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Garmin Nuvi 1690

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

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone

The TomTom Car Kit for iPhone lets you consolidate the number of devices carried around by elevating iPhone navigation to a standalone navigation device level. It's pricey, but TomTom gives users a fair amount of functionality for the money.

Specs: Warnings, Navigation instructions, 4.1 oz

Magellan RoadMate 1470

The Magellan RoadMate matches the competition's performance and user-friendliness, while providing a larger screen at a lower price.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 10 oz

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

The Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT not only brings a robust set of features into the car in a single box, but it also provides a variety of quick and safe ways to access those features.

Specs: Automotive, Audible signal(s)

Garmin Nuvi 765T

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

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

Garmin Nuvi 260

The Garmin Nuvi 260 offers drivers and travelers a more budget-friendly version of the popular portable navigation devices and includes text-to-speech, but we think the price is still slightly high for what you get.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 5.2 oz

Garmin Nuvi 255W

As entry-level GPS navigators go, the Garmin Nuvi 255W is still one of the best choices available for anyone who wants speedy performance without breaking the bank.

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

Pioneer AVIC-U310BT

The Pioneer AVIC-U310BT isn't perfect, but it meets most people's needs for navigation, hands-free calling, and digital audio playback at a very affordable price.

Specs: 20 channel, Automotive, Audible signal(s), 3.7 lbs

Garmin Nuvi 205W

As entry-level GPS navigators go, the Garmin Nuvi 205W is still one of the best choices available for users who want speedy performance without breaking the bank.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, 5.2 oz

Spotter GPS Navigator, Dale Jr. Edition

Fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr. will enjoy hearing the Nascar star direct their trips, but after the novelty wears off, the Rightway Spotter, Dale Jr. Edition just doesn't stack up to the competition.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, 8 oz

ClarionMind NR1UB

The lack of a dedicated data connection and poor integration between its applications keeps the ClarionMind from fulfilling the potential that its hardware possesses.

Specs: 11.5 oz

TomTom GO 740 Live

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

Apisphere Geomate.jr

The Geomate.jr sits in a class of its own as a child-friendly and easy-to-use handheld, geocaching device.

Specs: Hiking, 3.2 oz

TomTom XL 340 S

The TomTom XL 340 S introduces a few advanced features to TomTom's midrange lineup, while staying well below the premium price bracket.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 7 oz

TomTom One 140 S portable navigation device

The TomTom One 140 S benefits greatly from feature trickle-down, bringing high-end features to an entry-level model without much price bloat.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.8 oz

Trimble Outdoors (Verizon Wireless)

Trimble Outdoors offers a number of navigation and tracking tools for Verizon phones, but the trouble with Trimble is the inconsistent performance and accuracy.

TomTom XL 330S

Stylish, easy to use, and accurate, the TomTom XL 330S is a great all-around GPS but we wish it was just a little cheaper.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Voice command recognition, 6.6 oz

TomTom ONE 125

Though we miss text-to-speech functionality, the TomTom One 125 is an easy-to-use, accurate, and affordable GPS for first-time buyers.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, 6.1 oz

Navigon 2200T

The Navigon 2200T takes some time to warm up but the GPS offers a lot of bang for your buck, including free traffic updates for life.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 4.3 oz