Should I return my TomTom?

[Noob Wan Kenobi]

I got a TomTom XL S the other day, and I thought it was one of the best for the price ($249 at Wal-mart).

I was having problems updating in TomTom Home, and I found out it is because of one of the updates, specifically "TomTom Application for One XL T"
(more info on that here https://www.tomtomforums.com/showpost.php?p=63548&postcount=3 )

Well it turns out that the ONE XL T update is the updated Version 8.010, which includes "QuickGPSFix" http://www.tomtom.com/support/index.php?FID=6141&Lid=1

Since I have to go back to the original version 7.167, I noticed it doesn't respond as quickly as the updated version. Basically I can pass a street and the TomTom shows that it is still in front of me.

I have a few days left to return it to the store, but not sure what to get to replace it. I noticed the TomTom XL 330 costs the same at Wal-mart, but the XL S costs $50 more at other stores such as Best Buy, so I'm not sure if the XL S is a better model.

Should I return it and exchange for the 330 or should I keep the XL S and hope they have a fix soon?

 

[dhn]

From Tim, the moderator of another forum when asked the same question..

"Then the primary difference is the new mount style on the 330. The XL 330 also is a little slimmer, has a little better battery life, and is a little lighter. If both are the same price, go for the XL 330."

 

[GAW]

I recently got a refurbished 720 - like new - for a friend from Tiger Direct for the same price as you paid (sales tax saved roughly off-sets the shipping cost - they are currently listed for $269).

It has new product guarantee and apparently the map guarantee, as I was able to update the 710 map to the 720 version. Not all the refurbished sources are going to be the same (avoid eBay), but I can vouch for Tiger Direct. other forum members have had similar experiences.

You will have a much better unit for about the same price.

 

[p5ku]

Since I have to go back to the original version 7.167, I noticed it doesn't respond as quickly as the updated version. Basically I can pass a street and the TomTom shows that it is still in front of me.

Try reducing the number of POI that you're showing. Sometimes the GPS lags a bit when it is showing a large number of them.

 

[Noob Wan Kenobi]

From Tim, the moderator of another forum when asked the same question..

"Then the primary difference is the new mount style on the 330. The XL 330 also is a little slimmer, has a little better battery life, and is a little lighter. If both are the same price, go for the XL 330."

I wish TomTom had a side-by-side comparison of the two to see the comparisons. Besides the battery life, it seems like the differences between the too are looks. I don't see that the 330 has better functins, for example the XL S has text-to-speach.

 

[Noob Wan Kenobi]

I recently got a refurbished 720 - like new - for a friend from Tiger Direct for the same price as you paid (sales tax saved roughly off-sets the shipping cost - they are currently listed for $269).

It has new product guarantee and apparently the map guarantee, as I was able to update the 710 map to the 720 version. Not all the refurbished sources are going to be the same (avoid eBay), but I can vouch for Tiger Direct. other forum members have had similar experiences.

You will have a much better unit for about the same price.

Thanks, never thought of Tiger Direct, but I was looking at the refurbs on Ebay. I noticed that the 720 has a 400 Mhz. processor speed which is faster than the XL S (which is a 266 Mhz. processor).

Faster processor, twice the battery life, extra free internal memory space, that sounds like a better model for the price.

By the way Consumer Reports gave the 720 a better score, but the XL didn't do too bad compared to it: http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2082/consumerreportsto1.jpg

 

[Noob Wan Kenobi]

Try reducing the number of POI that you're showing. Sometimes the GPS lags a bit when it is showing a large number of them.

It's not the POI, it's slower because I can't upgrade to the newer version of TomTom, Version 8.010. It is a 3-day old GPS and I can't install the latest update because it will not work with TomTom Home.

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/2335/errorwr1.jpg

 

[Noob Wan Kenobi]

Thanks much GAW! I have returned the XL S and have a refurbed 720 payed for and hopefully will be shipped soon.

After comparing the 330 to the 720, and knowing that the 720 has a 1 year FACTORY warranty, it was a no-brainer for me.