A brief comparison of 4 similar best selling GPS units. We’ll put the Magellan Maestro 4250, TomTom GO 920T, Garmin nüvi 760 and the Garmin nüvi 680 side by side and see how they stack up.

Magellan Maestro 4250

Price*: $235.00

Our Rating: 8.1 / 10

Positive: multi-point destination routing with optimization, excellent address and text inputting system.

Negative: questionable routing system, outdated map data, inconsistent voice recognition, cumbersome custom POI interface, poor text-to-speech quality, poor customer support in United States.

TomTom Go 920

Price*: $315.87

Our Rating: 6.9 / 10

Positive: advanced voice recognition, enhanced positioning technology, map share, excellent customization options, multi-destination routing.

Negative: questionable routing system, outdated map data (possibly offset by Map Share user map information sharing service), no routing optimization, awkward user interface.

Garmin nüvi 760

Price*: $349.99

Our Rating: 8.5 / 10

Positive: routing engine works very well, multi-destination routing optimization, good Points of Interest (POI) database, more frequent map updates compared to competition, intuitive user interface.

Negative: touch screen is not sensitive enough, outdated map data out of the box, FM transmitter is useless, more expensive.

Garmin nüvi 680

Price*: $357.14

Our Rating: 8.3 / 10

Positive: most of the same features and functionality as the 760 but with MSN Direct live traffic, louder speaker volume than nuvi 760, much better value than the 760.

Negative: no multi-point destinations, looks slightly dated compared to 760.

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