How Do You Choose The Best Handheld GPS?
There are many factors to consider when choosing a handheld GPS. The price, the receiver, and the accuracy of the maps are the main factors to consider. Route accuracy is the most important. What good is a GPS if you get lost and have to ask for directions anyway? The Garmin Nuvi is rank by most to be the best in this area. The Garmin produces consistently accurate routes. The Magellan Maestro systems come in a close second. The TomTom One is the least accurate of the three top manufactures. There is a new receiver out. The SiRF’s high performance SiRF Star III chipset is a must have. This receiver enables you to get reception in areas you have not in the past, like behind tall buildings and in canyons. I have seen units with out it in the top 10 GPS sales on Amazon. So be careful just because the unit is new and selling well does not mean it has this receiver. Here are a just a few of the units I have seen that do not have the SiRF Star III chipset: · Garmin StreetPilot c310 · Garmin
