Choose The Best GPS Systems
How To Choose The Best GPS Systems (3)
Now What Do I Choose?
Now that you’ve learned about the differences between the systems, let’s look at a few brands with great reputations for being simple to use with a lot of great features:
Garmin – If price is an issue to you, you may want to turn away from this often expensive, yet always reliable

Garmin GPS
company with a reputation for selling the best GPS systems in the world. Most of their products range from $350 – $750, but you’ll always get plenty for your money, including wide screens, long battery life (if portable), extensive mapping and directory options, accurate navigation, and even MP3 and Bluetooth features.
Magellan – Another company known for selling some of the best GPS systems on the market, Magellan offers a wide variety of products for mapping directions and accurate navigational instruction.
TomTom – This company ranks fairly high as well for its features and offers standard options as well as a Map Sharing tool that gives very accurate and up-to-date information on roads around the country.
Learning which companies offer the best GPS systems in the industry takes time and effort on your part.
Also, check out my other guide on The TomTom One XL – A Portable GPS Car Navigation System and The Review of Magellan GPS Receiver






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I picked this up at Costco for $219.99 before a trip out west. It was invaluable for navigating to restaurants and hotels along the way. Even when I screwed up my driving directions, the Nuvi got me back on track. I will say that you sometimes have to fight against the route it wants (I68 vs. I70-Turnpike in western MD, PA, and WV). I also had it send me to Cinci instead of Dayton on the way home, but I knew better. Imperfections notwithstanding, this thing is great, especially at picking shortcut routes around cities while staying on interstate roads. That was a win-win. The computer voice is still a bit War Games but discernable. I never received any traffic info, even though I hit some major cities along I70, and I live in the DC metro area and have yet to receive any alerts. Not a big deal, but it would be nice to see. Of course, the traffic I’ve encountered since purchasing is probably “normal,” so perhaps I’ve yet to have traveled whilst an accident was still “active.”