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Magellan Maestro - Brilliant GPS System.

Advantages: Brilliant Features. Extremely easy to use. Built in SD card reader.
Disadvantages: Slightly pricey compared to other GPS systems.

I recently bought this navigation system for my car. I am not familiar at all with the roads in my city and this little device has already helped me SO much. It's extremely easy to use. It's got a few options for adding destinations - you can either put in the address (even takes partials), or you can search through different categories allowing it to pinpoint the closest in the region and how far away from you they are. The navigation system itself ...
...much the same, but the 3D takes a bit of time to get used to. When in downtown areas, some buildings even appear as 3D structures! The voice navigation is also quite useful. You can set it to a male or female voice, set the volume level, and when he/she speaks. Destinations can be saved into the GPS system's built in memory allowing you to just scroll through your address book instead of having to enter the destination's address every single time. ...

harismahmood89 09.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Magellan Maestro 4200 Regional

Brilliant device TomTom ONE XL

Advantages: easy to use, nifty features
Disadvantages: annoying voiceover

...on this model. TomTom: TomTom are a well established brand of GPS receivers, probably the most popular brand as Sat Navs are frequently and commonly called TomTom's. When you hear the name, you know you have a good quality device. Looks: The screen is quite wide and outlined in silver which looks very sleek and stylish. It just fits into my hand so isn't too big but will happily fit into my handbag when not in use. I think it's also quite heavy ...
...constantly cleaning after using the TomTom for a trip. If you need to charge it whilst using it you simply plug the wire into the SatNav and into your cigarette lighter. Marvellous! Getting to where you want to go: After turning the device on (button on top) you tap the screen and are greeted by a menu. Simply tap "navigate to..." and you will be given several options to locate your destination: - Home (where you can save your own address for ...

k8eh89 07.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of TomTom ONE XL United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

TOMTOM one great while it worked

Advantages: quick and easy to set up ,fast GPS pick up
Disadvantages: breaks way too easily

On buying my Tomtom one i was very excited and also a little disapointed with the size of the box, i purchased a TomTom one v4 europe with traffic updates. The set up was very simple no CD to mess about with and put in my "Man Draw" never to be seen again all the software for your pc is on the unit itself just plug the usb lead in and away you go. The new easy mount part is truly rubbish you click the unit into it and unless you get this right ...
...and that i should ring TomTom i did this and was told by proberly the worst customer service assistant in the word that there is nothing they can do as this is physical damage bbut they would sell me a reconditioned unit for £20 morethan i brought the original one for. Sorry TomTom its back to a map for me and i have a £150 paper weight now ...

pete01x 03.06.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of TomTom ONE Europe

Gets you from A-B, but so does a map.

Advantages: Does what it's supposed to
Disadvantages: Makes you want to play baseball with it.

I never was much of a fan of the whole sat-nav craze, and the stories of people completely stripped of their common sense driving on train tracks or into rivers certainly fortified my avoidance of them. But seeing this in an electrical store, I thought ‘what the hell, don’t knock it till you’ve tried it’ so I went ahead and bought it. Look An ugly, visually distracting piece of kit which attaches to your window by suction, I am willing to ...
...turned on. Function Well it did what it was supposed to do; it told me how to get where I was going. It also had lots of wonderful extra features such as Google search (WHY!?!?) and it told me where the traffic jams are. It also had lots of wonderful safety alerts which gradually increased the urge to throw it out the window or drive into a river (trust me, people weren’t being stupid, they just wanted to shut the thing up). It beeped at me ...

anakha6 31.05.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of TomTom GO 940 LIVE

Nice Satnav, Shame about the battery!

Advantages: Brilliant Navigation Tool
Disadvantages: Abysmal battery life, Extras leave a lot to be desired

This is now my second Sony satnav unit, having previously owned the next model down from this (NV-U92). My old satnav was stolen and no doubt sold for the price of a drugs fix, however as they say that is another story. Having been somewhat impressed by the performance of my U92, I was more than happy when the insurance offered to replace it with the U93. I have to say that in comparison, apart from the U93 being compatible with Windows Vista (The ...
...of styling and design, The Sony range of Satnav do look the part! In terms of where the unit can be mounted, they are vastly more flexible than other brands on the market. The units are quite robust and are built to withstand the inevitable knocks and scrapes. There are however as with most things the odd few flaws in design for which I will elaborate further. Display >>>>>> Sony are renown for the quality of their display screens, be it either ...

maa1506 30.05.2009 · Read Full Review
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Review of Sony NV-U93T