April 01, 2009

Top 10 GPS for March 2009

It's the first of the month, which means it's time to look back at the stats and check out last month's top ten. There were few changes in March, although new units continued to climb in the auto rankings.

As usual, the rankings are based on the number of times each GPS review has been read here on GPS Tracklog. With nearly 100,000 page views represented for the 20 units below, it’s bound to tell us something about consumer interest in the GPS marketplace.

Top ten auto GPS

  1. Garmin nuvi 260W
  2. Garmin nuvi 255W
  3. Garmin nuvi 755T
  4. Garmin nuvi 265WT
  5. Garmin nuvi 205W
  6. Garmin nuvi 260
  7. Garmin nuvi 780
  8. TomTom XL 330-S
  9. TomTom GO 730
  10. Garmin nuvi 760

Top 10 sport / handheld GPS

  1. Garmin GPSMap 60CSx
  2. Garmin Oregon 400t
  3. Garmin Forerunner 405
  4. Garmin Forerunner 305
  5. Garmin Colorado 300
  6. Garmin eTrex Legend HCx
  7. Garmin eTrex Venture HC
  8. Garmin nuvi 500
  9. Garmin eTrex Vista HCx
  10. DeLorme Earthmate PN-40

New GPS reviews for March 2009

Apr 1, 2009 5:30:00 AM | Top ten GPS

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