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| TomTom ONE 3rd Edition 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $128.99
You Save: $70.96 (35%)
New (11) Used (2) Refurbished (3) from $98.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  678 reviews
Sales Rank: 266
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 1 x 3.2
nv:Type: Receiver
Display: LCD
Display: TFT
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Battery Type: Internal Litium-Ion Battery
Battery Life: 2 hours
MPN: One 3rd Edition
Model: One 3rd Edition
UPC: 636926017428
EAN: 0636926017428
ASIN: B000U9WVW6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Don't know how I lived without it!! August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered two of the TomTom's in January - one for myself and one as a gift. It was great to be able to find out where I was supposed to turn without having to look at a map. The routes that this system gives are great. A month ago I purchased a new Chrysler that had a built in navigation system...I tried using both of them at the same time and TomTom won hands down so even though I have the built in model I only use TomTom!!!! By the way, I just ordered yet another TomTom as a gift for a friend who always gets lost and never wants to stop for directions...he loves it too!!!
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!!! August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is our first GPS device. My wife mentioned she might like to try one upon hearing the words of encouragement fron a friend of hers. We recently went on a trip to Portland, OR and let me tell you, if your not familiar with a big city,THIS WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE!!!!! It will do anything it is asked to do. Addresses were right on. Freeway routing and changeovers were perfect. The only downside we have found so far is when you are in rural areas, the house numbers and rural addresses are off. It shows our house abouy a block and a half from our actual location, but overall, for the money, you can't beat it.TomTom ONE 3rd Edition 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator
the ONE is the one! August 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Personal navigation systems seem to have popped up aplenty over the past year or two. Along with the marquee brands (TomTom, Garmin, Magellan etc) several Asian manufacturers have also come to the fore flaunting their 'brand-effectiveness' through value-priced models. Last Christmas season, I was close to purchasing the original ONE, but held on for the 'next-gen'. In hindsight, what a decision it turned out to be!
the ONE is arguably the best value-for-money personal navigation model in the market today. Extremely compact yet packing a full 3.5" screen, precise maps, 3D atlas renderings, and crisp turn-by-turn directions, the ONE is a pocket-sized dynamo that delivers great performance. I know friends that use Garmins and have a gripe or two about the accuracy of the maps. the ONE is pre-loaded with US/Canada maps that has not let me down once since I bought it.
Another great feature for the Tom Tom models is the map-correction feature through their application, which is available free of charge for download. I synch the ONE on a monthly basis and routinely get corrections made by users to POIs, street intersections etc. It's very convenient and not very time-consuming nor does it require much tech-savvy.
A couple of minor gripes I've had with the device are:
1) battery life - even with the audio turned off, the ONE hasn't given more than ~2 hours of juice. Not a show-stopper, just the hassle of purchasing multiple cigarette jacks if you switch between different cars the way I use it.
2) I've found that the ONE routinely takes a good minute or two to synch up with the GPS satellites when the device first powers up. I've had it happen on freeways as well, and don't believe it's the known handicap of GPS receivers around city roads.
3) Text-to-speech - All devices in the market today seem to have reserved this feature for higher end models at premium price points. It takes a little getting used to anticipate distances in the real world based on the timing of the voice-over lady. Well, you can't have the cake and eat it too!
All-in-all, if you're shopping for a navigation system that you can rely on to actually get you to wherever you're headed without denting your picket, look no further than the ONE.
Nice GPS system August 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tom Tom has a nice GPS. Easy to use, and works very well. I have found that many of the maps are missing streets and have not been able to add them. But overall, a very good entry level GPS.
one of the BEST things I've ever bought! August 24, 2008
No, this is not a PERFECT device, but considering how little I paid for it (seventy bucks after rebate, refurbed model) I am extremely pleased. It has paid for itself countless times in just the two months that I've owned it. I have used it for medium road trips of 800 miles, and cross-country trips of 1800 miles, and for city trips of less than 30 miles. I think I'm addicted to it...couldn't imagine ever going without a GPS unit ever again, esp. for those long road trips.
No, it's not accurate 100% of the time. More like 90-95%. And when it comes to pinpointing an exact street address on that street, accuracy is closer to 50/50, by my estimation. POIs are not that numerous unless you pay extra for them, and a lot of the free stuff that you can download from the TomTom website like locations of gas stations, are pretty much useless.
The best use for this device is when moving to or temporarily staying in a new town. It's also great for long trips to keep you aware of where you are on your journey distance and time-wise (seems to make the trip seem shorter to me), when trying to find a specific address, when wanting to experiment with different routes or shortcuts (the One re-maps your route automatically), and when forced to take detours due to construction or accidents or traffic jams. I just LOVE never having to squint at a paper map ever again!
I also figure that anything which will lessen my chances of getting lost thereby saving me time and gas and money, or my chances of getting into an accident (when lost one tends to be nervous and straining to see signs and landmarks rather than being attentive of other cars, pedestrians etc.)---is worth every penny!
Some tips:
1. Activate the onboard compass. It's very reassuring to know that you're headed in the right direction, esp. when you've totally lost your sense of direction.
2. Set the speed alert to a specified speed rather than by local speed limits, since the TomTom's records of local speed limits is accurate only about 60% of the time, and outside of major interstates, half of the time unavailable.
3. The 4 display gauges I found to be most useful and chose were time until destination, distance until destination, arrival time at destination, and speed. (Above 50mph, I found that the TT's mph reading was consistently 3-5mph above my car's speedometer reading, but nevertheless it's nice to see it in the center of my field of vision instead of looking over or through my steering wheel.
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