Previously owned a Garmin Nuvi 680. It served us well on a cross country trip in 2008. No longer working and we need to purchase a new GPS for another long trip to Alaska and would like some imput...
My youngest had a iPnone with the GPS and it was wrong most of the time, we had both with us on a trip for comparison. Not a good option.
We have AAA maps and a reconditioned Garmin I purchased from Fry's with a 5" screen that cost $113.00. Everything has been good so far. Only traveled 20,000 or 30,000 miles with maps and our Garmin without incident.