Delphi NAV300 GPS - Performance and Final Thoughts
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Performance
The NAV300 delivers a mixed performance. The 400 MHz processor is relatively quick when navigating through the menu system and processing information. This device comes with 64 MB of RAM and 2 GB of memory through the SD card. The SIRF III, WAAS/EGNOS enabled antenna is pretty standard and works well at finding the GPS position.
The NAV300 performs well under normal driving conditions, and the voice prompts are loud and clear. Where the NAV300 sometimes has trouble is when you accidentally go off course and a new route must be calculated. Recent tests have shown that re-routes are sometimes miscalculated, and they do not show the most accurate new route. This problem does not occur all the time. Most of the time the routes are accurate, but this device is not 100% accurate. For a portable GPS system in this price range, these little bugs are somewhat common; I wouldn't worry too much about this minor flaw.
The battery life of the NAV300 is decent, and it is rated for 5 hours of use before needing a charge. This is up to par for portable GPS systems.
Final Thoughts
Initially, I was skeptical about the NAV300, mainly because I had not researched a Delphi GPS system before. But I must say that I was pleasantly surprised with the NAV300. I liked the ease of use of this device, as well as all of the cool features. I like the fact that this portable GPS system is a multimedia device which will play music or videos.
On the performance side of the equation, I thought that the NAV300 performed up to par for its price range. You can currently pick up one of these GPS units for a little more than $300, which is tough to beat. Do your homework, though, before buying this device, because there are other good alternatives out there like the TomTom One ($250), Mio C520 ($300), and the Garmin Nuvi ($440).
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