Cheap satnavs I've briefly used a tomtom that cost about £400, and a much cheaper brand for a few ~100 mile routes in the UK, and I haven't really noticed much of a difference between them other than looks and maybe simplicity of use. Is there any reason why someone should buy a £400 satnav when they could get one for a 1/4 of the price? I'm looking to buy one but if they're all prety much the same, I'm gonna go for the cheapest I can find!
Get yourself a tom tom one, you'll pay £100 at the most, unless your travelling abroad then they do everything you need
Well the £400+ one that I used was a TomTom.. I've also used one that cost about £50 and I couldn't see a difference as far as using it to get from A to B. I'm been reading reviews of ones that cost about £50 and people seem to be more than happy.. some say they've replaced their more expensive TomTom's/Garmins for these ones.. plus you can load them with TomTom v7 software. Was just wondering if anyone here had decided to go for the cheap option but regretted it for any reason..
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_728853_langId_-1_categoryId_165685 Currently £154 with discount at Halfords. Features and Benefits: ■4.3" Touch Screen Display ■Full Postcode Search ■Pre-loaded Europe, UK & ROI street level Mapping ■Pre-loaded safety camera data ■FREE traffic updates & re-routing for life - avoid traffic jams ■Bluetooth for hands free calling ■Lane Guidance with Lane Assistant Lite ■Smartest/Shortest/Scenic Route Planner ■Reality View with Exit Sign Post ■Over 2 Million Point of Interests This is the best Satnav around at the moment you get loads for your money inc free map updates for a year (this alone is worth £40. BLuetooth for handsfree if you like and Points if Interest.. wanna find the nearest pub or garage? this directs you straight there. It also has this crazy 3d real life thing when on motorways that really helps with lane changes i cant recommend it enuff.
If moneys a issue have you thought about the Iphone or a Phone app Navigator. Never used one but sup to be 'ok'
Money is an issue as this is actually going to be a present for my mam and my student loan has almost withered away already I've used the satnav software on the N95 but it's less than sufficient for any prolonged use. II might just go for a cheap one and put tomtom software on it.. something like this: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159765 Gets good customer reviews.
the missus bought me a smartnav one from halfords for my birthday which works outside of UK also (handy when we were away, stops you getting flustered looking for the right turn offs ha).. think it was 120 quid and does the job, won't be amazing, but gets you where you want to go ok.
my more expensive tom tom is actually worse than my previous cheaper one. Takes longer to load and find the satellites and slower to react which made it harder in cities where you have no time. It does have speed cameras though which is vital with my points total and why I bought it
i stuck tomtom on my old phone for free, even had the speed camera locations on it worked perfect every time as well
my mrs has a tomtom one and that's fine, think that works outside of the uk too. we've used it to navigate various locations this weekend and it's been decent, and they're sub-£100.
