Cheapest Sat-Navs available

MSE_Martin

23 October 2007

What's the deal?

The price of in-car satellite navigation systems has crashed through the sub £90 barrier with a range of models now available to chose from, starting at just £60.

Cheapest available (all with pre-installed UK road maps)

• Medion GOPAL PNA 210 £60 in-store at Currys. This basic model has a 2.8" touchscreen, 256MB memory, postcode navigation and voice directions with arrow or bird's eye navigation. It's a clearance item though so is likely to sell out quickly (especially after my weekly email tells 1.5 million people about it) and it depends on the store. To get one, use Currys' reserve and collect function to find and save one at a convenient store.

• Garmin StreetPilot i3* (refurb) £85 delivered inc. Europe Maps. Comet's selling this model as a factory refurbished (no original box, 12 month Garmin warranty) for £85. It has a 2.4" screen, 2D & 3D display plus major European maps pre installed in addition to the UK and Ireland (I had one of these until it was stolen, it's a perfectly functional easy to use little sat-nav).

• BlueMedia BM-6300* £90 delivered. This is available from Amazon with 2D & 3D day or night displays and destination information can be given in the form of postcodes, addresses or points or interest (eg shopping centres, hotels). It has a very generous 3.5" screen, plus is complete with voice directions.

Cheapest TomTom

• TomTom ONE v3 Great Britian Edition £127 delivered. Although not the cheapest Sat Nav on the market, I've included this in for good measure as it's regarded to be the most reliable and many people prefer the TomTom system. Amazon's selling it cheapest at £127,

If you've spotted a better deal on these or similar products, please click reply and post below. Also if you have one of these Sat Navs, please feedback on how you find it.

How do these gadgets actually work then?

For all the non-technology savvy, a sat nav relies on GPS (Global Positioning System), meaning it'll receive signals from satellites to tell you where exactly you are on earth.

Simply type in the postcode and the system will work out where you are and how to get you to where you want to be in a few seconds, saving both time, energy and anxiety if you're a bit lost.

Unfortunately, even with how advanced technology is today, the system isn't 100% reliable and will never beat local knowledge; but nonetheless, it's a very handy gadget to have if you frequently visit new places.

Martin

PS. The Medion Gopal bit of this deal was originally spotted by MoneySaver adwozere below. Thanks for the top spot! This post has been inserted to provide a more detailed explaination and research for MoneySavers coming from the weekly e-mail.

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adwozere

UPDATE 15th Nov

Car Trek 200 Satellite Navigation with UK and Ireland Mapping £69.99 @ Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/200-Satellite-Navigation-Ireland-Mapping/dp/B000WZF79C/ref=sr_1_1/203-0563526-5162306?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1194868141&sr=8-1


Garmin Nuvi 250 Satellite Navigation System With European Mapping £114.90 @ Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Satellite-Navigation-European-Mapping/dp/B000OV16MQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-0563526-5162306?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1194868219&sr=8-1


Goodmans GNAV11 Satellite Navigation System RB £105 was £299@ Bargain crazy + an extra 25% off until 30th Nov here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=562686&highlight=bargain+crazy
http://www.bargaincrazy.com/epages/Store.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BargainCrazy/Products/F01043LJ01S



Evesham Nav-Cam 6200 (refurbished w/o PSU) £59.98
http://www.evesham.com/products/info.asp?e=787A11F1-B7B9-49FE-9CCD-7BEFDD000EC9


Sony NV-U52 Sat Nav Unit @ Halfords £99.99 with free set up and demo
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_273983_langId_-1_categoryId_80865



UPDATE 15th Nov

Medion Sat-Nav £59,97 @ Currys OR £79.97 @ PC World Both out of stock

• Pre-installed Maps Of UK and Ireland
• 2.8" TFT Touchscreen Display
• 256MB Integrated Memory
• Voice Guided Directions
• Postcode Navigation
• Backup Powered By 4 x AA Batteries
• SD/MMC Memory Card Expansion Slot
• Arrow or Birds-eye 2D Navigation
• Estimated Time Of Arrival
• SiRFStar III Chipset
• Currys http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0910970921.1193067484@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciaddmfkimfemcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=205208&category_oid=-30731

