GPS Buyer's Guide

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

Overall Score

Ease of Use

Features

Garmin nuvi 785T

95%

Y

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 765T

95%

Y

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 755T

90%

Y

NA or Europe

4.3"

N

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 1490T

90%

Y

NA or Europe

5"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 1390T

85%

Y

Y

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 885T

82%

Y

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 265WT

80%

N

NA & Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Magellan Maestro 4700

79%

Y

North America

4.7"

N

Y

Magellan RoadMate 1470

78%

N

USA & Canada

4.7"

N

N

Y

Magellan Maestro 4350

75%

N

North America

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 205

74%

-

N

Lower 48

3.5"

N

N

N

Magellan Maestro 4250

72%

N

North America

4.3"

Y

Y

Magellan RoadMate 1430

70%

N

US, Canada

4.3"

N

Y

Y

TomTom GO 930T

65%

NA & Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

TomTom GO 930

60%

NA & Europe

4.3"

N

Y

TomTom GO 740 LIVE

60%

US, Canada

4.3"

Y

Y

TeleNav Shotgun

$$$

40%

N

US, Canada

4.3"

N

Y

Y

Discontinued Models

Garmin nuvi 880

85%

N

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 780

80%

N

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 760

78%

N

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 750

75%

N

NA or Europe

4.3"

N

N

Y

Garmin nuvi 680

70%

N

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 660

68%

N

NA or Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 350

66%

N

NA or Europe

3.5"

N

N

Y

TomTom GO 920T

63%

N

NA & Europe

4.3"

Y

Y

Garmin nuvi 250W

63%

-

N

North America

4.3"

N

N

N

Garmin nuvi 250

60%

-

N

North America

3.5"

N

N

N

Garmin nuvi 270

60%

-

N

USA & EU

3.5"

N

N

N

Garmin nuvi 200

55%

-

N

Region

3.5"

N

N

N

Garmin StreetPilot c550

53%

N

NA or Europe

2.8"

Y

Y

Dash Express

50%

N

USA

4.3"

N

Y

Y

N

Magellan CrossoverGPS

50%

N

Street & Topo USA

3.5"

N

N

Y

Magellan Maestro 3140

48%

N

North Ameica

3.5"

N

Y

Magellan Maestro 4050

46%

N

North Ameica

4.3"

Y

Y

Magellan RoadMate 2200T

45%

N

USA

3.5"

N

N

Y

TomTom GO 720

45%

N

North America

4.3"

Y

Y

Magellan Maestro 4040

43%

N

North Ameica

4.3"

N

Y

Magellan RoadMate 2000

40%

N

USA

3.5"

N

N

N

LG LN740

38%

N

USA & Canada

4"

N

Y

Y

Magellan Maestro 3100

35%

-

N

US (48)

3.5"

N

N

N

Magellan RoadMate 6000T

35%

N

USA

3.5"

Y

Magellan RoadMate 3000T

32%

-

N

USA

3.5"

N

N

Y

TomTom ONE XL

30%

-

N

USA & Canada

4.3"

N

N

TomTom ONE

28%

-

N

USA

3.5"

N

N

TomTom GO 910

25%

N

USA & Europe

4.0"

N

Y

Navigon 7100

25%

Y

North America

4.3"

Y

Y

Magellan RoadMate 760

25%

N

USA

3.8"

N

N

Y

Harman Kardon GPS-810

24%

N

North America

4.3"

N

Y

Novogo N100 Pocket LOOX

20%

N

North America

2.8"

N

N

N

Alpine Blackbird

20%

N

USA

3.6"

N

Y

N

Panasonic Strada CN-GP50

15%

N

North America

5"

N

N

Y

Novogo S700 BT

$$$

15%

N

NA or Europe

3.5"

N

Y

N

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