Anybody have a favorite gps?

[NoahAddle]

Hi,

I'm in the market for a portable gps. I know the major brands are Garmin, Magellan, and Tom Tom, but was wondering if anybody here had a strong opinion to share about which brand/model they liked best and why. Mostly, I'm just looking for best value. Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.

[HackerX]

Garmin have the best reputation over here in Australia. That's about all I know though.

[Scorne]

TomTom 720G is your best GPS SatNav system you can buy for its price and features. I believe it has free traffic updates for life, but Garmin have the best technical support team in the business.

[Siegfried]

I used to work for a competitor of TomTom, but now use TomTom to get around. I guess it says it all :-)

Their UI is superior to anything I've seen out there. The system just works.

[gabriel]

I still use an early Garmin, the iQue. I'm still amazed by it. Hubby purchased a
lower-end TomTom for me this past Christmas; it was like the stone ages compared
to the Garmin and I returned it. Perhaps the higher-end TomTom's have more functionality
than the one I was given. But when the iQue(s) die (we have 3 between 2 people), I'll
look at the Garmins again.

[The Rose]

Hi,

I'm in the market for a portable gps. I know the major brands are Garmin, Magellan, and Tom Tom, but was wondering if anybody here had a strong opinion to share about which brand/model they liked best and why. Mostly, I'm just looking for best value. Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.My husband got a Garmin 260 for Christmas. We like it.

The manager at Radio Shack says he likes the Tom Tom the best.

I like the fact that you can edit the information in it yourself. The others don't offer that.

Also, I think it was on Amazon, there was a lady who used a TomTom while her family members in another vehicle used another brand. They went on a long trip to Texas. As she compared the two, she concluded that the TomTom was better.

I found her review
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There are lots of other reviews on Amazon, too.

[gabriel]

NoahAddle, this is a review of the entry-level GPSs by Garmin and TomTom that very
accurately describes my frustration with the TomTom, especially in being able to find a store by name.

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In an afternoon side-by-side test, I would input, say, Hancock's. The Garmin found all nearby Hancock's stores; the TomTom found zero stores, nada, zilch.... very frustrating. That was my experience across the board.

Well, yeah, if you know the address of a place the TomTom will take you to it, but what if you don't know it?

Also, the Garmin displays the phone number of the sites -- TomTom, no -- as described in the review.

[The Rose]

Wow. Interesting review.

[burazekun]

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[The Rose]

This

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[burazekun]

It's over $500.

So! I can watch movies! and run off the road because I am not paying attention! And a standard GPS is about 300 around here anyways. So pay a bit more to have it play music too, that's my thought. I hate clutter fucks of wiring and gizmo's, I'll pay more just to get more.

[Minuano]

Wintec G-Rays2.