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TomTom XL (2nd generation)

By Derek Fung on 25 July 2008

Compact, correctable, good looking and easy to use, the XL is a great portable GPS. But does its wider screen justify the AU$100 difference between it and the otherwise identical One?

Editor's rating:8.7 User rating:6.4

Comments (17)

  • bill_li gave 8/10 on 03/11/2008 23:49

    • Good: simple to use interface. solid windscreen mount. Tomtom Home software has lots of features. Clear voice text to speech. Quick re-routing.
    • Bad: A wall charger should be included. The unit alwasy reset itself to default afer connected to Tomtom Home.

    This is my first ever GPS, bought it few weeks ago. Can't really find anything that I don't like yet. Very easy to use, I even managed to share a map correction that I picked up only afer few days of using.

  • whaleshark gave 5/10 on 17/08/2008 21:30

    guys you need to download the computerr voice. (the first installation is rubbish). need to turn it off and on again, and then go into Tom Tom HOme and click install again.

    I thought it should be plug and play...the box has the words "Spoken Street Names"....speaking about user friendly... wasted so much of my time

  • whaleshark gave 7/10 on 15/08/2008 09:18

    can anyone tell me how to turn on the text-to-speech function? I download samatha voice but the 'text-to-speech' box was greyed out.

  • nick gave 6/10 on 26/07/2008 02:08

    • Good: Good screen layout, quick and easy menu use.
    • Bad: Really annoying computer voice (only voice that does text to speech), bad word pronunciation, not the clearest of maps (in my opinion)

    I am one of the few that probably prefers Navmans. I have this new XL and an S80 and prefer the looks of the maps on the S80. The TomTom has really bad pronunciation of words, and unlike the Navman it doesn't always announce the street name. Sometimes it will just say "in 300 metres turn left" and then as you get really close to the turn it tells you the name. The Navman tells you the name of every street much earlier on, which I prefer when I'm lost and looking out for street signs. I think the Navman shows more surrounding street names on the map.

  • Reidy gave 9/10 on 20/07/2008 12:06

    • Good: Very easy to use.
      Clear instructions.
      Easy to read screen.
      Solid windscreen mount.
    • Bad: I find it a bit hard to get off the windscreen.

    Have had this unit for 2 weeks now, I am very happy with it. I had a Navman N40i before this one and the TOMTOM XL outshines the Navman in all aspects.

  • stacker69 gave 8/10 on 18/07/2008 04:07

    Just a correction on battery life. With this newer model it has 3 hours of operating time.

  • stacker69 gave 8/10 on 17/07/2008 21:07

    • Good: Loud and clear voice instructions, nice clear screen, have a clear map layout and has some nice options.
    • Bad: Doesn't have a SD card slot, 1GB of memory, 2 hour battery life.

    Got this baby today! I'm happy with this unit. This is my first in-car gps so I can't comment on how good\bad other units are. It was easy to operate it's just awesome! Got it for $427AUD.

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