| It's very tempting to just look at the latest | | | | unit for everyone, the nuvi 760 really is a great |
| reviews of car GPS units and go out and buy | | | | GPS receiver! It sells for just under $400, and has |
| whatever they recommend! | | | | a ton of great features. It comes with maps of |
| Consumer Reports had a story recently, where | | | | the U.S. and Canada, has Bluetooth, and can do |
| they recommended five or so of the top car | | | | multiple point routing, along with a number of |
| GPS's. Although I agreed with their choices, I really | | | | other cool things. |
| think those ae not the only possible "best" GPS's | | | | You won't go wrong with the nuvi 760--if that's |
| on the market. | | | | how much you want to spend! |
| The problem with reviews of car GPS units is the | | | | But what if you're looking for a lower priced unit? |
| reviewer can only recommend a few models. | | | | You can spend as little as $150 and get a great |
| What if there are a number of good buys at | | | | entry-level device from any of the three main |
| various price points? (This is the case for the GPS | | | | manufacturers. There's the Garmin nuvi 200, the |
| marketplace.) You can't just recommend | | | | Tom Tom One, 3rd Edition, or the Magellan |
| everything...can you? | | | | Maestro 3100. All three of these are excellent |
| What the Consumer Reports article left out were | | | | entry level units. |
| great GPS units in the lower and higher price | | | | In the middle of the price range, you might want |
| ranges. So, if you're an entry level buyer you | | | | to think about the Garmin nuvi 350 or the |
| might have read the article and decided that | | | | Magellan Maestro 4250. You can get both of |
| today just was not your day to buy that GPS | | | | these for under $300! The Maestro 4250 even |
| you've been dreaming about. | | | | has the larger 4.3-inch screen. |
| If you're a high-end buyer, then you might have | | | | Tom Tom has an excellent mid-priced unit--the |
| gone out and bought a GPS you would have been | | | | Tom Tom GO 920T. Currently selling for around |
| disappointed with. After all, as a high-end buyer | | | | $400, it does everything except multiple point |
| you expect to get the cutting edge of technology! | | | | routing. |
| So, what I'm going to do in this article is talk | | | | So, although reviews of car GPS units are helpful, |
| about the whole car GPS marketplace and give | | | | you shouldn't take them as the end all and be all |
| you a more fair and balanced view of what you | | | | of the GPS marketplace. What's so exciting is |
| should be buying. | | | | there are GPS units available at prices virtually |
| To begin with let's look at a few of the GPS units | | | | everyone can afford. |
| Consumer Reports recommended. | | | | What you need to do now is to get on a good, |
| Their overall best units was the Garmin nuvi 760. | | | | informative website where you can browse |
| Although it's hard to say that's the absolute best | | | | particular models and check out their prices. |