gps units under $250

[Reit38 10+ year member]

ive been looking for a decent gps for my car but hoping to spend under $250. ive been thinking bout a tomtom, but are they as decent as everyone says or should i look into something else

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

12.

 

[canadapettit 10+ year member]

I would go with a mio c320, which is about the price yo want to pay, the maps on them are better the the tomtom

 

[MrSwiss 10+ year member]

i got a tomtom for xmas, its pretty cool. i never used any other gps units. tho i have ran into a few map problems, like they redid our freeway for the superbowl few years back, those updates r not in the tomtom.

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

buy.com has the TomTom One for $157 right now

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

Fry's has the sanyo's for 139 shipped (the last i checked), got it for my mom for xmas

it does it's job

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

A lot of people like the Tom Tom One, they feel it is easier to use. I dont have one myself, but sell them everyday at work (office depot). I would go far an affordable Tom Tom or Garmin. Most will have spoken directions AND street names, thats what you want is the spoken street names so you dont have to look at the screen all the time (big distraction).

Cody

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

yeah ive never used one before. i dont really do much travelling but i might be goin on a few trips this year out of state so i think one would come in handy but since i wont be using it much i dont want to spend a fortune. i think that the spoken directions is a must.....

the ones that have traffic and weather updates - are those only by subscription?

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

I might sell my tomtom now that I don't have a car, I got it for christmas also. or maybe I can put it on bicycle //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif lol

 

[WillyG4444 10+ year member]

I prefer garmins... Read reviews on Cnet. The non- NUVI units use the same software for maps, just w/o all the mp3 garbage and stuff.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

I have used the Tom Tom One, Magellian Roadmate 1200 and the Garmin 330

I picked the Magellian Roadmate for myself, I paid $150 I think does everything I need and is small enough to put in your pocket if you need to.

 

[alpinetypeR 10+ year member]

If its not a Garmin then its not worth buyin

Mio is TomTom...TT is shit

Harmon Kardon is good

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

Garmin.
First heres why you dont go TomTom.

They are by far the easiest to use.

Only 1.5 million points of interest.

Tele-Atlas the map makers bought the rights to mapquest. So its just mapquest maps.

They break all the time.

Garmin is ftw because they are easier to use. Fastest processors so they can process your route faster and re-routes faster

6 million points of interest

They are fairly reliable and have the best maps out.

Nuvi 200 at BB is 229 I believe.

And for something else to think of: 95% of our GPS returns this christmas have been TomToms //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Buy.com has the Nuvi 200 for $187

 

[Hintzyboy 5,000+ posts]

**** id get that. Or if you can find a 260 for under 250 get that.

the 260 is $270 shipped at the same place

 

[Kawasaki STX-R 10+ year member]

i would tell you to get a mio.

i got one in 11/2006 before they had a website up that you could really use. now there is a whole lot of info out there to hack them and support stuff.

i have the c310x. it has over 3.5 million POIs. they also have a map update out that i have downloaded and will install at some point.

the only complaint i have is now the battery doesnt last very long, but i can just leave it plugged in the charger anyways. they may even have replacement batteries out now.