What GPS to buy and why?

Do you need any specific features like mp3 player, bluetooth, etc? If not go with the Garmin 205 i just bought one ta few weeks ago for $140 and I love it. Garmin is the best gps system in my opinion. You may pay a little more for it over Magellan and Tomtom but it is worth is faster route calculations, finds the satellites faster, and more points of interests, etc...If you do not get Garmin get either Magellan or TomTom maybe maybe Navigon if you get off brands they may be cheaper, but if the company isn't well establish if they stop making gps systems or updates your GPS will be obsolete.

The Nuvi 205 has a 4.5 out of 5 star rating among the customers that bought it. It is definitely worth checking out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015F0A8G?ie=UTF...

There are tons of features you can add on.

-Bluetooth, not only does your GPS have the addresses of different places but the phone number with bluetooth you can sync it too your phone and call through the GPS without the need of getting your phone out.

-Text to Speech- a GPS without text to speech will say something like"turn left in 300ft" and you'll see the street address on the screen; text to speech will say "turn left in 300ft onto Spring Creek Drive" eliminating the need to look on the screen.

-Live traffic updates- know when there is traffic so you can take an alternative route, usually in major cities.

-Voice recognition- so instead of typing in addresses you can speech into the GPS instead.

Text to speech is a very favorable additional feature, if you want that I would suggest the Nuvi 260

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UU7ZPS?ie=UTF...

Also there is a chart called "Which nüvi is Best for You?" if you want certain features you can look at that chart to see which Nuvi you should get.

Good Luck!