Do You Need To Spend $600 On A GPS System?
Asking that question is about like suggesting everyone like chocolate ice cream. By that I mean, we all have our specific, personal needs.
A friend of mine got her first GPS system this Christmas. It was a gift from her husband, a Garmin nuvi 200. Of course, being the GPS enthusiast that I am, I asked her all about how much she liked it, if she was satisfied with it, etc.
She loves it, and does not understand how she ever got along without it.
She and her husband make nice incomes. So, I asked her why she did not get a nuvi 350, or even one of the 600 or 700 series.
She said she had talked it over with her son–who had had a GPS system for a few months–and they decided all she really needed was the basic features the nuvi 200 offers–huge Points of Interest database, automatic route calculation, that sort of thing. She does not need Bluetooth™, nor does she need real-time traffic.
The point of all of this is when you buy a GPS device, it helps to understand what you want it for. If it is just for getting around town, then one of the lower priced devices should suffice. If you are a sales person trying to make as many calls per day in a larger geographic area, or a congested urban area, then you probably need multiple routing, which Magellan and Garmin’s 700 series provide.
Once you understand what you need, then you can more easily select the right unit for you.
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