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Which to buy? Garmin vs TomTom

 
Sun, 09/16/2007 - 9:07pm

I have noticed that there seems to be a number of offers from Buy.com and others lately that are Referb TomTom units at very reasonable prices. I own a NUVI 350 and I have no familiarity with TomTom. I know most here have Garmin units, however I was wondering if anyone here has/had a TomTom equivalent to a NUVI 350, is also familiar with the NUVI, which they prefer and why they like one over the other.

I would be buying the second unit for my wife for use only in Queens NY, so there would be no need for any map upgrades but I would like to down load the red light camera file for her.

Double Tap

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Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:44am

Garmin is best

When I brought my last GPS (3760t) I was able to buy the demo models, try them, return them and then take another demo model out. I tried Garmin, TomTom, Uniden, Magellan, Navman, while I grumble about Garmin I found that it's routes were far better, the size and possition of the touch screen keys were better, the menues were better and everything is just more user friendly. I'm like many of us I just notice the bad things about the Garmin product. For me Garmin is streets ahead of the others, but it's still not perfect.

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Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:34am

I have both

I have both and prefer the Garmin, maybe because I had it first. It seems easier to use.

Double Tap wrote:

I have noticed that there seems to be a number of offers from Buy.com and others lately that are Referb TomTom units at very reasonable prices. I own a NUVI 350 and I have no familiarity with TomTom. I know most here have Garmin units, however I was wondering if anyone here has/had a TomTom equivalent to a NUVI 350, is also familiar with the NUVI, which they prefer and why they like one over the other.

I would be buying the second unit for my wife for use only in Queens NY, so there would be no need for any map upgrades but I would like to down load the red light camera file for her.

Double Tap

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