Choosing A Sat Nav Kit

[richard691]

Looking to buy a sat nav kit, just wondered what people's thoughts were on the following system:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48335&TabID=1&source=1&doy=11m11

 

[Middo]

not bad for £200, but i think you'd be better paying the extra and going for a PDA based sat nav solution. around £300ish

 

[The Big Yin]

Try this mate

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=86620

 

[GarethM]

the gizmondo is slow compared to a dedicated unit like tomtom go 300, because it is mainly for games email etc.
try the garmin streetpilot c310 or a pda based unit
www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk

 

[richard691]

Ok thanks for the info, what do you think of the TomTom Go 700 with the built in bluetooth mobile phone hands free kit?

 

[daveio]

mines on ebay at the mo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NAVMAN-ICN510-SAT-NAV-SYSTEM-EURO-MAPS-REMOTE-BOXED_W0QQitemZ5827420557QQcategoryZ75327QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[JAMESSRICH]

Ok thanks for the info, what do you think of the TomTom Go 700 with the built in bluetooth mobile phone hands free kit?

just get the 500 - from what i have heard halfords will be doing them cheep boxing day

 

[LegoHead]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5827169372&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT&rd=1

mine is £400 for one day only, plus its a phone so you could sell your old one to fund the new sat nav like I did.

 

[richard691]

So whats the difference between the go 500 and go 700?

 

[JAMESSRICH]

not much appart from the 700 comes with a remote

www.tomtom.com

 

[BRUN]

get the Garmin i3

£179.99.........yes its only got a scroll wheel instead of touch screen but for the price its brilliant

 

[Spammy]

Whatever you do, dont go for the Road Angel Navigator - It's s**t!

 

[beatjunkie]

is the garmin one really small and looks like a tomtom,if it is i set that up at work the other day and worked very well!!was impressed

Ryan

 

[GarethM]

So whats the difference between the go 500 and go 700?

the difference is you get a remote with it, street level european mapping, whereas the 500 is only major roads. also the 700 is a hard drive unit on loaded on a sd card like the 300 and 500.

 

[BRUN]

is the garmin one really small and looks like a tomtom,if it is i set that up at work the other day and worked very well!!was impressed

Ryan

yup it is, good little unit isnt it, i work at Motor World and were selling them for £179.99

 

[richard691]

So what are the main differences between the garmin i3 and a tomtom unit, do you still neeed a new aerial?

 

[Daz]

TomTom (anything)

We have the TomTom300 and it's amazing.. it just works - and better than any other Sat Nav I've used before.

If you have a silly windscreen (172, 182), yes, you will need an external aerial.

 

[daveio]

TomTom (anything)

We have the TomTom300 and it's amazing.. it just works - and better than any other Sat Nav I've used before.

If you have a silly windscreen (172, 182), yes, you will need an external aerial.

daz can you update the maps on the tomtom with the software without buying a new card...wanted to update my navman but the updated maps are 99 quid

 

[cat171]

get the Garmin i3

£179.99.........yes its only got a scroll wheel instead of touch screen but for the price its brilliant

My dad bought my mum this one & I have used it more than she has. Its a great unit I can't fault it at all (agros are now doing it for £169.99) so its even more of a bargian.
As for needing an ariel I don't in my car (fiat coupe) as it picks up from a long distance, in my mums focus its not as good, so we had to get an ariel for it.

She had a navman 520 before te Garmin i3- but it was sh*t so we took it back.