Advantages: Dont get lost again!!!
Disadvantages: None I have found yet!

...The boring facts 1st....... Technical Specifications: High sensitivity GPS chipset. 32MB RAM-CPU 266MHz 4.3inch full TFT colour LCD touch screen (480x272 pixels. 64,000 colours). Internal Lithium-lon battery (2 hours operation). 119mm x 86mm x 27mm, 208 grams. Operating temperature -10 to +55 0c. What comes with this sat nav. TomTom One XL device. Memory card (SD card). Windscreen holder. USB Car Charger and USB cable. TomTom Home software. Product code card. Documentation. I bought this Tom Tom as every time I have to go somewhere that I'm not familiar with I get lost! It cost me £299, which is a lot of money, but as it has the speed camera's on it, it helps me keep a clean licence, so to me its well worth the money. You can get them cheaper if you don't want the camera's on it, but as this was a treat to me I... Read review

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

...to get one and they were out of my price range but in August 2007 V2 got a price cut and V3 entered the market cheaper than ever at around £140/150, or now a bargain at £132.00 as shown above. It was a little steep for me but because the features all seemed so worthwhile I had to get it. Tomtom have kept choosing simple with all the features on the ONE being the same as the ONE XL (just has a bigger screen) and also you can get one with Europe maps and one with GB. So there are four straight versions, easy (minus the expensive tomtoms higher up the range which have features most of us wont use). The other advantage of picking a tomtom is that they are market leaders and they seem to look after there customers, offering easily accessible software upgrades for the unit, decent support and map updates. So which one to choose the new V3... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use, incredible detail
Disadvantages: None to speak of, really.

...is at dirrections? In a word, Excellent! But I would temper that with one bad experience. It sent us to a ski hill via a road that is closed in winter! A bit of a let down, but the only bad experience in 2,300KM of driving over 10 days. So, a wholehearted recommendation. Its a great driving aid. I think it improves safety too, because there really is no need to be making sudden dirrection changes when you spot a sign at the last second! TomTom gives you clear and consise dirrections before and during route deviations. I love it!!... Read review

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Advantages: Large Screen, Quick route Calculations, Buddy finder, Touchscreen, Speed Camera's
Disadvantages: Battery Life (but just plug it into the car's cig lighter!)

...I have spent along time looking at the Sat Nav market (approx. 12 months) and was really waiting for prices to drop and to get a model to my needs. So far I have this with the TomTom One XL. The best thing for new buyers is that it works straight out the box. No need to pug it into your computer, but put in the destination that you desire and off you go. The battery life is not brilliant (TomTom state is has a battery life of 2 hours) but can you really complain when you have it in the car and all you have to do is pug it into your cigarette lighter? Which can I remind you is pretty much free energy don’t forget. One negative point would have to be there is no AC power adapter (they can be bought separately), so that you can charge it at home – but then saying that why not just charge it in the car. Wires!! Might think it’s a bit mess... Read review

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Advantages: Large Screen, Easy to navigate menu, great GUI, nice layout, array of features.
Disadvantages: Battery Life.

...by lowering the volume, dulling the screen etc but this item will be used in a car more often than not so you just plug in the AC car adapter which is included in the box and it charges from there. There are numerous voice profiles to choose from like \"UK Jane\" and american accents. You navigate to a destination by simpy touching the screen and selecting the \"navigate to\" option then you can input the city, street address, or postcode. The tom tom ONE XL then calculates the quickest route for you giving you a summary of the journey in miles, time taken etc. Also this unit has speed camera alerts and POI (points of interest) which include petrol stations etc. Hope this review is as useful to you as the Tom Tom ONE XL has been to me...... Read review

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Advantages: large good quality TFT LCD touch screen, very simple to use,
Disadvantages: is more expensive

...We recently purchased this TomTom which is the first one I have had, my husband has a Navman which seems overly complex. We travel fairly frequently and I have a pretty poor map reading ability (I got within 80 miles of London once before realising I was heading the wrong direction; the trip was to Scotland from the midlands) I can always find my way home but getting there is another matter. Why the TomTom ONE XL Europe? ≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈• We chose the Europe package as we tend to do more travelling there rather than more exotic places as we can take the dog now. we prefer to keep her with us when we can rather than kennel her and I don’t much like the thought of her being stowed... Read review

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Advantages: Clear, easy, functional, usable - excellent
Disadvantages: Very little.

...it doesn’t look like some half-arsed after-market add-on. If you already own your car, or are buying a second-hand motor that doesn’t already have a system fitted, then your options are the selection Halfords, not to mention any decent automotive website, have to offer you – and they start from as little as £99.99. I wouldn’t recommend buying the cheapest unless you are desperate for electronic guidance and have a limited budget, but you don’t have to spend much more than that to get yourself a decent Sat Nav device. The best-selling device on the market is TomTom and it’s not that hard to see why. Having spent some time with the One XL Europe, a replacement for an aged BlueMedia Satellite Navigation device, I have been amazed at how quick and easy the device is to set up and use. The first thing that strikes you is that, unlike TomTom... Read review

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

...I don't know too much about in-car satellite navigation systems (satnavs, as they call them) and it's not that I have used a number of devices so that I can compare the pros and cons of one against the other. But, I am a very satisfied user of TomTom One and would definitely recommend it to any potential buyer. We bought the TomTom One about 4 months ago and to date, it hasn't given us a chance to regret our decision. The TomTom One is one of the numerous entry-level satnavs in the market, but does not disappoint with its loads of features and reasonable price (We bought ours in Aug 2006 for £199). It has become very popular in the market. There are, of course, other companies which offer entry-level devices at a much lower price, but I can say from my and my friends' limited experience, TomTom devices are way ahead in terms... Read review

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Advantages: Bigger Screen, Easy to use, subscribe to speed camera services and many more
Disadvantages: Can lose satellite signal from time-to-time

...Following the huge success of the original TomTom One, the team have got together and come up with this, 'The TomTom One XL'. My dad used to travel fully equipped with the original TomTom One and found it to be very benficial. The device was so easy to use but my old man has stumpy sausage fingers so he found it a little difficult when typing addresses, post codes etc. Then the TomTom One XL came along boasting a bigger screen with all the advantages of the original. Well the outcome was how you'd expect it to be with a TomTom, success, success, success. The bigger screen allowed the old man to navigate the device even easier than the original. For you to get a better idea here are some of the advantages; -although the this is the XL version, the device remains as slim as ever which means you can carry just about wherever you... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use, lots of options
Disadvantages: Needs to be updated monthly

...I brought this as a gift for my mother last christmas as she doesn't often drive to far and, like me, is slightly geographically challenged Purchase and Price --------------------------- I brought the tom tom from Tesco, at the time I had a voucher for £50 off voucher which made it only £99 in price, very reasonable I feel for a sat nav. I did have quite a few problems with the ordering and collection of item, but thats a whole other Tesco review! The XL One comes in a pack with a small black pouch case, which is fastened by velcro, a mains charger, an in car charge (to be plugged into the lighter switch in the car) and the holder/stand that suctions the Sat Nav to the wind screen. Also Included in the price was a £10 online redeemable voucher, which can be used to purchase a different case or celebrity voice overs for those... Read review

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