For $200, you sure get a lot! I've been wanting a GPS for a long time but they've always been out of my price range (my father dropped almost a grand on his) so when I saw these at $200, my interest was piqued. I read a few reviews and decided that it would be worth picking up and I took the plunge.

I've been using this for half a year now and have traveled through many states with this on. Here is what I've found out about this:

Positives:

1) It's only two hundred bucks. Again, most of them are still in the $500 price range. I've found very little that this can't do for the money.

2) Customizable. There is a wealth of information on the screen out of box but I wanted it to display some other things. After playing around with it for a little bit I found out how to get rid of the estimated time of arrival (very inaccurate) and replaced it with the current speed instead. There are a lot of other tidbits of information it can track but I'm happy with that change.

3) Works great out of the box. In fact, I didn't sync it up to my computer for any firmware or map updates until I had it for a few months. I did update the firmware (not sure what I got out of that), backed up my settings, register it, and no new maps were available but it was great to have a product I had bought five minutes prior working perfectly well in my car.

4) Battery Life. Sometimes I can't have it plugged in, like when I'm hiking, geocaching, need to use my cigarette lighter for something else, or showing it off for friends. That GPS that my Dad spent all that money on... no battery. Once it has no power it goes out like a light. And not only does it have a battery, but a long lasting one at that. A full charge will let this run for a couple of hours.

5) Very accurate. I especially love the MPH on this. Did you know that most cars have their speedometer off by about 5-10%?!?!? Now I have my speedometer on my GPS and it is perfectly accurate. 99% of the time my GPS knows EXACTLY where I am within a couple of feet.

6) USB cable. I love it when electronics comes with a standard USB cable. I hate companies that make you use a cable that is proprietary to the product (Palm, Zune, iPod, some cameras). Thank you, TomTom, for making this simple feature.

Negatives

1) No altitude. I can see Lat and Long, but I have no idea how high I am and in the mountains of Utah, that can be useful information. I'm surprised that didn't come as a feature.

2) Can't categorize favorites. Ah, probably my biggest gripe. I wish I could categorize my favorite locations. For instance, most favorites I only use while visiting somewhere and then I have a handful around town that I use 90% of the time. Since it lists things in alphabetical order I just start my more common favorites with a 00 and then group certain towns in their own code. It's a workaround, but folders would have been much nicer!!

3) Occassional Misreadings. This seems to be more of a problem with the maps then the unit but sometimes I just suddenly go "offroad" 20-50 feet, especially on the highway and a couple of local parkways. I think it is the maps because it always happens in the same places. I wish map updates would come on a more regular basis.

4) Estimated Time of Arrival is wrong. I think it assumed all roads are a set speed, like 40 MPH. But the Estimated Time of Arrival is ALWAYS off, especially on the freeway. I got rid of this and make better estimates in my head, but I wish it would make better assumptions (like Highway = 75, or in my case, about 90 while city streets are about 30 mph on average).

I didn't know where to list this, but the screen size can be both positive and negative. Both my parents don't like the small size and consider it hard to read. So if you need bigger displays just so you can read them, there are other products out there for you. However, I love the small screen size because it makes this device so much more portable and fits easier in my glovebox. My parents' GPS has to be carried in with them or hidden in less convenience locations, like under seats.

In the end, I love this product. For $200 I wouldn't have been surprised if it had done so much less than it actually does. I love this so much, my brother picked up the exact same model. He loves it to.

A decade ago I bought the first ever Garmin Street Pilot - no model number because it was the first. It was a neat gray-scale toy, but it did little more than show you where you are and what's around you. It was too much effort to plan your own routes, so we never did. We still have it. We watched as the technology exploded and waited for the prices to fall. Last year we tried a no-name piece of junk that threw temper-tantrums at us if we went a different way, and spent more time crashing and rebooting than navigating. We returned it.

This time I did more research, and bought a TomTom. I LOVE MY TOMTOM! It is fast and accurate, and obviously designed by drivers! I refused to by anything based on Windows CE, and although I haven't had it very long yet, TomTom hasn't crashed once. It calculates routes FAST, and recalculates quickly (and without tantrums or U-turns) if we go a different way. It zooms out when you drive faster, and zooms in when you approach a turn. Icing on the cake!

