GPS Unit Recommendation? - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

The Monkey · 12-03-2007, 11:51 AM

Hi all. I'm looking for a GPS solution for my car. Portable, not in-dash. Would like to spend no more than 300 bucks. Any recs?

mbriant · 12-03-2007, 11:12 PM

I'm not sure which models are available in your price range, but I just replaced my trusty Garmin Streetpilot 2610 which has served me well for 3 years with a Garmin nuvi 760. Unlike the old Streetpilot, the nuvi can also run off batteries and be carried around with you. Garmin's been in the gps business since the beginning and they seem to know what they're doing.

grawk · 12-03-2007, 11:26 PM

I've had the garmin nuvi 350, a pda with tomtom navigator 6, and currently have tomtom one v3, and a mio digiwalker 220. All are very useful, and each has benefits and drawbacks over the other. I'd get whatever you can get cheapest with good maps. It's a good time to have no sense of direction

wsilvio · 12-03-2007, 11:37 PM

I have a nuvi 350, and like it very much. Thank god for gps since I totally have no sense of direction!

MrSlacker · 12-04-2007, 12:14 AM

My dad has TomTom GO 510 which I think they already took down. I really like TomTom and their interface. It seems pretty damn accurate and fast enough at recalculating route when you miss a turn.

Socratez · 12-04-2007, 12:54 AM

Absolutely the Garmin Nuvi 350 for that price range. Has its own battery if you want to carry it around and tour new cities on foot. It fits in the palm of your hand or pocket so you can take it with you when out of the car so it doesn't get stolen. It gets satellite signal very fast, speaks street names clearly, plays MP3's, and more and more. And the Garmin interface is the best I've ever used.

pianomav · 12-04-2007, 01:47 AM

Some portable gps has bluetooth as well,, anybody uses that feature?

I'm also in the market for a portable gps... i'm leaning towards the garmin nuvi series but i'm just wondering if the bluetooth on some models are worth it..

The Monkey · 12-04-2007, 01:48 AM

Thanks gang. Looks like I'll check out the Garmin line.

grawk · 12-04-2007, 01:50 AM

Having used garmin, tomtom, and mio, I've decided that the only features I care about are speed of satellite lock, number of points of interest in the database, and flexibility of routing software.

marvin · 12-04-2007, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by grawk

Having used garmin, tomtom, and mio, I've decided that the only features I care about are speed of satellite lock, number of points of interest in the database, and flexibility of routing software.

How's the tomtom One compared to the Nuvi 350? A relative picked two up on Black Friday and I'm thinking about purchasing one off of them. I've used a Nuvi 350, so it'll work as a baseline.