May 8, 2008 5:20 PM PDT

Review: TomTom One 130S

The TomTom One 130 and TomTom One 130S mark a new beginning for the company's line of basic GPS. You still get TomTom's hallmark ease of use and community features, but the portable navigation systems now boast more compact designs as well as a new vehicle mount that can be easily and neatly stowed away with the device. The One 130S also includes text-to-speech functionality, which is nice to see in an entry-level device, and it's reasonably priced at $249.95. However, during our road tests, we discovered that the speaker volume on the One 130S is incredibly low, and we could barely hear the voice prompts. And if you can't hear the directions, what's the point of the GPS? It's truly unfortunate since the TomTom ONE 130S is an otherwise solid navigation system for first-time buyers.

Read the TomTom One 130S review.

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by alexbaran May 9, 2008 9:18 AM PDT
i'll put it on my pc while i'm playing Gran Turismo 5. :)) anyway, i've read TomTom is pretty cool. but if you'd make me choose between TomTom and Forza Motorsport 2 (a game. i read about it at http://www.shapedword.com), i'd choose Motorsport 2. ;) bye
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