TomTom One XL
Manufacturer: TomTom Part number: 1S00.080
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- The TomTom One XL offers ease of use, accurate directions, and a spacious touch screen, but you can get more for your money from other portable navigation systems.
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CNET editors' review
TomTom One XL price range: $115.95 - $144.50
- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Reviewed on: 07/27/2007
The good: The TomTom One XL features a spacious 4.3-inch touch screen, and comes preloaded with North American maps. The system is easy to use and provides accurate driving directions. Integrated Bluetooth allows you to add optional services, such as real-time traffic updates and weather information, via your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone.
The bad: The system doesn't support text-to-speech functionality. Restaurants are not broken down by cuisine type in the POI database, and there's no easy way to view contact information for POI.
The bottom line: The TomTom One XL offers ease of use, accurate directions, and a spacious touch screen, but you can get more for your money from other portable navigation systems.
When we reviewed the TomTom One last year, we were impressed by its ease of use, affordable price tag, and good performance. Now, the company has released a new model in the product line called the TomTom One XL ($399.99) that adds a larger, 4.3-inch touch screen and, well, that's about it. On the one hand, it's great because the One XL continues to offer all the navigation basics with the same user-friendly interface and accurate directions. On the other hand, for the same price, you can get more for your money with GPS devices like the Mio C520, which adds text-to-speech functionality, or the Magellan Maestro 4000. In short, the TomTom One XL is a perfectly fine system for drivers who want a basic system and for GPS newbies, but there are just better values out there.
Design
The XL in the TomTom One XL refers to the unit's touch screen. Though we wouldn't necessarily characterize the size of the display as extralarge, it is bigger than the one found on the original TomTom One, diagonally measuring 4.3 inches compared to 3.5 inches. The LCD shows off 64,000 colors at a 480x272 pixel resolution, so maps looked bright and text was sharp. We had no problems reading the screen in various conditions, including bright sunshine. You can adjust the backlighting, though you have to dig through several layers of the Preferences menu to do so. The TomTom One XL also gives you the option to switch between day and nighttime map colors and your choice of 10 different color schemes.
Despite the larger display, the device is still compact and lightweight (4.7 inches wide by 3.4 inches high by 1.2 inches deep; 7.4 ounces) and easily portable between cars. The TomTom One XL also keeps the simple design of its predecessor with just a lone power button on top of the unit, and an SD expansion slot, a mini USB port, and a power connector on the bottom. Finally, on the back you will find the system's speaker and a jack for attaching an optional external antenna for increased reception.
TomTom packages the One XL with a car charger, a USB cable, a vehicle mount (dash and windshield), a TomTom Home software CD, and reference material. The vehicle mount is quite simple and neat without many moving parts. It's easy to install and also securely holds the unit in place.
Features
Featurewise, the TomTom One XL is very similar to the TomTom One; however, maps of the United States and Canada and points of interest (POI) are now preloaded onto the device's hard drive rather than on an SD card. TomTom sells optional SD cards preloaded with other regional maps, such as Europe, which you can plug into the device's expansion slot. There are a number of options for picking your destination. You can enter a specific street address, an intersection, POI, or city center, or choose a location from your Favorites or Recent destination list. The One XL has the ability calculate routes by fastest time or shortest distance, with or without highways, toll roads, and so forth. There is also a bicycle and a pedestrian routing option. Other goodies include a detour function, automatic route recalculation, and multistop trips.
For those times you need to make additional stops, planned or spontaneous, the One XL offers a comprehensive POI that includes all the major categories, including gas stations, ATMs, lodging, and restaurants, to more specialized interests, such as beaches and concert halls. Sadly, unlike a lot of today's systems, you can't search for restaurants by cuisine type and unless you're browsing a map, there's no easy way to view the phone number or address associated with a business, as the One XL quickly calculates a route once you select a POI from the list.
