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| TomTom ONE 130 3.5-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $129.97
You Save: $69.98 (35%)
New (12) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  90 reviews
Sales Rank: 1125
Color: Grey/Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 3.6 x 0.8
MPN: ONE 130
Model: ONE 130
UPC: 636926020343
EAN: 0636926020343
ASIN: B0014GXCBI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice hardware; terrible setup problems. July 2, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an excellent GPS navigator for the price. It is full-featured: gives clear directions, the screen is visible in sunlight, the sound perfectly adequate. If I had never attached it to a computer, I would rate it five stars. But that's not what I want to write about here.
The problems started when I installed the "TomTom Home" software on my computer. The GPS connects over USB and shows up as disk drive. The software is stored on the device, ready-to-install. First problem: It came with an old version which immediately crashed.
I downloaded the newest version of Home - which worked much better. It connected to the internet and said that it had found an update to the GPS software, I let it autoupdate to 8.010. New problem: the GPS now wouldn't restart in navigate mode (flashing X of death). The software update bricked my shiny new GPS, right out of the box.
The solution was to reformat the GPS and reinstall all software on it. There is no installation CD/DVD that will do a "factory reset", so you have to: use the Home software to take a copy of all the modules to your computer; reformat the drive using Explorer; download and install the latest app using Home (restart it a few times to make sure it upgrades to the latest version and cures the flashing X); restore the maps and any other modules using Home. Warning: TomTom will charge you $80 if you accidentally erase the maps and need to download them again - so be careful.
Eventually I got everything working - and it is a nice product. I'm happy with it as a GPS device - but based on my abysmal setup experience, I wouldn't recommend it without serious reservations.
 Over-hyped junk June 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this product last week. The volume emits from the rear of the device. Simply stated: it cannot be heard. The mounting device is cheap and poorly designed (suction cup, device separates from mount when attemting to adjust the unit).
Upon testing, it led me astray, telling me to turn at cow pastures or non-existent roads (rural setting).
I returned the product for a store credit. I would not purchase a Tom Tom product again. The website appears to be equally poor.
 WORKS GREAT. PRICED RIGHT. BUYING ANOTHER ONE FOR MY WIFE ! June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
So good I'm buying another one for my wife's car!! I was just about to buy the ONE 3rd. But was keen on a longer battery life and a smaller unit. WELL TomTom launched this just in time! I researched a lot. I tried a Garmin. But TomTom just seemed more user friendly. Easer and better menus. Software works well on Apple MAC. Finds places fast. Accurate maps. I'm in New Zealand. Could ship with more 'computer voices' as the text to speech is a brilliant and helpful tool. Just 'Samantha' the USA female computer voice isn't that great, a bit old and deep. Higher pitch voices are easier to hear. I love this unit. The window mount is ergonomic and sticks like crazy. The HELP ME parts of the menu are very very clever and useful. It's just a great little piece of tech.
 Great value -- some have low volume June 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I also have a 130 with marginal speaker volume. This is really odd, because the speaker is huge, and other independent reviews have commented on how loud the unit is ([...]). I may decide to return it for a replacement, but even with this problem it's a great unit at a great price.
The desktop software (TomTom HOME) worked well on both XP and OS X (though the OS X version can't simulate the TomTom unit in operation yet), kudos to TomTom for that! I was able to update the map to the latest USA/Canada maps without a problem (and I did a full back up first), though the transfer was a bit slow. User-generated POIs are a plus, as are the map correction features.
I recently took a trip to the midwest, and coming into Chicago with this unit was a real life saver. We were also able to navigate through rural Wisconsin (looking for artisan cheese manufacturers), and the unit did pretty well there too, though sometimes the roads had minor inaccuracies and we couldn't locate one address on a rural route.
Route planning features are pretty good, and the ability to plan via a place or POI is nice. (You can't do multiple waypoints like the higher end models, though.)
Battery life seemed good, the unit was plenty bright, and the auto night-mode worked perfectly, switching just as the sun went down.
For the price, I ding the 130 one star for botching the volume issue. Also, I'd skip the 130s. I saw no need for it to try and read the name of the street to you.
The mount seemed to work quite well -- easy to mount, remove, and pop off the unit while leaving the mount on the window. It did fall off once or twice, but usually stayed put if you attached it firmly and then rotated the suction cup dial. The ring attachment to the GPS unit worked well.
I was considering the Garmin Nuvi 205, but it wasn't shipping before my trip. (Looks like it's still not shipping as of today, June 26, 2008.)
Overall, I'm happy with this unit, other than the low volume issue, which isn't really too bad as you can hear what it's saying, and the visual indications on the unit itself are really clear.
UPDATE 6/27/08: Amazon shipped me a replacement unit, and the sound quality is awesome. I'd upgrade this to five stars if I could. It's not perfect, and doesn't have every feature under the sun, but for the price it's a great device.
Better than Garmin June 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I owned a Garmin GPS. Unfortunately, the maps became outdated and we got lost in Orlando because the roads had changed. I tried to update the maps and contacted Garmin by e-mail 3 times for assistance. They offered to sell me a $99 map upgrade. However, when I really researched it, the unit was obsolete and could not be updated. This was never addressed by Garmin. Since I wanted a unit that allowed frequent map updates, the Tom Tom seemed perfect and was priced right. I solved my problem and have been very happy with the Tom Tom.
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