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I am just looking for the cheapest and best GPS for the money. I would prefer for the voice to announce street names and if any have free updates that is a preferable quality as well. I would prefer to spend less than $300, but would be willing to possibly go as high as $400 but no higher. The cheaper the better though, if I can get a good GPS that meets the previously mentioned preferences for much lower, by all means please let me know.
We have a Magellen Crossover - it's designed for car navigation as well as hiking. I've been very happy with it. It was right around $300 but it announces street names for upcoming turns, etc. I'm not sure about the free updates - I haven't tried to update mine, yet. The points of interest are okay, but I've had a couple quirks with that - we ended up driving around a trailer park searching for a restaurant that was supposed to be in the area.
My BIL had a Garmin (I'm not sure of the model), but he was unhappy with it and switched to a Magellen.
my tom tom i got on black friday was only 120 and i think its that price now.. works great, no problems and it gets me where i want! its the one le model i think
Well I read a really long (well, it was like 20 pages) review of the Garmin Nuvi 660 and it seems to be what I need, I only have a couple of concerns. I read that GPSMagazine awarded it best GPS system of 2006, I know a computer my brother bought in 2006 is now far behind the curve, is it the same way for this? Also, Is the Garmin Nuvi 660 the best value for the money, in other words, does anyone know of a GPS system as good as the 660 but cheaper, or better than the 660 for the same price (or cheaper)? I know you get what you pay for but it's always possible.
Had a garmin, got rid of it and use my phone now. VZNavigator works well, updates regularly for free, has voice commands and actually tells you what's coming up instead of waiting to the last minute.
My brother is a local truck driver and he switched over to the verizon nav and it even tells him the truck routes available. I love it because you can turn it off and on at will or pay to have it live all the time if you want and since most of us always have a phone of some sort with us it's always there. It's also handy if you're walking in a city you don't know...
Well I read a really long (well, it was like 20 pages) review of the Garmin Nuvi 660 and it seems to be what I need, I only have a couple of concerns. I read that GPSMagazine awarded it best GPS system of 2006, I know a computer my brother bought in 2006 is now far behind the curve, is it the same way for this? Also, Is the Garmin Nuvi 660 the best value for the money, in other words, does anyone know of a GPS system as good as the 660 but cheaper, or better than the 660 for the same price (or cheaper)? I know you get what you pay for but it's always possible.
Yep, today's whiz-bang electronics is tomorrow's dinosaur. That's just the way technology works. Look at the price of Plasma and LCD HD TVs now, compared to a couple of years ago.
The Garmin Nuvi 660 has been out a long time. That's why it currently sells for around $300 instead of it's original price of $700+. It's a bargain at $300, not at $700.
My advice would be not to buy a GPS that has features you don't care about. They all do basically the same thing. The additional features are what drives the price up. That's why Garmin and others have so many different models. Personally, I like the ability to integrate the Nuvi 660 with my car stereo and cell phone, but if you don't care about bluetooth, there's no reason to pay for it. The available software updating through my PC and Garmin web site is quick and easy too.
magellan sports a comparable routing engine to garmin and is in the only one that has a AAA tourbook built in, which is very useful if you're a frequent traveller
tomtoms seem to have an inferior routing engine(in testing) but their price and simplistic controls make them fine for the job they do
garmins are all around similar to magellans in features and price, sans the AAA tourbook. i think people consider them to have the best interface
i bought a magellan maestro 4040 from costco for 200$ around christmas. ive been very happy with it
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Quality for price?
