TomTom International BV 9UUC.001.04

usability, price

size, reliability

83% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Great value. Easy to use. Sensitive receiver. Excellent language support. User-selectable fields.

No Bluetooth speakerphone interface. Lacks text-to-speech conversion.

The TomTom One is a value-packed shirt-pocket GPS that has the right features at the right price.

Design and aesthetics, large touch screen, user interface, mapping software, excellent navigation and searching

Battery life could be improved, AC charger not included, Bluetooth can't be used for hands-free

The ONE XL adds a larger display and a new design to an already outstanding GPS unit. At this price, it's the best value for money on the market and combines excellent navigation and an outstanding user experience.

Slimline design, ease of use, EasyPort mount, TomTom HOME software, Map Share, Help Me! safety menu ;

No included AC adapter ;

Battery life is rated at up to three hours. TomTom disappointingly doesn't include an AC charger in the sales package, so you'll have to charge the unit via the USB cable or cigarette lighter adapter

All the complaints I've listed above indicate that this TomTom isn't perfect. But they're not major enough problems to persuade me that TomTom is about to relinquish its crown as the king of in-car sat-nav.

Simple, intuitive menus ; Extra screen girth is welcome

Probably not worth the extra AU$100 over the standard One ; Slow route calculation

Overall, the One XL is a logical update for TomTom's One series of GPSs. The extra screen real estate is useful while on the road, but whether it's worth the extra AU$100 over the One (Slim Edition) is highly debatable.

Suffice to say, we're far from impressed with the Tom Tom ONE XL Regional – and it's far from the first Tom Tom unit we've reviewed that we've also had issues with. On only one of the five different journeys we've used it on has it behaved impeccably....

Although it's compact and competent, the Tom Tom could do with either losing a few pounds (Sterling) or beefing up its features to justify its hefty price tag.

Autobahn fast. Quick route calculation and killer directions. Best voice we've heard.

Not many extras in the box. Have to buy in European maps.

Easy-to-use ; Outstanding navigation

No printed manual ; Tricky to reset mid-route

If you spend a lot of time driving around unfamiliar areas, the TomTom One could save enormous amounts of time and frustration. Granted, the design does have a couple of minor issues, and the lack of a printed manual is a little irksome, but the...