Got this as a gold Box special a couple of week ago . my old GPS , a  TomTom GO 720 4.3-inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator  I actually really like the 720 when it work -lrb- though that be intermittently -rrb- , which be why I be willing to consider another TomTom in spite of the issue . besides , the Magellans do not impress I , I hate my wife 's Garmin -lrb- constant moan of `` re-cal-cu-la-ting '' and last-second turn instruction wear thin -rrb- , and I be not about to spend many hundred of dollar on glorified version of the free Google Maps app on my phone . that say , it be a good gold Box deal and about what I pay for the 720 just over a year ago . consider lifetime map and traffic be include , it be tough to pass up . I do not need a ton of bell and whistle , so it seem to fit the bill of a good replacement for the old one . I do not pay close enough attention to the product description , so I fail to notice the lack of a sd slot , but , see as how I have never use it on my 720 , that be not a problem . well , do I get a good deal ? OUT of the box the 335 have the same size screen as the 720 and be just a smidge smaller , except when the ring mount be attach make it significantly thicker and not as portable -lrb- though I think most people would not be pack it that way -rrb- . the suction cup attachment seem much more adhesive than that of the 720 , which I be constantly push back against the window since it fall off at least once a week . the little recessed cubby for the usb power\/computer connection be a bit of a pain , require more digging around than I would like . overall , its physical ergonomics be pretty please and it seem quite secure when drive . update the map here 's where the first issue come up . if you have look at other review , you know I be not alone in trouble . I already have the TomTom software install on my xp netbook from my previous GPS , so I be as close to plug and play as one could get . I log in , switch my account to the new device and it immediately ask I if I want to update the map through the latest map guarantee , something that be promise on all TomToms out-of-box -lrb- in case yours have be sit on a shelf for a while -rrb- . I do . and so begin a process of download that take about 90 minute on my fairly quick internet connection . of course , once that be all download , I have another excruciating wait while it transfer the ` latest ' map to the unit . Fine . I put in my time and be ready to get go . but then I get to the ` Update '' screen that let you know if there be new gp fix or map share correction . strangely , there be a new North America map for I to download . do not I just do this ? base on my experience with the 720 -lrb- and logical programming in general -rrb- I decide to go ahead and click through , figure the software would tell I if this new map be already on the device . either the software be really dumb or the ` latest ' map I get under the guarantee be not in fact the most recent \* , because I wait for another few hour while it go through the machination and install the new map on my device . -lrb- \* I suppose there be the very slight chance that TomTom put out a new map in the time since I first hook up the new unit , but , as you be about to see , that probably be not the case . -rrb- ok , so two update to get the ` latest ' map . thing could be worse , I suppose . right ? right . I enter my registration code for the free lifetime map and \* SHOCKER \* I be tell there be yet another new North America map . this time , I take note of the version number : the update take I from version 830.2284 to 850.2781 . I be no mathematical wizard , but that seem like a pretty big jump from one version to the next . three hour later -lrb- and about half a day after I first connect to the system -rrb- , I finally have the last of TomTom 's ` latest ' update install . not a good way to start . it make the all the guarantee offer by the company seem just a little disingenuous . on the road -lrb- include comparison to MY GO 720 -rrb- this screen be dim . at 100 % brightness on the day setting , it be about half of my 720 's illumination . this be annoying . it be not the worst thing in the world for I , since I have good eyesight , but I do not like it and I think it would make the unit unusable for many people -lrb- my wife include -rrb- . initial route be sloooooooow . I would get annoy when my 720 be take more than about 10-15 seconds to plan my trip . that be light speed compare to this sloth of a machine . change my destination mean I better put aside a minute or more of my life while the new GPS go into a state of deep reflection . if I be already move and want to avoid the traffic delay ahead , I better remember upcome direction since the screen will go into a mapless ` analyze ' display for sixty or more seconds . once it have analyze alternative , it might ask if I want to avoid toll road or carpool lane . no matter what my answer , it will then go through all the analysis again . seriously ? it could not have account for the two different possibility before ask I ? better yet , it could not have ask up front so it could simply get it right the first time ? I never have any kind of lag issue like this with the 720 . on the other hand , maybe all that advance planning help a little if you be prone to go off course . I have find that when I pass on one of the direct turn with the 335 , it be much quicker to re-plot than the 720 . I really do not know what be more bothersome : have to wait to get go or have to wait to get my course correct when make the slightest deviation . the rd traffic service seem less reliable than the traffic update I get through the phone datum with my 720 . whereas I could pretty much rely on the 720 's ` go ' traffic be gospel , the 335 's rd traffic accuracy be pretty spotty