
TomTom One (v2) Great Britain - great piece of kit!
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I was in the market for a SatNav system, and had obviously heard of TomTom a while ago, but with all the new names in the market, i wanted to shop about a bit and do some research to find out which really was the best for me.
This is a salient point - that there are lots of great SatNavs out there, but some are more suited to your purposes than others. I mean why bother paying £250-£300 on a system with a load of features that you'll never ever use? Even if you can afford it, it's still pointless!
So, i don't drive abroad very often at all, so that's not worth having, and i have a few friends who have traffic info on their SatNavs and it's a waste of time by all accounts, so as long as i have the GB maps on the machine, and a decent screen, and the road traffic cameras on it, i'm happy. This left me with the choice between manufacturers - TomTom? Garmin? The other ones(?!) - My friends kindly allowed me to nick their satnavs for a couple of days so i could try them out and see which i liked. One friend was given a Garmin for nothing. "I still felt like I'd been ripped off" were his exact words... Not glowing praise indeed - and i must say useability-wise, it's not great, especially when you want to quickly access something on the move or in a quick pit-stop.
Basically, TomTom i found to be the one with the features i needed, at a good price, and easiest to use. The ability to download new things to it like voices (gotta love John Cleese) and the location of the nearest Burger King (eh?!) is good too...
All in all, i can whole-heartedly reccomend the TomTom One. It's a great piece of kit, and if you can get a brand new one through e-bay for much less than retail like I did, all the better!!!
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