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Testseek.co.uk have collected 39 expert reviews of the TomTom XL and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for TomTom XL.
 
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The editors liked

  • New very practical mount of minimal size
  • Simple to use
  • Compactness
  • Strong speakers
  • Feature-packed
  • Easy to follow
  • Integrated suction cup
  • Good signal strength
  • Clear instructions
  • Nice screen
  • Small and light
  • Good clear voice prompts
  • Useful directions
  • Live Services
  • Small
  • Handy EasyPort support
  • Efficient and easytouse
  • Screen size
  • Software
  • Ease of use

The editors didn't like

  • No multimedia functions
  • No advanced functions (Bluetooth
  • TMC
  • IQ Routes
  • Etc.)
  • No software improvements compared to former versions
  • Only a single waypoint possible between starting and end points
  • Not as fast as previous versions (reactivity and trip...
  • Traffic updates cost a fair bit
  • No expansion slots
  • Can be slow to locate a signal
  • Attached mount is small and fiddly
  • Calculation time slow
  • No TexttoSpeech for reading out street names
  • Size
  • Traffic dongle not part of the cradle

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  Published: 2010-01-12, review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  One name that immediately springs to my mind when I think of SatNav products is that of TomTom. With over 3,300 employees spread over four business units (TomTom, Tele Alias, AUTO and WORK), the company is a world leading provider of navigation solutio...

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  Published: 2009-11-04, review by: whatlaptop.techradar.com

  • Abstract:  The TomTom XL Live Europe (£220 inc. VAT) is a mid-range satellite-navigation device that’s crammed with features.With access to TomTom’s Live services, the company intends this device to be used regularly, and not just when you’re going somewhere new...

 
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  Published: 2009-09-23, review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  Often as part of my tests of a Satellite Navigation system I take it for a ride on a bus or train, sometimes both. It gives you a chance to see exactly what is shown on the screen and indeed this can be extremely interesting....

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  Published: 2009-08-28, review by: techradar.com

  • Feature-packed, Easy to follow
  • Traffic updates cost a fair bit

 
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  Published: 2009-06-25, review by: digitalversus.com

  • Live Services, Small, handy EasyPort support, Efficient and easytouse
  • No TexttoSpeech for reading out street names

 
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  Published: 2009-06-05, review by: techradar.com

  • Integrated suction cup, Good signal strength, Clear instructions, Nice screen
  • No expansion slots, Can be slow to locate a signal

 
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  Published: 2009-03-23, review by: gadgetrepublic.com

  • Abstract:  How do you really get to grips with satnav technology like the TomTom XL? Give it to your dad to test!Satnav devices have been on the market for quite a whil,e and although they may seem omnipresent amongst 20 and 30-somethings , taxi drivers, and freq...

 
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  Published: 2008-08-29, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • The TomTom XL is an excellent satnav unit that fixes easily and securely to a windscreen and folds away into itself so it can be stashed in a glove compartment or in a handbag. The mapping is as accurate as any satnav unit weve tried and the intellig...

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  Published: 2008-06-20, review by: computeractive.co.uk

  • Small and light; good clear voice prompts; useful directions,
  • Attached mount is small and fiddly; calculation time slow,
  • A small and light device that gives good detailed audio and visual directions, but calculation times could have been a bit speedier...

 
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  Published: 2008-06-20, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Screen size, software, ease of use
  • Size, Traffic dongle not part of the cradle
  • Should you opt for the XL? If you are looking for a quick and simple satnav offering to get you from A to B you cant go wrong

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