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| TomTom ONE XL 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Maps of the U.S. and Canada | 
 enlarge | Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $139.99
You Save: $159.96 (53%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  233 reviews
Sales Rank: 30
Color: silver/black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 4.7 x 3.4
MPN: 1S00.080
Model: 1S00.080
UPC: 036926016559
EAN: 0636926016551
ASIN: B000PCBVA6
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good buy, overall July 26, 2007
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
Like some of the other reviews, I researched reviews of GPS devices for a while before I settled on the TomTom One XL. After a couple of road trips with the XL, I'm confident I made the right choice. A lot of the concerns others have stated never bothered me or were not noticed.
Some thoughts:
1. Simple interface that got me from point A to point B with no major problems--intuitive, I have not needed to refer to the manual.
2. I found the rerouting to be quick and seamless when I made wrong turns or ignored the instructions as given
3. Screen is bright and large--easy to see in daylight. Night colors were not distracting.
4. Voice options are clear and easy to hear---even over radio, highway noise, and crazy kids in the back seat!
5. Maps appear to be up to date and accurate. I read reviews blasting the maps/software used by the European GPS companies like Mio and TomTom. No problems for me so far.
6. POIs could be better organized. Garmin organizes restaurants by cuisine, for example. Obviously, a minor quibble.
7. The enclosed mount was a tad short, but the unit snapped securely in place and did not shake or fall. On my Honda CRV, there is a huge amount of space between the dash and the windscreen. I placed the suction cup above my inspection sticker. I can see the XL clearly, its in reach, but not distracting.
Love my TomTOm One XL July 25, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I did a lot of research on GPS's before I bought one. I paid much more attention to a "normal" user's review of the GPS instead of a formal magazine or business review. I wanted to hear what real world reviews were like.
Every GPS had its good and bad with each but I found that even though the TomTom one XL had a few people that gave it maybe a 1 or 2 star review, everyone else gave it pretty much 4 and 5 star ratings.
It does not have text to speech capability. It might be cool to have it call out the name but after using the TomTom One XL, it is not a big deal. It says "turn left in 2 miles" instead of saying "turn left in 2 miles onto Burton st." Text to speech just verbally gives you the street name. The TomTom quite visibly displays the name of the Street and the direction to turn, like Burton St., on its large widescreen display and along with then verbally telling you to turn right in 2 miles, works just fine for me. It continues to verbally tell you to turn in decreasing increments down to "Turn left now". If you can't turn with this, you wouldn't be able to turn right even if it did call out the name of the street.
I also like the feature of "TomTom Traffic". I have a Bluetooth enabled phone, and it wasn't even one of the so called supported ones, but I got "Traffic" to work and it is just great. To be able to know in advance, any traffic issues like construction or accidents. I can not say anything bad about this product. For the price, it can't be beat as far as I am concerned.
Very simple to use July 21, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought the TOMTOM XL for my truck. I have used a navigation system before but my truck is older and did not have such a system. I wanted something portable that I could also use when traveling. This is great! It synched to the satellite in no time and I had logged in key addresses, hotels and airports in minutes. The larger screen is really nice.
 Be warned. The POI and user interface really really suck :( July 16, 2007
21 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is my second GPS. I had a Mio before, but my car was broken into. In all fairness, Tomtom One XL receives a much stronger signal than my old Mio (think it was a C310?). That being said, that is probably the only thing I like better about the TT One. This review will be a comparison between my old Mio unit and the TT One XL. In summary: DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT UNTIL THE USER INTERFACE AND POI ISSUES ARE CURED AND IMPROVED
1. Maps: I decided to buy a Tomtom instead of getting another Mio because I was not really happy with the Mio maps for that it often instructed me to go down one way streets in the wrong direction (note: there has been a map update since then, and i cannot speak to the quality of the current map as of the date of this review). However, the Mio map was very good about showing street names. It seems to me that the TT One is always hesitant in giving me the street names for some reason. I believe it only shows you streets that are 2 blocks away in local traffic. This is really lame because you won't be able to get a good grasp of the roads and will not be able to provide detailed directions to others that are trying to get to the same place. i.e. you won't be able to tell your friend that the street to turn on is after so and so street in advance.
I used the Tomtom One XL for the 2nd time yesterday and it already told me to take a road that did not exist. Also see below "6. Auto zoom"
2. CPU speed: it takes the TT One XL a lot longer to calculate/recalculate routes than the Mio.
3. Satellite signal: TT One has a much better signal than the Mio.
4. POI: This is, in my opinion, TT One XL's biggest weakness. This is what I said about the POI function elsewhere on Amazon: I can't believe all these websites reviewing Tomtom One (and XL) failed to address this issue!!!! I bought my TT One XL last week, and do think that the POI is the biggest problem with the unit. There are several issues. 1. Input: the unit does not have a real-time auto complete like my other GPS (a Mio). 2. Results: there are soooo many useless POIs on the database that would simply obscure the POI's you actually need. For example, if I am looking for a store and does not want to search by category, the unit will give you POIs of parks, hospitals, pharmacies, etc. 3. Lacking the real important POIs: no grocery stores, no useful shops or stores. 4. Hidden info: I believe the unit has the address and the phone number to many of the POIs. However, this info is not easily accessible. On my Mio GPS, when you search for a store, it gives you the phone # and address on a business card-like screen and then asks you if you want to go there. This is extremely useful if you want to call to make sure the store is open or to make reservations.
