Best budget GPS devices
The best budget GPS units from brands including TomTom, Garmin, Navman and Navigon
Now has never been a better time to buy a GPS navigation device.
Spending less doesn't mean your navigation experience will be an inferior one — aside from giving you turn-by-turn directions, even the cheapest GPS units will allow you to locate points of interest (POIs), save your favourite locations and explore new places. The main differences between a budget GPS unit and a high-end one are generally unnecessary add-ons like Bluetooth hands-free capabilities, live traffic information, MP3 playback and FM transmitters.
We've rounded-up our favourite budget GPS units on the market from Garmin, TomTom, Navman and Navigon.
4 / 7
Provided you don't require any advanced features and can live with a small display, Garmin's nuvi 1250 GPS unit offers an excellent navigation experience.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 1st Dec., 2009
- Ross Catanzariti
- Garmin
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- Price:
- $ 199.00
- Pros:
- Compact size, good navigation experience, fast, ecoRoute function
- Cons:
- Small screen, no lane guidance, can't change default keyboard layout