Advantages: Price, Free traffic updates, slimline, Tom Tom one home
Disadvantages: Accuracy of TMC (not tom toms fault), Map problems,

...I Recently replace my Garmin Street pilot unit with a TOM TOM V3 Europe (Traffic edition). I mainly did this because I wanted a low cost traffic solution, and I was able to get this from Halfords for under £170.00 (at the time of purchase) It came complete with the TMC receiver module. Another reason for choosing Tom Tom was how disappointed I was with my Garmin, and how much better my Wife's Tom Tom one original was compared to it. The unit is small and light, and the TMC receiver stays in my car fixed on with suction pads. It has a touch screen, and the menu icons are quite large. However I have thick fingers and I find that the touch pad keyboard screen used for Post codes/addresses is too small and I often get letters/numbers that I havent touched. The display screen is smaller than compared to many other units, but I have... Read review

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Advantages: Just Brilliant.
Disadvantages: Price, risk of theft, otherwise none.

..., you just need to use a small amount of common sense. You can add more POIs (Points of interest) just like you could with the older versions, these include everything from the location of all McDonalds to local hairdressers. An anti-theft idea is that you can only turn on your TomTom when you enter a 4 digit pin number, I admit I have not got round to this yet. I will keep you informed. The V3 uses software which needs either the address or postcode. There is also an address book where you can go directly to "favourites" saving you time. There are many more additional goodies in the new version, including the "Help" button, this asks you what you require & offers assistance, it gives basic first aid advice, provides routes to nearest hospital, gives information like phone numbers to pharmacies etc. Also on offer is a "Where am I... Read review

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Advantages: Route Planning, Position, distance to next instruction
Disadvantages: Old Maps, POI Warnings require add-on

...I purchased TomTom Navigator along with my HP iPAQ 2210 about 10 months ago. I travel about 18000 miles a year and this product has been a great asset. It saves me having to make route notes and keep referring to road atlases. For town driving it is even better as road maps do not show all local roads. I initially purchased version 3.0 but have now upgraded to v3.03 (427). I use it with a wired GPS receiver which simply plugs into the cigarette lighter in the car. In most cases you run the application and then bring up the Navigator Menu. You can then choose where you want to go; a recent location, an address, a favourite location or even a Point of Interest (more on these later). The address can be based on a post code or you can enter the town, street name etc yourself. Your ‘Home’ address can be saved as a key favourite place... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent navigation and GPS reception, portable, good value for money
Disadvantages: Poorly located charging indicator LED

...One to connect to a PC could be more user-friendly. It is definitely not up to the mark. • I have had to reset it sometimes when starting it up, but this is not a major issue. I have heard people say that the TomTom One's loudspeaker is not as good as its predecessors'. I myself have had no problems with it. The volume is also linked to the car speed so that the volume is increased at higher speeds to improve audibility. Technical specifications *************************** Processor: 380MHz ARM920T Screen: 3.5" 320x240 colour TFT LCD Memory: 32mb RAM Battery: Internal Li-Ion Memory Card: SD including software and maps GPS Receiver: Built-In SiRFStarIII with 20 channel tracking Sound: Internal loud speaker Power Supply: Cigarette lighter socket (included) or Universal Mains Adapter (optional accessory) PC... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use, better than an A-Z
Disadvantages: Bit expensive, battery is not great

...to turn onto a road and how far this road is, what exit to take on a roundabout or to keep to one side of the road as it breaks into two roads soon. All the instructions are also on the screen to help even more. The screen also includes how fast you are going and how long the journey will last and what time you are expected to arrive at your destination. The TomTom 520 has a very good size screen with it measuring 4.3" which is also slightly bigger than the basic TomTom model. I wanted a bigger screen as I find it makes it that little bit easier to see where you need to be going. It also has the ability to link up to your mobile phone using Bluetooth and you can then use the TomTom to make calls and send and receive texts while you are driving. It is worth mentioning though that there are not many phones supported. My phone is technically... Read review

