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Insignia NS-CNV43 Internet connected GPS
  • Editors' rating: 2h stars
      Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)
Insignia NS-CNV43 Internet connected GPS Reviewed on 12/15/2009

The Bottom Line: The Insignia NS-CNV43 offers advanced Internet-connected features that we like at a very competitive price, but its shaky implementation of key basic features and slow performance spoil the navigation experience.

Specs: 24 channel, Automotive, Audible signal(s), 0.4 lbs

Garmin Nuvi 1690
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 4 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 1690 Reviewed on 11/24/2009

The Bottom Line: By itself, the Garmin Nuvi 1690 is merely a solidly performing GPS device, but it earns its keep through the free NuLink service, giving users easy access to up-to-the-minute data for safety, convenience, and entertainment.

Specs: Hiking, Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.2 oz

Garmin Nuvi 765T
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 29 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 765T Reviewed on 08/24/2009

The Bottom Line: The Garmin Nuvi 765T packs a number of useful features into an easy-to-use package and its ad-supported traffic updates are quite useful--plus, the ads themselves are quite unobtrusive.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.5 oz

Garmin Nuvi 760
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 52 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 760 Reviewed on 07/30/2009

The Bottom Line: The Garmin Nuvi 760 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

TomTom GO 740 Live
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 18 reviews
TomTom GO 740 Live Editors' choice Reviewed on 05/27/2009

The Bottom Line: The TomTom GO 740 Live puts a tremendous amount of information at your fingertips and makes it easy to access and process it all from the driver's seat.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, Voice command recognition, 7.9 oz

Navigon 8100T
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 4 reviews
Navigon 8100T Reviewed on 12/16/2008

The Bottom Line: The Navigon 8100T offers an impressive feature list, including panoramic 3D map views, but the GPS doesn't deliver where it counts most: performance.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, Voice command recognition, 9.4 oz

Sony NV-U84
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
Sony NV-U84 Reviewed on 11/14/2008

The Bottom Line: Sony has positioned the otherwise good NV-U84 GPS device in an odd spot, where it's not as good a value as the models immediately above and below it in the NAV-U lineup.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 8.8 oz

Alpine PND-K3 - GPS receiver
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
Alpine PND-K3 - GPS receiver Reviewed on 10/29/2008

The Bottom Line: With the new interface and additional navigation features, the Alpine PND-K3 is an improvement over the company's previous in-car GPS, but the expensive price tag is a turn-off, especially when you can get more for less.

Specs: 20 channel, Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.3 oz

Garmin Nuvi 265WT
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 3 stars out of 43 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 265WT Reviewed on 10/09/2008

The Bottom Line: Despite some minor performance issues, the Garmin Nuvi 265WT is a good value GPS, offering a number of high-end features for an affordable price.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.1 oz

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 18 reviews
Nokia 500 Auto Navigation Reviewed on 07/23/2008

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation improves over its predecessor and offers a decent set of features and performance, but the GPS needs some work in terms of ease of use and interface.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions

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