10 Best GPS Devices for City Driving
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Out of thousands of reviews for 216 products, over 500 people recommended GPS Devices specifically for City Driving. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Tomtom ONE Car GPS Receiver
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$92 - $315
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24 People Recommend
"it was invaluable on that trip because i was towing a trailer, much of the time in city traffic.…" - Amazon.com User "backroads, inner-city strets and detours it handled all very well.…" - Amazon.com User "i have used it in cities and it excels there, too.…" - Amazon.com User |
Garmin Nuvi 200W
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$145 - $395
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23 People Recommend
"we used it for the first time to drive in a city we're not accustomed to, and it worked perfectly.…" - Dee from Minnesota at Circuitcity.com "i want to tell you that the garman was wonderfull, we made it back to the motel from downtown atlanta in 15 min the motel was on the oppsite side of the airport and the garmin showed some short-cuts…" - kbachphi from Ocala Fl at Circuitcity.com "it worked wonderfully for a 600 mile journey, but also was very accurate in the middle of downtown pittsburgh.…" - klroso at Cnet.com |
Garmin Nuvi 260
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23 People Recommend
"the instructions for areas i know seem cumbersome, but it works in strange cities.…" - Overstock.com User "with a gps receiver which works with my laptop which didn't tell you the street name you were to turn on to, we found it very confusing especially in busy cities and took wrong turns many times.…" - Amazon.com User "a long road trip could be done entirely on the 5 hour battery by setting the destination, hopping on i-95, turning off the gps, driving 400 miles and turning it on again when you are near the city…" - Amazon.com User |
TomTom GO 720
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20 People Recommend
"the tomtom go 720 does more than just navigate around the city- it also transmitsyour text to speech directions over your car stereo speakers and handles both incoming and outgoing phone calls with…" - TGA1954 from Norfolk, Virginia at Circuitcity.com "we used it right out of the box for our first trip to atlantic city with no other form of prior preparation as far as directions and we got there with out a hitch!…" - QTpieCNY from Brooklyn, NY at Circuitcity.com "with a long trip planned, visiting friends in cities and remote places, it took me all over the usa with a few glitches.…" - Laika from Hawaii at Circuitcity.com |
Navigon 7100 GPS Navigator Car Receiver
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$281 - $450
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19 People Recommend
"and the poi data base shows no target store or wal-mart hell (what if your on vacation and you want an item cheap and fast you go to a wal-mart or target).and the maps are i would say two years old…" - dagadbaw from naperville,il at Buy.com "i do not live in a major city, so i have not used it much. …" - A Customer from Oklahoma City, OK at Buy.com "the reality view is great and it definitely helps in the city and on freeways.…" - vatechman@msn.com from Christiansburg, Virginia at Buy.com |
Garmin Nuvi 760
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$285 - $857
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16 People Recommend
"another problem is garmin does not send a cd copy of "city navigator north america nt 2008" in the box so you can put it on your computer.…" - vmtilley at Cnet.com "calling was easy and allows for voice dialing for those that i have set it upfor on my phone.the navigation is excellent and using city navigator pc software, i can swap my poi's to the computer,…" - Rocky from Depew, NY at Circuitcity.com "there are also times when it may take a little while to acquire a satellite signal, sometimes up to 30-45 seconds even though my location is in an open urban area with no tall buildings (this is with…" - Buydig.com User |
Garmin nuvi 260W GPS Receiver
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$162 - $600
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13 People Recommend
""thinks" and how it interprets "fastest route" versus "shortest distance"...who's to say??!!:0) anyways, it makes me question if i thought i really knew all the "shortcuts" around my city...hmmm...…" - Bestbuy.com User "it reroutes you when you make a wrong turn instantly, and has many options for avoiding highways, city, etc.…" - Bestbuy.com User "when we went to charleston, sc, a city we did not know it really worked well.…" - Pcnation.com User |
Magellan ROADMATE 1200 GPS Receiver
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$117 - $203
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10 People Recommend
"it takes you where you want to go but not knowing the city i live in and just by using maps to calculate, the directions take you through some of the busiest streets which extends time of trip.…" - Newt at Circuitcity.com "some review said its slow when it make 'calculating route', expecially in crowded city with lots of sky crappers.…" - pooh from AA Michigan at Circuitcity.com "many times in the city, you have to take alternate routes and for this, you need it to move faster.…" - Toddy from Atlanta at Circuitcity.com |
Tomtom ONE 130S GPS Receiver
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$169 - $390
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10 People Recommend
", a week ago both tom tom as well as the gps in my rental car directed me through [what they believed as the fastest route , though i have travelled in this city before and knew the roads well!!!!!]…" - Amazon.com User "first you enter letters of the state and wait for it to offer closest matches, then you enter the city and wait for it to offer you closest matches, then you enter letters of the street and wait for…" - Amazon.com User "would care to show me the next turn on the display or to recalculate a new route if you missed a turn for when you are driving through a city and need results fast, even then it's not all that slow.…" - Amazon.com User |
Garmin Mobile 10 GPS Receiver
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$94 - $268
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9 People Recommend
"it even got us out of the city quicker than our entry route.…" - mpr131 from washington dc at Circuitcity.com "i also havea garmin etrex vista cx and was able to activate the included city navigator nt v8 for my vista too as garmin allows two units to be used with each copy of the software.dd custom points of…" - customer from Chesterfield, MO at Circuitcity.com "warm up and i want to open my sunroof) i also used the "10" walking around downtown dc (i know dc lived here all my life just wanted to test the "10" in an urban area) and it preformed wonderfully.…" - Amazon.com User |
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