GPS Steals and Deals - 3/9
Prices are definitely starting to drop and I expect that they will continue to stay down with potentially a few exceptions, for the start of the summer driving season. This past week had the CeBit news and new models out, so it's time to clear out the old ones, or just drop their prices to make room for the new ones.
Best prices might be either at Costco - Nuvi 650 for $299, or the Garmin 660 at Amazon for $349 (See below)
Standard Screens - 3.5-inch
- Garmin Nuvi 200 at Amazon - $177 No Text to Speech, Continental US Maps, solid interface and routing. See My Full Review - Nuvi 200 for more info.
- Garmin Nuvi 260 at Amazon - $253 Text to Speech, Maps of North America, solid interface. Same quality routing as Nuvi 200, just adds more maps and text to speech.
- TomTom ONE - $199 and Free Shipping at Amazon, Amazingly, a lower price at BestBuy , Entry Level TomTom with Maps of North America, no Text to Speech.
- Nuvi 350 at Amazon $261 - Still a top seller with North American Maps, and Text-to-Speech.
- This week also brings back some big deals on the Navigon 2100; $149 at Staples.
See my Full Review on the Navigon 2100 for more information. Available at Amazon for $155 with Free Shipping.
- Mio C230 - $139 at Amazon; basic GPS Navigation. Text to Speech.
Widescreen Models
- Nuvi 660 at Amazon $369 - Text to Speech, North American Maps, TMC Traffic Capability included. See My Full Review - Nuvi 660
- Nuvi 200W at Amazon $208 - No Text to Speech, Continental US Maps. See My Full Review - Nuvi 200W.
- TomTom XL S at Amazon $299 - $50 off this week - Text to Speech, North American Maps.
- Nuvi 650 - $299 at Costco; after $100 coupon. Very good deal on a Text to speech unit in widescreen. Essentially the same as the Nuvi 660 minus the TMC Traffic and Bluetooth Handsfree. Deal good through 3/23.
- Nuvi 750 - $368 at Amazon - down again this week. New thin design with Text to Speech and Maps of North America. Route Optimization - plug in multiple stops and let the unit optimize the route for fastest planning.
Finally, It's Running Season and for many, it's time to hit the roads. I am starting to watch the prices on the Forerunners.
- Forerunner 305 - $214 at Amazon - Heart Rate Monitor with wrist-mounted GPS Receiver, tracks distance and keeps your speed and pace. Syncs to computer for training records.
- Forerunner 205 - $159 at Amazon - Wrist-mounted GPS Receiver, no Heart Rate Monitor. Tracks distance and keeps your speed and pace. Syncs to computer for training records.
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Posted by Scott Martin at March 9, 2008 8:40 AM
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