Tom Tom or Garmin? Your Comments Please...
 

Ok Im about to buy a SatNav and want a decent one. I have £300 and have it down to these two:-
Tom Tom GO720 Traffic £279 here http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryrn_80865

or

Garmin Nuvi 660 FM £299 here
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryrn_80865

Both have speed camera data
Both have FREE traffic updates and re-routing
Both have an FM transmitter
Both do MP3 and Bluetooth

The Tom Tom has the ability to update the map software daily whereas the Garmin does not (I think!!)

So Im poised ready to go for it just wondering if there is any feedback here.

Cheers:mad:

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Im just looking at one, Ive never used one, dont really know why I want one but it is for the truck not the bike.

Has anyone any experience of the new Panasonic Stradas? It works on Navteq maps and is comparable to a TT 700 apparently

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i have the garmin and it is very good. It re calculates faster than the tom tom. Never had a problem with it.

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Tom Tom all the way if it was my choice

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I have a tomtom and a garmin. They argue all the time. The garmin is too picky, it will want to get off a motorway just to get back on again further on, wheras the tomtom is never that daft, even when told to use the shortest route.

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Maria brought a Tom Tom One, version 3 just the other day. Its very very very good, we are both very impressed! It recalculates routes very wuickly, and dosnt speak more than it needs to. Based on Maria's tomtom, I guess the one you want will also be very good :)

It was brought on the advice of this very forum :D

Matt

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Assuming for the cage :confused: if not then you need to look again, don't think either are suitable for the bike

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Have been using a tomtom for 3 years on the mobile phone and have just bought a garmin 550 traffic for the bike (and the car).

The garmin recalculates a lot faster than the tomtom. The guiding is a lot clearer and the 550 will do a million more things than the tomtom. Especially if you wanna use it for the bike you will be very impressed. It is waterproof, you can use it with gloves, you can load mp3s, you can go for a ride and then come home and record the route you took and go for it again at a later date. The screen is much better and it comes with 2 cradles - 1 for the car and 1 for the bike.

good forum for the zumo is www.zumoforums.com

cheapest I have found the zumo with traffic is 389 from mncgroup (use google)

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the new Navmans are rated highly

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Thanks for all your comments, yes its for the cage and Im into the Garmin cos I know them from navigation on the sea. But I also know that the Tom Tom is very up to date and with the daily map updates is attractive. Im not sure if the Garmin has maps that can be updated.
Thanks again