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Head to Head - TomTom ONE (V4) vs Navman S150

Head to Head - TomTom ONE (V4) vs Navman S150
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Wednesday December 17, 2008
Written by Daniel Long
Tags: tomtom | ONE | navman | s150 | GPS
Navman or TomTom? We tested the best selling units in a head to head battle to see which would get us home faster and with less hassle.
4 out of 6

"Tom Tom vs Navman"

by pedropete  (view all my reviews)
Posted Jan 12, 2009 9:19 PM
Pros:
small, very loud sound, easy to push buttons when busy,

Cons:
battery life about 1 hour when charged,2 hours would be nice. Needs a screensaver option to turn screen off so battery lasts longer.
After reading PC authority review of Tom Tom V3 I grabeed a friends Navman and anothers Garmin which admittedly were about 8-12 months old and played with them. I then went to the shops and played with the Tom Tom V3.PC Authority were on the money. It was simple to use, easy to understand and bought it immediately. I travel around Australia, hire cars and go. It s easy in laptop case, sits easy in the console when driving and at all times I do not look at the screen, but it will drive me around the block and get me there. Its my first and I love it.
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Comments: 8
Thoughts on this article? Add a comment below.
Noops
Dec 18, 2008 6:56 PM
 Considering Garmin units are better than both of these, why was Garmin ommitted? I have a Garmin and have experienced a Tomtom, and the Garmin is "Streets" ahead (pun intended).


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Head to Head - TomTom ONE (V4) vs Navman S150?
Navman or TomTom? We tested the best selling units in a head to head battle to see which would get us home faster and with less hassle.

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Pacman
Dec 19, 2008 11:02 AM
 Honestly, do you really think Garmin has anything for $250 that even stands upto the value of the TOMTOM ONE? Because, I really really doubt it. If Garmin is so much better, please tell.
Noops
Dec 19, 2008 2:49 PM
 Well, if price is the ONLY factor, you'll get what you pay for. I have a Garmin, my son has a Tomtom One. My son keeps saying how poor the Tomtom is and keeps asking to borrow my Garmin. Besides, battery life on a Tomtom is well known to be useless - the battery on my son's Tomtom lasts only 10 minutes, and that was from new. As I said, you get what you pay for.
SA Penguin
Dec 20, 2008 9:25 AM
 Ho Hum. The most important factor, glossed over in the article, is the quality of the maps. Aussie maps are fine- it's when you travel overseas that the "fun" begins. Particularly in Asia.

Michael Palin did a documentary, where he travelled through all the countries that border on the Pacific Ocean- starting in Russia. Try duplicating that feat- you'll be stuck before you even start. Garmin, TomTom- they're all pathetic at Asian coverage. The closest I've found (and still with plenty of room for improvement) is... Nokia !
jetals
Dec 21, 2008 2:09 PM
 On aspect of buying a sat-nave is the cost of buying map upgrades.
We have a Navman. During a recent trip to Queensland, we were misdirected because of changes to the roads.
When we got homr, I looked at upgrading the map. WHAT A RIPOFF - $170.00
I defy anyone to justify the cost of the upgrades. This is a very significant part of the price of a new item.
They have to change the maps anyway so that new units can be sold with accurate maps, so why do current owners get ripped off so much???
ziggyzap
Dec 22, 2008 4:35 PM
 I've tried many GPS units over the years and overall, TomTom leaves the rest for dead. I currently run TomTom Navigator 7 on my Windows Mobile based PDA phone, which gives me all of the facilities of a top of the range TomTom GPS. The beauty of this is that my PDA phone always comes with me, so it never gets left in the car for somebody to steal. The windscreen mount is obviously not for a GPS, so thieves ignore it. I can refer to the maps wherever I go, even by foot, without carrying a separate GPS unit around. As long as I can get TomTom Navigator on my PDA phone, there is no way I will ever get a standalone GPS receiver.
geller
Dec 23, 2008 8:38 AM
 jetals, what type of map upgrade do you mean? I'm under the impression most map providers constantly release incremental upgrades to their maps (Navtech does this every 3 months) - in the case of navtech these incremental upgrades are free.
jetals
Dec 30, 2008 1:27 PM
 Hi Geller. I went to the navman web site & looked for maps/upgrades, & the links took me to http://www.navman.com/in-car/3294/Australia/Navman-Australia/Updates/Maps/
Free upgrades would be great
Cheers
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Head to Head - TomTom ONE (V4) vs Navman S150

Head to Head - TomTom ONE (V4) vs Navman S150

Navman or TomTom? We tested the best selling units in a head to head battle to see which would get us home faster and with less hassle.


Head to Head - TomTom ONE (V4) vs Navman S150

Head to Head - TomTom ONE (V4) vs Navman S150

Average User Rating 4

Navman or TomTom? We tested the best selling units in a head to head battle to see which would get us home faster and with less hassle.