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The Best GPS Review...
Of a Different Sort

The Best GPS Review From A Different Approach

We’ll Show you Some Good and Bad Ways to Rate GPS Units


Hi,

Welcome to the site. I’m Pilot Paul and I have been using GPS units in my jets (both commercially and in the military) for quite some time.

I absolutely love using one in a car, especially when I am traveling and in unfamiliar areas.

Portable GPS units are becoming less and less of a luxury item as the prices drop and the market becomes flooded with new devices.

They definitely save you travel time and are much safer than trying to read a map or directions while driving.

Our Best GPS Review Results…

From our research, our two most favorite portable GPS brands are Magellan and Garmin.

We realize that the best GPS review and recommendations may vary for different people’s needs. You should consider what is the most important to you while balancing that with price.

If I was buying a GPS today, my first pick for the most features at the best price is the Magellan Prestige RoadMate 6000T Portable GPS (MG915)

For complete details about why I like this, click here.


Now, if you are willing to spend a bit more, and you want the absolute best, most powerful and versatile GPS from my review, I highly recommend the Garmin nuvi 660 GPS. icon

The 660 is, in my opinion, the best on the market.

Best GPS Review- Features

What you really need to do is shopping for a GPS is to decide what features are the most important to you.

Why pay more for things that you won’t use, but why save a few dollars and not get something that you could really benefit from.

For me, the most important things are:

  • User-Friendliness
  • Voice-guided commands- You really need it to talk to you
  • Live Traffic Update Capability

User Friendliness is important because if the GPS is complicated to and use (especially while driving), the purpose of having a GPS can be defeated.

The brand that did the best in our GPS review for ease of use and programming were the Magellan GPS models.

I liked the Tom Tom the least for this.

The live traffic updates and capability to reroute you can save you lots of time and money. One saved appointment can easily pay for this service.

Here are other features to consider depending on your needs:

  • Memory and is it upgradeable?
  • Battery Life
  • Warranty
  • Built-in base maps- what regions and whether you need to download more
  • Water resistant
  • Bluetooth capability
  • Hands free Calling
  • Points of Interest
  • Touch-screen technology
  • Alerts for speed zones & safety cams
  • Speeding Alert Safety feature
  • External GPS antenna connection
  • Satellite Radio-Ready
  • MP3 playback
  • Compass
  • Altimeter
  • Barometer
  • Streets announced by name





If you haven’t decided on either the Magellan Prestige RoadMate 6000T Portable GPS or the Garmin nuvi 660 GPS, icon the search box below may help you find what you are looking for.



SHOP.COM



This will link you to thousands of merchants with millions of products.

Type in the search box what you are looking for (i.e. Garmin GPS) and you will be able to get the best selection and prices available.

They have hundreds of GPS units on that site.


Our Best GPS Review Videos

Realizing the shopping can be confusing and tedious, we have a few videos to add a little levity as you look to rate GPS units.

Here is a video of a side-by-side actual attempt to rate GPS units:

See what you think (Even if you aren't looking for the best GPS review, watch these videos for a good chuckle)

This first video is an amusing attempt to review four GPS units at the same time...





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