Additionally, the unit does not come with POI on retail stores. You will have to get a free download on a platform called TomTom Home. TT really really should have just included the retail stores on the unit. It was a serious pain to upload it to my TT One XL.
Update: I looked up a Target store yesterday and it gave me a list of the stores. However, the unit only provided me with information on how far the store was from me and failed to include any information which would allow me to determine which particular Target branch was listed. This is really frustrating because, as most of us know, not all the Target stores are the same in quality and since TT One does not have the phone numbers listed I was unable to call the stores in advance to find out which one it is. (I don't think this would be as big of a problem for people with a better sense of direction than I do, but hey... that's why I need the GPS!!). Also... SOMEHOW THE UNIT WENT CRAZY AND KEPT ON RECALCULATING THE ROUTE when I hadn't even had the chance to start driving. Since I wasn't sure how many more times the unit was going to recalculate the route, I simply turned the unit off.
5. User interface: I bought the TT One XL partially due to many people's review on its great user interface. However, I completely disagree with that assessment. Aside from the user interface associated with the POI, there lies a major problem in the main navigation screen. On the Mio, a user is able to drag the map on the navigation screen should he/she wishes to see more of the map. However, this is not possible on the TT One XL. This is a very important function because it allows a user to anticipate his/her route.
6. Auto zoom: maybe it is just me, but the auto zoom function on the TT One XL tends to zoom in either too much or too little for me and is hardly ever "just right". This is very frustrating because there is little I can do to cure that issue.
7. Support: I called the TT support this morning. The wait was very short, but their phone line sucked. I called from a landline and yet the signal was somehow breaking up and I had to repeat everything I said about 3 or 4 times. The support rep confirmed my concern with the POI. She said that there are currently no POI info available on grocery stores... she made a standard empty promise that it is a work in progress with no definitive deadline. She was obviously lying because she didn't even know that the unit had no grocery stores prior to my complaint.
8. Instructions: the instructions that came with the TT One XL told me next to nothing about how to operate the unit beyond getting me from point A to point B.
9. Hidden costs: While I was on the phone with the TT rep. She recommended that I BUY a newer version of the US map. I told her that I had just gotten my unit last week and should not have to pay extra for maps that had been developed since my unit was manufactured, but she still insisted on me having to. I told her that it was ridiculous and it just made me laugh.
10. Mount: this is actually a pretty serious issue. I never really appreciated how great the Mio mount was until I used the TT mount. The TT mount is so flimsy that the GPS unit shakes like crazy on roads that are moderately bumpy. This is a frustrating problem because the only solution is to purchase a mount upgrade for $30-$35 (which sort of looks like the mount that comes with the Mio units). There are 2 other issues with the mount. First, the mount is very short, which means you either have to attach the GPS unit really high on your windshield as to block your view of the roads or keep it so low on the windshield that the unit will be really far from you (keep in mind that the windshields are slanted thus the lower you place the unit, the furhter it will be from you). Second, the suction cup is hard to remove by pulling the release tab if the mount is fully secured. On the Mio mount, there is a hard switch which increases and decreases the suction pressure which made installation and removal of the mount a breeze. Also the Mio mount has no flimsy parts and thus holds the unit very well.
11. Hardware: In case you think the Tomtom one XL is as thin as it looks in the above picture throughout the unit, it is not. The unit is actually a lot thicker than I expected. Seriously, look at more pictures from different angles before you buy (which you really shouldn't be doing in the first place).
As I am writing this, I realized that I should give it 2 star as opposed to my initial generous rating of 3 stars. As a matter of fact, I think I am going to return this unit today or tomorrow.
Update: I am returning my Tomtom One XL today. I just got a Mio C520 and will probably write a review on that unit soon.
Update: Knowing that everyone here is looking at multiple GPS units, I will leave a brief note about Mio C520. The Mio C520 has a much better user interface and POI than the TomTom One XL, but the positioning accuracy is very low and route recalculation speed is slower than my old Mio :( Wouldn't recommand the Mio C520 either.
Takes the worry out of going to an unfamiliar location July 14, 2007
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought the TomTom One XL in a Radio Shack store in a town where I was looking for a UPS pickup center and could not find it,even though I had map printouts and directions from Google. Since the unit was charged out of the box, I was able to use it right away in my car and got to the street in the industrial section of the town without any problems. Getting out of that frustration of having been lost was great!
The next week, I used it during vacation when we drove from NY to North Carolina (700 miles), and it was great being able to check ahead to see where roadside restaurants and motels were, so that we could plan where to stop for the day. Once in NC, we were in two towns and the unit led us to the addresses we wanted to go to without fail.
The recalculate feature is great, because sometimes I would go in a different direction than what the unit recommended. Within five seconds (or even less), the unit would show the new route.
I found later from friends who had done comparison shopping that they bought Garmin because that unit announced the streets or exits that you are supposed to take, instead of just "turn right ahead" or "take this exit" as the TomTom One XL does. But I found that in a strange neighborhood, where I didn't know the names of the streets anyway, all I needed to know was where to turn. So this did not seem like a critical difference (and maybe TomTom will do a software update later to add this).
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