Once the system has calculated directions, you can view them as a list of text-based turn-by-turn directions, see the highlighted route on an overview map, or get a running demo of the trip, among other things. Maps can be presented in 2D or 3D view. With the former, you can choose to have either north or the direction you're traveling always face the top of the screen. The main driving view will give your current position, the name of the next major road, the next instruction, and information about your trip, including remaining trip time and distance and estimated arrival time. In addition, you can zoom in and out of maps. Of course, all the visual cues are backed by the voice-guided directions. The One XL supports 36 languages with 55 different voices, but unfortunately, it does not offer text-to-speech functionality.
The One XL also supports TomTom's Plus services for real-time traffic updates, weather information, downloading celebrity navigation voices, and more. Just be aware that there is a subscription fee, and you will need a Bluetooth-enabled phone to connect to the service. You can read more about the Plus services and check for phone compatibility on TomTom's Web site.
Performance
We tested the TomTom One XL in San Francisco, and from a cold start, the unit took about two minutes to get a fix on our position under cloudy skies. Subsequent starts were much faster, and for the most part, the GPS receiver maintained a steady fix during our test drives, though it did lose reception once as we were driving through the city's financial district where tall buildings can block a clear view of the sky.
The One XL quickly calculated directions after we entered information for our standard trip from the Marina district to CNET's downtown headquarters. We took a quick look at the trip summary and list of text-based instructions and agreed with the recommended route. The system accurately tracked our position as we started on our drive, and we purposely got off track to test the route recalculation rate, which was quick. We found the whole process to be a lot smoother than competing systems, as the One XL never got confused when we took a succession of wrong turns and always got us back on track with efficient directions. That said, we wish the voice prompts were a little faster to tell us when to turn. Though we got ample warning of upcoming turns, the system didn't alert us until the very last second when it came time to making the actual maneuver. We also missed the text-to-speech functionality that we experienced with the Mio C520. The TomTom One XL's internal lithium-ion battery is rated for two hours of battery life, which is quite on the low side.
User reviews
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Awesome GPS, but no Handsfree Bluetooth
by dnandino on June 24, 2007
Pros: Bigger Screen, Speaker is loud and Clear, Does not Lag, Rerouting is fast
Cons: Bluetooth can't be used for hands-free, Traffic not currently availble for US
Summary: I returned my Magellan 3100 because the nav position kept lagging, and the rerouting was atrocious so I got the TOMTOM One XL. Just to clarify Im a noobi at ...
Summary: I returned my Magellan 3100 because the nav position kept lagging, and the rerouting was atrocious so I got the TOMTOM One XL. Just to clarify Im a noobi at this GPS stuff. Comparing the TOMTOM to the Magellan 3100. The tomtom works awesome, its ready to use out of the box, comes preloaded with US and Canada maps, the screen is bigger, it never lagged, its very fast at rerouting. Touch screen works great. Map zooms in and out automatically when needed while going to your route.
The only dissappointing thing I have to mention is that it does NOT have handsfree bluetooth, otherwise it would have been a perfect 10.
Im debating if I should exchange it for a Garmin 580 which has handsfree. But its hard to give up because the TOMTOM ONE XL just works so well.7 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Terrific device with fantastic features.
by bbarta on August 29, 2008
Pros: I love the fact that it comes with the latest map feature that allows you to download the newest available map within 30 days of activating your TomTom. Plus the 4.3 inch screen is HUGE.
Cons: Bluetooth is not compatible with all Verizon phones. Route calculation takes a bit longer than my old GPS.
Summary: This is my second GPS device, I got it refurbished and the thing looks and works like new. I would give this device six stars if I could. I had ...
Summary: This is my second GPS device, I got it refurbished and the thing looks and works like new. I would give this device six stars if I could. I had a minor problem with the map update and customer support was friendly and helped me out well. The unit is accurate to within an average of 25 feet and has a great poi database. It locks in one satellites in about 20 seconds from a cold start and about 5-10 seconds if you have been using it. As I said above the route calculation takes a bit longer than my old system, but I have found its routing to be far better than I have experienced in the past and the ability travel via a certain location is a BIG plus. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone looking for a GPS.
