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well one thing i noticed with the new s50 is (after owning both tomtom and navman) is that it has a milage log book in it! this is good if you use your car work work and play... otherwise the tomtom is the go for sure!

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tomtom has a very nice user interface, mush nicer to look at and use in my opinion

but don't forger the garmin models - some have software that actually says street names out to you - this is pretty rare in the GPS market and well worth it imo

(i have tomtom on my PDA and i'm about to get a hardwired garmin unit in my V35)

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I sell them as i work at JB Hi Fi .. i would recommend the tom tom ... much easier user interface and it has advance planning feature ... this gives you pc software to easily plan trip then loading the file to your favourites on the unit.....

However the S50 navman has bluetooth handsfree built in .... depends which features you need..

but if i was choosing on basic ease of use ... i would go the tom tom for sure

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hmm, cheers for the feedback guys, tomtom seems to be the pick of the bunch atm, but i do like some of the navman features,

if i could affor to go more expensive i believe both of the higher models in the tomtom and navman ranges have the feature that reads street names out, but atm thats not an option, and not that much of a priority however cool :(

might have to do a lil more comparing still

thanks

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i would have to add... that for best gps performance, garmin are the winners there. i miss my old c310!

the best feature of the streetpilots is the auto turn on and off feature as per the ACC position! why dont the others have that?!?!?!?

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if anyone knows anything of both or either models battery life, that would be good too, i realise they both come with car chargers, but jus so i know.

the Navman site says it has a life of approximatly 5 hrs while the tomtom site says 2 hrs

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I've had the TomTom ONE XL since it's release early this year. I am happy to say it is the best GPS unit I have ever used, in terms of accuracy, ease of use and interface-appeal. However, it's battery doesn't seem to last all that long. I usually have it stuck in the car-charger.

BTW, I picked up the unit for $499 when it came out! (RRP $599)

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