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more black friday GPS deals – Best Buy

Nov 19, 2007 garmin, gps navigation, tomtom

Here are the black friday ads from Best Buy for GPS navigation systems. We’ve got three from Garmin and one from TomTom.

First one is Garmin Nuvi 200. You can pick one up for $170 on Black Friday. Currently nuvi 200 sells for $212 on Amazon. Nuvi 200 is an entry level device with the most basic features.

nüvi 200 comes preloaded with City Navigator NT map data for the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail). Simply touch the color sunlight-readable screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 200 accepts custom points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.

Next one is Garmin Nuvi 660. Best Buy wants to sell these for $400 each. Amazon price for the 660 right now is $512. So it does sound like a good deal.

The marketing point of the new 660 is its 4.3″ wide screen giving you lots more screen space than the older 360. You also get hands free calling that integrate Bluetooth with a microphone and a speaker to let you make hands-free calls. You can dial the number with the nüvi’s touch screen keypad to make a call on a compatible Bluetooth phone. To answer calls, just tap nüvi’s screen and speak directly into its built in microphone. FM TMC traffic receiver comes standard on the nüvi 660 by which you can receive alerts about traffic jams and constructions. Nüvi 660 will detour you around the congested area. You may also find the wireless FM Audio Transmission to be useful through which you can transmit audio, voice prompts, MP3s and audio books.

Lately it is all about nuvi’s with Garmin but don’t forget about the older StreetPilot models. On Black Friday you can pick up the featured packed StreetPilot c550 for $330. But Amazon already sells the c550 for $330 though. No need to get up early in the morning for this one.

StreetPilot c550 comes with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. In addition, the c550 accepts custom POIs, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The c550 integrates Bluetooth with a built-in microphone and speaker, so you can pair it with your Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free. c550’s integrated traffic receiver notifies you of upcoming traffic delays too.

There is word out there that “LE” stands for “light edition”. BestBuy will offer TomTom ONE LE for only $120 on Black Friday. TomTom ONE LE is a bit tricky to compare but this article may help you understand its features better.

…similar to the ONE 2nd Edition, but without Bluetooth and an SD card. So it appears to be like the hardware of the ONE 3rd Edition, but with full NavCore 7 rather than just NavCore 7 Lite…

The bluetooth is only for traffic and weather. You can just directly go to Best Buy’s page for TomTom ONE LE for the specs.