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Once was lost but now im found!
by theguy5280 on June 8, 2007
Pros: Acurate, fast routing/re-routing, easy to use
Cons: Maps a little out of date, HOWEVER i'd say two three years tops
Summary: I am in logistics, here in beautiful Colorado. I spend a great deal of time on the road going to unfamilure places. And allthough i've only had my XL ...
Summary: I am in logistics, here in beautiful Colorado. I spend a great deal of time on the road going to unfamilure places. And allthough i've only had my XL for a few days now I must say I am impressed. This unit works well, and id call it dependable.
The only thing i've seen that would be a possible con was the maps not being totaly up to date.. Looking for a seafood place to eat, we picked one from the POI list and the XL maped out eveything, once we were within sight of the resturant opon making the final turn the XL got a little mixed up Saying somthing about an "Unknown" street although we were in the parking lot. So I guess we can call it a wash. Id buy the product again3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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TomTom (vs Garmin)
by zkczyk on February 7, 2008
Pros: TomTom won: Maps, signal acquisition time, recalculation time
Cons: Garmin was too slow
Summary: I borrowed a friend's Garmin Nuvi 360 for a weekend. I later borrowed a friend's TomTom One XL. At the end of day (actually, at the end of ...
Summary: I borrowed a friend's Garmin Nuvi 360 for a weekend. I later borrowed a friend's TomTom One XL. At the end of day (actually, at the end of two weekends... ha ha), I greatly preferred the TomTom.
The Garmin took too long to acquire the necessary tracking signal (maybe 30+ seconds), and too long to recalculate a new route (maybe 10 seconds) if I "missed" my turn. I very intentionally tried to NOT take the turns it told me to take, just to see how it would handle recalculations.
TomTom acquired a signal within 10 seconds of turning it on. And it recalculated a new route within 5 seconds.
Garmin would say, "Recalculating." TomTom would just shut-up and do it. I liked TomTom for this.
Several reviews sing the praises of the text-to-speech feature (the Garmin had it; the TomTom did not). I found this feature to be insignificant. TomTom clearly told me, "In 100 yards, turn right" (for example). I could easily see on the display where to turn, and the street's name. I did not need the unit to say, "In 100 yards, turn right at Okemos Road" (which it really butchered anyway because Okemos is a local Indian name in Michigan, and no unit can handle some of our names... try Michilimackinac on for size, then get back to me).
Also, I thought TomTom's maps were easier to read. I also thought TomTom labelled EVERY cross street as I approached and passed it. Garmin showed the cross street, but didn't label it unless it was a major street.
I ordered a TomTom One XL for myself yesterday.
I'm Alexander Zkczyk, and I approved this message.2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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You can't beat the user value at the Tomtome XL price.
by Les_And on August 24, 2008
Pros: It's an out of the box fully preloaded unit. There is no purchase cost included for additional software. Within five minutes of taking the Tomtom one XL out of the box, it's up and running with all features operational.
Cons: The suction cup mounts needs a very clean & perfectly flat surface to adhere to. As a portable unit, the 2 hour life span of the battery can be a drawback. Shop around for these units because their price range can vary by more than $100.00 or more.
Summary: Our two Tomtom GPS units have served us remarkably well. We had our unit up and running in our vehicle five minutes after taking it out of the box and ...
Summary: Our two Tomtom GPS units have served us remarkably well. We had our unit up and running in our vehicle five minutes after taking it out of the box and mounting it on the dashboard. All the programming for the unit was all there for us and ready to use. For pure navigation abilities both our XL and XL.S GPS units have worked far beyond what we expected. Free updates are readily available from Tomtom?s website. The 4?X3? monitor is very bright and easy to read even in full sun glare. The programming icons are large and easy to read & use while driving; which is a huge bonus for us.
Just got back from a 2257 tour of the US and the my Tom Tom XL S gave me no problems whats so ever. On the larger freeway exchanges I had to second guess the Tom Tom because it did not have the lane feature. The next size up has that feature. Other than that, in all the miles we drove, the GPS unit did not get us lost once.