I was not sure which portable navigation system to get for our road trip to Albany NY, with a side trip to Niagara Falls. I had previously owned older Garmin products like the eMap, and was planning on getting a Garmin Nuvi or something similar. However, after trying out the latest Garmin products, I found the user interface to be annoying, and was also put off by their high prices. I then tried a TomTom ONE XL and found it to be very easy to use and intuitive. However, when I compared the ONE XL to the original ONE, I discovered that I actually preferred the non-widescreen of the smaller TomTom ONE! Maybe this was because the widescreen on the XL had more of a stretched look to it? Not sure, but I went for the smaller ONE and I am glad I did. At a cost of approximately $150-$170 less than the ONE XL, the ONE performed flawlessly and navigated me through unfamiliar territory. I would also recommend getting the custom case for it for another $20. All in all the TomTom ONE is worth every penny and actually a real bargain considering the cost of other navagation devices.

I bought the TomTom a while back and have used it for assistance across the US and in my town. What did I do without one before? No more printouts and hard to read notes. No more getting stuck without alternatives. The TomTom gets a satellite connection and up to 6 within a couple of minutes. I practically did not even know where I used to live :-) Only one thing to do and that is to buy this. The portability means that I can take this on trips with me and use this in rental cars on in other people's cars that do not have a GPS.

I first bought Garmin C340 due to the high praises Amazon users give it, but I was rudely disappointed, C340 gives you no choices to customize a route(meaning you cannot create an alternative route, avoid certain streets, or go by way of certain streets) I listed to the advice of a friend and purchased Tom Tom One! I must say I love this GPS, true that its a bit weak in the software component and the customer service aspect but as a unit it's great! It routes VERY FAST! It gives very SHORT AND FAST directions (routes are similar to Google Maps; which gives excellent directions!) I love the fact that I can calculate alternative routes or avoid certain streets/bridges/avenues/etc. I took the unit on a 125mile road trip and it did not faulter for a second! It re-routed me in about 30 seconds when I missed my exit and it gives excellent directions without telling me the street names. POI database is weak but I dont use the GPS for that so that doesnt bother me, and I have heard of complaints about the unit not being able to find OLD HOUSES! This is also not a concern for me since every route in NYC that I needed, was succesfully routed to by Tom Tom. Overall this unit is a little gem! Its the cheapest and most reliable GPS I had! It has some weak spots but if you care about pure driving directions and the ability NOT TO GET LOST! You will love this unit, if you want POI, Customer Service, and PC "Emulators" you might be saddenned. But take my word for it, I love it!

This thing is SWEET! It was ready to rock right out of the box. Also, the program that it includes for the PC is great too...it allows you to backup maps, Choose different voices, plan routes, Etc. Another great feature is the "re-route" feature that auto re-routes you in case you run into construction, and veer off of your path. The size is great, and the screen is extremely viewable even in bright sunlight. The only thing, and it's tiny, is that there is no indicator that the unit is done charging...the green light is just steady green while it's plugged in.

However 90% of the time you will want to plug this in to 12v power anyway, so it actually does not matter. GREAT PRODUCT!

First of all, if you are trying to decide "TomTom One" or "TomTom One XL"- they only got one thing different (I called Garmin and TomTom before I made my purchase) it's the size, everything else is the same! The hight of the screen is the same as far as I can see , the XL a whopping 100$ more expensive is only a little wider then the One- does one really need a wider screen- no not really! I've seen my Tomtom One in action and it shows plenty, it tells you soon enough when to turn (and you can see where the next turn is going to go by a little arrow in the left corneron the bottom)which makes a wider screen unnessesary! Believe me , I'm a Widescreen person, TV and PC and all, but in this case I'm, glad I didn't waste the extra 100$ for a little wider screen!

I love my TomTom One and it goes with me wherever I go!It is very light and easy to install! First of all, I gotta say the Customerservice is great, they are prompt, very friendly and really take their time to walk you through if you got some questions or problems! It comes with a big variety of voices (some on the TomTom the others free to download on it) but you can also purchase extra voices of celebritys which actually is quite a hoot. My GPS actually gets me laughing with it's funny remarks for example when it litteraly moans to me turn left onto the highway and then go faster, faster, faster..... (it depends who and what voice you got!)

I've used it quite a lot and I found it actually to be very correct, I'd say up to about 10 feet actually! I live in a very small but extremely fast growing city and so far I've only had one problem where it told me that no cars are allowed on that particular street but they where, buit in the end this wasn't even a problem even to me!.

It extremely fast adjusts lets say (at times it draws it's info from up to 10 Satelites (I can see it on the screen upper right corner), it tells me go this way but I was destracted by my son and miss the street, it thinks for a second and then shows you right away the new route to your destination!

there is alos no need to tell the TomTom where you are laving from by adress, since it's by Satelite it knows it right away and will still guide to correctly to your destination! It also shows me Gasstation in Symbols along the road while driving!

