What is the best GPS Navigation system I can buy for my vehicle with 500 dollars?
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spiffen s asked:
My job has issused me a $500 dollar voucher to buy the best GPS I can find, any suggestions?
Ann
My job has issused me a $500 dollar voucher to buy the best GPS I can find, any suggestions?
Ann
November 25th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Garmin makes really good navigation systems. They are easily updated and have a lot of new technology built into them. I believe one of their models has live traffic updating as well, so it will give you fastest way based on how traffic is at that exact moment.
November 28th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I just brought a Garmin 750 GPS for $378.00 at Walmart right now, and it is the lowest prices that you can find at this moment. I love it so far, however, I only have for a week. But that is the best brand name out there.
November 29th, 2008 at 9:13 am
Definitely go with a Garmin Nuvi — they are the industry leader, and the company is run very well (i.e., aggressively and proactively) so they will be a big player for the foreseeable future — which means support and (most importantly) map updates for you and your company for a while.
According to a Garmin “price trends” site I found, every model of Garmin’s Nuvi line is available for under $500 except three:
UNDER $500:
200, 200W, 205, 205W, 250, 250W, 260, 260W, 270, 350, 360, 370, 650, 660, 670, 680, 750, 760, 780, 850
OVER $500:
770, 880, 5000
Of the ones available in your price range, it’s not as easy as “best” — it’s more a matter of picking and choosing what features are important to you.
The Nuvi 780 ($480 at the time of writing) has a free 3-month trial subscription to MSN Direct, as well as most other features offered by Garmin. The Nuvi 680 has similar features but with a full 1-year trial subscription to MSN Direct.
As long as they’re paying for it, I’d get the Nuvi 680 because it has lots of features, the 1-year MSN Direct deal, *and* a longer battery life — 7 hours (the 700 series all have a 5-hour battery life).