Great 'Sat Nav' Hunt (merged)

lr6so4

I have been doing lots of research into to buying satnav for my car. It will just get occaisonal use and not wanting to spend too much I am very keen on the Garmin i3 which has good reviews. However I keep hearing that the Tom Tom's are very good but how much better? Is it worth spending the extras £50-60 for a Tom Tom one or is it not worth it?

borgman

TomTom One now £219 from PC World.

mbriody

John Lewis is showing this at £299 online here:

http://www.johnlewis.com/Gifts+and+Flowers/Gifts+for+Her/Leisure/GPS+Navigation/230218382/Product.aspx

How can you get it for £228?

By the way it is £249 in Staples and was the same at Argos but they raised it to £279.

lean&mean wrote:

I've just ordered the Navman iCN 520 which has dropped in price, from £369 apparently, to £228, at John Lewis, Kingston. The cheapest price I'd found previously was on the web was £285 inc VAT, so JL is a BARGAIN! The Navman is excellent, being an all in one system, with a 5" touch screen, and you can download other maps and Points of Interest (POI) using the PC connection, including speed camera locations from free sites. So you not only get a good but cheap sat nav, but also a GPS camera detector with free updates.

According to John Lewis, the Navmans are instock at the warehouse and should be in time for Xmas.

Details of the Navman here: http://www.navman-pcn.com/index.php?product=39

boatman

Just seen that Halfords are doing the Garmin C310 for £250(£225?). UK street level mapping/postcodes and major roads of europe. A comparable product to the TomTom 300/TomTom ONE.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&productId=163518&categoryId=33962&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=33962&crumb=31265-33962&varient=&CarSelectorCatalogId=
Product: Garmin C310

If this voucher code is still working you'll get another 10% off!!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=37968&page=1&pp=10&highlight=halfords
MoneySavingExpert.com Forums - 10-15% discount at halfords

smartie1976

The rest of the Halfords Sat Nav "up to 50% off" summary
The Garmin i3 is £159.00 'web exclusive price" in Halfords at the mo.
Navman iCN320 - £159.98 web exclusive, save £10
Medion PNA175 £174.99 save £175
Medion PNA100 pocket PC/GPS £198.99 save £201
Navman Pin 570 £229 web exclusive, save £45
Mio 268 Digi Walker £249.99, save £100
Garmin C310 £249.99, save £100
Magellan Roadmate 300 £267.47 Web Exclusive Save £32
TomTom ONE £278.47
TomTom Go 300 £286 Web Exclusive save £14
Garmin Quest £299.99, Save £100.00 with purchase
TomTom Go 500 £374.99, Web Exclusive save £25
TomTom Go 700 £439.99 Web Exclusive save £10

I'll stop here, as the rest of the prices hit £500.

Xstyle

Garmin i3 Review:
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/review.php?reviewId=1249

Bad points include;
- small screen (if you find it difficult to see small things, like older people do)
- The GPS cuts out frequently
- When you turn the car on, the i3 reboots itself.

Good points include:
- small, easily put away
- cheap
- easy to use (as stated in the review... I have not tried it)

I need to get a sat-nav system for my father in law.... a larger screen would be ideal!!!
Help please????

I may on the other hand get the Garmin i3 for myself!

boatman

For UK use i'd say the Garmin i3(£160) or the TomTom ONE(£220).

shelly

Xstyle wrote:

Garmin i3 Review:
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/review.php?reviewId=1249

Bad points include;
- small screen (if you find it difficult to see small things, like older people do)
- The GPS cuts out frequently
- When you turn the car on, the i3 reboots itself.

Good points include:
- small, easily put away
- cheap
- easy to use (as stated in the review... I have not tried it)

I need to get a sat-nav system for my father in law.... a larger screen would be ideal!!!
Help please????

I may on the other hand get the Garmin i3 for myself!

Hubby has a Garmin I3 and would definately recommend it. I have to say that the small screen isn't really a problem as the voice instructions are very clear. Also I have read about people losing the GPS signal quite often but its happened to us about 3 times in all the times we have used it. If you have batteries in the Garmin and turn off the car it doesn't re-boot itself as it has a power source, this is handy if you're on a long journey and stop at services for a break then when you restart your journey the Garmin picks up where you left off (If that makes sense? lol)



As with everything though people get on differently with products and everyone has different views. We would recommend it without hesitation.

HTH

Aldisueandduke

I am looking for a satnav with full Uk maps and at least major european roads.
Halfords are doing the Medion PNA 100 for just under £200. Is it worth going for it or are other systems better/ more value for money? Thanks in advance, Thomas

stevem_4

Help please


I'm looking for satnav system that has maps that offer comprehensive coverage of the uk and Ireland. Does anyone know of such a system

Thanks