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Welcome to the GPSmagazine Buyer’s Guide. Confused about which GPS to buy? You’ve come to the right place! GPSmagazine has reviewed every product listed in the guide, and is the Internet’s #1 destination for in-depth, unbiased GPS reviews.

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 Model
 
Street Price
 Score
 
 Results
 
 Features
  FM Transmitter
          Ease of Use Routing Engine Mounting Hardware Voice Quality Physical Design Battery Life   Map Quality Map Coverage Screen Size POI Database GPS Receiver Bluetooth Traffic Text to Speech FM Transmitter  
  GPSmagazine Editor's Choice for Best All Around GPS
Garmin nuvi 780
$500
Full Star Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
 
Very Good
NA or Europe
4.3"
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Y
Y
Fair
  Good
  Garmin nuvi 760 $460
Full Star Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
 
Very Good
NA or Europe
4.3"
Good
Very Good
Excellent
Y
Y
Fair
 
Very Good
  Garmin nuvi 750 $370
Full Star Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Good
Very Good
Very Good
NA or Europe
4.3"
Good
Very Good
N
N
Y
N
Excellent
  $450
Full Star Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
 
Very Good
NA or Europe
4.3"
Good
Excellent
Very Good
Y
Y
Fair
 
Very Good
  $301
Full Star Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
 
Very Good
NA or Europe
4.3"
Good
Excellent
Very Good
Y
Y
Fair
 
Excellent
  Magellan Maestro 4250 $292
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Very Good
Good
Good
Very Good
Very Good
 
Very Good
North America
4.3"
Very Good
Excellent
Poor
Y
Y
N
 
Excellent
  Garmin nuvi 350 $254
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
 
Very Good
NA or Europe
3.5"
Good
Excellent
N
N
Y
N
 
Excellent
  LG LN740 $212
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Good
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Good
Very Good
 
Very Good
USA & Canada 4"
Excellent
Excellent
N
Y
Y
N
 
Good
  Garmin StreetPilot c550 $231
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Fair
Excellent
 
Very Good
NA or Europe
2.8"
Good
Excellent
Good
Y
Y
N
 
Very Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
North America
3.5"
Good
Very Good
N
N
N
N
 
Fair
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
 
Very Good
North America
4.3"
Good
Very Good
N
N
N
N
 
Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
 
Very Good
USA & EU 3.5"
Good
Very Good
N
N
N
N
 
Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
 
Very Good
Region 3.5"
Good
Very Good
N
N
N
N
 
Fair
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Fair
Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Good
Good
North America
4.3"
Excellent
Very Good
Poor
N
Y
Fair
Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Good
Very Good
Good
Good
Very Good
Excellent
 
Very Good
Street & Topo USA 3.5"
Good
Excellent
N
N
Y
N
 
Very Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Good
Good
Fair
Good
Good
 
Excellent
North Ameica
3.5"
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
N
Y
N
 
Very Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Good
Good
Fair
Very Good
Good
 
Excellent
North Ameica
4.3"
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Y
Y
N
 
Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Good
Very Good
Good
Good
Very Good
Excellent
 
Very Good
USA
3.5"
Good
Excellent
N
N
Y
N
 
Good
 
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Good
Good
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Good
 
Excellent
North America 4.3"
Very Good
Good
Good
Y
Y
Very Good
 
Very Good
  Magellan Maestro 4040
Full Star Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Good
Good
Fair
Very Good
Good
 
Excellent
North Ameica
4.3"
Very Good
Excellent
Good
N
Y
N
 
Good
 
Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star Half Star
 
Good
Good
Good
Good
Very Good
Fair
 
Very Good
USA
3.5"
Good
Excellent
N
N
N
N
 
Very Good
  Magellan Maestro 3100
Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Good
Good
Fair
Good
Good
 
Excellent
US (48)
3.5"
Poor
Excellent
N
N
N
N
 
Excellent
  Magellan RoadMate 6000T
Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star Half Star
 
Fair
Very Good
Fair
Good
Poor
Good
 
Very Good
USA
3.5"
Excellent
Excellent
Fair
Fair
Y
N
 
Good
  Magellan RoadMate 3000T
Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star Half Star
 
Fair
Very Good
Fair
Good
Poor
Good
 
Very Good
USA
3.5"
Excellent
Excellent
N
N
Y
N
 
Fair
  TomTom ONE XL
Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Fair
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Poor
 
Very Good
USA & Canada
4.3"
Fair
Very Good
Poor
N
N
N
 
Excellent
  TomTom ONE
Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star Half Star
 
Very Good
Fair
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Good
 
Good
USA
3.5"
Fair
Very Good
Poor
N
N
N
 
Good
  TomTom GO 910
Full Star Full Star Half Star Half Star Half Star
 
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Good
Very Good
Good
 
Good
USA & Europe
4.0"
Excellent
Excellent
Fair
N
Y
N
 
Good