03.Product profiles
Profiles - what to buy
Tomtom GO 930 (Whereis)
Price $849
City Good Country Good
Good points
- Equal best range of POI.
- Excellent route display.
- Excellent screen visibility during daylight.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Pre-loaded maps of New Zealand, North America and Western and Central Europe.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
- Vibrates a little.
Tomtom XL (Whereis)
Price $399
City Good Country Good
Good points
- Equal best range of POI.
- Excellent route display.
- Excellent screen visibility during daylight.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Excellent voice quality.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- No removable memory support.
- Difficult to attach the mount to the windscreen.
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
Uniden Trax 436 (Whereis)
Price $400
City Good Country Good
Good points
- Equal best range of POI.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Pre-loaded map of New Zealand.
- SUNA capable, integrated in the unit but subscription needs to be purchased to enable the feature.
- Quick to recalculate the trip after a missed turn.
Bad points
- Spoken street names (TTS) only available when using American voices.
- Difficult to attach the mount to the windscreen.
Garmin 265WT (Whereis)
Price $549
City Very good Country OK
Good points
- Excellent route display.
- Excellent screen visibility during daylight.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Pre-loaded map of New Zealand.
- SUNA capable, integrated in the unit.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide only, no printed user manual.
Garmin nuvi 5000 (Whereis)
Price $799
City Very good Country OK
Good points
- Excellent route display.
- Excellent screen visibility during daylight.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Pre-loaded map of New Zealand.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide only, no printed user manual.
- No internal battery means it cannot be used away from 12V supply.
Garmin nuvi 500 (Whereis)
Price $549
City Very good Country OK
Good points
- Excellent route display.
- Excellent screen visibility during daylight.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Pre-loaded map of New Zealand.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide only, no printed user manual.
Navman S-Series S45 (Whereis)
Price $349
City Good Country Good
Good points
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
Product profiles - the rest
Mio Moov 300 (Navteq)
Price $299
City Good Country Poor
Good points
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Very good voice quality.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
Mio Moov 370 (Navteq)
Price $499
City Good Country Poor
Good points
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Very good voice quality.
- SUNA capable, integrated in the unit.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
Magellan Maestro 5310 (Navteq)
Price $699
City Good Country Poor
Good points
- Excellent route display.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Pre-loaded maps of US, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Bad points
- No full-route display.
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
- Very slow to recalculate the trip after a missed turn and coming out of a tunnel.
Magellan CrossoverGPS (Navteq)
Price $649
City Good Country Poor
Good points
- Excellent route display.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Pre-loaded maps of US, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
- Built-in marine and outdoor navigation applications.
Bad points
- No full-route display.
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
Navigon 2150 Max (Navteq)
Price $399
City Very good Country Poor
Good points
- Full-route display automatically before each trip.
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Lane assistance display.
- Quick to recalculate the trip after a missed turn.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide only, no printed user manual.
- Very slow to recalculate the trip after coming out of a tunnel.
Tevion (ALDI) 3.5" Touch Screen GPS Navigator 7342* (Whereis)
Price $130
City OK Country OK
Good points
- Cheapest model in the test by a significant margin.
Bad points
- No full-route display.
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
- Vibrates a little.
*An update to the software has been released since our test and there is evidence of an improved performance. Call 1300 886 649 for information.
Navman S-Series Platinum S200 (Navteq)
Price $699
City Good Country Poor
Good points
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- 3D lane guidance and 3D landmarks.
- Quick to recalculate the trip after coming out of a tunnel.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
- Glide touch screen is difficult to use.
Navman S-Series Platinum S300T (Navteq)
Price $599
City Good Country Poor
Good points
- Automatic change from day to night screen.
- Names the upcoming streets.
- SUNA capable – integrated into the unit.
- 3D lane guidance and 3D landmarks.
- Quick to recalculate the trip after coming out of a tunnel.
Bad points
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
- Glide touch screen is difficult to use.
Hema Navigator (Navteq)
Price $920
City Good Country Poor
Good points
- Pre-loaded topographic map of Australia.
Bad points
- No full-route display.
- Quick-start guide and instructional CD only, no printed user manual.
Navig8r M43 (Navig8r)
Price $340
City OK Country Poor
Good points
- Names the upcoming streets.
- Very good instruction manual.
- SUNA capable, but separate kit has to be purchased.
Bad points
- Very limited range of POI.
- Voice is too low in volume and it’s hard to understand, even though it sounds pleasant.
- No full-route display.
- Shakes and vibrates a lot even on good quality roads.