No, I was outbid and didn't want to go any higher. I'm stubborn about stuff like that. I did bid on a Harry Potter book for my mom today. We'll see how that one goes! LOL

Janet,

I went on Consumer's and got this link:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/c...searchTerm=gps

Thanks Judy!!! I'll be checking that out when I finish reading the rest of the posts.

LOL!! Well now, considering my screenname... I guess I'll reply. I finally broke down and bought my husband one for this years Christmas gift (shhhh). So I did some research this year. No subscription required, they come with the USA loaded on them. I think you can update them via the computer whenever that time comes, so I made sure to get one compatible with my Macintosh system. I chose the Garmin Nuvi 200W. W means Wide-Screen, so I don't have to hear any complaining about that he cannot see it. LOL.:) So it's coming in a few days (I'm recuperating from surgery so I cannot leave the house for a MONTH so all my shopping is done online). Apparently the Garmin Nuvi's are the new ones they have out. No other one (tom-tom or magellin) are compatible with a Mac, so I've read. We're new to Macs also this year, but I find I really love this thing.

So those are my two pennies. Probably no help, but I had to say somethin'. :smile2:

Oh and some of the best reviews online are those on Amazon.Com or Epinions where "real people" describe their opinons on the systemsl, so thats another thing I went by.

Any decisions Janet? I don't want to do the research, so let me know please what you find out. I need one too.

My dh's company Christmas party was last night and they gave out NICE door prizes. I missed out on the tvs and laptop, but I won a Garman Nuvi 350 GPS that retails at $450!!! **faint**

Since I rarely go anywhere, I handed it to dh and said Merry Christmas honey! He'd been wanting one; but as usual, was so busy providing for everyone else that he was still waiting to get one. So it wasn't planned, we didn't pick it out, but dh will now have one in his semi. He was grinning ear to ear. :D

He has a friend who has an identical one and he just loves it, so I hope dh will too.

Wow! I would have fainted! How nice for Greg. He's all set now.

I'm glad it was you guys who won it!

I bought hubby the Garmin Nuvi 660. It's the top rated one with Consumer Reports. Amazon.com had it on special for $406.97 and free shipping. I just hope he likes it and it works well, and is worth the money. I'm so tired of things being obsolete quickly. The screen is smaller than I expected. They had the dimensions but somehow I envisioned it larger. It has Bluetooth, but I have no idea what Bluetooth is supposed to do on a GPS, and is also an MP3 player, not sure he will ever use that feature. I was going for good GPS.

He bought himself a GPS for golf that tells you how far you are from the center of the green & he was able to figure it out and get it setup for the golf courses he wanted so I'm hoping he will be able to do the same with the Garmin.

I'm pretty tech savy, but sometimes I'd just rather leave it to someone else. Ya know what I mean??!!

Not yet, I'm still looking and looking for sales..LOL I think for what I can afford the Garmin Nuvi 200 W is looking like the best. I just don't know for sure yet. I've also found this thing called Guitar Hero for the Nintendo Wii I just bought. So since I can't really afford both, I have to decide between the two. Oh the decisions we have to make....LOL:D

How wonderful Tink!! I would have fainted. I couldn't win anything if I was the only one in the race...LOL Congratulations!!:)

Wow, Tink!!!! That's quite a door prize!!! That's so cool that your husband had been wanting one too!!!! How exciting!!!

Wow Tink! That's awesome! The Nuvi 350 is one of my top two choices. What a nice surprise to win one. I bet your hubby is just so happy. :)

GPS vs. Guitar Hero. I don't know. It's a rough one!

LOLOL Well if it was just for me....not a problem, but since it's for a 16 year old video game nut, it's a little tougher.

I'd chose Guitar Hero. LOL! :) At least until I get my job and have to travel all the time, then I'd probably change my mind!

Janet, if you get Guitar Hero for him, you'll have to try it out. It's SO much fun!!