Updated on Mar 20, 2009
The trip timing was off because of its problems with converting from KM to Mils. That however never caused us a problem. The gas stations were where they were indicated and all the restaurants we added as our POI were right on the mark. The computer, automatic updates were always available when we stopped for the night.
For this latest trip, I'll give my Tom Tom XL S a 9 1/2 out of 10.
Updated on Mar 20, 2009Just got back from a 2257 tour of the US and the my Tom Tom XL S gave me no problems whats so ever. On the larger freeway exchanges I had to second guess the Tom Tom because it did not have the lane feature. The next size up has that feature. Other than that, in all the miles we drove, the GPS unit did not get us lost once.
The trip timing was off because of its problems with converting from KM to Mils. That however never caused us a problem. The gas stations were where they were indicated and all the restaurants we added as our POI were right on the mark. The computer, automatic updates were always available when we stopped for the night.
For this latest trip, I'll give my Tom Tom XL S a 9 1/2 out of 10.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Got me home
by RealityCheck123 on August 3, 2008
Pros: it does what it's supposed to do
Cons: none that I know of
Summary: I used this little gadget to get me home from Catskill, NY to the hills of WV.
Programing it was a little time consuming, but that's just me; I ...Summary: I used this little gadget to get me home from Catskill, NY to the hills of WV.
Programing it was a little time consuming, but that's just me; I am intimiated when it comes to learning to program electronics.
Once I got the hang of what buttons to push (and which ones not too), I was good to go! Even though I had to go off my route to fill up at the gas station, TomTom got me right on track immediately to my destination.
I can't wait to take another trip with my buddy! Love it!1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Works For Me - But Is Not Perfect (what is?)
by circawdm on June 27, 2008
Pros: Large easy to read screen, computer daily dwnloads, price, accuracy, easy to understand speech, fast GPS pickup, Easy to read maps and good map color choices, nice volume & touch screen
Cons: Customer support by phone is inconsistent, destination is abit off - sometimes and only by 50-100 feet.
Summary: First, I have a model XL-S. But I think the differences are *very* slight between my model and the XL. I have had two other units, including some brands named ...
Summary: First, I have a model XL-S. But I think the differences are *very* slight between my model and the XL. I have had two other units, including some brands named by other reviewers here who wrote about the TomTom XL and compared them.
I live in a city of about metro 700,000. I use the latest USA-Canada map. Alot of new developments and new roads. I travel in the city mostly, but have also tried it out of town. I have found it to be very good to find POI's, "Favorites" and destinations once entered. It re-directs and recalculates well, and has very easy to understand speech. Gives me adequate speech notice before turns and other directions. I did go online to a site that specializes in selling quality GPS accessories "cheaply" and got an external antenna. Cost me $20. Well worth it and very easy to use of course. It helps GPS speed I am sure. But it worked fine for 2 weeks before I got the antenna.
Yes, it makes a mistake off and on, but usually that is map error related, and realistically they can only update the maps for everyone so often. Actually the GPS "quick fixes" to tell where the satellites will be for the next 7 days and the daily (or almost daily) shared map updates are fine. And free!
The people who have their units working so terribly either have a bad unit, in which case all the more reason to use the warranty and get an exchange or repair, or something else signal wise is messing things up I would guess. I have four friends with TomTom XL and XL-S's like mine and they are all very happy. They do agree with me that Customer Support needs to hire and train more people, but I have never had a "rude" person (quite patient and pleasant always) and when writing them I have always heard back in email within 1-2 days.
Some people want a "10/10" (read as perfect) in a product, and with electronics, after having computers and expensive "gadgets" for 30+ years, I have NEVER owned anything very sophisticated that did not have some flaw or mild irritation. If it was a BIG flaw or irritation, I got a refund or exchange for a new one, and did not whine about it and make people think just because the device had some bugs with me that it was worthless or "garbage" or other terms I have read in some of these reviews.
If you want fighter plane or military GPS quality and accuracy, I guess you need to do your travel by fighter jet or other military transport. These are made for civilians to help them more easily get where they want to go the best way they can. From my experiences and my friends, this does a very good job most of the time in a easy to read and understand manner. And it is not perfect.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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More features than you'd think
by otterb on June 8, 2008
Pros: Memory upgradable, features being added regularly with firmware updates (like Mapshare)
Cons: bluetooth can't be used for handsfree calls.
