Im planning on getting this cheap GPS

Wierdochild89 · 11-23-2007, 07:46 AM

Is this GPS worth buying for? Magellan Maestro 3100 for $139?

blkstreak · 11-23-2007, 08:10 AM

I really like mine. Had it for about two months but I paid the full 249.

Very easy to use and that's a great price too.

I Vtec, do you? · 11-23-2007, 04:02 PM

I ruled that one out when buying one as a present a week ago for a few reasons. It has a very low POI database (something like 700 thousand). Since I live in minnesota, I'm gonna assume we have a lot less than a place like cali or ny would have.. and POI's are important to me because it's nice to be able to find the nearest gas station when you're running low.

I also had one freeze on me when I was demoing it and read that this was a small problem. It was also kind of slow at computing simple things like a touch on the screen. I also read route calculations and re-calculations were slow as well.

Simply put, there is better to be had out there, and Garmin is definitely one of them.

06si · 11-23-2007, 04:07 PM

get this. It was originally $800 and is now on sale for thanksgiving for $350 and it has 6 million points of interest and bluetooth
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Garmi...oductDetail.do

Tastycakes · 11-23-2007, 04:21 PM

I just got a tomtom from staples earlier today. Its nice. Very simple to use. The one i wanted, navigon 2100 they sold out of so i got the tomtom for $125 + a $20 gift car.

I know the tomtom is in the millions in the POI but dont know the exact #. It had no problems findin me a burger king for breakfast

. It even has airports listed in Canada (no roads tho)

Only con so far is that its silver and not black.

I Vtec, do you? · 11-23-2007, 04:23 PM

It's probably around 4 million POI's. That's what most of those ones have in that price range. I wish you could find one with like 10+ million, but I only seem to see those on in-dash.

Wierdochild89 · 11-23-2007, 05:25 PM

i just got the Tomtom one instead too for $125 and it has all the PoI i can think of.

Tastycakes · 11-23-2007, 10:45 PM

So where did you mount yours? I just stuck the sticky pad to the left of the eject button and mounted it there. Then went to move it and the sticky bad broke

gonna have to get another one. The window mount is way too short for our starship enterprise windshield IMO.

htharpe · 11-24-2007, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tastycakes

So where did you mount yours? I just stuck the sticky pad to the left of the eject button and mounted it there. Then went to move it and the sticky bad broke

gonna have to get another one. The window mount is way too short for our starship enterprise windshield IMO.

I have the Tom-Tom One (3rd edition) mounted in the "little" window next to the steering wheel. It stays out of the way and I can easily reach it if I need to make adjustments. The window-stick mount stays in that location and I remove the unit when I get out of the car. This will work for me until I can get an in-dash unit after the first of the year.

Blurry · 11-24-2007, 01:14 PM

I have a Mio 220 and really like it....it doesn't have all the bells and whistles but is small and uses the latest mapping software.

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11-23-2007, 08:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
blkstreak Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Somewhere outside of N.O. Posts: 373 Jamey iTrader: 0 / 0%	I really like mine. Had it for about two months but I paid the full 249. Very easy to use and that's a great price too.

11-23-2007, 04:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
I Vtec, do you? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 7,625 iTrader: 7 / 100%	I ruled that one out when buying one as a present a week ago for a few reasons. It has a very low POI database (something like 700 thousand). Since I live in minnesota, I'm gonna assume we have a lot less than a place like cali or ny would have.. and POI's are important to me because it's nice to be able to find the nearest gas station when you're running low. I also had one freeze on me when I was demoing it and read that this was a small problem. It was also kind of slow at computing simple things like a touch on the screen. I also read route calculations and re-calculations were slow as well. Simply put, there is better to be had out there, and Garmin is definitely one of them.

11-23-2007, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
06si Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Florida Age: 23 Posts: 3,817 Kenny G iTrader: 5 / 100%	get this. It was originally $800 and is now on sale for thanksgiving for $350 and it has 6 million points of interest and bluetooth http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Garmi...oductDetail.do

11-23-2007, 04:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tastycakes Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Suburbs of Chicago Age: 25 Posts: 2,566 Mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	I just got a tomtom from staples earlier today. Its nice. Very simple to use. The one i wanted, navigon 2100 they sold out of so i got the tomtom for $125 + a $20 gift car. I know the tomtom is in the millions in the POI but dont know the exact #. It had no problems findin me a burger king for breakfast . It even has airports listed in Canada (no roads tho) Only con so far is that its silver and not black.

11-23-2007, 04:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
I Vtec, do you? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 7,625 iTrader: 7 / 100%	It's probably around 4 million POI's. That's what most of those ones have in that price range. I wish you could find one with like 10+ million, but I only seem to see those on in-dash.

11-23-2007, 05:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wierdochild89 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i just got the Tomtom one instead too for $125 and it has all the PoI i can think of.

11-23-2007, 10:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tastycakes Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Suburbs of Chicago Age: 25 Posts: 2,566 Mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	So where did you mount yours? I just stuck the sticky pad to the left of the eject button and mounted it there. Then went to move it and the sticky bad broke gonna have to get another one. The window mount is way too short for our starship enterprise windshield IMO.

11-24-2007, 01:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Blurry Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maine Age: 49 Posts: 286 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I have a Mio 220 and really like it....it doesn't have all the bells and whistles but is small and uses the latest mapping software.