All Car GPS (Navigation)

The Bottom Line: Despite ease of use and an affordable price tag, the entry-level Magellan RoadMate 1200 portable navigation system suffers from various performance issues.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Warnings, 4.94 oz

The Bottom Line: The Garmin Nuvi 750 delivers beautifully on almost every front, but the portable navigation system hits a speed bump with its sluggish performance.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The Nextar Snap3 may look good on paper with an admirable feature set and affordable price tag, but road tests prove this GPS device to be a dud.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement

The Bottom Line: Despite ease of use and text-to-speech functionality, the Pharos Drive GPS 250 falters somewhat in the performance department.

Specs: 20 channel, Automotive, Audible signal(s), 7.2 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite some minor shortcomings, the Magellan Maestro 4250 is a solid and accurate mid-level portable navigation system with a helpful voice-command feature.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Voice command recognition, 6.9 oz

The Bottom Line: The sleek Mio DigiWalker C320 offers the navigation basics and solid performance at a wallet-friendly price, but you can get more bang for your buck with other systems.

Specs: Automotive

The Bottom Line: Despite a sleek design and an attractive feature set, the HP iPaq 310 Travel Companion shows an ugly side with inaccurate route recalculations and poor voice directions that makes us say pass for now.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, 6.6 oz

The Bottom Line: Though the affordable price tag and text-to-speech functionality are nice, the Navigon 2100's sluggish performance and roundabout route recalculations are a turnoff; you can get a better entry-level portable navigation device in the Mio C230.

Specs: Automotive, Audible signal(s), 5.6 oz

The Bottom Line: The Alpine PMD-B200 is a decent portable navigation system, with good Bluetooth integration and traffic services. But the lack of text-to-speech functionality and inefficient route recalculations doesn't make it worth the high price tag.

Specs: 16 channel, Automotive, 8 oz

The Bottom Line: Though the Navigon 7100 offers some handy navigation tools and integrated Bluetooth, the confusing interface and sluggish performance prevents us from giving it higher marks.

Specs: 20 channel, Automotive, Navigation instructions, Voice command recognition, 6.9 oz