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Last Updated: 22 JUL 2011
| In-Car By Mapping | Ireland & UK Europe (Garmin) Europe (TomTom) North America | |
| In-Car By Series | Garmin nüvi 1xxx series Garmin nüvi 37xx series TomTom GO LIVE series TomTom Start series | |
| Motorcycle GPS | Garmin zūmo range | |
| Handheld GPS | Dakota Series Oregon Series GPSMAP 62 Series GPSMAP 78 Series (Marine) eTrex Colour Mapping GPS eTrex Monochrome Mapping GPS Basic GPS |
Comparison Tables By Preloaded Mapping
Ireland & UK Mapping |
nüvi 1210 |
nüvi 1310 |
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| Price | €113 | €137 | €119 | €139 | €199 |
| Screen Size (diagonal) | 3.5" | 4.3" | 3.5" | 4.3" | 4.3" |
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| Latest Maps Guarantee | 90 Days | 90 Days | 90 Days | 90 Days | 90 Days |
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Europe Mapping (Garmin) |
nüvi 1340 |
nüvi 1390T |
nüvi 3760t |
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| Price | €161 | €199 | €317 | €343 | |
| Screen Size (diagonal) | 4.3" | 4.3" | 4.3" | 4.3" | |
| Europe | Western | Full | Full | Full | |
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| Latest Map Guarantee | 90 Days | 90 Days | 90 Days | 90 Days | |
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Europe Mapping (TomTom) |
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GO LIVE 820 |
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| Price | €159 | €229 | €299 | ||
| Screen Size (diagonal) | 4.3" | 4.3" | 4.3" | ||
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| Latest Map Guarantee | 90 Days | 90 Days | 90 Days | ||
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North America Mapping |
nüvi 1370 |
GO 950 |
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| Price | €256 | €299 | |||
| Screen Size (diagonal) | 4.3" | 4.3" | |||
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| Latest Maps Guarantee | 90 Days | 90 Days | |||
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Comparison Tables By Series
Garmin nüvi 1xxx series |
nüvi 1210 |
nüvi 1310 |
nüvi 1340 |
nüvi 1390T |
nüvi 1370 |
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| Screen Size (diagonal) | 3.5" | 4.3" | 4.3" | 4.3" | 4.3" |
| Battery | up to 4 hrs | up to 4 hrs | up to 4 hrs | up to 4 hrs | up to 4 hrs |
| Memory | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
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| Favourites | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
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Garmin nüvi 37xx series |
nüvi 3760t |
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| Battery | up to 4 hrs | up to 4 hrs | |||
| Memory | 8 GB | 4 GB | |||
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| Europe Maps | Full | Full | |||
| Favourites | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
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| Saved Routes | 100 | 100 | |||
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TomTom GO series |
GO 950 |
Go LIVE 820 |
GO LIVE 820 |
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| GPS | High-sensitivity | High-sensitivity | High-sensitivity | High-sensitivity | |
| Battery | up to 3 hours | up to 2 hours | up to 2 hours | up to 2 hours | |
| Memory | 4GB | 2GB | 4GB | 4GB | |
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| Screen Size (diagonal) | 3.5" | 4.3" | 4.3" | ||
| Battery | up to 2 hours | up to 2 hours | up to 2 hours | ||
| Memory | 1GB | 4GB | 4GB | ||
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zūmo range |
zūmo 660 |
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| Screen Size (diagonal) | 4.3" | 3.5" | |||
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| Free Memory | 960 MB | 260 MB | |||
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Dakota Series |
Dakota 10 |
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| Display Type | 160 x 240 pixels , TFT | 160 x 240 pixels , TFT | |||
| Display Size | 3.6 x 5.5 cm | 3.6 x 5.5 cm | |||
| Battery Type | 2 AA, NiMH or Lithium | 2 AA, NiMH or Lithium | |||
| Battery Life | 20 hours | 20 hours | |||
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| Built-in memory | 850 MB | 850 MB | |||
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| Waypoints | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Routes | 50 | 50 | |||
| Tracklog | 10,000 points 200 tracks |
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| PC Interface | USB | USB | |||
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Oregon Series |
Oregon 450 |
Oregon 550 |
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| Display Type | 240 x 400 pixel, TFT | 240 x 400 pixel, TFT | 240 x 400 pixel, TFT | ||
