# wheres a good place to get gps?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [September 14, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881 "2008-09-14T09:39:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/1 "2008-09-14T09:39:14Z")
where can i get a gps for my g/f… she doesnt need much just a standard up to date gps system. any ideas on whats good and inexpensive? thanks
-kyle
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### Author:  [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/2 "2008-09-14T10:44:01Z")
TomTom or Garmin = most reliable.
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858194047&nm\_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm\_mmc=OTC-Froogle-](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858194047&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-)_-GPS+Navigation-_-TomTom-\_-58194047
My father has that one and its fantastic.
The Streetpilot series by Garmin is also worth checking out,C340,C550…
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/3 "2008-09-14T10:58:58Z")
Go Garmin.
[buy.com](http://buy.com)
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### Author:  [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/4 "2008-09-14T11:03:30Z")
tomtom one or garmin 200 would be perfect for her… about $150-200 depending on the sale
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### Author:  [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/5 "2008-09-14T11:29:35Z")
thankyou very helpful!
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### Author:  [@Oasis24-7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oasis24-7)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/6 "2008-09-14T11:37:56Z")
come up to best buy we have very good deals this week have the tom tom 130 (kinda the new tomtom 1) for 149 and the 330 xl for 199. I work at the galleria one by the way
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### Author:  [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/7 "2008-09-14T12:50:14Z")
i snagged a factory serviced TomTom for just a hair over 100 on ebay, theres tons of em on there.
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### Author:  [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/8 "2008-09-14T13:41:51Z")
I think the Garmin’s are the best. Some of the Tom Tom’s need you to put a zip code in. The Garmin’s figure it out themselves and saves you a step. Plus the Tom Tom’s send you on retarded routes sometimes.
Easier detour function with the Garmin as well.
I got mine at Best Buy but I know a bunch of people who have scored really good prices on them at Walmart.
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### Author:  [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/9 "2008-09-14T14:08:17Z")
Garmin makes the best hardware, but thier software can be lacking sometimes. The TomToms are nice units as well, so just get either one of those and im sure it will do her well.
Just try and stay away from the uber cheap models of either. If its like $100, unless its ebay, it might be crappy compared to a $150 model.
Expect to spend $200 and you should be able to find a nice unit for that.
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### Author:  [@Drexial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drexial)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/10 "2008-09-14T15:20:42Z")
My friend had a Tom Tom one and its great cause of the maps on it, (US and Canada) but the points of interest need help, though his is a revision old now. But Garmins Points of interest seem to be spot on. But you need to spend a bit more to get the US and Canada.
About $200 for a Tom Tom about $300 for a Garmin is what I would look for in price range. If you like finding resturants I would say the Garmin is the way to go. (I dont recall what model Garmin I used, But it was great to have)
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### Author:  [@FASTMOFO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FASTMOFO)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/11 "2008-09-14T15:53:27Z")
sister has a garmin, i have a tom tom. I may be bias but I like the tom tom better
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### Author:  [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/12 "2008-09-14T16:59:59Z")
[techbargains.com](http://techbargains.com) and click the gps button.
That will show you the deals…
[Buy.com](http://Buy.com) usually has a SICK deal on a gps, most of them have mail in rebates however.
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### Author:  [@47\_WAFFLES](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/47_WAFFLES)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2008, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-gps/54881/13 "2008-09-16T06:49:23Z")
my cheapo tom tom works nice 🙂