PC World http://www.pcworld.co.uk/product.php?sku=205208


UPDATE

B-Grade Evesham Bluemedia BM-6300 UK & Ireland Maps £49.98 WITH FREE DELIVERY Sold Out

http://www.evesham.com/products/info.asp?e=4FC3DDDF-D846-4989-9EAE-5BD57E83B012

• Features Destinator ND Navigator
• UK and Ireland Navteq Maps
• Car, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian navigation
• Alerts of all six speed camera types (Gatso, SPECS, Truvelo, Mobile, Temporary & Redlight)
• Free Speed Camera updates for six months (PC and Internet connection required)
• 3.5” Touch screen

Ebuyer

MYGUIDE 3100 SERIES SAT NAV GPS UNIT - UK Mapping, Slimline, 3.5" Touchscreen, Full Postcode Search £89.99 Delivered Now £84.99 with 243 in stock

FEATURES

• Easy to operate - straight out of the box
• Slim design
• 3.5" Touchscreen
• Full Postcode Search
• Integrated Antenna
• Car, Bike, or Pedestrian Modes
• PC connection Via USB
• 2 Year Warranty - with online and telephone support
• Headphones port
• 1000's of points of interest - petrol, parking, shopping .....
• 2D & 3D view options
• Clear spoken instructions
• TMC capable - TMC Cable is not included
• Includes headphone jack point to allow in ear navigation if req'd when walking or biking.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125129


Navman iCN330 Sat Nav GPS Unit - UK Mapping, 2.8" Screen £79.99 Delivered Now Discontinued

Features
Door-to-door navigation using pre-loaded software

• 3D moving maps to help you navigate more easily
• Next manoeuvre warnings
• Voice-guided directions
• Back-on-Track™ automatically re-routing after a missed turn
• SiRF XTrac™ GPS technology
• Saved favourite destinations
• Multiple routing options, including postcode search and shortest/fastest routes
• Adjustable maps so you can zoom from 3D to a detailed 2D map
• Progress bar and distance indicator
• Integral antenna with excellent GPS reception
• Anti-glare colour screen
• Turn-by-turn navigation

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/109621

dc

None near Huddersfield, another closeout with limited stock, good luck in searching. Maybe PCWorld worth a try?

adwozere

dc wrote: »

None near Huddersfield, another closeout with limited stock, good luck in searching. Maybe PCWorld worth a try?

Got mine OK in chelmsford, about 8 miles away:cool:

durham_girl

Out of stock near me.....boo!

wearewolves_2

Oxford has at least one - I checked before I realised that I don't want a Satnav thingy.

[Deleted User]

I have the PNAS205, it's european model version number. Works pretty well, apparently you can install Tom tom on it. It did try to kill me in Leeds on saturday as it told me to turn onto a one way street and drive the wrong way

otherwise it's good

Doublespresso

at lunchtime today there were a few left at the Brent X branch in NW London, but going fast.

adwozere

Picked mine up from Chelmsford today and the woman said they have sold loads and loads of these since Feb, and they have never had one back in that store:D she also said they have had a lot TomToms back. so its looking good.
All I have to do now is set it up, it comes with 4 cd's:eek:

[Deleted User]

adwozere - all those CDs are for reinstalling it.. you can just plug the thing into your power socket in the car and go.. no need for any install unless you want to connect it to your PC for some reason

btw, on my model you can also use it to view pictures on SD cards from digital cameras

loopylass

my friends just bought this and they are having problems setting it
when they put the postcode in to where they want to go they cant seem to get any other page up

They have just told me they dont know how to put in where they are going

Can anybody help