TomTom ONE XL Review
Verdict: New Wide Screen. Same Old Problems.
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TomTom's ONE XL is the wide-screen version of the TomTom ONE. Priced at around $400, the updated ONE XL sports a 4.3" wide display and adds support for TomTom's real-time traffic service.
Last year I reviewed the TomTom ONE, and although there was much to praise, the ONE suffered from poor maps (by TeleAtlas), terrible customer support, and a sub-par routing engine. Has TomTom fixed all that ailed the ONE and delivered a stylish, user-friendly wide-screen GPS for under $400?
Dutch manufacturer TomTom hit US shores with a splash in April 2006 with the highly anticipated TomTom GO 910. The GO 910 was one of the first GPS units to make use of SiRF's high performance StarIII receiver, and sold for around $800. In September 2006, TomTom followed the TomTom ONE, a price-friendly stylish GPS that aimed to bring the best of the GO 910 to the masses. Now TomTom is bringing a 4.3" wide display to the ONE, and calling it the ONE XL.
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The two largest mapping providers are NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas. Magellan, Garmin, LG, Yahoo Maps, MSN Maps, and most in-car OEM GPS systems all use NAVTEQ maps. All TomTom GPS devices use TeleAtlas maps. NAVTEQ has historically had more complete and accurate maps in North America than TeleAtlas, and in my recent "What to look for in a GPS" article, I recommend shopping for a GPS that uses NAVTEQ maps.
When I reviewed the TomTom GO 910 and TomTom ONE last year, without question the biggest problem was the poor quality maps and routing engine.
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