GPS Steals and Deals - 3/23

Well, Happy Easter. If the Easter Bunny didn't drop a GPS in your Easter Basket, maybe you'll just need to get one for yourself.

Most Garmins are down a few bucks this week, with the exception of the Nuvi 200 - It's down almost $30 this week.

Best prices might be either at Costco - Nuvi 650 for $299, or the Garmin 660 at Amazon for $338 (See below)

Big News This Week is the Nuvi 200W still under $200 . If you are looking at an entry level Standard Screen unit (i.e. Nuvi 200), without Text to Speech, consider the extra $40 for the Nuvi 200W at $199. Basic Widescreen navigation, 48-state maps, easy to use interface; See the Widescreen difference. More info below.


Standard Screens - 3.5-inch

• Garmin Nuvi 200 at Amazon - $149 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 - $232 Text to Speech, Maps of North America, solid interface. Same quality routing as Nuvi 200, just adds more maps and text to speech. At this point, I am recommending the Nuvi 260 with its updated interface, newer design and slightly lower price; for more see: Compare the Nuvi 260 vs. the Nuvi 350


• TomTom ONE - $169 and Free Shipping at Amazon. Entry Level TomTom with Maps of North America, no Text to Speech. This unit will be $139 at Staples next week.


• Nuvi 350 at Amazon $251 - Still a top seller with North American Maps, and Text-to-Speech.
  
• Navigon 2100; $119 at Office Depot
  See my Full Review on the Navigon 2100 for more information. Make sure you upgrade the software if it isn't already on the new version out of the box.
  
• Mio C230 - $146 at Amazon; basic GPS Navigation. Text to Speech.
  
• Magellan RoadMate 1200 - $169 at Circuit City.

Widescreen Models

• Nuvi 200W at Amazon $196 - No Text to Speech, Continental US Maps. (Best Buy featured this for $199 this morning in their Flier) See My Full Review - Nuvi 200W.
• Nuvi 660 at Amazon $339 Down again this week - Text to Speech, North American Maps, TMC Traffic Capability included. See My Full Review - Nuvi 660
• TomTom XL S at Amazon $298 - $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. - ENDS TODAY
• Nuvi 750 - $356 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 23, 2008 9:19 AM