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06/23/06

Why I bought a Garmin Portable GPS system instead of a Tom Tom GPS or Magellan GPS

Summary: While this isn’t a complete GPS review, I compared a Garmin GPS, Magellan GPS and Tom Tom GPS systems and I chose the Garmin C320 based on prices and features.

I’m in Orlando now.  I borrowed my wife’s Garmin C320 GPS system and I’m using it in my rental car. I’ve used it to find a post office and an obscure address for hotel supplies that is 40 minutes away and a steak house.

I’ve really come to depend on it.

My wife, Barb, used her Garmin GPS to find a local library with Internet access when she was recently in an unfamiliar town.

Almost every GPS system has a million or more “points of interest” preprogrammed, so you can do a text search for “Bill’s Steak House in Orlando, and it will not only show you the address, but also the phone number so you can call for reservations. Aother cool feature is that a GPS system will calculates the arrival time, and depending on traffic, it’s surprisingly accurate.

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