Holiday gift guide: Best GPS navigation devices for Christmas
We round up the best GPS navigation devices on sale this Christmas, from leading brands including TomTom, Garmin and Navman.
Once costing in excess of $1000, GPS navigation units, or sat navs, can now be purchased for very reasonable prices. Christmas is one of the best times to buy a GPS unit and throw away your street directory for good; the cheapest GPS devices can be bought for under $200, while even the top of the line models can now be bought for well under $500.
We've rounded up the best GPS navigation devices on sale this Christmas, from leading brands including TomTom, Garmin and Navman.
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TomTom Start 10
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Navman MY75T
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Garmin nuvi 3790T
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Navigon 70 Plus
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Garmin nuvi 1690
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TomTom XL 250
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Garmin nuvi 1490T
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TomTom XXL 540
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Garmin nuvi 1390T
The Garmin nuvi 3790T is drop-dead gorgeous. If you're willing to pay its premium price you'll get a navigation device that not only looks good, but offers excellent build quality, a great screen and what we think is the best overall navigational experience of any GPS unit on the market.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 12th July, 2010
- Ross Catanzariti
- Garmin
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- Price:
- $ 549.00
- Pros:
- Design and build quality, capacitive touchscreen, simple and effective UI, voice commands, traffic updates, safety alerts, lane guidance
- Cons:
- Expensive, glossy screen, no ambient light sensor, slightly slower at getting a GPS fix and rerouting than other Garmin satnavs
