Sat Nav Systems
Why get one?
The main reason for buying a sat nav system is if you easily get lost, or your job involves spending a large amount of your time on the road e.g a taxi driver. Although a map is cheaper sat nav systems can guide you to your destination with voice commands and also have a screen displaying exactly where you are. Although there have been incidents involving people driving onto train tracks directed by their sat nav and having their cars destroyed by train, most sat nav systems work just fine.
Which one to buy
There are so many sat nav systems on the market it can be hard to decide which one to buy. One of the cheapest and most popular is the TomTom one which is priced at around £150. The system offers plug in and go usability as all the software is preloaded on the sd card. It comes with a high quality touch screen, is portable and lightweight. You have the option for choosing routes i.e shortest, fastest avoiding motorways etc. One of the best features is the postcode navigation which allows you to input a postcode and be guided to your destination.
Another popular system is the Navman F20 which has the same specifications as the TomTom one but also has a nearest parking and petrol button which when pressed will direct you to the nearest car park or petrol station. It is priced at £115.
The Garmin nuvi 660 is more expensive than the two systems above but has some cool features such as integrating Bluetooth technology so that you can make hands free mobile phone calls. As with the other two systems the maps come preloaded so it is ready to go out of the box. It comes with a 4.3 inch widescreen display and mp3/audio playback. It is priced at around £300.
There are many more great sat nav systems out there but there isn't time to write about all of them. When buying one make sure you shop around to get the best price.
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