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by Editors of GPSMagazine.com
This e-zine publishes a plethora of incredibly comprehensive reviews. Every feature is tested, and reviews conclude with long lists of pros and cons. The reviews are lavishly illustrated with photographs,… screen shots and additional documentation. Testing methodology is fully explained. This handy, Consumer Reports-style chart ranks GPS units according to their performance in GPSMagazine's tests. Links lead to each unit's full expert review and verdicts range from wonderful to useless. By a wide margin, this is the best review source for auto GPS we found. Garmin nüvi GPS completely dominate.
by Editors of Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports buys products anonymously to ensure unbiased, objective tests. Editors rate and rank 48 portable GPS navigation systems in the most recent update, with results summarized in a detailed… ratings chart. A one-page summary for each model includes pros, cons and user ratings, though discussion itself isn't especially detailed. Most TomTom and Garmin GPS units are tested, with a smattering from other brands.
by Rich Owings
This unusual blog site is operated by Rich Owings, who posts all known information about most major-brand GPS devices, personally reviews some of them and links to reviews and ratings by others. Site users… add opinions and occasionally contribute reviews. A buyer's guide lists Owings' picks in budget, mid-range and high-end auto GPS. Several Garmin GPS are recommended, along with the TomTom Go 730.
by Craig Ellison
Craig Ellison regularly reviews new GPS units for PC Magazine, identifying each product's place in the market and assigning an overall rating. Reviews are easy to read, even though they aren't as… exhaustively detailed as those at dedicated GPS-review websites. Still, the quality of the reviews is consistent, and the ratings help narrow the field for readers. Lists of pros and cons are also helpful, but some would only matter to a small percentage of users. Several models are identified as an Editors' Choice, but some of those are older models.
by Scott Martin
GPSLodge.com identifies itself as a weblog that is dedicated to news and reviews on GPS navigation systems. This site has many original reviews and also links to other reviews on the Internet. Site owner… Scott Martin reviews inexpensive, entry-level products as well as those with bigger screens and added features. Although he does not rank GPS units or provide numeric ratings, Martin gives clear buying advice in his reviews. He also makes specific recommendations in each price category in his holiday gift guides.
by Troy Dreier
by Liane Cassavoy and editors
PC World's reviews of auto GPS offer clear buying advice, but editors don't test as many units as other publications. This page lists editors' top GPS picks, ranked according to their overall scores.… Subscores (usability, features, etc.) are presented for each unit along with a brief written review and a succinct list of pros and cons. Topping the list is the Magellan Maestro 4350, followed by the TomTom GO 930 and the Navigon 2200T.
by Fred Zahradnik
Fred Zahradnik, About.com's Guide to GPS, has reviewed a dozen auto GPS models. He awards eight of them four or 4.5 stars out of five. Each lengthy review includes notes on features, pros and cons, and… details of some performance testing. Zahradnik seems sensitive to issues sometimes missed in other reviews, such as whether the screen is hard to read in bright sunlight. (Note that About.com and ConsumerSearch are owned by the same parent company, but they are not affiliated editorially.)
by Charles Passy
Money magazine road-tests five GPS models from five different manufacturers. Reviewer Charles Passy lists each model's key features and price, briefly outlines how effective and easy to use each was in the… road test, and assigns each unit a letter grade. The top finisher is the Garmin nüvi 780, followed closely by the Magellan Maestro 4250. The review is comparative and balanced, but it provides far fewer details and discussion than those we rate higher.
by Tim Flight and contributors to GPSReview.net
by Bonnie Cha
CNet.com.com regularly reviews new auto GPS units. Only a few reviews are comparative, but CNet.com rates units and ranks the top choices in this list. The reviews devote more attention to features than… performance. Testing is typically limited to a couple of test drives around San Francisco. However, CNet.com's reviews are critical, often recommending good alternatives to poor-performing auto GPS units. The Garmin nüvi 880 tops the list, which also highlights the HP iPAQ rx5900, Magellan Maestro 4250, Mio C520 and TomTom GP 930.
by Editors of Choice.com.au
by Editors of Consumer
Consumer is New Zealand's answer to Consumer Reports. It tests six GPS units, and the results are amusing to read -- especially testers' reactions to the annoying two last-place models, which aren't… available in the United States. The review outlines both good and bad points about the two recommended models, the Navman s30 and the Garmin nüvi 250 (the nüvi 250 is available in the U.S.). The review also includes full profiles of each unit and a ratings chart, with numeric scores for navigation, ease of use, safety features and overall.
by Editors of TrustedReviews.com
This English website provides overly generous ratings in some product categories, but its GPS reviews and ratings are well balanced. Jonathan Bray drives many miles in England and France to test units, and… he reports how successful each auto GPS is in providing timely, accurate directions. The only disadvantage to the reviews here is that not all products are sold in the U.S., and maps and navigation are obviously different in Europe. The TomTom GO 720 scores a perfect ten and gets the "Editor's Choice" award, followed closely by the TomTom GO 930 Traffic. Also recommended are several U.K. and Australian models.
by Bob Frick
by James Sherwood
by "Lord Percy"
Lordpercy.com is an English gadget review site where the reviews are idiosyncratic to the point that readers will likely find them either charming or time-wasting. Site owner "Lord Percy" details his… experience with each GPS device. The editor notes in various reviews that new products aren't necessarily getting better. Instead, manufacturers are adding features that many people will not use. Few of the GPS models covered here are available in the U.S., and several of the reviews are outdated.
by Editors of YourNAV.com
YourNAV.com is a British enthusiast website dedicated to personal navigation devices. For a specialty site, it does not offer many reviews. Reviews are not easy to read -- they are a bit technical, poorly… organized and not focused enough on performance. However, objectivity is terrific, and editors painstakingly cover nitpicky considerations, each of which may be a make-or-break issue for some percentage of consumers. Reviews conclude with lists of pros and cons, but ratings are limited to thumbs-up, thumbs-down and in between. Of auto GPS models that have rated a thumbs-up within the past year, only one -- the TomTom GO 920T - is available in the U.S.
by Joe Mehaffey, Jack Yeazel, Sam Penrod and Allory Deiss
Owned by retired engineers who operate it as a hobby, GPSInformation.net is a good source for detailed reviews of handheld GPS, auto GPS and GPS software. It really does deliver what the name says --… basically all of the information you would ever want about the GPS models it covers, with tons of photos of each unit, what comes in the box, screenshots and a rundown of every physical and technical feature. However, the site layout makes reviews difficult to find, and the site operators haven't reviewed many auto GPS units in recent months.
by Editors of BusinessWeek
by Editors of Pocket-lint.co.uk
by Editors of PocketGPSWorld.com
by Editors of Wired Blog Network
by Contributors to Amazon.com
Amazon.com sells all the major brands of auto GPS units and encourages customers to submit ratings of products they've used. Garmin auto GPS units dominate Amazon's bestseller list, and they earn the… highest average ratings. The reviews don't offer the depth of those written by professional reviewers, but this is a good place to learn how auto GPS units work in everyday use. Navigation is easy, but discontinued products remain listed.
by Contributors to Newegg.com
by Matthew Ruiz
by "Dean"
by Editors of ConsumerGuide.com
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