Tomtom GO510 Portable GPS Navigation System

Full of nice features

Strengths: Accurate maps, fast re-route calculation, Bluetooth, feature rich

Weakness: No text-to-speech, bulky

I have been using this GPS for almost 3 months now and have been very satisfied with its performance. The maps are very accurate and the re-route feature is really fast. It has lots and lots of useful displays, like current speed, current time, time to destination, approximate clock-time when you will be there, distance to next turn, name of next exit or street. Speakers adjust volume...

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Tomtom 510

Strengths: Portable GPS; Bluetooth; Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Weakness: Windsheld stand.

I love this little machine. It's incredibly intuitive, has clear graphics, reasonable reception in Manhattan (no GPS is great with tall buildings), but it seems to konk out after a night of charging. Have no fear! It's not dead, just do a soft reset! Use a pin and hold the soft reset button for 5-10 seconds (the reset is not on the face, but in the hole at back where the unit connects to the...

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TomTom GO 510...Finally!

Strengths: Looks great, modest but extremely functional mount (an improvement over the GO 300 mount), easy to use menus, several "smart" features that are not found on competitors offerings, price reasonable

Weakness: maps are not nearly as up to date as competitors', two firmware updates already since release, mounting motion is a little awkward

As a previous owner of the TomTom GO 300, the upgrade to the Go 510 was a no brainer. Compared to other GPS offerings from Magellan, Garmin, etc., the TomTom is much more fun and friendly, rather than overly technical. GPS reception and tracking work great and I am satisfied with the routing (not perfect of course, but what is?). I do wish, however, that the maps would be better up to date. A...

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GO 510

Strengths: Nice screen, accurate directions.

Weakness: None that I can see.

The Tom Tom GO 510 is a good buy for those looking for a basic navigation system with a few added extras. The points of interest is a great addition as well as the bluetooth for handsfree mobile use. The screen is bright and the turn by turn directions are clear.

Be Better If It Didn't Have So Many Failures

Strengths: Does a pretty good job of getting you there

Weakness: Unreliable -- fails a lot. Isn’t as user friendly as it could be. Maps need improvement.

My story is similar to another reviewer. I’ve owned two handheld GPS receivers, but this is my first auto navigator, so my expectations may be too high for this $600 gadget. I was going to buy a model 300 when I learned the 510 was coming out. I waited. The first unit I got, the window mount-to-device became intermittent, then quit working entirely. The second unit would lose its mind and...

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TomTom GO 510 [Reviewed]

Strengths: - Good Overall Design - Excellent, Easy to Use & User Friendly Interface - Terrific Range of Voices & Accents all w/ Superb Clarity of Speech - Good Feature Set

Weakness: - A little bulky & heavy - Small SD Card capacity - Reset Button is difficult to locate - Windshield Mount Device is impossible turn/lock!!! - Too expensive, compared to the superior GO 910

Overall the TomTom Go 510 is a Good product! As a first-time GPS/Navigation solution, it's more than adequate. Like the GO 910, it's Attractive; has a Large Display; Is Easy to Input, Read, Hear & Understand; about 95% accurate across the US and fairly responsive. It can also be used for Biking and Pedestrian navigation and has iPod Control functionality & BT for hands-free calling. As a big fan...

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Great unit! Worked as advertised.

Strengths: 1. Worked out of box. 2. Flawlessly connected to my Bluetooth cell phone 3. Directions are clear and unit is easy to use. 4. Easily and quickly find alternative routes.

Weakness: 1. Difficult to see screen with sunglasses on, needs brightness adjust feature. 2. Slightly heavy. 3. Must leave SD card installed while in use.

I can highly recommend this GPS unit. Right out the box it worked without reading any instructions. I received a direct route home from the store using the major streets. I bypassed that route by touching the screen and choosing to re-route an alternate route by ignoring one of the chosen primary streets. The unit instantly popped up an alternate route that matched my perferred route home, a...

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So far so good

Strengths: GPS location and direction accuracy are pretty good.

Weakness: TomTom Plus service is only available with bluetooth cellphone. Not enough POIs

TomTom GO510 is my first GPS. At first I was interested in GO300. By the way I heard the new version GPS would be launched soon, so I have waited till GO510 launch with expectation for better performance. This is a little bit smaller than I expect, but has enough size to contain informations. Because this is the first one to me, I cannot compare between GO510 other GPSs. However, so far direction...

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GO 510 Portable GPS Vehicle Navigator

Strengths: Wide screen, good windshield mount, reception, great selection of voices and the ability to download more.

Weakness: What the heck is the map of satellites for? Why do I need to know where the satellites are? Weak manual, non-intuitive interface.

As far as all-around experience goes this product runs very close to the Garmin C3xx products. However, Garmin wins out in the ease of use for the interface. Just how do you cancel a route on a Tomtom anyway?

Maps are pre-historic

Strengths: Blue tooth technology

Weakness: Maps are very out dated, over five years old.

The most important thing why people buy navigation is for them not to get lost, but if the map is out of date and the company is not doing much about it (for the past five years or more) them what is the use of a navigation with out an accurate map, may as well buy your self a dollar compass or better yet buy a navigation system that is made in United States if you are American because TomTom is...

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