cheap gps ? Options

[lagos]

im sick of mapquest always getting me lost. since the price of gps systems has gone down a fair bit, im thinking of picking one up. any recommendations? im looking for something in the 200$ range. so far i think i like the mio digiwalker c220 the best.
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This post has been edited by lagos: May 14, 2007 - 8:51 PM

[jason]

garmin is great! i have one of them for the portability, i also got a blackbird (made by alpine) great system, slow unless you hook it up to a screen. i would stick with brand names since they update ALOT more often then other brands(which sometimes dont ever update) garmin has construction built in - aka if a road is closed, lane closed etc due to construction, usually state or large municipality roads, it will tell you whats up AND you can one touch detoure around ANY section of road/roads you may come up on. my advice - go to tweeter let the guy there give you all the info, demp them in store, find one that has a descent amout of points of interest if you dont wanna always have to rely on addresses & intersections, also find one that is FAST for scrolling the map, otherwise your most likely going to get twice as frustrated with the thing. once you found what you like, online that shibby or hit up circuit city (personally i hate cc bcz i got dicked over getting a camera there)