help picking gps
 

so after looking around i found that staples had these two gps for a decent price

tomtom xl330s @$120
garmin 255w @ $120
garmin 265wt @170

not sure which one to get
any input from you guys as why one is better than the other?
also which one is more easy to find new maps to put on when they come out?

tomtom is a pretty good brand from what i hear.

^ same can be said for garmin..

out of those i like the garmin 265 more; i was shopping around for one as a last minute gift but couldnt find the ones i wanted locally

id check out amazon.ca they have some gps' and are cheaper than most local places

tomtom - i have the tomtom xlone - its super easy to use. it does what it is suppose to do, nothing more, nothing less. bought mine for 139 2 yrs ago, and still going.

been down south as LA, and up north as quesnel west as nanimo and east as kelowna.

+1 for tom tom

I picked up the TomTom GO 630 for $180 pricematching The Source earlier this month. It works really well.

It's actually on for $170 @ The Source ... Pricematching at Staples would bring it down to $153 (don't bother trying to match on Boxing Day, they won't do it, but if you try later on in the week, they probably will. The Source has it on sale until the 31st).

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/produ...roduct=1914013

If you're going to get one, make sure you get one w/ Bluetooth so you can sync your phone and use it for hands-free calling, get traffic updates, fuel prices, etc. (not in the XL 330S or 255W, but is in the 265WT).

tomtom's have had problems in the past...


i have Garmin and love it, the upgradeability, the build... i dropped mine numerious times and no problems... i go with Garmin.

Tomtom or garmin

personally I'm biased towards garmin but either will do. Stay away from Magellan (sp?)
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I prefer the garmin, not as fast as the tomtom
But I have noticed that the Tomtom doesn't have some addresses I needed on numerous occasions so I switched to garmin

Visions will have that TomTom model on sale for $88 (refurbished) at the Boxing Day sale tomorrow.

They carry some Garmins, too, the 255w is listed at $128 in the flyer.

And on that note, can anyone suggest any others for ~$100 range (preferably under)? A few addresses aside, how would you compare the TomTom and the Garmin mentioned above? Dad wants something, so I'm looking for a larger screen for him, and the easier to use, the better. I like how TomTom lists that maps can be updated by the "community", sounds like a selling point to me...

As long as you can update the maps on it, and can get from point A to point B, is there really a need to compare GPS'es?

I've had a TomTom Go920 for several years and love it ,just upgraded it to the latest map this week and it includes a roundabout that wasn't there before Oct.2009 ,so they are definitely good at staying current (at least in my area).

Map Corrections ,as they are called ,do not reflect if a street is missing or a roundabout is added .You need to upgrade to a newer map for these.You will however see if enough people have corrected a wrong way street or some such that won't need a physical correction to a Map.

I really like the http://www.tomtomforums.com/index.php (not officially sponsored by TomTom ,so you get real life feedback and not propaganda IMO )

Bought my Dad the Garmin 260W and it was a real pain to update map/software (three different software installs to my comp) as opposed to TomToms TTHome software that is very easy to use IMO.I had a bit of an issue trying to set his Home location as they are in "North Cowichan" as opposed to "Duncan" where I was trying to type in their location.


Not a valid comparison I know because the G0920 and 260W and not in the same category,but I assume the software to update and Map idiosyncrasies should be the same over the whole of the manufactures lines of GPSs.

Sure... I have a Magellan Maestro that can do those things (got it free with the new Jeep)... but updating the maps costs $100 for new maps each year, and the model itself doesn't seem to be supported AT ALL, even by Magellan. So, ease/frequency/cost of updates is worth comparing.

Then there are features like bluetooth, voice command, map/directions accuracy, display quality, battery life, traffic support... on and on it goes.

If there was nothing to compare, you wouldn't have models ranging from $50 to $500.

They got the Golden Ears Bridge? Google Maps still doesn't show it (in fact, they used to have pics of it partially constructed on the satellite view, but they've now reverted to an older image that has no sign of the bridge construction).

I'll assume this is it

http://www3.telus.net/public/wn99/geb.jpg

I'm from the Island ,so I'm Lower Mainland geographically inept,my apologise if its not it.

^That's the one! Nice!

My f'n Magellan, I was sitting once at the Fort Langley ferry terminal (small ferry across the river to Maple Ridge), and just out of curiosity, asked it to plot me a route home to Pitt Meadows. Stupid thing SHOWS there's a ferry there, but decided it should send me all the way back to the Port Mann bridge, a good 20km out of my way.

i think im gunna pick up the tomtom

what does route memory do? as the garmin have them and tomtom doesnt

It remembers routes you have taken I think?

ended up getting the tomtom xl330s

^I went for one of those too - refurb from Visions for $88.

Their flyer said "unlimited quantities" so I waited until this evening to let the crowds die down... got there and they were sold out. So I pointed at the flyer and told the guy, "It says unlimited quantities here! If it was limited, I woulda stood in line this morning!". So he gave me a chit for a backorder on it. Said it should be there within a few days.