The Truth About Buying Automobile GPS
Units!
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Automobile GPS
units have become the rage lately! It's not wonder, especially
with gas prices.
Automobile GPS units are
notoriously hard to buy! Oh, it's easy enough to spend your
money on one. The problem is getting the right unit for you
and your needs.
If you're interesting in
buying an automobile GPS but just haven't made the purchase
yet, this article should straighten you out.
Who Makes Automobile GPS Units?
There are a number of
manufacturers in the U. S. market, but the big three are
Garmin, Tom Tom, and Magellan. Garmin sells about half the
GPS's sold in the U. S.. Tom Tom sells about 20%, and Magellan
sells slightly less than 20%. |
What Do Automobile GPS Units Do?
All GPS units do essentially the
same thing.
Other features you want
to consider are wider screens, Bluetooth, more extensive maps,
actually saying the names of the streets, and real-time traffic and
weather.
(It's not wide screen, however.)
If you want all this capability
and the wider screen, think about the Magellan Maestro 4250.
One thing Magellan offers that
Garmin and Tom Tom do not is the renowned AAA Tour Book right in the
memory of the device.
What About Cost?
You can spend anywhere from $150
to $900 for automobile GPS units. Although there's a lot of
competition at the lower end, Garmin pretty much has the upper end
of the marketplace sewn up. If you want the lastest cutting edge GPS
technology, then the Garmin nuvi 880 might be the right unit for
you.
Now that you know a little about
how the automobile GPS marketplace works, you can more confidently
start looking for the particular device you want to buy.
by Rick_Cole
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