It actually very correctly tells you (if you wish) how long it'll take you to get to your destination, given the fact you stick with he speedlimits, it'll also tell you how much time you'll need to make up in order to get to your destination at the time you planned it for!

I just love my little TomTom!

It comes with a USB Cable for the PC you can charge it with anda n Adapter for the Car! Since the battery in the TomTomOne only lasts about 3 hours the Adapter for the Car is great. Sure it'd be better if the Battery would last longer but that doesn't bother me, since it did come with an Adapter for the Cigarettelighter I don't care, my TomTom One will go as long as I need it too as long as the Battery of my car lasts plus 3 hours *hahah&*

the mopunt it comes with is great witht he big suction cup and easily to install and take down! I do wish that it wouldn't be kind of tough to slide the tomTom on the mount, it's easy to do it when you hold both things in your hand but if the mount is stuck on the window it's kind of touigh to stick the TomTom on it! It'd be great if it came with lets say a Velcrowpatch on the mount,t hat way I could leave the mount on the window until I use my Tomtom One again or when I leave my car so it doesn't get stolen. But, since it's easy enough to just pull the Mount of the windshield I still give the TomTom One 5 Stars!

I read other reviews here and some gave the TomTom a very poor judgment which I can't really understand. Like I said I found my tomtom very accurate up to 10 feet and less and yes, the signal can be thrown off with a strong disturbance and then maybe show temporarily a wrong street I guess, but I had that only once. I wanted to go home, I had been at a adress in my city which was kind of hidden adn I knew I wouldn't find my way out. It showed my street kind of messed up, so I again gave the order for the destination and this time it got it correct and the screen looked right too! It works perfect 99,99% of the time!

Even GPS-systems that cost very much can misslead you or mess up, and for that price the TomTom One is top of the line for me and much more practical then many other way more expensive and more complicated GPS systems.

You can hook it up to your blootooth of your Cell and Tomtom One will give you live updates ono Traffic ahead AND lead you around it! Haven't tried that though but I will soon, once I've turn the Bluetooth Capability on on my Cell!

I love it and I'll recommend it to everyone! Read the instructions, call the Customrerserviced if you got a question or problem, there is no long waiting or anything. You'll love Tomtom One too, just like me!

I got this last week and am absolutely in love with it! I had to use it right away after I got it, and I did. I literally took the device out of the box, followed a few easy instructions to get started, entered in my destination and off I went! It worked great. So clear and easy to use. I can't imagine anyone driving without one, seriously. Like many have said in the other reviews, not the most up to date as far as maps go but still good enough. I'm glad I can go online and download any updates for free. I can now drive with a peace of mind knowing I will not get lost as long as I have this baby with me. Some people have mentioned that the instructions are not that great, but in my opinion it's really not that hard to figure out. If you click around a little, you'll figure it out in no time. Very user-friendly.

It's too bad the battery life is only two hours, though. It's good to have a car charger and a home charger. You can also charge using your USB cable connected to your computer, but it's a slow charge (up to 4 hours for a full charge).

Go get ONE!

This is a great portable navigation system at a very a affordable price.

The Tomtom One has reliably taken me to anywhere I wanted to go in the Bay Area. It offers a catalog of "points of interest" such as gas stations, restaurants, parking garages, etc., which is a great practical help on the road. Easy install and setup, great user interface, easy connection with the PC for downloading new data and backing up.

The One does have some minor flaws, but none is a show stopper. No, you CAN'T U-turn anywhere on 19th Ave. in San Francisco. And some restaurants it located in Mendocino County were not where it thought they were, but 5 miles up the road. Even when set to the United States as a region and to US English as language, it uses the word "motorway" instead of "freeway" and "yards" instead of "feet".

Bottom line: The Tomtom One generally works reliable and has greatly reduced my stress level when trying to find an address, at a price which I feel offers a lot of bang for the buck -- and it cuts down automotive marital squabbles by half. That alone should make it a worthwhile buy for anyone.

After looking at the consumer report website, this TomTom ONE GPS model was considered to be the best value. So I went ahead and purchased this model. And I'm glad I did!!! It's very easy to use and very accurate. I thought it would be hard to specify a drive to location...but to my surprise it was so simple. It was a lot easier and faster than going out to a google.maps or mapquest. The driving directions are very accurate. I couldn't trick the system at all. All the features you get are very helpful...such as estimated arrival time, miles before next turn, etc. I really liked that it shows where gas stations and other POIs are located. When i was driving, my girlfriend had to use the rest room. The TomTom showed me where the next gas station was....i'm glad it did, because I never even knew that this gas station existed because it was hidden by tall trees. Plus the screen is nice and big.