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| ViaMichelin X-930 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: ViaMichelin
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $130.00
You Save: $169.99 (57%)
New (6) Used (2) from $100.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  152 reviews
Sales Rank: 5803
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 1 x 3 x 5
MPN: NAVX930NA
Model: NAVX930NA
UPC: 893503001007
EAN: 0893503001007
ASIN: B000KURO9K
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New in opened original retail packaging. #A7038.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Terrible GPS, even considering the cost November 15, 2007
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I absolutely CANNOT recommend this GPS considering all the name brand options in this price range. I purchased it based on the price and reviews and felt I had done well. I had no need for the extra bells and whistles that others come with, it was a better price. It had a poor interface, but I could suffer with that b/c of the price. It took awhile to acquire a signal, but I could suffer with that b/c of the price. Or so I thought. One time it took over 35 minutes to acquire signal. Another time my wife really needed it (she was driving to an unfamiliar area, at night, in the rain) and it never aquired a signal the whole 45 minute trip. Now I accept it won't stop the rain, can't turn the night into day, but I DID expect it to help her find her destination. She was scared and late for her appointment! I started wondering, , do I need to suffer with that b/c of the price? Well, I chose to call ViaMichelin to see if I might have a defective unit. The polite, helpful, customer service told me the ViaMichelins have a 'quirk'. If the unit was shut off for more than 8 hours, it would take awhile to re-acquire the signal. His suggestion was to power the unit on about a half hour before it was needed, so it would have time to find the satellites. I thought this was crazy, so I decided to return it and shop for another.
I settled on the Magellan Maestro 3100. Again, based on price and reviews. This GPS has an interface that is a thousand times more user friendly, has that predictive text thing that makes data entry so much more easy, has a million other features that are far superior to the ViaMichelin, and MOST OF ALL, it acquires the signal within a few minutes. Doesn't matter how long it's been off, if it's raining, or if there's thick cloud cover.
The only advantages the ViaMichelin has over the Magellan Maestro 3100 is the fact that it shows estimated time to destination and it has updateable maps. These are too few advantages for my money...
 Fantastic Product!! November 4, 2007
I purchased this item on Amazon after seeing it on one of the shopping networks. Saved over $30 and that's including express shipping. I have no desire or need for one of those other GPS units with various media players, I wanted just a basic unit that tells me where to go (no pun intended). Two days after I received it I went on vacation to a NASCAR race in Talladega, AL which is a 14-hour drive from where I live, and this unit got us there with no problems whatsoever. It refigured our route if we decided to go to a point of interest and we made excellent time. I was worried it might miss some of the backroads we were on, but no worries. Awesome. Highly recommend!
ViaMichelin X-930 October 25, 2007
It is the best product out there for the money, it gets you where you want to go without problems.
Handy, Reliable GPS for the price October 20, 2007
Pros
Able to work at street level or zoom out to large geographical scale, updates changes quickly. Like the SD card, with ability to change out for other maps from Michelin. The mount is an engineering marvel: rotates, pivots, swivels to fit dash or window or other viewing angle. Can carry with you rather than needing constant plugged power source.
Cons
loading the address. Painfully slow, laborious task. Voice is annoying. Setup for first use is hesitant and clumsy.
Overall
Great little piece of equipment and very useful for me and my needs, even with the cons. With prior experience on TomTom and Navigon(Transonic), would recommend this as a superior unit.
 It's Definitely Not a TomTom October 16, 2007
I was disappointed with this product, mainly because as previous owner of a TomTom product, my expectations with GPS interfaces is quite high. The X-930 certain does the bare minimum for navigation if you know the address of the location you are going to. That's pretty much it. It's inexpensive and bare-bones and not very easy to use. If you are looking for something more intuitive, more roboust, and shorter learning curve, go for the TomTom One. It's worth the extra money.
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