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The TomTom XL 325 is an easy to use widescreen navigator. TomTom’s award-winning software means effortless navigation from A to B. Switch your XL 325 on and go right out of the box. Just enter the address on the touchscreen and start driving anywhere in the US. TomTom guides you door-to-door with turn-by-turn spoken instructions. 3D graphics help guide you to your destination. An extra-wide touchscreen helps you find your way, worry-free. The XL 325 is preloaded with millions of points of interest to enhance your traveling experience – easily find your favorite gas stations, hotels, restaurants, and more.
TomTom has the most accurate maps and with TomTom Map Share technology you can instantly modify street names, street direction, points of interest, and more on your own device. And with the “Help Me!” menu, there are added safety features so you can easily access local emergency providers such as police, fire stations and hospitals.
The award-winning Fold & Go EasyPort mount folds flat against the device, making it easy to take it with you from car to car.
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XL 325 Features
Maps of US with TomTom Map Share
Fold & Go EasyPort Mount
Spoken Instructions
4.3-inch touchscreenAll TomToms Feature
Preloaded Points of Interest--Easily find millions of gas stations, restaurants, hotels, and more on your route.
30-Day Latest Map Guarantee--Up to date, off the shelf.
Help Me! Emergency Menu--Easily access local emergency providers, such as police, fire stations, and hospitals.
TomTom HOME--Always up to date.
Traffic Ready--Optional RDS-TMC traffic receiver accessory keeps you up-to-date on traffic events to minimize potential delays.
Fuel Price Service (optional)--Know more, pay less.Readmore
Technical Details
- 30 Day Latest Map Guarantee: if a new map is released within 30 days of purchase, download it for free from TomTom HOME- TomTom Map Share¿: instantly modify street names, street direction, road speeds, turn restrictions and POIs on your own device and benefit from others¿ corrections
- Help Me! Emergency Menu: easily access local emergency providers such as police, fire stations and hospitals
- TomTom HOME: ensure that your TomTom is always up-to-date and access additional features with this free software application
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By L. E. Wittmayer
Just picked this up today at WalMart for $99. Advertised price shows $119, but it is actually on sale. Good deal as far as I am concerned.
By Ken
This applies to the new "SE" variant of the TomTom XL 325 model. It may apply to others, but I can only speak for the one I own and the responses concerning it from TomTom tech support.
Overall this GPS works well. TomTom has wisely included the user community by allowing us to notify map inaccuracies to others, and to personalize our devices with POIs that we devise. Rather wiki-like. And we can take advantage of the POI lists and routes that others have created, free, e.g., Mini Cooper dealers in the US, Trader Joe stores and hundreds of others.
The interface between TomTom GPS units and one's computer, and ultimately TomTom itself, is via a free downloaded application called TomTom HOME. Through preferences it can be set to launch as soon as the GPS is connected via USB to the computer. HOME allows map, voices and POI updates, and all of these work quite well.
TomTom admits, however, that the emulator portion of HOME does not yet work for this new model. The emulator would allow you to operate your device by clicking on links on your computer screen, and typing in addresses, rather than tapping on screen of the GPS device itself. It seems to be the only way to develop routes and itineraries via computer, then uploading to the GPS device. Until the emulator is provided you are limited to tapping on your GPS.
This is a serious, and I hope temporary, drawback in an otherwise high-value GPS.
SUMMARY: Great value in new lower-price unit offering features of much more expensive GPSs. CAVEAT: Emulator feature not available yet from TomTom; users should keep pressure on mfr.
TomTom tech support is manned by competent people who try hard to be helpful, but reaching them by phone involves long waits. Plan on establishing a user account via their web site, and using their somewhat-hard-to-find problem submission system. Realize from the start that *you* must keep your trouble-ticket alive: TomTom closes all issues after 72 hours whether solved or not. You can, however, go to your problem history and resurrect a closed issue.
By Jason Peltz (Los Angeles, CA)
I recently purchased the TomTom XL 325, and I have used it no matter where I travel. The only issue I have encountered so far is the lack of maps in certain regions of the world. Before buying a navigation system, be sure to look into map availability. That said, this device is highly portable, and well designed. If you're using in for local use, i.e., within the US or Canada, I highly recommend it.
By Rebecca S. Warfel (lancaster, pa)
I have a GPS on my I phone but I really wanted one that would speak to me. I received this as a gift for my birthday. Overall, I like it. Is it perfect? NO. I would NOT completely rely on this as your sole tool for navigation. There are quite a few times that it gave me improper directions (like tells you to make a left turn when you HAVE to make a right in order to get onto the highway in the proper direction). Once you get used to the menu, its very helpful. I had to take a friend to the hospital but I wasn't sure how to get there. You can search under points of interest, select hospital and it will allow you to select which one you want. NICE! I use my I phone GPS as a back up to check on real time traffic and to get List directions. One other thing I do not like is that when you type in where you would like Tom Tom to take you, the keyboard isn't set up like a keyboard. Easy, if you would prefer an alphabetical keyboard but the majority of keyboards are set up like a typewriter. It slows me down enough to get on my nerves.
I like that it will calculate your speed so if your looking at it, its not much different than looking at your speedometer. You can tell it when you need to be at your destination and it will consider your speed and how much farther you have to go and will give you an ETA.
Overall I am pleased but i'm glad I have my I phone as a back up tool.
By M. Fulkerson (Portland, Oregon)
This is my first GPS unit, and my final thought on it is that it's pretty interesting, and even amusing. It's easy to use, it talks back to you like a cyborg in the passenger seat, and it's got the touch screen which is nice. The setup is really easy, and it's pretty cool to see all of your local streets pop up before your very eyes. The voice presets make me laugh, and they're not always accurate, but the fact that some British chick is ordering you around in a backseat-driver fashion is kind of amusing. One of the flaws is the unit telling you to "turn in 100 feet". Well, who knows exactly how many feet that is when you're driving? It seems like since all the street names are in the unit it should tell you to "turn on Broadway" or whatever. Maybe the more expensive GPS units do that, but I felt it warranted a mention here.
I like that you can save your favorite destinations and then just click the address to have it automatically take your there. I was driving in some pretty remote areas, and it was able to boot right up and name off the random street names. Cool!
I have to wonder what happened to the tried and true method of cracking open a Thomas Guide, and looking up your destination before you even get in the car. The excuse "well, I travel constantly, and I don't know where I'm going" is B.S., too. I have done a lot of traveling in my day, and I always find a way to get to where I am going. It seems that with all of the distractions that are already present in a car the GPS unit serves to be yet another contributor to clueless motorists doing dumb stuff.
But, I digress. This GPS unit in and of itself works and does what it says it's going to do, so I can't fault a product for performing perfectly. I would give this five stars if the voices that talk to you were more varied. I mean, who wouldn't want Barry White telling you to "turn left at 185th street, baby"? I know I would.
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