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At £120, the brand-new Start is TomTom's cheapest satnav. However, this is still fairly expensive compared to the least expensive satnavs available, so we were intrigued to see whether it was worth the money. The Start is aimed at those new to satnavs...
An easy-to-use satnav, but a touch overpriced given the features on offer...
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The TomTom brand is now so strong that some even use it to mean any sat-nav device. However, despite having a full range of options, none of TomTom's products have usually been the cheapest available. Now TomTom hopes to take on even that portion of the m...
TomTom has pared down features to the bare essentials to create the Start. However, it still gets the basic job of getting from A to B done. The current RRP of the version with UK and Ireland maps is under £100, and some vendors are already offering the S...
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techradar.com Updated:
2011-10-04 10:50:36
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It's Saturday, the city is choked with traffic and you're in a hurry. There are juggernauts to the left of you. Cars full of shoppers to the right. You're queuing in the middle lane and there are four sets of traffic lights, two speed cameras and a coa...
Stripped back interface is a joy to use, Gives you all the basics including UK and Ireland maps, speed camera alerts and IQ routes for smarter route mapping...
Could be too basic for some, Can get confused in busy cities, Ongoing costs of map upgrades, alternative maps, safety alerts, and so on...
It's Saturday, the city is choked with traffic and you're in a hurry. There are juggernauts to the left of you. Cars full of shoppers to the right. You're queuing in the middle lane and there are four sets of traffic lights, two speed cameras...
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The TomTom Start nudges its way into the entry-level stop of TomTom's range, a position previously enjoyed by the TomTom One. The launch price wasn't too much different from the TomTom One's current £129.99, but the Start has since been dropped to an...
Changeable covers will appeal to some, simple, easy to use, solid navigation...
Not quite cheap enough compared with the TomTom One given the reduced feature set...
The TomTom Start comes with some obvious novelty value in the StartSkin covers, but we'd probably shop around for a good deal on the TomTom One to get the more advanced features on offer in that deviceKey specsGPS...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2011-10-04 10:50:36
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The TomTom Start satnav is an entry-level GPS that aims to ease you into the world of satellite navigation, with a pared-down, easy to use UI, so users won't get lost before they even start. But that doesn't mean it's skimped on the hardware – the TomT...
The menus, mapping and screens have been streamlined to make even the most technophobic of motorists feel at ease. Fire the TomTom Start up and you'll be presented with just two big buttons, Plan Route and Browse Map, with essential toggles like sound...
One grumble we have with the TomTom Start's layout is that advanced lane guidance is a goner. It's a genuine help on the massive junctions and gyratories and a feature all motorists could do with, not just the gadget-friendly drivers. The TomTom S...
The TomTom Start is a great little gadget if you're a bit tech-shy, but anyone with the patience to read a manual and look beyond the neon shades, should opt for the TomTom One instead.TomTom Start is tagged with TomTom Start, TomTom and satnav. Selec...
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TomTom's Start is essentially the satnav specialist's new low-end model. Rather than say so, though, it's not pitching the product on price but for its simplicity. It's a device designed to get you from A to B and nothing more. TomTom's Start: cuts to...
Don't get us wrong, we liked using the Start, and it's cut-to-what-matters approach is an step forward for its satnav UI. It does its job and it does it well, albeit for the casual driver rather than folk who spend their lives behind the wheel, wh...
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Don’t know your GPS from your GDP? The TomTom Start satnav aims to hold your hand and ease you in to the world of navigation, with a pared down, easy to use UI, so even those who can’t tell their left from right won’t get lost. But is it worth it wh...
Great build, easy to use...
Additional cases are tacky and pointless...
A good basic satnav, but the TomTom One is just a tenner more...
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Product Code: 1EX001301 The TomTom Start is a standalone satnav device with a 3.5in touchscreen. The standalone satnav market for casual drivers has been under threat for some time from smartphone-friendly GPS software, including CoPilot Live, Nokia...
The TomTom Start may perhaps a little too basic for some, but less tech-savvy casual drivers will find it an ideal companion for their travels. It brings simplicity and genuine ease of use to a market where the high flyers pack their satnavs with a pl...
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Nothing screams road trip like the arrival of a new TomTom at the PC World offices. So when the entry-level Start turned up it was the perfect excuse to take a cruise down to Wellington.The $299 device has many of the features that are built into TomT...
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The TomTom Start may be the best value GPS you can buy for under $200. The revamped design is stylishly simple; no deceptive buttons, no funny little pieces hanging off. At 20mm the GPS is slim and it only weighs 125g, so it's small enough to place in...
If you can look past the 3.5in screen, the Start is portable, easy to mount and ultra cheap. So, what's not to love about TomTom's latest and smallest GPS?...
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Retailing at just $199, TomTom's latest Start GPS unit is the Dutch giant's cheapest portable navigation unit released in Australia. Designed for first-time GPS users, the TomTom Start has spoken street names, an EasyPort mount system, IQ Routes technology, and a fresh interface.The Start GPS unit embodies TomTom's simple design philosophy. Like all of TomTom's GPS devices, it features just a single physical power button. All other functions are controlled via the 3.5in touch screen. Despite...
Compact design, responsive touch screen, EasyPort mount, speed and red light camera alerts...
IQ Routes still prefers main roads, route recalculation is a little sluggish, no Australian text-to-speech voice, no lane guidance, no included AC adapter...
TomTom’s Start is the company’s cheapest GPS ever, and the good news is that the overall navigation experience hasn’t been sacrificed to achieve the low price. Though not perfect, the TomTom start combines a simple, easy-to-use interface...
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NameNothing screams road trip like the arrival of a new TomTom at the PC World offices. So when the entry-level Start turned up it was the perfect excuse to take a cruise down to Wellington.The $299 device has many of the features that are built into TomT...
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