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| TomTom GO 520 Satellite Navigation System With UK & Ireland Mapping | 
| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
Buy New: £293.60
New (6) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from £119.99
Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 777
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 7 x 3.5
Legal Disclaimer: Layer One UK does not offer any warranty other than the one imposed by the manufacturer. Consequently, the warranty conditions proposed by Layer One UK will be an exact copy of the manufacturers.
MPN: 1N00560
Model: 1N00560
UPC: 636926017022
EAN: 0636926017022
ASIN: B000RW2WU2
Release Date: June 11, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 An worthwhile upgrade. October 13, 2007
John Nunn (Coventry, U.K.)
70 out of 72 found this review helpful
This new design has all of the great feature you expect from TomTom but coupled with a more usable mounting system and a great widescreen display. Both myself and my wife spent a large amount of time investigating the various models on the market and found the features and ease of use of the TomTom Go 520/720 were clearly the best available. Coupled with the iPod cable I can now use both my TomTom and iPod through my car radio and not have difficulty hearing instructions over the music. On the downside my Mobile phone, an orange SPV3100, does not want to work with the hands free option provided; this is a bit of a disappointment to an otherwise perfect solution.
Does exactly what I want April 10, 2008
D. Millar (Hampshire, UK)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
My TomTom bluetooth receiver stopped working a while ago and I debated whether to replace it or use the money to get a hands-free set for my phone. The 520 gives me the hands-free capability as well as play mp3s and it acts as an FM transmitter so that I can play the MP3s through the car radio.
I spent a while searching for information on how to play MP3s off the SD card. I eventually tried putting an "mp3" folder on the SD card and it worked. You can have sub folders inside the mp3 folder (for artists, album, etc.) and the TomTom will find them and display them.
The unit has fallen off the windscreen twice since I have had it, both times because I attached it in a hurry. I find that if I moisten the sucker sufficiently and press firmly enough it stays on.
Attaching the unit to the mount with one hand is tricky. Likewise, connecting the charging cable with one hand when the unit is attached to the windscreen. I have got into the habit of plugging the charging cable in, attaching the unit to the mount and sticking it to the windscreen before I do anything else. That way there is no temptation to mess about with it while driving.
I haven't had any problems with navigation. Overall it does exactly what I want.
At last, sat nav with daily map updates! August 13, 2007
Paul Dodd
220 out of 238 found this review helpful
By far the biggest improvement on this system compared to previous Tom Toms is that no longer will you ever have to suffer a map being wrong, with the Tom Tom 520/720 the maps are updated everyday. If you're driving along and you come across a road that isn't currently on your map just tap the screen and it will map the new road as you drive along it. Plug the Tom Tom into your pc each night and your map modifications are sent to the Tom Tom site at the same time as downloading everyone else's map corrections. Everyone who has mocked sat nav systems in the past for their inaccuracy will now have nothing to complain about as you'll never have wrong maps. You can even correct changes to 1 way systems or speed limits.
There are many other major improvements such as the ability to speak to the unit rather than having to press the screen. How many times have we all been tempted to lean over and tap the screen at a time when it isn't safe but you just had to do it? All you need to do now is speak navigational instructions such as "Glasgow" then it asks which road, if it hasn't quite understood you or there's more than 1 road with the same name in that area then you get a numbered list to choose from and you just say "1" or "2" etc. It also speaks back to you when giving directions so instead of just saying "take the next road on the left" it will say "turn into the next left, castle road" or whatever the road name is. It also sounds very human and not like one of those creepy speech synthesizers from the 80's that gave kids nightmares.
Despite having a larger than ever 4.3 inch screen this Tom Tom is far smaller than before which makes it much easier to carry around with you unlike the brick sized Tom Tom 510. It is lighter, thinner, sleeker and the battery lasts an hour longer than on the previous models so you can now navigate for 5 hours without recharging. The on/off button is greatly improved so it no longer keeps turning itself on when in a bag.
You can now not only store MP3 songs on your Tom Tom but you can send them through your car radio, even better you don't need a fancy blue tooth stereo to do this, it works with any car radio at all. Just select a blank frequency like 103.00 fm or whatever, tell the Tom Tom that frequency and hey presto, crystal clear mp3s play through your car speakers with the tom tom instructions coming out the speakers as well or just from the Tom Tom as normal.
It's hard to see how the Tom Tom 520 could ever be improved upon, I had many ideas I wanted to see used by Tom Tom and they've done them all - the ability to speak to it, the bigger screen, the map updates. The only advantages the 720 has over the 520 is that is has a 2GB hard drive built in but that seems pointless to me when SD cards come up to 8Gb in size now and they access much faster than a hard drive. A hard drive would also drain more battery power because it has moving parts. The 720 also comes with full door to door. European maps but that's only useful if you ever plan on crossing Europe. Although the 720 is only 30 more, the 520 is where the smart money goes in my opinion.
The hands free phone system is great and means you can answer your phone and talk legally. Some people critise the Tom Tom 520 for not being compatible with all mobile phones, well just to clear that up it does work fine for talking with any phone which has bluetooth, it is just that not all phones can send text messages to the Tom Tom and that's a very minor complaint as far as I'm concerned.
This may not be the cheapest system available but it does 10 times more than any other and you get what you pay for. There is no better sat nav system available today.
I love this device! May 6, 2008
Jayzee33
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
This is my first ever satnav - and I am really happy with it!.
The main thing is that if you should deviate from the route given, it will very quickly pick up on this, and recalculate the route, getting you back on track. Very useful if you are in an unfamiliar area.
The spoken voice is certainly loud enough to hear out of the speaker on the satnav when on the motorway, although you can tune it in to your stereo and have it come out of your car speakers (or via an audio cable if you have an auxiliary socket in your car).
It bleeps at you if you're driving too fast on a particular road (should you select it to) and warns you of upcoming speed cameras (again, should you select it to).
Every time you connect it to your computer, you can update the information on it, so it is as up to date as you want it to be. If you notice an error on the TomTom map, you can even report and correct this with TomTom - including adding any missing points of interest that you feel should be on there.
It is certainly worth taking the time to get to know this machine before you use it, as it will do an awful lot of stuff (including being used as an MP3 player or allowing you to make and receive calls on your mobile via bluetooth whilst driving).
The battery life isn't so great so you will have to charge it quite soon after using it on a journey of a couple of hours, but it does come with a car charger so no real problems with this.
I am really happy with my TomTom and, despite all the stories I have heard about inaccuracies of directions, it has been spot-on for me so far.
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