The following chart is a summary of what consumers have said in their product reviews for the brands listed below. For each attribute, the consensus is shown as a percentage of agreement and the cells with more agreement than average are highlighted.
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| Avg. Product Rating |
(7,034 reviews)
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(3,551 reviews)
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(1,757 reviews)
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(16,594 reviews)
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| Pros | Garmin | TomTom | Magellan | (Average) |
| Easy to read |
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72% |
| Easy setup |
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71% |
| Compact |
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70% |
| Easy menus |
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62% |
| Simple controls |
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62% |
| Cons | Garmin | TomTom | Magellan | (Average) |
| Poor battery life | 9% | 18% | 16% | 15% |
| Acquires satellites slowly | 10% | 8% | 7% | 11% |
| Inaccurate | 6% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| Flimsy mounting | 4% | 10% | 6% | 7% |
| Difficult menus | 3% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Reviewed By | Garmin | TomTom | Magellan | (Average) |
| Casual user | 42% | 37% | 20% | 31% |
| Enthusiast | 22% | 15% | 10% | 16% |
| Power user | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| How are you with directions | Garmin | TomTom | Magellan | (Average) |
| Great w/directions | 64% | 63% | 71% | 65% |
| Bad w/directions | 36% | 37% | 29% | 35% |
| How long have you owned it | Garmin | TomTom | Magellan | (Average) |
| A month or less | 53% | 57% | 48% | 61% |
| One-to-three months | 26% | 29% | 33% | 27% |
| Three-to-six months | 10% | 8% | 9% | 7% |
| More than six months | 11% | 5% | 10% | 6% |
| Primary use | Garmin | TomTom | Magellan | (Average) |
| Personal | 79% | 83% | 77% | 81% |
| Business | 21% | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| Top Reviewed Car GPS From These Brands | ||||
| Garmin | TomTom | Magellan | ||
| See Garmin Car GPS reviews | See TomTom Car GPS reviews | See Magellan Car GPS reviews | ||
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(659 reviews)
Nuvi 255W Automobile Navigator
"Every woman should have one..." -- maryjo from aitkin, mn |
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(430 reviews)
StreetPilot C550 Portable GPS
"Awesome multifunctional GPS..." -- Charles from Lansing, MI |
(47 reviews)
Roadmate 1200 GPS (Refurbished)
"For the price of this ......" -- gidgemidge from Undisclosed |
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(504 reviews)
Nuvi 200 GPS Navigation Unit
"Great Deal..." -- Sarah and Chris from Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
(32 reviews)
One XL GPS Navigation System Complete Kit
"Great little gadget!..." -- prr953 from Boston |
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(444 reviews)
Nuvi 265WT, 4.3 in. Widescreen GPS Navigation System
"Works pretty much as advertised..." -- LeftCoastBlue from San Francisco |
"Good value, good operation..." -- R. Ned from Amazon |
(13 reviews)
® RoadMate™ 1430 GPS Navigation Unit
"Great Product for the Price!..." -- Mike, the IT guy from Indianapolis, Indiana |
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(328 reviews)
Nuvi 360 GPS Unit
"Great unit in a small package!!!..." -- Dave the Rave from Virginia Beach, VA |
"The Magellan locked on ......" -- Firefighter213 from Undisclosed |
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| See Garmin Car GPS reviews | See TomTom Car GPS reviews | See Magellan Car GPS reviews | ||
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