x10 series v x20 series????

[waveydavey]

Good afternoon all,


I currently have a go300 which i've had for a few years now but just fancied upgrading and maybe letting a friend of mine have my older 300.

I don't use the tomtom every day so rather than paying full whack for a new device i've been looking at used 510's or 520's etc....


Now with regard to the 510 & 520 i wondered what differences there were between the two. I know the obvious one is probably the slimness of the 520 compared to the 510. Other than that is there any real advantage to me paying a bit more for a 520 or should i just get a 510 and save myself a little more cash?



I'm sorry if this is raking up old info agin.




Cheers

Dave.

[mikealder]

With the 520 you get the built in FM transmitter, the 510 supports FM transmit (for playing the directions through the car radio) but requires a special mount which are quite a rare item these days.

The 520 also supports mp3 file playback which was only available on the 910 out of the x10 series, so if you want your music played from the device this is a decent option.

I would go for the 520 from the perspective of size if nothing else, it is considerably easy to slip in your pocket and doesn't appear as if you have a cricket ball in there!

There is no hint of version 8 software for the x10 devices as yet, hopefully given time this will come along but the newer the device the likely TomTom will be better positioned to offer upgrades/ mapping releases etc, the x20 Navcore 8 was released recently but has since been withdrawn, at least we know it is in the pipeline - Mike

[waveydavey]

Thanks for the reply Mike..... That's just the kind of info i was looking for.... I don't need the mp3 facility as i have an mp3 input in the car and already use my mp3 player through the car head unit.... Also i wouldn't be bothered about having the instructions through the stereo either.

I just wanted to check if there were any differances performance wise etc.... they both have bluetooth handsfree i believe which is good. If they are both roughly the same performance / spec wise other than the mp3 / fm transmitter i may just save some money and get the 510.




Cheers

Dave.

[mikealder]

The x20 does have a slightly larger screen, but if you are happy carrying around a cricket ball in your pocket the 510 should serve you quite well, bear in mind the point I made about Navcore 8 though as this could restrict further updates and new map releases - Mike

[AndyVaughan]

In my opinion the hands free was more reliable on the x10, there are numerous posts on here about handsfree problems with the x20s.

Also, the speaker is better in the x10, the x20 also has a habit of distorting phone calls and instructions if the battery charge drops and you don't have it plugged in.

BUT

you will get the functionality of Navcore 8 sooner on a x20 at a guess.

[john877]

I may not be right but I know the 520 has text to speech ,voice input recognition and has the latest map guarantee .

I do not think the 510 has any of these features so if that is the case it makes it a no brainer in my opinion

[DennisN]

[Darren]

You're correct. The mounting system and bulk of the x10's do not sit well when compared with the x20/x30's. Good as they were at the time, the mount was problematic and suffered from 'droop' so the 520 with TTS would get my vote.
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[Andy_P]

The clanky active mount on the x10's would be enough to put me off.
520 definitely.

[sphelps]

[Darren]

[Andy_P]

Exactly my thinking....

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