Navman iCN 550

maps, durability, route planning, reliability

price, usability

57% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, price, performance, durability, reliability

maps

56% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Traffic information on the fly, petrol and parking button, easy to use interface

Requires your dashboard to be filled with wires, Traffic element an afterthought

With the traffic element, the Navman iCN 550 is a worthy satnav system. Add the traffic element to the offering and whilst expensive in the short run does become a compelling offering if you plan to use this over a couple of years.

Unlike rival systems which require a Bluetooth connection via a GPRS-enabled mobile phone to receive traffic data, the great thing about the Navman iCN550 is that you don't require any additional hardware.

On a four and a half mile journey from Islington to East Finchley on a busy weekday afternoon the Navman unit achieved mixed results.

GPS signal strength, 4GB hard drive, Display, User interface, Next Turn map option, Included remote control

Volume, Build could be more rugged.

Ease of use, size and built in battary.

System would freeze and need to be reset at randon times. Tech support was poor.

At the time I bought this, it was the only sat nav that could download speed camera positions and give live traffic data without a subscription or the need to clock up mobile call charges. It does what it says on the box.

It is not clear how the traffic module adds on and works when you buy this. It looks like something built by Heath Robinson. It has one of those aerial wires that you get on a cheap stereo which you have to trail across the inside of the winscreen and...

Easy to use and it is fairly good at selecting the best route v shortest/quickest

Cant get United States maps

The product will get the user where the user wants to go ; Lots of points of interests (POI)

The product will get the user where the user wants to go but it often is the long way. There are settings to allow the user to adjust for quickest or shortest combinations but they are almost meaningless. The user cannot easily build a route that is...