Holiday gift guide: Best GPS navigation devices for Christmas

We round up the best GPS navigation devices on sale this Christmas, from leading brands including TomTom, Garmin and Navman.

Once costing in excess of $1000, GPS navigation units, or sat navs, can now be purchased for very reasonable prices. Christmas is one of the best times to buy a GPS unit and throw away your street directory for good; the cheapest GPS devices can be bought for under $200, while even the top of the line models can now be bought for well under $500.

We've rounded up the best GPS navigation devices on sale this Christmas, from leading brands including TomTom, Garmin and Navman.

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TomTom XL 250

The TomTom XL 250 has a slightly redesigned interface that aims to make navigation even simpler. The XL 250 represents good value thanks to its lane guidance, safety camera alerts and a slim design.

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  • 23rd July, 2010
  • Ross Catanzariti
  • TomTom
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  • Pros:
  • Good value, EasyPort mount, redesigned menu, lane guidance, text-to-speech, preloaded safety alerts
  • Cons:
  • Slightly slow route recalculation, no Australian text-to-speech voice, no AC adapter included, no live traffic

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