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In-Car GPS Systems or Portable Car GPS Systems? 

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You can purchase a vehicle with a GPS system built-in that will help you with navigation when you are in unfamiliar territory and need directions. While an in-car GPS system is a great idea, portable is the way to go. Just like the in-car systems, your portable car GPS system will help you with turn-by-turn directions to help deliver you to your destination with ease.

TomTom is one company that provides portable car GPS systems. Maps are available for input of not only the United States, but Canada and Europe as well. Some models provide traffic information, too.

Most portable GPS systems come with a hands-free kit to enable features such as the voice address input so that you are not required to remove your hands from the steering wheel to input information.

PDA GPS units, or personal digital assistants combined with GPS devices, are just as popular as dedicated handheld GPS units. Available with built-in antennas and receiving equipment so that you may utilize GPS features right from your PDA, this is a great item to consider.

One review lists the following among the Top GPS systems for car navigation:

  • Garmin Nuvi 250, 350, 650, 660, and 670
  • Magellan Maestro 3100 and 4000

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How to Buy Portable GPS Car Navigation Systems

While most portable gps systems have basic functions such as voice narrations to help direct you where to go, it's worth the time to figure out exactly what other features you may need.

When considering the features that you want in your portable gps navigation system, it's important to consider if you'll actually be needing that feature or if it's just an added bonus.

Size of the GPS Unit

You can find pocket sized units which are very portable but have small screen sizes. If you want a larger screen the units will be less portable so make sure to consider how you will use your unit.

Price of GPS Unit

Street name announcement -

Does the voice narration announce the name of the street or does it just say next street?

Time to destination -

Automatic rerouting -

If you make a wrong turn, does your navigation system reroute you?

You'll find a lot of choices when purchasing a portable gps car navigation system. My suggestion would be to figure out what options you would like, then find the units which have those features and check the units out physically at your local electronics store.

Often times, I find the best deals online after viewing the units in a store.

As with most technology, you will find that in a few  years there will be more GPS units with more features for lower prices.

by Sharon_Albright

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