gps garmin vs tomtom
GPS Garmin VS TomTom?
What model/brand do you recommend. My budget is no more than $400 for one.
Garmin. They cost just a little more but the quality is much better in my opinion. I bought a Garmin Nuvi 205 for $120 then I bought my mom a TomTom One 125 for $100 both are entry level GPSs, but the Garmin is well worth the extra $20. The Garmin calculates routes faster, the interface is easy to navigate, it chooses better routes, you can put a SD card in it to expand the memory, the map updates are cheaper. So eventually you’ll end up buying more for the TomTom anyways.
From there it all depends on what features you want. General rule of thumbs is the higher the model number the more features and the more it cost. You can get a simple GPS that will get you where you need to go for about $130 or you can break bank with a high tech GPS towards $600 all depends on what features you want. Whatever model you choose to get I recommend getting the one that ends in ’5′ this is a newer model so the processor is faster, it finds a signal faster, and my favorite it shows you your current speed limit along with the speed limit of the road you are traveling on.
All Nuvi’s will get you where you need to go even the lowest model will get you there the same way the more expensive ones would the differences are the costly features such as
*Text to speech is the ability to speak street names. A GPS will usually say something like “turn right in 3.2 miles” and then display the street name in writing but with text to speech the GPS will say “turn right in 3.2 miles onto Jackson Rd.”
*Traffic- ability to see traffic jams and plan a route to avoid them. This is a yearly or monthly extra fee or free with Nuvi’s that end with ‘T’.
*Voice recognition. The ability to speak addresses into the Garmin without entering them in by hand.
*Bluetooth you can connect your phone to your GPS wirelessly if your phone allows it so you can place or answer calls on the GPS without the need to stumble around for your phone.
*MP3- can play mp3 through the GPS
*FM Transmitter- allows you to hear the GPS through your car speakers.
So depending on what features you want you may only want an entry level GPS one that takes you where you need to go with no extras in that case I recommend the Nuvi 205
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There is a chart called ‘Which nuvi is Best for You?’ you can match up the features you want to find the GPS that will best fit your needs. Also you can see customer reviews.
