Get street smart with the TomTom XL 340·TM--complete widescreen navigation, featuring Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates. Outsmart traffic and minimize delays with Lifetime Traffic Updates. Based on incoming traffic events, your device will suggest alternate routes. And, with Lifetime Map Updates you'll always drive with the latest and most accurate maps. On average, 15% of the road network changes each year, so it is important to have the most up-to-date maps. With the XL 340·TM you'll always stay current.

Release Date: April 26, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

• Preloaded with maps of the US, Canada and Mexico with Lifetime Map Updates
• Lifetime Traffic Updates included--outsmart traffic and avoid delays for life with real-time information via your TomTom
• Preloaded with more than 7 million points of interest in over 60 destination categories--gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs and more
• IQ Routes Technology calculates the fastest route possible based on time of day, saving you time, fuel and money
• Advanced Lane Guidance indicates exactly which lane to use, so you can go confidently

Switch on and go right out of the box. Spoken turn-by-turn instructions including street names will guide you to any address in the US, Canada, and Mexico--including more than 7 million preloaded points of interest. The TomTom XL 340·TM is complete, widescreen navigation.

IQ Routes Technology
TomTom IQ Routes Technology puts the driving experience of millions of TomTom users into your maps to shave time off even the shortest trips. Calculates the fastest route possible based on time of day. With TomTom IQ Routes you'll always drive the smartest, most efficient route. IQ Routes saves you time, fuel and money.

Traffic isn't the same during Monday morning rush hour as it is on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Heavy traffic, rotaries, traffic lights, and even pedestrians can slow you down. The route you need changes depending on the day and time, so the shortest route isn't necessarily going to be the fastest. With TomTom IQ Routes you'll always drive the fastest route.

Maps of US, Canada & Mexico with Map Share
Preloaded with maps of the US, Canada and Mexico. TomTom has the most accurate maps and with TomTom Map Share technology you can instantly modify street names, street direction, POIs, and more on your own device and receive daily verified updates from TomTom. Spoken turn-by-turn instructions and 3D graphics will guide you to any address in the US, Canada and Mexico, worry free.

[...] great unit, but there are things you need to know. September 18, 2009
T. E. Pickering
320 out of 330 found this review helpful

just received my new GPS today, plugged it into my mac, and installed tomtom's mac version of their home software. everything has worked well so far and the free map update installed fine. there are two main things that purchasers need to know:

1) space is very limited on the device. there is only 2 GB of internal flash memory and out of the box there was less than 50 MB free. the very first thing you should do is to delete voices in languages you don't use. this will free up a couple/three hundred MB. they can get backed up to your computer so you could always put them back in the future. once a bit of space is freed up you'll be able to update the device without issue. after removing spanish and french voices, running update which installed a new dave voice, and then installing the free map update i was left with 89 MB free. when i tried to run update before removing the voices, the unit warned me about lack of space and aborted without creating any further problems. maybe the mac version of home is more robust than the windows one in this respect.

2) the device only supports USB 1.1 transfers which max out at a bit over 1 MB/sec and can be slower. so doing a full backup or a map update will take quite a while (1-2 hours) and this is normal.

for me, those limitations are more than offset by the large, bright screen, text2speech capability, crowd-sourced map/route updates, and cheaper southern africa maps (we're moving there soon). especially given the cheap sale price i found. i will provide updates as i put unit through paces on cross-country trip and then intercontinental move..... [...] -- customer review

[...] Great Gadget October 23, 2009
Kay (Denver, CO)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

After reading the reviews I was super nervous to have my hubby get this for my birthday gift. However, I really liked all the features, so we went ahead and ordered it. He likes his tomtom and has been using it for a year with no problems so I felt we could trust the brand. Anyway, here are my thoughts:

The larger screen, while something I initially didn't think was a huge deal, is great to have.

I really like the spoken street names, though it's a bummer there aren't more voices that work with that feature.

The advanced lane guidance is another feature I wanted that works great. I'd sometimes get confused with our older tomtom, not understanding where I should be on the highway with merging and exits, and that is no longer an issue. The visual helps make the spoken directions crystal clear.

I'm not totally sold on the IQ routes. I've not yet used the GPS on unfamiliar roads and at times it suggests strange ways to get places, possibly to avoid left turns, but I'm not sure. I've since changed the settings so it always asks me what kind of route I want to follow, as sometimes the shortest route is better. Not to say the IQ routes are a bad feature, but not always the best option.

Sometimes the GPS does take a few minutes to find a signal, and once in a while turning it off and on again helps speed that up, but cell phones do the same thing when you turn them off and on so it's not a huge deal for me.

As for updating the map, something that totally freaked me out after the reviews, my hubby convinced me to go ahead and try it. We did. While it did take a LONG time to finally download the map onto the device, and there wasn't enough space at first, tomtom home told us the map wouldn't fit and how much hard drive space we needed to open up. We went in and deleted the voices I wasn't planning on using and did the complete upload of the map. Everything worked fine. Just needed lots of patience.

Overall, I've been very pleased with the GPS and happy we got it. The price at Amazon is great too. We saw it in the Sunday ads last week for $100 more than the price here. Great deal, especially with the wider screen, spoken street names and advanced lane guidance! [...] -- customer review

Get street smart with the TomTom XL 340·TM--complete widescreen navigation, featuring Lifetime Traffic and Map Updates. Outsmart traffic and minimize delays with Lifetime Traffic Updates. Based on incoming traffic events, your device will suggest alternate routes. And, with Lifetime Map Updates you'll always drive with the latest and most accurate maps. On average, 15% of the road network changes each year, so it is important to have the most up-to-date maps. With the XL 340·TM you'll always stay current.