Summary: I got this refurbished for $130 +free shipping. I love using celebrity voices for the navigation, it's great because there are a lot of free ones. I've added ...
Summary: I got this refurbished for $130 +free shipping. I love using celebrity voices for the navigation, it's great because there are a lot of free ones. I've added a mediaplayer (for photos, music, and videos) and changed the blue arrow to a car icon. I'm still learning since I've only had it for a few days. There are a lot of hidden features you can add if you know where to look. Check out the tomtom forums for ideas.
On top of that it works well as a GPS, for when you need one of those. My wife had no trouble using it right out of the box without a tutorial. Pretty impressive considering she usually takes a while to warm up to technology.
As a GPS it overestimates how long it takes to get to a destination, not by a lot usually. If it estimates a route to take an hour then you'll be there in less than 50 minutes. It has no problems recalculating directions if you turn off the beaten path. I'm very happy with this unit especially with the price I paid.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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one of the GPS out there
by c0ncern_citiz3n on May 8, 2008
Pros: map correction and accuracy
Cons: GPS mount is kinda weak
Summary: this is not my first GPS and had it for more than a year and this thing is for me very impressive! from where I bought it I used it ...
Summary: this is not my first GPS and had it for more than a year and this thing is for me very impressive! from where I bought it I used it right away (out of the box) it found my home which is a month old! newly develop area here in WA State which my friends garmin and magellan GPS cant find (had theirs for a while & updated) I pretty much use mine everyday use, POI, and address finder. You've got to love this option only in TomTom the MAP CORRECTION which by the way I use most of the time in places name, address, and contact number. Specially now theres a lot of new road popping out here and there. I'll recommend this product to new user it's one of the easiest GPS to use out there.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Awesome !!! Right-On The Money !!!!!!!!!!!!
by kondo214216 on March 6, 2008
Pros: Long battery life
Cons: It doesn't take the shortest route.
Summary: This is my very first GPS and was bought for me as a present. It has daytime/nighttime features which are great. It talks to you very clearly. Everthing is ...
Summary: This is my very first GPS and was bought for me as a present. It has daytime/nighttime features which are great. It talks to you very clearly. Everthing is precise & accurate. I highly recommend this item.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: TomTom
- Part number: 1S00.080
- Description: The TomTom ONE XL has everything you need to make your trip safer, more relaxed and more fun. TomTom's award-winning plug-and-go navigation software, new 4.3" touchscreen and access to real time traffic services make navigating even easier. With a large choice of route options, complete maps of the US and Canada and millions of useful and fun points of interest pre-loaded for your journey, you're ready for worry-free navigation from A to B. TomTom ONE XL makes getting there better than ever.
General
- Width 4.7 in
- Depth 3.4 in
- Height 1.2 in
- Weight 7.4 oz
GPS System
- Recommended Use Automotive
- Connectivity Bluetooth
- Voice Navigation instructions
- Antenna Built-in
- Built-in Memory 32 MB
- Maps Included USA, Canada
- Software Included QuickGPSfix
Built-in Display
- Type TFT
- Resolution 480 x 272
- Diagonal Size 4.3 in
- Color Support Color
- Display Menu Language Czech, Dutch, Danish, French, German, Polish, Slovak, Catalan, English, Finnish, Flemish, Italian, Latvian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Estonian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Lithuanian, Portuguese
- Features Anti-glare, Touch screen
Connections
- Connector Type USB
Battery
- Battery Enclosure Type Internal
- Battery included qty 1
- Battery required qty 1
- Battery technology Lithium ion
- Mfr estimated battery life 2 hour(s)
Miscellaneous
- Included GPS accessories USB cable, Car power adapter, Windshield holder, Automotive windshield mount
Manufacturer info
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- Website: http://www.tomtom.com/
- Address:
150 Baker Ave. Ext., Concord, CA 01742 - Phone: 978.287.9555
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