December 8, 2006

GPS Steals and Deals (TomTom ONE $290) - 12/8

Remember the TomTom GiveGive program is still running - TomTom Extending GiveGive to January, and upping the deal to $100.

TomTom ONE for $290 after $100 GiveGive rebate, plus shipping at TheNerds.

Amazon has already dropped prices on the whole TomTom line! How about the TomTom ONE for $399! See our Review of the TomTom ONE.

How are you doing? Check out our Holiday GPS Shopping Guide for some guidance on what GPS is right for you.

"Offline" there are lots of sales that outright stink.... "$100 off" they promise. Check online first; Offline I saw a Nuvi 350 the other day on "Special" for $599; you can save $150 at Amazon, but you knew that already.

Nuvi's are selling hard with the recent price drops, Flat is in and these prices are way down from a few weeks ago:

Garmin Nuvi 350– recent price drops put it around $450; Down $200 in a couple of months.

Garmin Nuvi 360 is now around $530; WOW - a couple of weeks ago this was over $600.

Run out of options for getting the Mio C310x at a store? There have been tight supplies of the Mio C310x in stores since the big blowout on Black Friday and the parade of $199 sales for the unit. The Staples near me doesn’t have any and they aren’t expecting any in for a while. Well a quick check of eBay shows a couple of hundred up for grabs. It appears that they are going for anywhere between $200 - $250.

Deals on GPS's. Here’s a quick rundown:

Garmin Nuvi 660 - Price hovering around $750 or so at Amazon, Very dynamic. Anything under $760 is a good price. See our review - Also check out the GPSNow site for what has been often a lower price ($729 this morning), and FAST same day, FREE shipping.

Magellan RoadMate 760 - Price drops on this brings it to about $360!

Garmin StreetPilot C330 – Now below $310 for this very capable, maps pre-loaded device. Earlier this year this was selling for the mid-to upper $400’s.

Garmin StreetPilot C340 – Also price dropped, now selling for around $350. Optional traffic capability. See our review.

"2 'fer" Deal at MotionBased - Not really a deal on a GPS, but if you buy a year's subscription to the GPS fitness service, you get a second one free.

More after the jump....

Lowrance iWay 350C – $50 Rebate right now. Mid Tier model that we reviewed earlier this year. Highly configurable. Rebate now extended through 12/31.

Handheld GPS
New "x" series GPS Units with the better SiRF star III Chipset. All $50 Rebates, all run through 12/31/06.

Garmin GPSMap 60Cx - VERY capable GPSMAP handhelds, excellent performers.

Garmin GPSMap 60CSx - Adds Altimeter and Electronic Compass.

Garmin eTrex Venture Cx - Entry level color handheld with Mapping. Net Cost is within about $30 of the Monochrome Legend - DEFINITELY worth the upgrade - Color, Memory Card, USB Connectivity, 32 hour battery life..... consider at least the Venture Cx.

Garmin eTrex Legend Cx - adds a 64MB micro SD card.

Garmin eTrex Vista Cx - Adds Altimeter and Electronic Compass.

New Rebate on Garmin MetroGuide V8 Upgrade - $30 back now through March 1, 2007. See Form (PDF)