alaTest USA - Product Tests & Reviews

cnet.com.au

Number of Reviews collected

in GPS

50

Total

52183

Source country

AU

Australia

Language: English

Source rating scale

1
10

Average source rating

76

Highest rating

92

Lowest rating

45

GPS

Navman MY30

Navman MY30

By Derek Fung

Navman MY30 review: Good looks, good price, but let down by overzealous school warnings and limited lane guidance.

Clear, loud safety camera alerts • Clean, minimalist look • Slide-to-scroll now only an option

Constant school zone warnings irritating • Chunkier than 4.7-inch models • More lane guidance would be nice

September, 2009

Rating

78

no alaScore

2 reviews

Navigon 4350 max

Navigon 4350 max

By Derek Fung

Navigon 4350 max review: It looks good, priced right and has an excellent Bluetooth hands-free set up, but a host of minor niggles prevents the 4350 max from being a star.

Value • Calls loud and crisp via Bluetooth • Good looks ;

What? No QWERTY keyboard • Dour colour scheme • Text-to-speech flawed • Generic camera and school zone warnings ;

August, 2009

Rating

78

alaSCORE 96

62 reviews

Samsung ST1000

Samsung ST1000

By Derek Fung

Samsung ST1000 review: Thin and slim, the ST1000 is the first camera to have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS geotagging. We're surprised that it doesn't come with Samsung's recently revealed dual LCD displays, though.

If we had just one word to describe the ST1000, it would be connected, as it comes with built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a GPS receiver for geotagging. With the ST1000's Wi-Fi connectivity users can upload photos and videos directly to Picasa, Facebook ...

Fitted with the same 12.2-megapixel sensor as seen on the ST500 and ST550, we harbour suspicions that the ST1000 may contain more pixels than its lens can reasonably resolve.

August, 2009

No rating

alaSCORE 94

19 reviews

Navman MY50T

Navman MY50T

By Derek Fung

navman my50t review: Step up to the MY50T and you'll get a larger than normal 4.7-inch touchscreen, traffic messaging with a lifetime Suna subscription, and Google or TrueLocal searches via a Bluetooth internet connection.

Swipe to scroll now merely an option • Traffic messaging at a low price • Larger than usual 4.7-inch screen ;

Bluetooth, but not for hands-free • More illegal turns than we'd like • Overzealous school zone warnings ;

August, 2009

Rating

80

alaSCORE 93

7 reviews

TomTom One 140

TomTom One 140

By Derek Fung

tomtom one 140 review: Same, same but slightly better than before. Quicker responses and lane guidance justify slight premium over fourth-gen One.

Folds up compactly ; Lane guidance ; Snazzier menus and icons ; Faster responses ; Loud speaker

Little different to cheaper fourth-gen One ; IQ Routes of little benefit ; Care required when adjusting viewing angle

July, 2009

Rating

83

alaSCORE 94

44 reviews

Garmin Nuvi 265T / 265WT

garmin nuvi 265wt review: With its relatively elegant traffic antenna and simple-to-use interface, the Garmin Nuvi 265WT makes a good case for itself.

Relatively neat traffic antenna, Easy to use, A QWERTY keyboard. Hurrah!

Speed camera warnings are a step back, Text-to-speech is not quite Australian

With its relatively elegant traffic antenna and simple-to-use interface, the Garmin Nuvi 265WT makes a good case for itself.

January, 2009

Rating

83

alaSCORE 96

404 reviews

Uniden Trax 350

uniden trax 350 review: Available only through Harvey Norman stores, the Trax 350 has a 3.5-inch screen, 3D terrain, 3D landmarks and safety camera locations. It misses out on the Bluetooth hands-free of the 353 model, which is available everywhere.

Speed zone nagging, Compact size

No AC charger, Screen is slightly cluttered, Speed zone nagging is often wrong

The Trax 350 is a budget-level GPS with good performance. It won't truly excite you, but it gets the job done.

December, 2008

Rating

85

alaSCORE 88

7 reviews

Navman S35

Navman S35 Preview - GPS

By Derek Fung

navman s35 review: It looks like last year's S30, except it's been given the latest Whereis maps and spoken street names. Unlike the S-Series Platinum models, the S35 soldiers on with the old interface, which is now shared with the Mio Moov range.

November, 2008

No rating

alaSCORE 84

17 reviews

Garmin Nuvi 260 / 260W

garmin nuvi 260 review: As per the 260W — an easy to use GPS, with great verbal speed and red light camera warnings which, unfortunately, aren't installed by default — but narrower and AU$100 cheaper.

Simple interface with big icons, Compact windshield mount, Great verbal speed and red light camera warnings...

...but you'll have to wrestle demonic overlord of the internet first, Slow start-up time

As per the 260W - an easy to use GPS, with great verbal speed and red light camera warnings which, unfortunately, aren't installed by default - but narrower and AU$100 cheaper.

November, 2008

Rating

81

alaSCORE 92

1430 reviews

Navigon 2150

navigon 2150max review: This is a great GPS if you have a piano black fetish. For the rest of us, it's just OK. Its good points (Aussie-capable text-to-speech, junction view, extended lane info) are balanced out by an inconsistent interface and ...

Handles Aussie street names pretty grouse, Junction view and lane info, Lots of piano black, Simple interface design...

...that's unfortunately rather inconsistent, Lots of piano black, QWERTY keyboard, wherefore art thou?, Chunky, clunky windshield mount

This is a great GPS if you have a piano black fetish. For the rest of us, it's just OK. Its good points (Aussie-capable text-to-speech, junction view, extended lane info) are balanced out by an inconsistent interface and unfriendly windshield mount.

November, 2008

Rating

70

alaSCORE 91

55 reviews

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