I have a Magellan RoadMate 2000 GPS. The maps which came with the unit is outdated. $79 to download new map! I think there should be some GPS available with real easy to use and NOT very expensive to update. Please suggest your recommendations….

I noticed that you can buy a portable car GPS or a handheld GPS. Can you use a handheld one in the car or does it not work as well?

I’m planning to do a road trip across the US and plan to buy a top-of-the-line GPS unit. I would like something with touch screen, speech capabilities, traffic information, MP3 and bluetooth capability, etc. I will primarily use this for my car but I do have a motorcycle too. But I’d rather have a better car GPS than one that is car+motorcycle friendly if I had to choose between the two. Two models I am looking at are the Garmin StreetPilot 2820 and the Garmin Zumo 550. I’m leaning toward the Zumo 550 as it seems to be better than the StreetPilot 2820 in almost every way. Can anyone out there shed some light on why I would opt for the StreetPilot 2820 instead of the Zumo 550 or why I should go with a different brand/model? I’m a first-time car GPS buyer and have seen neither Garmin product in person. (All of the stores around here carry only the lower end models.) Thanks!

It’s my boyfriend’s birthday next month and he cannot stop talking about how much he wants a GPS for the car. He also has been wanting a radar detector. I wanted to know if there is a GPS system that also has a built in radar detector in it?
I’ve been googling and have found some talk about the Trax430. Any news how well it performs?

I want to spend up to around $400.00, on a GPS, I don’t need bluetooth / cameras and all of that fancy stuff, but would like the new text to speech (road names) in it.
I have heard Navman has really bad customer service - so want to stay away from that, Tom Tom is looking good so far - any recommendations would be greatly appreciated as I am getting a bit lost in the large range available!