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Old 01-20-09, 05:06 PM
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im looking for an aftermarket GPS for my girl friend. im thinking of Garmin nüvi 760 or Garmin nüvi 360, but i don't know which one to pick, so i was wondering if you guys can help me. thanks
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Old 01-20-09, 07:12 PM
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i love my 760. it has literally every feature i want, from bluetooth to ssd slots for music and its free to upgrade. I havent tried the 360 but i must say the 760 is really nice. If you have any specific questions just PM me and Ill try to answer them for you.
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I've had about 3 diff manufactures GPS's. I now have a MIO C720 that I found by accident for $ 230 new. My girlfreiend uses it more than I do. She's kinda the reason I got it. It has a ton of features, 6 million POI points, Bluetooth, a MP# player, Vid, and Camara, and is much simpler that most of the others. It also has a nice big screen.
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Old 01-20-09, 11:47 PM
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Besides Garmin, consider Navigon also. I like its graphics the most, even more so than Garmin's.
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navigon uses windows i think, and i've read reports of bugs (surprise )

nuvi 760 has a great feature set, but the new ones ending in '5's are better if u can swing it. the 755t and 765t have lane assist, lifetime traffic, and are faster, with a better UI.

i almost pulled the trigger, but the free maps program in my blackberry storm is good enough for my needs.
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Old 01-21-09, 07:51 AM
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I have a Mio Moov right now and it replaced my old Mio c320x. I think Mio is pretty good as it gets the job done and undercuts the big boys (Garmin, TomTom) on pricing.
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Old 01-21-09, 07:57 AM
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If you don't need the bluetooth I'd just get the nuvi 750. That's what I got for the gf
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Old 01-21-09, 10:55 AM
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If you don't need a GPS with all the features like MP3,Bluetooth,Traffic,etc.. I believe The Tom-Tom 130 XL-S is a great buy.
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actually i just need the bluetooth
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Garmin all the way
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Tom Tom... ftw!!!!!!!!!!!
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I picked up a Nuvi 760 for my wife. The blue tooth works reasonably well, and overall we're very happy with it. The FM transmitter doesn't work for us, probably because it's weak and the antenna is in the back of our car. I also hooked it up to the car via the AUX jack which makes it nice for listening to MP3s via an SD card.
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garmin ftw
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TomTom... there's a sale on til Jan 24. Do NOT buy the basic models though cause they kinda suck (e.g. the the 130 series). For those, I'd take the Garmin 2xx series.
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We have the Garmin Nuvi 360 and have zero complaints with it. It has bluetooth capability which is pretty good. I'm not sure if they make it anymore though? Whatever the current model from Garmin would be sufficient if you don't need all the bells and whistles at a decent price.
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