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	In-Car By Mapping	Ireland & UK Europe (Garmin) Europe (TomTom) Western Europe North America
	In-Car By Series	Garmin nüvi 1xxx series Garmin nüvi 7xx series Garmin nüvi 2xx series Garmin nüvi 5xx series TomTom x50 series TomTom XL & Start series
	Motorcycle GPS	Garmin zūmo range
	Handheld GPS	Oregon & Colorado Series Colour Mapping GPS Marine GPS Monochrome Mapping GPS Basic GPS

Comparison Tables By Preloaded Mapping

Ireland & UK Mapping	nüvi 215	nüvi 1210	nüvi 1310	TomTom XL	TomTom Start
Recommended by us
Price	€125	€147	€183	€159	€119
Screen Size (diagonal)	3.5"	3.5"	4.3"	4.3"	3.5"
Bluetooth
Traffic
Lane Assist
Enhanced Pedestrian Mode
Route Planning
Speak Street Names
FM Transmitter
MP3 Player
Free Map Updates	60 Days	60 Days	60 Days	1 Year	1 Year
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Full Europe Mapping (Garmin)	nüvi 265	nüvi 265w	nüvi 765	nüvi 1390T	nüvi 1490T
Recommended by us
Price	€179	€193	€299	€261	€279
Screen Size (diagonal)	3.5"	4.3"	4.3"	4.3"	5.0"
Bluetooth
Traffic
Lane Assist
Enhanced Pedestrian Mode
Route Planning
Speak Street Names
FM Transmitter
MP3 Player
Free Map Updates	60 Days	60 Days	60 Days	60 Days	60 Days
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Full Europe Mapping (TomTom)	Go 750	XL IQ Routes	Start Europe
Recommended by us
Price	€249	€189	€139
Screen Size (diagonal)	4.3"	4.3"	3.5"
Bluetooth
IQ Routes
Lane Assist
Enhanced Pedestrian Mode
Route Planning
Speak Street Names
FM Transmitter
MP3 Player
Free Map Updates	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year
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Western Europe Mapping	nüvi 1240	nüvi 1340
Recommended by us
Price	€173	€205
Screen Size (diagonal)	3.5"	4.3"
Bluetooth
Traffic
Lane Assist
Enhanced Pedestrian Mode
Route Planning
Speak Street Names
FM Transmitter
MP3 Player
Free Map Updates	60 Days	60 Days
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North America Mapping	nüvi 275	nüvi 775	nüvi 1370
Recommended by us
Price	€259	€329	€299
Screen Size (diagonal)	3.5"	4.3"	4.3"
Bluetooth
Traffic
Lane Assist
Enhanced Pedestrian Mode
Route Planning
Speak Street Names
FM Transmitter
MP3 Player
Free Map Updates	60 Days	60 Days	60 Days
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Comparison Tables By Series

