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Friday, May 16, 2008

TomTom ONE 130 Review (Tom Tom 130 S)

The TomTom ONE 130 is TomTom's newest compact and most basic navigation. It does not feature a whole lot of bells and whistles but it does offer a very easy-to-use menu and operation.
The TomTom ONE 130 features a more compact 3.5" touchscreen LCD monitor that features an anti-glare design, but is about an inch smaller than the more common and becoming standard 4.3" LCD screens. It is also a much slimmer design than most portable GPS navigation unit, measuring at only 1" thick, about 3" in width and under 4" in length. It is also very light and could fit in pockets, purses, and really anywhere you want it to be as it only weighs 6.1 ounces.
The ONE 130 has a built-in map database that does need any additional media for navigation such as additional SD cards, although the unit is fully capable of POI updates through its USB connection. The TomTom ONE 130 features a smaller 5 million points of interest database, but it's good to know that it's fully capable of future updates. Keep in mind that despite having only 5 million points of interest, the unit is relatively compact, so having 5 million POIs isn't a bad thing. It'll still still have most of your favorite places to go.
Its navigation features are pretty standard for TomTom, featuring quick-route calculations, toll/highway avoidance, or fastest/shortest route guidance. It also has 2D/3D perspective navigation with voice guidance and text-to-speech technology. The menus and the graphical user interface is very easy to use-- a signature TomTom design. Like most of TomTom GPS products, the TomTom ONE 130 features an emergency function that will display emergency contact locations and numbers for nearby police stations, fire stations, and hospitals. It even allows the user to locate their own location such as GPS coordinates and nearest cross-streets.

In addition, the TomTom ONE 130 also could also receive TomTom PLUS services, which allow users the ability to receive traffic information, additional navigation voices, and updated points of interest. The mounting kit is actually part of the unit and folds quite nicely, maintaining its slim profile.

In the end, the TomTom ONE 130 is simply a navigation unit without any audio or video playback support, so don't be looking for this feature on the unit. The TomTom ONE 130 is a nice entry level GPS navigation device that is quite cheap and a nice fit for anyone needing a very useful GPS navigation device.

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