Archive for the '$500 - $750' Category
Magellan Maestro 4050 GPS Review
Saturday, April 7th, 2007Compared to the competition, Magellan hasn’t always offered the flashiest in-car GPS devices, but it’s always offered a good value to the consumer. Now, with the company’s new Maestro line of portable navigation systems, you can get both qualities. The three-model series, which includes the Magellan Maestro 4000, Maestro 4040, and the Maestro 4050, features [...]
Mio DigiWalker C710
Monday, August 7th, 2006The competition in the market for dedicated portable GPS devices is heating up. Last fall, Garmin created the shirt-pocket travel assistant category with the introduction of the nüvi 350. Now there’s competition: Enter the Mio DigiWalker C710. With a list price of $649.95, the DigiWalker C710 is packed with features, including a built-in DivX video [...]
Mio C710
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006A lot of GPS manufacturers today are integrating multimedia features into their devices to make these portable navigation systems more versatile in the car and on foot. And while we appreciate the inclusion of such things as MP3 playback and picture viewing, we’ve always felt these additions were more of an afterthought or that the [...]
Navman iCN 750
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Portable navigation systems have come a long way in terms of functionality. They can talk to you, alert you to traffic, and even entertain you. However, the Navman iCN 750 goes where no GPS device has gone before by incorporating a 1.3-megapixel camera into the unit. Designed for more than quick snapshots, the camera allows [...]
Garmin Quest 2
Monday, June 26th, 2006A number of portable navigation systems, such as the Magellan RoadMate 800, claim they can be used in the car and on foot, but while they may be compact enough, their odd shapes don’t make them ideal walking buddies. The Garmin Quest 2, however, is a different story. Its PDA-like form factor makes it a [...]
