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I bought my brother a Navigon GPS system and he seems to like it. I'd be the first to say it's not as good as Garmin, Magellan or even TomTom but it does come with a FREE LIFETIME traffic updates for freeways and Zagat reviews for restaurants, hotels, etc.

You can buy their top of the line model for under $200. Used to be like $500.

But if he doesn't need live traffic updates, get him a Garmin or Magellan as they are the best of the best. Go to Fatwallet.com to find great deals on them.

When it comes to ease of use and good updates, Garmin is pretty good. Magellan would and TomTom are great little navi's too, but I find the Garmin usually is the most reliable and has the most features compared to its competitors, and its not all that expensive either. If your looking at Garmin, check out the Garmin Nuvi 780 or 260 models. If you check em out and don't really like it, check out the Magellan Maestro 4370, its been getting good reviews.

Whatever you do, don't buy a clarion GPS! I bought one a while ago and it came preloaded with 2005 maps (in 2007) and there haven't been any updates for it.

I've used a TomTom and a Garmin and I LOVED the Garmin. The TomTom not so much. The images on the screen of the Garmin just seemed a LOT easier to follow and understand. Hope this helps!

GPS for motorcycles are costly because of desiring to be water resistant. automobile structures do no longer so are extra much less costly. We use a automobile/pedestrian unit it quite is detachable from the mounting cradle that suits it to the automobile. We slip it right into a see by water resistant digicam pouch and sit down it in the coolest of the tank bag the place we are able to work out the reveal screen. we don't have get admission to to the audible training this way yet can see the seen instructions. thankfully that is effortless to tug over on a bike and verify what you're doing. i think of that is available to get such gadgets with bluetooth, then you certainly've a bluetooth receiver on your helmet and get the audible training that way. No theory of the fee nonetheless, could be extra much less costly than a committed bike unit or it may no longer. Our automobile unit exchange into affordable so we are pleased with that is barriers on the bike.....it does what we choose it to do. the two way we in elementary terms ever purchase Garmin.....we've 3 in total, one automobile fastened....the only i've got defined it quite is detachable and a rock mountaineering unit. we've consistently discovered Garmin map bases to be the main sturdy.....the thoughts you study human beings driving off cliffs following a sat nav are worth thinking. once you climb, your GPS needs to renowned the place you're.