Acer Pouch GPS

Advantages: Perfect for the TomTom, will keep it well protected
Disadvantages: fits most, but not all sat navs. Tempermental zip

...The TomTom carry ONE case, is specifically designed for the Tom Tom portable sat nav (any version) but can also be used for almost any other sat nav on the market. Dont take my word for it but have a look at one before you decide to buy it for your non TomTom sat nav. On the whole the carry case is very good and there isnt much to fault it on, with the case having a nice feel about it (feels like wet suit type material) and an easy to use zip (no fuss pulling it hard if your using it for a tomtom) I would only have to say that for other satnav's it may be a bit more of a squeeze to get it into the pouch, with the zip becoming a little more dodgy. The concept of the carry case, however is an essential one. An average satnav can cost upwards of £150 and it would be a wise idea to fork out around a tenth of that price to protect from... Read review

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Advantages: small, very sensitive, 17 hour battery length
Disadvantages: cost

...Many of us are now getting sat nav. Some are complete units with integrated GPS and maps, whilst others are separate units such as a pocketpc or mobile phone, with separate GPS receiver. The Globalsat BT-338 is one of the latest generation bluetooth GPS receivers using the new SiRF Star III chipset - lower power usage with greater sensitivity. The price varies from £100 on Ebay to £140 in the shops. The unit itself is matchbox sized and has a rechargeable battery whose life is claimed to be about 17 hours. The pack comes with the GPS receiver, incar charger, mains charger, soft case, and instruction cd. The bluetooth range is 10m, and the GPS can track up to 20 satellites at once. The GPS is easy to use - one button on the front to turn on/off (with auto power-off if not connected to a bluetooth device in ten minutes... Read review

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Advantages: Great features, Price
Disadvantages: None - Maybe battery life, restricted internal memory

...the Navman F20 which is now quite cheap to buy at <£120 and I was also looking at the Acer v200 at <£120. I liked using the Navman but it lacked key features such as map scrolling, road block and itinerary planning which made it very annoying to use and somewhat useless. The other Navmans were too expensive for me so they were out. Garmins Nuvi seemed so confusing to pin down what version did what and what was new and what was out of date I gave up on them when its obvious that the tomtom v3 was a new bit of kit. The Acer got good reviews and had map scroll but no speed cameras built in or itinerary planning or roadblock features, I think. Also there future maps releases and customer support could be questionable as they are new to the Sat Nav market. So I looked towards Tomtom, previously I thought it would be so cliché to get one... Read review

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