Garmin nüvi 1xxx series	nüvi 1210	nüvi 1240	nüvi 1340	nüvi 1490T
Screen Size (diagonal)	3.5"	3.5"	4.3"	5.0"
GPS	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity
Battery	4 hrs	4 hrs	4 hrs	3 hrs
Memory	2 GB	4 GB	4 GB	4 GB
Photo Navigation
3-D Building View
UK Maps
Europe Maps
North American Maps
Favourites	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
FM Transmitter
Traffic Receiver
Speaks Street Names
Bluetooth®
Touch Screen
Voice Prompts
Additional Mapping (microSD card)
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Garmin nüvi 7xx series	nüvi 775	nüvi 765
Widescreen 4.3" (diagonal)
GPS	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity
Battery	5 hrs	5 hrs
Memory	8 GB	4 GB
Lane Assist
3-D Building View
UK Maps
Europe Maps
North American Maps
Favourites	1,000	1,000
FM Transmitter
Traffic Receiver
Speaks Street Names
Bluetooth®
Touch Screen
Voice Prompts
Additional Mapping (SD card)
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Garmin nüvi 2xx series	nüvi 265W	nüvi 265	nüvi 215
Widescreen 4.3" (diagonal)		3.5"	3.5"
GPS	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity
Battery	4 hrs	4 hrs	4 hrs
Memory	2 GB	2 GB	1.5 GB
Photo Navigation
3-D Building View
UK Maps
Europe Maps
North American Maps
Favourites	1,000	1,000	1,000
FM Transmitter
Traffic Receiver
Speaks Street Names
Bluetooth®
Touch Screen
Voice Prompts
Additional Mapping (microSD card)
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Garmin nüvi 5xx series	nüvi 550
Screen (diagonal)	3.5"
GPS	High-sensitivity
Battery	8 hrs, removable
Memory	2 GB
Waterproof
3-D Building View
UK Maps
Europe Maps
Purpose	Car, Marine, Hiking
Favourites	1,000 10 Routes
FM Transmitter
Traffic Receiver
Speaks Street Names
Bluetooth®
Touch Screen
Voice Prompts
Voice Recognition
Photo Navigation
Additional Mapping (SD card)	MicroSD
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TomTom x50 series	GO 950	GO 750
Widescreen 4.3" (diagonal)
GPS	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity
Battery	5 hrs	5 hrs
Memory	64MB, 400 MHz	64MB, 400 MHz
Lane Guidance
IQ Routes
UK Maps
Europe Maps
North American Maps
Speech Recognition	yes (some countries only)	yes (some countries only)
FM Transmitter
Traffic Receiver	optional	optional
Speaks Street Names
Bluetooth®
Touch Screen
Voice Prompts
Additional Mapping (SD card)
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TomTom XL & One	XL IQ Europe	XL IQ Ire & UK	Start Europe	Start Ire & UK
Widescreen 4.3" (diagonal)			3.5"	3.5"
GPS	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity	High-sensitivity
Battery	2 hrs	2 hrs	2 hrs	2 hrs
IQ Routes
UK Maps
Europe Maps	yes		yes
Touch Screen
Voice Prompts
Additional Mapping (SD card)
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zūmo range	zūmo 660	zūmo 550
Navteq Digital Maps
Screen Size (diagonal)	4.3"	3.5"
Irish Maps
UK Maps
Europe Maps
North American Maps
Automotive Kit
Speaks Street Names
Bluetooth®
Touch Screen
Voice Prompts
Addional Mapping (SD card)
Free Memory	960 MB	260 MB
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Oregon & Colorado Series	Oregon 400t	Oregon 300	Oregon 200	Colorado 300
High-sensitivity GPS Receiver
Touchscreen
Display Type	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT
Display Size	3.8 x 6.3 cm	3.8 x 6.3 cm	3.8 x 6.3 cm	3.8 x 6.3 cm
Battery Type	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA, 2500mAh
Battery Life	16 hours	16 hours	16 hours	15 hours
Waterproof (IPX7)
Basemap
Pre-loaded Maps	yes, topographic
Built-in memory		850 MB	24 MB	384 MB
Accepts Map Cards	microSD	microSD	microSD	SD
Waypoints	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Routes	50	50	50	50
Tracklog	10,000 points 20 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks
Automatic Street-Level Routing
Electronic Compass
Barometric Altimeter
Area Calculation
Picture Viewer
Unit-to-Unit Wireless
PC Interface	USB/NMEA 0183	USB/NMEA 0183	USB	USB/NMEA 0183
OSI Compatible
Irish Grid Compatible
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Colour Mapping Handheld GPS	eTrex Venture HC	eTrex Legend HCx	eTrex Vista HCx	GPSMAP 60Cx	GPSMAP 60CSx
High-sensitivity GPS Receiver
Mapping Capable
Display Type	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT
Display Size	3.3 x 4.3 cm	3.3 x 4.3 cm	3.3 x 4.3 cm	3.8 x 5.6 cm	3.8 x 5.6 cm
Battery Type	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA
Battery Life	14 hours	25 hours	25 hours	18 hours	18 hours
Waterproof (IPX7)
Basemap
Built-in Memory	24 MB
Accepts microSD Map Cards
Waypoints	500	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Routes	50	50	50	50	50
Tracklog	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks
Electronic Compass
Barometric Altimeter
Area Calculation
PC Interface	USB	USB	USB	serial/USB	serial/USB
OSI Compatible
Irish Grid Compatible
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Marine Handheld GPS	GPS 72	GPS 76	GPS 76s	GPSMAP 76Cx	GPSMAP 76CSx
High-sensitivity GPS Receiver
Mapping Capable
Display Type	4 level gray scale	4 level gray scale	4 level gray scale	256 colour TFT	256 colour TFT
Display Size	4.1 x 5.6 cm	4.1 x 5.6 cm	4.1 x 5.6 cm	4.1 x 5.6 cm	4.1 x 5.6 cm
Battery Type	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA
Battery Life	16 hours	16 hours	16 hours	18 hours	18 hours
Waterproof (IPX7) & Floats
Basemap
Built-in Memory			24 MB
Accepts microSD Map Cards
Waypoints	500	500	1,000	1,000	1,000
Routes	50	50	50	50	50
Tracklog	2,048 points 10 tracks	2,048 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks
Electronic Compass
Barometric Altimeter
Area Calculation
PC Interface	serial	serial	serial	serial/USB	serial/USB
OSI Compatible
Irish Grid Compatible
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Monochrome Mapping Handheld GPS	eTrex Legend	eTrex Vista	GPSMAP 60
High-sensitivity GPS Receiver
Mapping Capable
Display Type	4-level gray LCD	4-level gray LCD	4-level gray LCD
Display Size	2.8 x 5.4 cm	2.8 x 5.4 cm	3.8 x 5.6 cm
Battery Type	2 x AA	2 x AA	2 x AA
Battery Life	18 hours	12 hours	28 hours
Waterproof (IPX7)
Basemap
Built-in Memory	8 MB	24 MB	24 MB
Accepts microSD Map Cards
Waypoints	1,000	1,000	500
Routes	20	20	50
Tracklog	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 20 tracks
Electronic Compass
Barometric Altimeter
Area Calculation
PC Interface	serial	serial	serial/USB
OSI Compatible
Irish Grid Compatible
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Basic Handheld GPS	eTrex H	Foretrex 101	Foretrex 201	Geko 301	GPS 60
High-sensitivity GPS Receiver
Mapping Capable	no	no	no	no	no
Display Type	4-level gray LCD	4-level gray LCD	4-level gray LCD	4-level gray LCD	4-level gray LCD
Display Size	2.8 x 5.4 cm	2.8 x 5.4 cm	2.8 x 5.4 cm	2.3 x 3.7 cm	3.8 x 5.6 cm
Battery Type	2 x AA	2 x AAA	Lithium-ion	2 x AAA	2 x AA
Battery Life	17 hours	15 hours	15 hours	9 hours	28 hours
Waterproof (IPX7)
Basemap
Built-in Memory					1 MB
Accepts microSD Map Cards
Waypoints	500	500	500	500	500
Routes	20	20	20	20	50
Tracklog	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 10 tracks	10,000 points 10 tracks
Electronic Compass
Barometric Altimeter
Area Calculation
PC Interface	serial	serial	serial	serial	serial/USB
OSI Compatible
Irish Grid Compatible
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