problem |
6 |
| 18 |
zak.taemur |
TomTom XL Europe |
- Reasonably fast route calculation but still could do with a faster chip/program
- The widescreen did it for me when I selected this unit |
- Battery life is dismal
- The dashboard stand is weak and at times means the device will fall off the windscreen |
5 |
| 19 |
wolf3593 |
Zumo 550 |
good support for Motorcycle. Works with gloves. |
slow when connecting to computer. Software on computer is weak. |
7 |
| 20 |
jsmyrski |
nuvi265wt |
Lifetime FM Traffic Updates
Wide screen offers QWERTY keyboard on screen for looking up places. |
Wish that the screen would show the zoom level. |
6 |
| 21 |
ukyclie |
Navman F20 |
Portable, expandable with live traffic module |
battery last 3hrs, bright light, |
8 |
| 22 |
franki |
RNS 510 (VW) |
Big color display
Find POIs along route |
Weak speech system, text-to-speech. |
7 |
| 23 |
alexandrughemes |
nuvi670 |
Display visible under bright/sunny conditions |
Poor battery life |
5 |
| 24 |
van |
Garmin Nuvi 265W |
Lighter weight and more compact than TomTom. Thus lesser weight and size to mount. Price is good by comparison to others. Good accesories kit currently on offer gratis. |
Having to deal with Garmin Australia. I asked them where to and how to obtain Europe mapping. Then I annoyed them by asking a number of other logical questions. A family member purchased it as a present for me and paid a cash price $59 less than RRP. |
6 |
| 25 |
malcolmhills |
HP iPAQ HX 2410 |
HP iPAQ HX 2410,
Excellent pda, Take your work and emails with you.
Now dated, lacking full support
Running Tomtom Navigator ver 6 and Western Europe map v675
|
Tomtom no longer support navigator map up dates. Unable to purchase new maps. |
7 |
| 26 |
kerrypfeiffer3 |
Garmin GPSMap 276c |
Duel purpose able to me used in both the marine and automotive environment |
|
7 |
| 27 |
kerrypfeiffer |
Garmin GPSMap 276c |
Comprehensive able to be used both in the marine and automotive environment |
Had initial problems with unit and had to return for warranty work. Works well now though |
7 |
| 28 |
a.banon |
HTC touch Cruise |
Destinator 7 and TomTom Navigator 6 for PDA |
Destinator is sometimes blocking with windows mobile 6.1 but Destinators maps are better than TomTom s maps.
TomTom is more expensive than Destinator ans there are no voice for the roads and thre streets.
|
6 |
| 29 |
npartridadsl3 |
Navman S-150 |
Nice Screen size. Good profile. Easy to mount. Needs to have the updates done to ensure reliable operation of Bluetooth. Up to date maps. |
Problems with pre-installed cameras not giving audible alert. No adjustment on distances alerts become apparent. Alerts appear to be late is distances set too short on custom pois |
4 |
| 30 |
sbpanchagnula |
Navman iCN530 |
Good Navigator |
T1 module has separate charging connector. |
7 |
| 31 |
ptolich |
nuvi260 |
easy to operate |
dash mount useless , keeps falling off.
can be dangerous depending on where it is mounted |
7 |
| 32 |
cathomas6 |
Garmin Street Pilot 7200 |
The Garmin 7200 is far superior in use for offroading (4X4) due to the brite, large touch screen. Following tracks and track management using Mapsource software is easy. |
The heavy unit (0.93 lb) requires additional mounting bracing when used in rugged offroading envirnment. |
8 |
| 33 |
andre.botha |
Garmin Mobile XT |
Convergence of devices - mobile phone and gps |
|
5 |
| 34 |
walsh.family |
Garmin Nuvi 260 |
Accurate, fast, clear directions. Some mispronunciations. |
Sometimes get double directions line on display. |
8 |
| 35 |
vdrweide |
Garmin Zumo |
Waterproof, easy to use on a motorbike |
Slow, limited options |
6 |
| 36 |
pi.junk |
Garmin Nuvi 205 |
Its easy to use. Basic GPS functionality is present and works well. |
The map could use some more display options in terms of points of interests. POI icons require a high zoom level to display. While this makes sense for most situations, it is nice to be able to browse the map when not actually moving, browsing POIs in a visual manner. |
7 |
| 37 |
hdorpema |
Garmin zumo 550 |
Simple and intuitive to operate
Very stable mounting on motorbike (but requires extra RAM mount parts on some)
Car kit included
|
Smallish screen
Low data transfer via USB
No SDHC support
Occasional nav glitches |
7 |
| 38 |
Doug.Hesketh |
Garmin Nuvi 610 |
Clear maps, clear instructions and up to date traffic. MP3 player and bluetooth for handsfree phoning. |
Sometimes the traffic data is out of date, e.g. I am told to avoid a route and I think it looks OK ahead, and it is.
OR
I am not told to avoid a route and I get stuck in traffic for 20-30 minutes. |
8 |
| 39 |
ausiepost |
Tom Tom Go 720 |
Screen size - but seems to be the norm these days |
Bluetooth not the best
Can not use memory card for thing like mp3 music storage
Transmitting instructions via FM radio useless as can not listen to radio
Had a unit failure after downloading update |
4 |
| 40 |
billunread |
Nuvi 670 |
Clear screen
Bluetooth
Large memory
Both Europe & USA |
Not the clearest instructions |
7 |
| 41 |
FKWDEW |
Garmin Nuvi 200 |
good directions and time estimates |
slow to acquire satellites and often loses signal |
5 |
| 42 |
swotai |
Magellan Maestro 3250 |
Quick response, loud voice |
can only select 1 poi file,
recalc is a bit slow |
5 |
| 43 |
ken.brid |
garmin nuvi 250 |
I am 73 years old and this is my first sat nav the nuvi 250, bought a week before we where going on holiday to wales to visit relatives, who live in little village. We found every one on our list,we out the nuvi we would have had a hard time. We found the picture viewer very handy,as we took 2 sd cards with us to show some photos, its a good clear screen day and night. |
In the short time i have had the nuvi 250,i not found any weaknesses, for a basic model and price, its very good |
8 |
| 44 |
gilksfamily |
Garmin Zumo 550 |
Garmin Zumo... can be used on motorbike and 4wd |
MP3 player is crap.
Zumo is expensive |
6 |
| 45 |
tonydivemaster |
tomtom onexl europe |
Lots of free downloads |
small internal memory |
7 |
| 46 |
orion50 |
Garmin Nuvi 680 |
Brilliance - display visible under bright/sunny conditions. Rapid startup - finds satallites within 1 minute.
GPS Display - displays satalite location, per satallite signal strength, vehicle speed, coordinates, and altitude. |
Map labeling accuracy - many rural roads marked by db index not name. MSN Direct weather icon displays at all times. |
7 |
| 47 |
dseaward |
Navman S70 3D |
Very quick |
No graphic preview of route, some software bugs |
4 |
| 48 |
michael_moore |
NAVMAN S45 |
Ease of use |
Maps already out of date |
7 |
| 49 |
tezzaboy |
HP IPAQ 2970 HX |
Great tool keeps all my contacts calendar etc can dial direct to my mobile via bluetooth. |
Battery life is very short while using GPS software. |
6 |
| 50 |
gallen |
NavMan N40I |
Fast at route planning, T1 module works well for me. |
Windscreen mount has a nasty habit of not charging the Navman |
7 |
