GPS Steals and Deals - 8/25

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Notable News:

The Pocket Loox N100 (that has been discontinued) has a $50 rebate on it, brining this unit below $200. PCMag did a review on the Loox N100 and thought it was OK, not great.

Again some prices in the Sunday Circulars can be way above online prices - Nuvi 200 for $349 at Best Buy, for about $269 with free shipping at Amazon (see below). Wow. Check online before buying.

Units in the ~$200 - $300 range

The Nuvi 250 is under $300 this week ($295), while the Nuvi 200 is $269. Both very nice prices for these units. See my Hands on Review of the Nuvi 250 for an idea of how well this will perform. Maps are the only difference: Nuvi 200: Continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail), Nuvi 250: All of North America (no Mexico).

TomTom ONE - $229 with FREE SHIPPING. It’s the #2 selling GPS at Amazon; Best GPS at this price. or if you want a little extra savings, consider the TomTom ONE Refurb

The Mio C220 is selling around $175 through Amazon sellers. Read my Review of the Mio C220.

The #1 selling GPS is the Garmin Nuvi 350 still at about $369. I believe that the Nuvi 350 is the best value out there – great capabilities at a very good price. More info on the Nuvi 350. Enter to win at Nuvi 350 here at GPSLodge.com.

Garmin Nuvi 360 adds Bluetooth to the Nuvi 350 capabilities and is now $446.

Widescreen GPS Units

The Nuvi 650 offers the widescreen and no Bluetooth or traffic for $464.

Garmin Nuvi 660 - Price around $579 at Amazon. See my Hands on Review of the Nuvi 660

The Nuvi 680 is selling at Amazon - $672 - see my Hands on Review of the Nuvi 680.

Garmin Nuvi 670 - Need to travel to Europe and navigate when you get there? Garmin Nuvi 670 comes pre-loaded with both US and Euro maps. It's the very capable Nuvi 660 base unit with the extra maps pre-loaded.

The new TomTom ONE XL is back to $349. Read my Review of the TomTom ONE XL.

The Mio C520 has dropped in price a LOT - Now $307. Low Priced Widescreen navigation with Text to Speech.

The Magellan Maestro 4000 is selling in the low $300's, widescreen with AAA POI content - No Text to Speech.

Going to Europe?
Get Pre-loaded GPS Units with North American AND Euro Maps.

Consider the Nuvi 370 which has Text to Speech

The More Economical Nuvi 270, or

The Widescreen Garmin Nuvi 670. (Confused? Compare the Nuvi line here)

GPS Rebates this Week:

Garmin is moving out some GPSMap 60 models - $50 rebate on the GPSMap 60Cx and GPSMap 60CSx. I think that for the extra money, get the 60 CSx! See my hands on review of the Garmin GPSMap 60 CSx - Offer Ends 12/31/07.

Garmin Forerunner 305 - $50 rebate and

Edge 305 - $75 Rebate when you sign up for the Powerbar Nutrition Edge Newsletter Offer ends 11/30/07.

Garmin has a $30 rebate on their Garmin Topo U.S. 2008 MapSource DVD - Price is about $50 online. Rebate good through 12/31/07 for upgrade only. Rebate form here (pdf)

August 25, 2007

GPS Steals and Deals - 8/25