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Tom Tom One
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Verdict of Tom Tom One Satellite Navigation System

TomTom One Sat Nav Editor's Summary gives you a fantastic run down on this popular Satellite Navigation unit. The Review Centre Editor provides a summary of reviews plus other vital information and opinions to help you make an informed decision about this product. Written December 2006.

Overview

TomTom carries a 71 per cent recommended rating from Review Centre reviewers. The One combines ease of use and portability with touchscreen technology and a simple design. Preinstalled software also makes it easy so you can plug it in and get cracking. Our reviewers, including one with experience working in car sales, regularly cite reliability, value for money and ease of use Includes regional maps of your region. The Tom Tom One can access 20 satellites to guide you with upgrades available to supply you with juicy info like the weather, fixed speed cameras and special points of interest.

In Your Box

  • TomTom ONE -The slim machine includes a power on/off button, easy docking system and a SD memory card slot.
  • SD card - Map data from your region.
  • Installation CD - PC (Windows / Mac OS X 10.3 and higher) connection software and manual.
  • Suction mount - Easy attachment to the windscreen.
  • Car charger - 12-24V cigarette lighter adapter.
  • USB 2.0 data cable - PC connection

Media Reviews

The view of our reviewers is backed up by big guns in the British media. The Tom Tom One has received stunning reviews from all quarters of the media. The Independent listed it in 2006 as one of the Top Ten Gadgets to Buy, again citing its easy to use technology and quick set up and go software as a delight. The heavyweight newspaper Daily Telegraph weighed in by suggesting the Tom Tom One with its ease of use and usefulness was now a reason why sat nav devices were becoming so popular.

Review Centre Reviews

The Tom Tom One has proved an above average reliable hit with our reviewers. Ease of use is a big factor in the approval ratings as are its portability. Other positive factors regular cropping up are its slimness, its reliable GPS with 20 channel and its ability to pick up signals without any problem. Postcode Navigation for precise location selection, ability to save personal favorite addresses, the displays compass on screen are others. Many reviewers are amazed by the value for money of this still relatively new mass technology.

Features

  • Plug in, switch on
  • Slim portable design, easy to take from car to car
  • Touch-screen
  • Clear and accurate turn-by-turn voice instructions.
  • Clear 3-D and 2-D Graphics
  • Door-to-door planning: in your region.
  • View route: review and test the calculated route before you start driving.
  • Choice of routes: quickest, shortest or avoiding toll roads.
  • Itinerary planning: plan your trip by defining multiple way-points and destinations.
  • Integrated GPS antenna
  • Multilingual: speaks more than 30 languages in over 50 voices.
  • Postcode navigation: for simple and accurate selection of your destination (uk & nl only).
  • Thousands of points of interest
  • Save personal favorite addresses for quick route planning.
  • Displays compass on screen to have even better orientation while driving.
  • Tip feature-useful onscreen tips.
  • Car speed linked volume - volume of voice instructions will increase/decrease depending on speed of car.
  • Anti-glare screen: always an optimal view, even in direct sunlight
  • Built-in bluetooth
  • Tomtom plus services available - real time information on traffic congestion, weather conditions and extra downloads such as detailed city maps, additional voices, points of interest
  • 32 mb ram - cpu: 380 Mhz
  • 3.5 inch, 320 x 240 full tft colour LCD touchscreen
  • 110 x 89 x 34 mm, 260 grams
  • Operating temperature: -10 to +55 C
  • USB port and cable for pc connection
  • Rechargeable li-ion battery
  • Integrated GPS receiver with 20 channel all-in-view tracking and support for active external antenna.

Verdict

A definite winner. Appears to offer good value and comprehensive range of features in a simple design which is also portable. You can take it with you on foot. It was never cheaper to get the use of such an array of up-to-date technologies before the Tom Tom One came along. Our reviewers also suggest it is quite a lot of fun to use.