Lowrance Garmin

Hierarchy Criterion iWay 500c Nuvi 660

1 Software Features

1.1 Routing Capability

1.1.1 Track Back Capability No Yes
1.1.2 Shortest Route Yes Yes
1.1.3 Fastest Route Yes Yes

avoid traffic/construction
1.1.4 option Yes Yes
Number of supported
1.1.5 waypoints 1-250 251-500
multi-destinational
1.1.6 routing Yes Yes
1.1.7 detour function Good Very Good
1.1.8 Avoid Toll Roads Fair Excellent
1.2 General Features
1.2.1 Built-in Address Book Yes Yes
1.2.2 pre-loaded maps Good Good

ability to mark and

1.2.3 name locations on map Yes Yes
Speed-based Volume
1.2.4 Adjustment No Yes
1.2.5 Altimeter No No
Estimated Time of
1.2.6 Arrival Yes Yes
1.2.7 Speed Calculation Yes Yes
real-time weather
1.2.8 reporting No Yes
real-time traffic
1.2.9 reporting No Yes

1.2.10 Automatic Map Rotation Yes Yes

Points of Interest
1.2.11 tracker No Yes
1.2.12 Alarms/Waypoints Yes Yes
1.2.13 Address Finder Yes Yes

2 Tracking Technology

Reception and
2.1 Accuracy
2.1.1 Acquisition Time
2.1.1.1 Hot Aquisition Time 45-60 seconds over one minute
2.1.1.2 Cold Aquisition Time 45-60 seconds 30-45 seconds
2.1.1.3 Initial Aquisition Time 5-10 minutes < 5 minutes
2.1.1.4 Update Rate 76 75
2.1.2 Accuracy

14 Channel
2.1.2.1 WAAS/EGNOS enabled No No
12 Channel parallel
2.1.2.2 receiver system Yes Yes
2.1.2.3 Accuracy Distance over 10 metres 5-10 metres
2.1.2.4 Telescopic Antenna No No

2.2 Mapping Technology

2.2.1 NavTeq digital mapping Yes Yes
TeleAtlas digital
2.2.2 mapping No Yes

3 Hardware Features
3.1 Connectivity
3.1.1 wi-fi No No
3.1.2 USB 2.0 Yes Yes
3.1.3 bluetooth No Yes

3.1.4 3.5mm headphone jack Yes Yes

3.1.5 PDA Infared Connector No No
3.2 Memory
Expansion Memory
3.2.1 Format
3.2.1.1 SD Card No Yes
3.2.1.2 Compact Flash No No
3.2.2 System Memory

3.2.2.1 Built in System Memory 5 5

3.2.2.2 Internal Hard Drive Yes No
3.3 Dashboard Mount
Suction Cup Windshield
3.3.1 Mount Yes Yes
Permanently Installable
3.3.2 Mount No No
3.3.3 Sticky Surface Mount No No
General Hardware
3.4 Features
3.4.1 AC Charger Yes Yes
Cigarette Lighter
3.4.2 Adapter Included Yes Yes
3.4.3 Anti-Theft System No Yes
 external antenna
3.4.4 connection No No
3.4.5 Processor Speed Good Very Good

4 Display

4.1 Display Size 3.1 + inches diagonal 3.1 + inches diagonal

4.2 Brightness Excellent Very Good
4.3 3-D Map Display Yes Yes
4.4 Color Yes Yes

4.5 Display Resolution Very Good Excellent

4.6 Night View Mode No No

5 Interface
5.1 Voice Output

Generic voice
5.1.1 instructions Yes Yes

Text-to-speech
5.1.2 capability No Yes
5.2 Input Methods
5.2.1 repeat button No Yes
external keyboard
5.2.2 connector No Yes
5.2.3 on-screen keyboard Yes Yes
5.2.4 joystick/navigation pad No Yes
5.2.5 Mapping Software Yes Yes
5.2.6 touch screen Yes Yes

6 Portability
6.1 Battery Life Good Poor
6.2 Unit Weight 8 6.7
6.3 Waterproof No No
Additional non-
7 tracking features
7.1 MP3 Player Yes Yes
7.2 Photo Viewer No Yes
7.3 Alarm Clock Yes Yes
7.4 Calculator No Yes
bluetooth voice
7.5 activated phone dialing No Yes
7.6 FM Modulator No Yes
7.7 World Clock No No

Currency and
7.8 Measurement Converter No No
7.9 Audio book No Yes
Ability to install
7.10 additional applications Fair Very Good

Manufacturer and
8 Support
Manufaturer's Market
8.1 Presence
8.1.1 Brand reliability Not at All Exceeds
8.1.2 Brand presence Not at All Outstanding
Local Distributor
8.1.3 available Not at All Not at All
8.2 Technical Support
Dedicated Support
8.2.1 Desk Hours Not at All Not at All
Reputation for Quick
8.2.2 Response levels Not at All Not at All

8.2.3 Offer self support model Not at All Not at All

Remote access and
8.2.4 support Not at All Not at All
RoadMate 760
Magellan Navigation Description

The key software features allow users to define routing needs

and track multiple destinations and base their tragectories on
multiple customizable parameters. The more robust the feature
set, the more types of routing capabilities are available.

Routing capabilities allow multiple direction types to be used

based on requirements such as time, distance, and hazard
avoidance.
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes

more than 1000

Yes
Good
Very Good

Yes
Excellent

Yes

Yes
No

Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
Points of interest can be mapped. This allows you to find nearby
Yes restaurants, or shopping centres.
Yes
Yes
Key features of any GPS system are its accuracy, tracking
ability, and responsiveness.

Reception capabilities determine how fast, how accurately, and

under what conditions a GPS system can receive a sattelite
signal.
< 30 seconds
45-60 seconds
5-10 minutes
0

Yes

Yes
< 5 metres
No
Key features of any GPS system are its accuracy, tracking
ability, and responsiveness.
Yes

No

Hardware features determine the capacity, connection, and

expansion options available to a GPS unit.

No
Yes
Yes

No
Yes

No
Yes

2
Yes

No

Yes
Yes

Yes

Yes
Yes
Yes
Excellent

You'll want a good color display easily visible in bright

conditions. You want your eyes on the road, not concentrating
on a screen.
Two-and-one-half-inch to 5-inch screens make for comfortable
viewing. Larger screens are ideal for recreational vehicles.
Smaller ones are fine for bicycles and motorcycles
While larger display sizes are more comfortable on the eyes, they
3.1 + inches diagonal often come at the expense of battery life.
Very Good
No
Yes
The higher the resolution of the display, the more information can be
Excellent displayed on the screen at once.
Yes
The interface determines how you can interact with your GPS
system.

With voice directions, it's almost impossible to get lost or miss a turn
because you are alerted of your next maneuver well before you
actually have to make it. The voice prompt typically warns you of
your next turn immediately after you've completed a maneuver,
again as you're heading toward the turn (to give you enough time to
safely change lanes), then one more time as you approach the
Yes actual turn or exit ramp.

Units with text-to-speech technology provide more specific

instructions, "in point two miles, turn left onto 24th Street." The audio
comes through speakers built into the units. Some models include
FM modulators. This allows you to listen to the instructions over
Yes your car's stereo system.

Yes

No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

If the system needs to be transported between multiple

vehicles, portability requirements should be met.
Very Good
5
Yes
Non-tracking features allow the GPS unit to be used for
purposes other than simple navigation.
No
No
No
Yes

No
No
No

No
No

Good
These parameters are used to evaluate the viability of the
manufacturer of the GPS unit and their technical support
capabilities.

Meets
Meets

Not at All

Not at All

Not at All

Not at All

Not at All
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