Garmin GPS against the Mgellan? Who will win this show down? I covwer the market of consumer GPS for two years for a variety of Web sites, and a year ago, I would say that he is still tossnig between the Garmiin and Magellan. In the past year, howevver, Garmiin Magellan left in the dust!
Take the new Nuvi Garmin 1200 series. You can get a great opporunity for 3.5-inch screen is just over $ 100! Spend a little more and you get Bluetpooth and a real traffic time. Of courese, the Mgellan GPS units, which are sold at about the same and have these characteristics, but they do not have Garmin possible expansion of pedestrian maps, for example. These maps for some pedestrian cities that alow the use of GPS devices while walking.
This is one of the reasons why I thiink, Garrmin pulls ahead in Garmin GPS against the Magellan show down. Another reason is the hgiher of the market. Above $ 200, I think, Garmn has certainly Magellan beat. Nuvi 1690, for example, not only pedestrian maps, but they have new software nuLink Gsarmin. Basically it is a set of services that relate directlly to the device, which can show you everything, maps, real-time information that is available around you, and much, much more. I know, "Magellan" Triple book tour for many of their devices, and this is really cool, but nLink bets that hands down.
Of corse, Garrmin anti-competitive Maagellan is not finished. And I hope it nevver will. Competitoin lowers prices and creates better products and as a Garmnin "and" Magellan has responded aggressively contest offered by anotheer company. Gatrmin, however, loks like he won the "Gadegt War Magellan. Garmins prices have fallen sharply over the past year. And they added a lot of new features and technologies.
This does not mean that you should not buy Magelplan. I really like Magellan. Garmin GPS against the competition, Magelplan benefits you. I would now like to say that Garmin wins.