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Excellent handheld GPS

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:31:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author scharo - I needed a small GPS for off road hiking and also for general street use when on the road, this rugged little handheld filled both needs. I have had little prior experience using a GPS, this being my first purchase, so my impressions are from a...

Garmin eTrex Handheld GPS for the beginner and weekend geocacher

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:16:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author captainjmorgan - The Garmin eTrex Handheld GPS Receiver is a great GPS for anyone who has little to no experience with GPS units and wants to become familiar with one. The eTrex is small (2 x 4.4 x 1.2 in) and weighs just over 5 oz. with the batteries. It uses 2 AA...

Find your way around. Period.

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:22:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kfj001 - Navigon may have left North America, but getting your hands on one of these babies cheap is a great idea.Navi... gone...Navigon is a German company. They left the North American market. Although they promised to "honor their...

Magellan RoadMate 1340 Car GPS Receiver

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:13:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author susiewho - After the untimely demise of our old Magellan it took almost no time at all to get a replacement. We have come to rely heavily on that sweet talking gal in the Magellan to take us where we need to go. Hubby has a sense of direction, I'm...

Garmin Nuvi 1490T GPS: Never Get Lost Again With This Great Navigation System!

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:42:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author noangels - Since my husband and I purchased our first GPS in early 2005, navigation systems have become an essential part of our electronics collection. My husband works for a communications company with accounts throughout New York City, New Jersey, Upstate New...

A Very Good GPS For The Price, But Some Quirks

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:01:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author truegenius - Approximately a year ago, I bought and reported on the Magellan RoadMate 1200, a GPS unit that ranged in price between (at the time) $100 and $150. I had been impressed with the user interface as well as the price. But the RoadMate became...

This is JUNK in its purest form...

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:56:26 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author seattletrades - This device is not only suffering from bad design, but is also annoying to operate. (if it even operates at all) I purchased one from a Craigslist seller (Real Estate Agent) and I was tempted to throw it out the window into oncoming traffic within 20...

Easy to Use Travel

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:26:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jlower83 - I bought this GPS for Christmas last year and have been more than pleased with it. I have found that it is very easy to use and has many great navigation features. Here are some of the many benefits of using the Garmin:
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TomTom vs. Garmin on a Motorcycle - Who Wins? (Garmin Zumo 660 Does)

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:17:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - Motorcyclists choice - Garmin Zumo 660 or TomTom Rider 2? BACKGROUND:A weatherprooof GPS device can be a godsend for a motorcyclist. Bikers have both hands occupied with the task of operating the vehicle. Paper maps are essentially...

Good basic map monkey

Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:15:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bassmanlee - I pooh-pooh'd the idea of having a GPS unit until I got lost in the sprawl of North Jersey on the way to a meeting. My co-worker had just purchased the Mio DigiWalker C220 and was able to locate MY position on his unit and talk me street-by-street to my...

Life with my TomTom XL 340 S Car GPS Receiver ...

Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:36:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dianapinions - I absolutely hate getting lost when I'm driving. Is there anything worse than having no idea which way to go? And inevitably, I get lost when I most need to be on time, such as going to a wedding, a business appointment, or an appointment with a new...

Garmin nuvi 360 - nice

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:09:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author netbob30 - Update 1 year later.I entered a lengthy review of this product on epinions last year with good points and shortcomings. Just an update a year later. It has every feature I need, got me out of Raleigh, NC and home 70 miles away in the dark last night. Had...

TomTom One 130 GPS Performance on Basic Navigation Is High Quality

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:54:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author DGodesky - The TomTom One 130 is a compact GPS that provides all of the basic in navigation functions very well but It may take someone who is not used to TomTom’s functional design some trial and error to get to understand how this GPS tool works. ...

Great car accessory!

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:56:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vrhappy - I needed a handsfree bluetooth phone adaptor and wanted a gps for traffic conditions. This Nuvi 265 is nice! This is my 5th GPS and all have been Garmins so I don't know about the other OEM brands other than the factory unit in the Prius. I'd say the...

An amazing basic GPS receiver

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:25:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author userleif - For years I'd been using an older Garmin Etrex receiver to log the collection of fungi. Unfortunately the sensitivity was such that under heavy foliage I would be unable to get a lock. With some trepidation I upgraded to the eTrex H, unsure whether or...

The Navigon 2100 GPS Has Been a Fantastic and Affordable "Security Blanket" for Me

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:48:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Javelina - I don't have a great sense of direction, and coupled with living in a new city and driving to a lot of new places with a new baby in the car, a GPS was a perfect gift for me last year. I was very pleasantly surprised to get this Navigon 2100 GPS as...

Once was lost, but now am found...

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:52:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author conquest23 - I have always used Garmin products both on the road and on the water. Sadly after my boat was stolen last year I need to buy a quick replacement Marine GPS to substitute for the onboard GPSMAP 3010C that was of course stolen with it. Needing something...

Do NOT buy this!

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:18:49 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author denvercougar - Cobra charges $129 to update the maps! and they are several years outdated! The unit is slow, and does not have much flexibility for options and features. When I spoke to Cobra, they agreed a newer model with updated maps would...

Navman: a poor choice - technical support is non-existent

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:45:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dwsimpso - I purchased a Navman iCN 750. It worked for a while. Then it lost track of its maps. Navman's tech support people appeared not to care. They promised to call back, never did. Promised a manager would call back. Never...

You could have been a contender... but you might be just a pretender...

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:49:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author honda1971 - This is my second Nuvi (have a 660) and third overall Garmin that I've had now (started with StreetPilot 2620). Each I had for over two years and replaced with the new model only because a "must have" feature was introduced. It was...

Reason for my final choice

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:44:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dongeeL - 265WT was our family's 5th GPS, and no doubt the best decision of the five. With all our three cars having their own GPS I did not need another GPS. But I got so frustrated with my 4th purchase which was the only non-Garmin product, that i...

LOST AND FOUND USING TOMTOM ONE 130 GPS RECEIVER

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:33:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kbolton72 - I am one of those people who experience bouts of panic when I am lost, when construction deters my normal route, or I am going somewhere new for the first time. While this is not my first GPS, it is my most reliable so far, in contrast to my other ones...

updates

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:07:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ptjims - I was tickled with this unit and all the features it offered,. after waiting over a year for map updates I called again to be told that the company NEVER intended to provide updates because when they make a new model the software is not compatible with...

Garmin Finds My 100th Epinion

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:23:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Sunliner - What can I say about my Streetpilot C330 in-car GPS receiver? I can say that I like it a lot. I can say that it has its shortcomings. I can say that it has been a lifesaver. For Christmas 2007, my dad gave me a...

It might be time to retire the trusty atlas

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:16:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cxc273 - It wasn't until my wife and I visited my brother and his family in Seattle that I realized how invaluable a GPS unit could be. Since my brother couldn't play host to us the entire week, we were left on our own. He did supply us with his Tom Tom One GPS...