My girlfriend wants a GPS for her birthday. I really don't want to buy her one because I know she will use it a few times and then never again, or she will still get lost because she doesn't know how to properly work it/ follow it.

If I was buying a GPS for my car id go all out and get the best thing around, but she doesn't need that. Whats a good one that I can buy at Best Buy for under 500$ and is very very user friendly? Only one that comes to mind to me is the Tom Tom.

 

garmin spc340 or a nuvi350

easy as pie to use and reliable. nuff said.

 

nuvi 350 or 360. There are deals on them often.

 

TomTom 720!

 

I'm VERY happy with my Garmin Nuvi 660. It retails for $800, but you can find it in the mid $500 range if you look around enough. If you're not willing to stretch that far, the Nuvi 360 can definitely be found for under $500; which is just as capable, just not widescreen.

EDIT: My mom knows how to use it. Enough said.

 

Garmin Nuvi, definitely. Pick the model that fits your budget.

 

Ok, im going to do a search for the Nuvi's and see what I come up with.

 

my mom has the garmin c330...not sure how old it is but again..she can use it...it also runs on battery for a few hours so its very convenient if you have radar or a phone charger...i think its cheaper than the nuvis if its still out

 

Nuvi 350/360/whatever. It's brilliant: small, easy to use, and extremely useful. I love walking around a city and instantly pulling up all kinds of stuff to do. Find parking, places to eat, etc.

Nuvi + iPhone = traveler's nirvana.

 

So true. We had a similar situation yesterday where our Navi in the Odyssey couldnt' find a place so I looked it up on the iphone and then typed the address in the navi and off we went!