Holiday gift guide: Best GPS navigation devices for Christmas
- — 16 November, 2010 11:50
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.
6 / 9
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.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 23rd July, 2010
- Ross Catanzariti
- TomTom
- Rating:
- Price:
- From $ 269.00
- 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