this past weekend on a road trip to San Diego . at one point around San Juan Capistrano , I go about 10 mile in 25 minute , but the gp be tell I my road be free and clear . Voice route be really odd . I never use the speak street name feature with the 720 , opt instead for one of the more natural-sounding voice simply tell I where to turn and such . the 335 's computer voice have some quirk . firstly , pronunciation be really spotty . live in Southern California , I be obviously surround by street and city with spanish name . all I ask be for some consistency : either give it the authentic spanish treatment or completely anglocize it . you can not say ` loss ahnhele . ' it be either ` LOHS Ahnheles ' or ` loss Anjelez . ' do not split the difference . hearing ` San Joaquin ' be even more painful . on the other hand , the computer lady do say ` San Diego ' as if she be Ron Burgundy explain the city 's rich german root , so that be pretty funny . someone else mention that the computer voice do not pronounce the ' 0 ' for highway such as 101 or 405 . Mine do not ignore the ' 0 , ' she just have some kind of read disorder . when she want I to take i-405 , for example , she say `` four-west-five . '' highway 101 become `` one-west-one . '' the only way I can begin to make any sense of why this happen be that the computer read the ' 0 ' not as ` zero , ' but as the letter ` O. ' since ` o ' would be the indicator for ` west ' in the frenchier part of Canada , maybe the 335 be try to show off its worldliness . of course , that be just a theory , though I can not think of any other remotely plausible reason the GPS would be do something so dumb . the verdict as I say in the title , I be not sure if I be keep this thing . it be get some quirk I find very bothersome and much of it do not live up to my good experience with 720 when it be work its best . on the other hand , I be not go to find similar amenity at a comparable price and , more than not , the 335 do the basic job for which I need it . I think the question come down to whether I feel good about reward TomTom for regress they technology , not to mention they lose a lot of credibility as a company with the repeat map download despite they ` latest map guarantee . ' frankly , if I could get the 720 to link up to my new phone , I would be keep that one even with all its issue . the 335 be work well enough to keep I consider it , but it be far from give I the warm fuzzy . the next couple of day will find I do some serious research to see if there be a better unit to be have without make a huge financial leap . if not , I 'll probably keep it , but I do not think I 'll ever be too excite about it . \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* UPDATE AUGUST 27 , 2010 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok , so I end up keep it . I be still not go to endorse it as a fantastic unit , but I think it be good enough for most need if you be not comfortable cross the $ 125 -lrb- or thereabout -rrb- barrier on a gp . I have not yet follow the instruction for improve the voice direction someone post in a comment to this review , so I can not speak to whether the problem I complain about be fixable . just as a further example of how schizophrenic the voice be , however , I have notice that she can do a admirable job with the street name ` Cahuenga ' but ` Sacramento ' be mangled beyond belief to become something that roughly sound like ` sah-ka-la-mah-kis . ' it be actually impressive how many consonant be omit and replace by other to make California 's capital sound like a greek shipping company . I now have to mute it when my wife be in the car because she be not amuse with my fascination at how ridiculous most of the speak name be . nagging issue continue to be the dim screen , the ' 4-west-5 ' thing , and the point of interest lack completeness sometimes . a example of the latter be when I be across town and have a sudden hankering for Del Taco -lrb- do not judge I ! -rrb- . I think I be near one I know from when I live near there , so I put ` Del Taco ' into the search . a half-dozen within a few mile come up quickly , but the one I be think of be not list . I remember where it should be and drive the eight block or so to get there . right where I think it would be , but the gp do not know about it . same thing 's happen with a couple of other chain store , like Lowe 's . very odd to I . I should mention that the biggest nagging issue might be the multi-step , analysis mode of replan route . it get ridiculous . whether replot to avoid traffic or part of a route , it be a waste of time and patience for the unit to spend a minute or so analyze alternative , present a list of say alternative with the travel time and distance of each , have the user select which alternative , then go through further analysis on the route allegedly just analyze . basically , it be the equivalent of ask you navigator to plot out three course , calculate the distance of each , select one of the option , then have the navigator re-plot what be already do to create the option in the first place . silly . another note I forget to include initially , despite the ` quick fix ' update , it take a minute or so for the unit to pick up satellite when leave my garage . also , in one of the first outing with it , I actually lose all satellite signal for a couple of minute on a stretch of open highway between Burbank and Sherman Oaks . I feel like it might have happen one other time , but , since I can not speak to it with specificity , I will not ding it too badly here . it be just odd . amend verdict : a decent stopgap for those look for basic-plus -lrb- map and traffic -rrb- option who do not want to drop a bunch of cheddar while wait for the industry to get it right and put out better system . do not expect too much and you will not be too disappointed .