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Advantages: Compact, neat and gets you where you want to go
Disadvantages: Don't use Shortest route on long journeys

...So there I was with a trip to Leicester from North Wales, so I visited a website to get a route map, OH NO! How confusing, so I bought myself the new TomTom One Local from my local Currys for only £199.98. After getting the TomTom home and unpacking it I couldn't believe how compact the new model was compared to the older models that I had used in the past the new TomTom One is about 2.8cms deep, 9.5cms wide and 8cms high. In the box you get the SD card with the UK map on it as well as a CD with TomTom Home, which I will mention Later, the in-car charger, cable for plugging the TomTom into your PC, windscreen mount, registration card and the manual that you need to get the TomTom running. First of all the manual is right down to the basics of using the TomTom and explains how to enter an address and the TomTom will work out... Read review

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Advantages: Safer driving and you'll never get lost.
Disadvantages: Seems a little pricey at first.

...into realistic 3D images and displays them on screen, as though the road is spreading out in front of you. And the image keeps up with you as you move so you always know what's up ahead when you're driving. If you select a destination with a tap, tap, tap by, say, picking a point on the screen map, entering a Post Code or choosing a pre-loaded Point of Interest like a tourist attraction a cinema or a shopping centre, then the TomTom will plot the quickest course and guide you there by telling you to turn right or left when you need to in plenty of time. Gone are the days of fighting with maps, thrusting them against the windscreen and peering at unfamiliar place names while trying to find where the B1923 crosses the B1922 to find out whether to turn left or right and not being quite certain where you really are. : : : How does it do know... Read review

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Advantages: Screen Size, TMC, Bluetooth Hands free for Phone, Accessories
Disadvantages: Price, Extras at Price, Only GB and MRE, SD Card too Small, No Mp3 player facility

...is calling even though it is advertised that is does and ringing TomTom back up will end up in: "Well we haven't tested it with every model of the phone"; standard answer from every technical support line everywhere these days. The text receive feature doesn't work and also by reading manuals I found out that even if you get them you precious TomTom won't read them back. A very very annoying feature because his bigger brother the 910 does which is essentially the same unit but with a hard disk drive and really I didn't see the point of having to pay an extra £150-200 so Homer J. Simpson can read me my mums message asking me why haven't called in a few days. Another stupid annoyance is that even though I know the great rule of reading fine print and look for the stars advertising all over the 510 that it will read mp3s and display pictures... Read review

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Advantages: New Features. MP3 Player,Audio Books,Traffic Alert system and more
Disadvantages: None

...The TomTom 910. Well this mere mortal is here again. Over the years I have owned 3 TomTom devices, the TomTom Classic, TomTom 500 and now the TomTom 910. Family members are benefiting from my cast-offs in a big way. So imagine my delight when visiting my local Halfords on the 3rd of May 2006 to purchase screen wash, I found myself being mysteriously drawn by an unknown force to the GPS display. I could feel my credit card trembling in fear, in a euphoric haze I purchased the said device. I left the store trembling in anticipation, achieved warp factor 7 and found myself at home opening the box. OK so I had an idea, that they were about to introduce a new range with even more features than the last, but I did not realise that they were to appear so soon. What's in the Box TomTom Go 910 A change from the 300... Read review

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Advantages: Funky, danceable, fun and experimental
Disadvantages: Not to everyone's tastes

...Never heard of Tom Tom Club? You’d be in the majority, then. But the chances are you have heard of the Talking Heads, the band from which the Club was spawned. If you haven’t heard of Talking Heads, I suggest a trip to your local HMV (or other such record store, I say HMV as it is my music store of choice) so that you can realise what you’ve been missing out on and thank your lucky stars that this humble reviewer was here to arrest your decline into bad music taste. In the early 1980’s, Talking Heads, a New York band sprung from the same scene which spawned such other luminaries as the Ramones, Blondie and Patti Smith, was one of the most critically acclaimed bands in the world, adored by the critics and peers, with a dedicated fanbase and an increasing commercial acceptability thanks to singles like ‘Burning Down The House... Read review

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