GPS Steals and Deals - 7/13
The Nuvi 760 widescreen GPS is hot this week with a recent price decline. It is a high quality unit at a very attractive price; see my notes below and my review.
Standard Screens - 3.5-inch
Widescreen Models
- Nuvi 760 - $379 - 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, adds Bluetooth handsfree and built-in TMC traffic. See My Full Review of the Nuvi 760.
- Nuvi 750 - $355 - 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. Doesn't have the Bluetooth, or the Traffic capability that the 760 has.
- Garmin Nuvi 780 - $529 - Has MSN Direct 2, with traffic and gas prices sent to your GPS. See My Full Review of the Nuvi 780 for more information.
- Garmin Nuvi 260W - $264 at Amazon; down ~$75 in the last few weeks; Text to Speech and a dead easy interface.
- Nuvi 650 at Amazon $254. Text to Speech, North American Maps, See My Full Review - Nuvi 660, which is the same model with the addition of the TMC Traffic, which is the main feature not included on the Nuvi 650.
- Nuvi 200W at Amazon $189 - Down $11 this week. - No Text to Speech, Continental US Maps. See My Full Review - Nuvi 200W.
- Nuvi 660 at Amazon $325; still the best seller at Amazon - Text to Speech, North American Maps, TMC Traffic Capability included. See My Full Review - Nuvi 660
- TomTom ONE XL S at Amazon $251 - Text to Speech, North American Maps, MapShare. I think the Text to Speech is worth the extra money, but if you don't need it, the TomTom ONE XL is $196.
- TomTom GO 730 - $406 -New IQ Routes, Text to Speech, and more. Maps of North America.
Fitness stuff - get out and exercise! The Forerunner 405 is very hot right now, as the summer kicks in and the runners realize its benefits.
- Garmin Forerunner 405 is available now at $349. - the watch-like GPS enabled fitness device has a smaller design with all kinds of functionality, including wireless sharing.
- 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 - $154 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 July 13, 2008 11:40 AM