| Display Size | 3.8 x 6.3 cm | 3.8 x 6.3 cm | 3.8 x 6.3 cm | ||
| Battery Type | 2 AA NiMH or Lithium | 2 AA NiMH (inc.) | 2 AA NiMH (inc.) | ||
| Battery Life | 16 hours | 16 hours | 16 hours | ||
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| Pre-loaded Maps | yes, recreational | ||||
| Built-in memory | 850 MB | 850 MB | 850 MB | ||
| Accepts Map Cards | microSD | microSD | microSD | ||
| Waypoints | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| Routes | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||
| Tracklog | 10,000 points 20 tracks |
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| Camera | yes, 3.2 megapixel | yes, 3.2 megapixel | |||
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| PC Interface | USB/NMEA 0183 | USB/NMEA 0183 | USB/NMEA 0183 | ||
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GPSMAP 62 Series |
GPSMAP 62 |
GPSMAP 62s |
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| Display Type | 65K Color, TFT | 65K Color, TFT | 65K Color, TFT | ||
| Display Resolution | 160 x 240 pixels | 160 x 240 pixels | 160 x 240 pixels | ||
| Display Size | 3.6 x 5.5 cm | 3.6 x 5.5 cm | 3.6 x 5.5 cm | ||
| Battery Type | 2 AA, NiMH or Lithium | 2 AA, NiMH or Lithium | 2 AA, NiMH or Lithium | ||
| Battery Life | 20 hours | 20 hours | 20 hours | ||
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| Pre-loaded Maps | yes, topographic | ||||
| Built-in memory | 1.7 GB | 1.7 GB | 500 MB | ||
| Accepts Map Cards | microSD | microSD | |||
| Waypoints | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| Routes | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||
| Tracklog | 10,000 points 200 tracks |
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| PC Interface | USB/NMEA 0183 | hi-speed USB/NMEA 0183 | hi-speed USB/NMEA 0183 | ||
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GPSMAP 78 Series |
GPSMAP 78 |
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| Display Type | 65K Color, TFT | 65K Color, TFT | |||
| Display Resolution | 160 x 240 pixels | 160 x 240 pixels | |||
| Display Size | 3.6 x 5.5 cm | 3.6 x 5.5 cm | |||
| Battery Type | 2 AA, NiMH or Lithium | 2 AA, NiMH or Lithium | |||
| Battery Life | 20 hours | 20 hours | |||
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| Built-in memory | 1.7 GB | 1.7 GB | |||
| Accepts Map Cards | microSD | microSD | |||
| Waypoints | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||
| Routes | 200 | 200 | |||
| Tracklog | 10,000 points 200 tracks |
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| PC Interface | USB/NMEA 0183 | hi-speed USB/NMEA 0183 | |||
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eTrex Colour Handheld GPS |
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| Display Type | 265 Color, TFT | 265 Color, TFT | 265 Color, TFT | 265 Color, TFT | |
| Display Resolution | 176 x 220 pixels | 176 x 220 pixels | 176 x 220 pixels | 176 x 220 pixels | |
| Display Size | 3.3 x 4.3 cm | 3.3 x 4.3 cm | 3.3 x 4.3 cm | 3.3 x 4.3 cm | |
| Battery Type | 2 AA | 2 AA | 2 AA | 2 AA | |
| Battery Life | 25 hours | 25 hours | 14 hours | 14 hours | |
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| Built-in memory | 24 MB | 24 MB | |||
| Accepts Map Cards | microSD | microSD | |||
| Waypoints | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | |
| Routes | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Tracklog | 10,000 points 20 tracks |
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| PC Interface | USB | USB | USB | USB | |
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eTrex Monochrome Handheld GPS |
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| Display Type | 4 level grey LCD | 4 level grey LCD | |||
| Display Resolution | 160 x 288 pixels | 160 x 288 pixels | |||
| Display Size | 2.8 x 5.4 cm | 2.8 x 5.4 cm | |||
| Battery Type | 2 AA | 2 AA | |||
| Battery Life | 18 hours | 18 hours | |||
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| Built-in memory | 24 MB | 24 MB | |||
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| Waypoints | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Routes | 20 | 20 | |||
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| PC Interface | USB | USB | |||
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Basic Handheld GPS |
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| Display Type | 4 level grey LCD | 4 level grey LCD | |||
| Display Resolution | 64 x 128 pixels | 120 x 160 pixels | |||
| Display Size | 2.8 x 5.4 cm | 4.1 x 5.6 cm | |||
| Battery Type | 2 AA | 2 AA | |||
| Battery Life | 17 hours | 18 hours | |||
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| Waypoints | 500 | 500 | |||
| Routes | 20 | 50 | |||
| Tracklog | 10,000 points 10 tracks |
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