Suggestions for GPS on a budget

I sould suggest he take a serious look at the Garmin C530. He can get it for $349 at Amazon.com with free shipping.

The unit works almost flawlessly. It has a Super Bright Screen and the SiRF High Sensitivity receiver. ...plus all the other wonderful qualities Garmin builds into its products. If you look at the Amazon web site he can read over 100 user comments. 99% of them RAVE about this unit. It is a great value for the money. It won't fit in his shirt pocket. But if that is not a deal breaker, he should love it.

http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-StreetPilot-c530-Vehicle-Naviga...

You may want to check Costco.com also. They have some pretty good deals on GPS units and a great return policy.

Stan

Hello..Yes I know its been a while... I usually like to use: http://www.resellerratings.com/

I type in what I want then find the best place to get it. PCNation.com had the best price on the Garmin 76csx I bought a few months ago.

Cheaper is not always better. I usually buy from places that have good reviews with at least 7 out of 10 stars.

I would suggest the person check out the product and read some reviews on it before he buys it.

Michael

I'm not sure if you're only looking for a Garmin brand GPS system. But Tom Tom One is a pretty good GPS system for people that are on a budget.

Dell's website has a pretty good deal:
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l...

If you're willing to buy it before 5/30, you can use the coupon code: $M5M2G$ZR0J6C4 and get it for $229 with free shipping.

Reference: xpbargains.com

I saw c530 for 299 at staples.

Thanx for your suggestions, I will look into those systems.
-Mask667

Go to eBay get a Pocket PC with bluetooth $200.00

Go to eBay get a Holux Gps Receiver $50.00$
Go to Internet, acquire Gps Software $0
Total $250.00

Thats the best way to do it
Worked for me

The prices have gone down
You can pick one up at that price

Check out www.circuitcity.com they have some pretty good deals.

Ray

I got my Garmin C530 from BuyDig.com for $320, shipping included.

Bob W

When I was looking for an entry level GPS system, I purchased the StreetPilot i5 and I couldn't be happier.

Great unit for the price. However, I think it has been discontinued and as such you may get it for very cheap at one of the large online retail stores.

TomTom 300 at buy.com $199 with free shipping. Some of the down sides with this are that it is refurbished and it is two generations old (the x20 series is now current). I have a 700 and just love it!

If you want to move up to currrent you can look at the TomTom One for $299.

I would recommend TomTom too if you travel a lot as they have quite good coverage for Europe and Australia.

If you want to spring for another $100 (around $400-$425), you might look into the iPAQ units. They list for $499 or so but you can get better deals on the Internet. Its actually a Pocket PC with Tom Tom Navigator 6 and the North American Maps installed. It includes WiFi, Bluetooth, pocket versions of Word, Excel, etc. I use it for checking email and a few other tasks on short trips where I don't want to take my laptop.

I got one about a month ago and really like it.

Cheers

Just wanted to let you guys know that frys.com has the Garmin c550 on sale for $350..with free shipping.. I don't know how long the sale will last, but it's been this price for the last couple of days. I would jump on it, but I already have one.

Just go to http://www.frys.com and type in Garmin in the search box.

I have a similar solution to omnitek's, however it may be technically challenging to work with for some people. I saw a Mio unit in Fry's Electronics of Phoenix for $179.00 last week, unfortunately I don't know the model, but they usually feature sales for one or two receivers on their weekly ad. Cobra is another budget brand that comes to mind.

My guess is it's the Mio C220 in that price range. I've heard both good bad on it. It's very fast but the cons are the volume is a bit low and the screen can wash out in bright sunlight. The new Teleatlas maps are supposed to be very good now.

Ray

Try Garmin's Street pilot C340 its under $350.00

My Two reasons:

1) POI's can be loaded using the COPY/PASTE and/or DRAG/DROP features on a PC!

2) mp3's can be converted to .ogg file format and loaded as above to use as alerts.

ML (TomTom One NE owner)

the 530c is a great unit. shop till u find the rt price