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TomTom ONE XL 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Maps of the U.S. and Canada
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| Sale Price: $177.89 |
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- Widescreen 4.3-inch display offers expanded viewing of maps
- GPRS- and optional RDS-TMC radio-based real-time traffic information
- Map coverage in all fifty of the United States, as well as Canada
- Clear and accurate turn-by-turn voice instructions
- Built-in Bluetooth connection provides access to TomTom PLUS subscription-based services
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 THE TOMTOM ONE GOES WIDESCREEN... |
| Review Date: May 15, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Anton Tobias, The vast cornfields of the Midwest |
Welcome to TomTom's latest creation, the TomTom One XL. With the ongoing war between GPS manufacturers in full bloom it appears that TomTom has decided to counter against Garmin's latest GPS products. The Garmin Nuvi 200, 250, and 270 were released early this month and, from what I understand, are selling quite nicely. Never being one to take things lying down, TomTom announced their new One XL.
Customers should be informed this product isn't exactly a "new" item from TomTom, it's more of a "modified" version of the previous released (and extremely popular) TomTom One. What I mean is besides the obvious fact that this is a widescreen unit, this product is identical to the TomTom One (New Edition) Versons 3 and 4 which were released earlier this year. The TomTom One XL is equipped with a 4.3 inch screen, (as opposed to the regular TomTom One's 3.5 inch) because of the added screen space the TomTom One XL is slightly heavier than it's little brother. It now weighs in at 7.4 ounces instead of 6.5.
As far as the technical specifications...well, it's all still the same. You get the high sensitivity GPS chipset (which is the new GlobalLocate chipset found in recently released TomTom devices), the 32 MB of RAM space, the CPU runs at 266 MHz, a 2-hour internal lithium-ion battery, and 2.0 Bluetooth technology. The only real difference in the technical specs is the pixel count which is now a slightly higher 480x272 because of the wider screen.
One thing I did notice was the missing 1GB SD card full of maps I'm used to seeing with TomTom products.. It appears all the info (maps, points of interest...etc) is now stored on a small flash-drive inside the unit. The TomTom One XL does, however, have an open SD card slot for future map updates and expansions.
The unit itself is just as powerful and accurate as it's little brother. It has been reported that some test units have been preloaded with the Tele Atlas maps (version 665.1293)of The United States and Canada. However, TomTom has announced they will be preloading the One XL with Tele Atlas Maps version 675 making this the most accurate GPS on the market to date. This seems to be the subject of much debate, the clichéd' argument is that because Garmin is a North American based company their maps for The United States should be more accurate then the European based Tele Atlas maps which TomTom uses. I can tell you from personal experience (see my other reviews) that this is not so. I've found the latest maps from TomTom to be the most precise of any other GPS unit on the market today.
The TomTom One XL carries a $399.99 price tag, $100.00 more than the regular TomTom One, which may leave some buyers wondering if $100.00 is worth that extra inch of screen space.
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| Review Date: October 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Ado Annie, USA |
I bought my TomTom recently when I knew I'd have to deal with a city I don't usually go to, Cambridge, MA. Cambridge has all sorts of crazy streets and cow paths and one-ways and things. I avoid it as much as possible, but I had to go to a reception there. I bought the TomTom and tried it out on places I was already familiar with to get used to how it worked. Some things take a bit of getting used to. It may say "Right turn ahead" when you know there is only a fork in the road, but when you approach, it says "Bear right". It pretty much got me everywhere, not always by the way I'd have chosen, but it got me there. I haven't hooked up the traffic or weather things yet, so I can't comment on those, but it was fairly easy to use and got me where I needed to go with a minimum of muss & fuss. I consider that success!!
With regard to the reviewer who got old software into his TomTom by accident, the FIRST thing I did was back-up the TomTom to my computer. I too had my unit freeze up, but because it was backed up, I was able to restore it from my computer. I owe a debt of gratitude to that reviewer or I'd probably have had a tantrum over that.
I'd say buy this unit, but I hear a newer version, which announces street names, has come out. You might want to take a look at that one first as hearing the street names can be helpful. Then again, this one may be upgraded for that feature too, but I haven't heard anything about it yet.
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