GPS Steals and Deals - 8/3

It's looking like Back to School time, and some deals are hitting the stores and online.

"New College; New Town - Need a GPS?" is the cry of the marketers; I just see some good deals. Pretty much everywhere has the new line of TomTom's on sale.

Circuit City is our Price Pig this week offering big deals on some GPS units at prices that are a lot higher than online. To be fair, their prices are about the same on TomTom's this week versus online.

Standard Screens - 3.5-inch

Garmin Nuvi 200 at Amazon - $150 - Best Seller today at Amazon. No Text to Speech, Continental US Maps, solid interface and routing. See My Full Review - Nuvi 200 for more info.

Garmin Nuvi 350 - Still $199 this week; very hot prices point for this unit. North American Maps, Text to Speech, and 5+ Million Points of Interest. Want Bluetooth? Get the Nuvi 360 that adds Bluetooth Handsfree, for a few bucks more at - $224

TomTom ONE 3rd ed. - $142 and Free Shipping at Amazon; Entry Level TomTom with Maps of North America, no Text to Speech.

Garmin Nuvi 260 at Amazon - $208 ($249 at Best Buy) Text to Speech, Maps of North America, solid interface. Same quality routing as Nuvi 200, just adds more maps and text to speech.

Widescreen Models

Nuvi 760 - $370 - 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 - $329, down $25 in the last 3 weeks - 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. (Also available at Circuit City for $399 this week!)
Garmin Nuvi 780 - from $449- Down $50 since last week. Has MSN Direct 2, with traffic and gas prices sent to your GPS. See My Full Review of the Nuvi 780 for more information. (Also available at Circuit City for $699 this week!)
Garmin Nuvi 260W - $261 at Amazon; Text to Speech and a dead easy interface.
Nuvi 650 at Amazon $256. 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 - No Text to Speech, Continental US Maps. See My Full Review - Nuvi 200W.
Nuvi 660 at Amazon $299; still best seller at Amazon - Down $30 in recent weeks - Text to Speech, North American Maps, TMC Traffic Capability included. See My Full Review - Nuvi 660
TomTom ONE XL 330 - $202 - Is the new Basic Widescreen for the TomTom line, Maps of North America, new Easy Port fold flat mount, and no text to speech - Move up to the TomTom ONE XL 330S for Text to Speech at $299
TomTom GO 730 - $399 -New IQ Routes, Text to Speech, and more. Maps of North America.
TomTom 920 - $315 - great value for the money. The recent upgrade allows TomTom to offer the older GO 920 for low money. Text to speech, maps of North America, and more - See my Full Review of the TomTom GO 920

Fitness stuff - get out and exercise! The Forerunner 405 is still very hot, and Garmin announced recently that this reinvigorated Fitness line grew sales by 50% over year ago.

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 - $203 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 - $146 at Amazon - Wrist-mounted GPS Receiver, no Heart Rate Monitor. Tracks distance and keeps your speed and pace. Syncs to computer for training records.

August 3, 2008

GPS Steals and Deals - 8/3