Garmin Forerunner 201 Review:
The Garmin Forerunner 201 offers athletes an easy-to-read display, ergonomic wristband, and integrated GPS sensor that provides precise speed, distance, and pace data. It’s a compact, lightweight, accurate training assistant with performance tracking, auto-lap, auto-pause and more. The Forerunner 201 is easy to use right out of the box and delivers the benefits of GPS technology at an affordable price. Working out with the Garmin 201 means you’re never alone in your personal training, because the unit provides a Virtual Partner.

Designed for the high-performance athlete as well as the recreational walker or runner, Garmin Forerunner 201 GPS wristwatch is the first all-in-one personal training device to use GPS satellites …

Garmin StreetPilot 7200 Review:
The Garmin StreetPilot 7200 is basically the same as the 2730, but with a bigger 7″ screen. I found the user interface and the voice prompts to be very useful when trying to find specific waypoints. I am not going to go into all the different options; others have done that. According to Garmin, the Garmin 7200 is designed for use in large vehicles such as buses, RVs, and semis. The StreetPilot 7200 is fairly hefty, measuring 7.5 by 4.5 by 2.2 inches and weighing 1.4 pounds. The unit’s centerpiece, a massive 7-inch WQVGA touch-screen display, has a resolution of 480×234 pixels, a wide-screen (16:9) aspect ratio, and an …

Garmin StreetPilot c530 Review:

The Garmin StreetPilot c530 includes a new high-sensitivity WAAS-capable GPS receiver by SiRF, and a rechargeable battery that last up to 8 hours between charges. The SD memory card expansion slot allows you to load additional software and POIs.

The Garmin c530 is a small, rounded, rather organic shaped device. The back contains two small but extremely loud speakers, a power coupling, a GPS antenna socket and a ball mount. The 320×240 screen (2.8”W x 2.1”H) seems small but compare it to most other navs in the price class and physical size and it’s average.

I find that the Garmin c530 is an excellent supplement to helping navigate car trips. I’ve …

Garmin Forerunner 101 Review:
The Garmin Forerunner 101 is exactly the same as the popular Forerunner 201, with a couple of small changes. Being the case, I won’t review the actual product since everything that needs to be said about it’s GPS features can be found in the reviews for the Forerunner 201.

The most notable difference with the Garmin Forerunner 101 is that it uses 2 AAA batteries istead of being rechargeable like the 201. At first I thought this was a big detraction to buying it, but it’s really not that bad. Battery life is decent, although not as high as with the 201, which gets up to 13 hours of use …

Garmin nuvi 205W Review:
The Garmin nuvi 205W is simply a great GPS and the best value of any widescreen GPS. It has a no extra bells and whistles (no MP3 player -LOL, doesn’t speak road names - annoying, no maps of Alaska or Canada - not needed, no FM transmitter to listen to MP3 - useless gimmick, etc.). The Garmin 205W is a useful widescreen GPS - plain and simple. It has over 6 million POIs (restaurants, lodging, shopping) and can be customized to add your own POIs. It has a trip computer which I used last week on a road trip to Hershey Park which was pretty neat (tracks time traveled, …

Garmin eTrex H Review:
The handheld Garmin eTrex H comes with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver. This little yellow wonder combines an intuitive interface with a rugged exterior in a lightweight design that fits in the palm of your hand. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, the eTrex H locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. Whether you’re in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on the eTrex H to help you find your way when you need it the most. You can operate your Garmin eTrex H with just one hand using five buttons that are …

TomTom ONE 130S Review:
The TomTom ONE 130S adds text-to-speech to the base 130 model. This means instead of hearing “turn right in 50 feet”, you’ll hear, “turn right in 50 feet at Ohio Street”. In our experience, this is probably the most useful step-up feature for a GPS navigator, and if your looking at the 130, we’d definitely recommend stepping up to at least the TomTom 130S.

The TomTom One 130S marks a new look for the One series of portable navigation devices. Unlike the previous models, including the TomTom One 3rd Edition, the TomTom 130S has a more bubbly design, and it’s smaller and lighter at 3.6 inches wide by 3 inches …

Garmin eTrex Legend HCx Review:
The Garmin eTrex Legend HCx locates your position quickly, precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover · High sensitivity GPS receiver · 256 colour sunlight readable screen · Expandable memory with MicroSD cards (not included) · Waterproof to IPX7 standard · Accepts Garmin TOPO and City Navigator street mapping (not included) Whether you”re in deep foliage or rocky crevasses, the rugged Garmin Legend HCx can still provide a GPS signal in the toughest environments thanks to its high-sensitivity receiver. The eTrex Legend HCx also has a crisp, bright 256 colour screen.

The high sensitivity receiver actually makes a huge difference in the accuracy of the …

Garmin Zumo 450 Review:
The Garmin Zumo 450 includes many of the 550’s motorcycle-friendly features, minus Bluetooth wireless technology, text-to-speech and XM Satellite, at a price that won’t break your budget.The Garmin 450 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps and a hefty points of interest (POIs) database. The Garmin Zumo 450 makes it easy to plan your next trip and share routes with your riding buddies. Plan trips on your computer before you start. Search for food and fuel stops and local attractions.

If you among those who can’t wait for the hands-on approach the Zumo 450 is very intuative to use. For my …

Magellan Maestro 4210 Review:
The 3200-series navigators feature a 3.5-inch screen, while the 4200s have a 4.3-inch widescreen display. The 3200 and 4200 offer great, basic navigation with turn-by-turn spoken directions, pre-loade maps of the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and 1.3 million POIs. The 3210 and Magellan Maestro 4210 add maps for Canada and Alaska, AAA travel information (see details below) and bump you up to 6 million POIs.

I first purchased the 3250 but only used it for about a week before switching to the Magellan Maestro 4210. The major differences between the two are the voice recognition commands, the bluetooth connectivity, and live traffic compatibility. The voice recognition …