Top 50 GPS Receivers dissected

Finding your way has never been easier, or cheaper. But today’s satnav devices come with myriad extras. Are they worth it? Depends what you want to do. Pick the ones that you really need and you’ll find yourself with a genuinely useful addition to your gadget collection.

Watch out though, there are plenty of duffers about too. Here’s our pick from the PriceRunner Top 50. Enjoy.

Top of the tree
TomTom Go 720T Europe
Best price: £261.10 on 26 February 2008
The newer version of our expert’s favourite, the Go 720 adds FM-tuned TMC traffic info to its already burgeoning talent. But this wasn’t the only thing that puts it at the top of the tree – its slender chassis, large finger-friendly touch-screen and intuitive UI, maps for Western Europe and FM transmission of music all help make this a top satanv.
Up against: Garmin Nuvi 760 Europe

Rising star
Navman S90i Europe
Best price: £179.98 on 26 February 2008
Navman was on the scene when the first portable satnav systems emerged way back, so you’re in good hands. The S90i is the outfit’s newest routemaster, with all the navigation bells and whistles you would expect from a flagship model as well as maps for Western Europe. More curious is the built-in NavPix technology that lets you navigate to geo-tagged photos taken by the built-in camera.
Up against: TomTom Go 720 Europe

Unsung hero
Garmin Nuvi 270 EU/US
Best price: £164.80 on 26 February 2008
The Garmin Nuvi 270 has been on the road for coming up to a year now but this budget system is still a veritable global trotter. Even with maps for Western Europe and the U.S onboard, the Nuvi 270 greatest asset is its incredibly compact form, encouraging you to take out and about and use its optional foreign language dictionaries and travel guide memory cards.
Up against: TomTom One XL Europe

Loved by experts
TomTom Go 710 Europe
Best price: £158.98 on 26 February 2008
With maps for Western Europe on board and all the navigation mod cons, the user-friendly TomTom Go 710 can guide you across the continent at street level with a minimum of fuss. It’s built-in MP3 player and iPod connection adds an entertainment string to its bow. It’s long been the experts favourite, but has been superseded by the newer TomTom Go 720.
Up against: Navman S70 Europe

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