Streets and Trips 2013 with GPS

• Updated street-level maps of the United States and Canada with more than 2.5 million points of interest from America's #1 travel and map software.
• Plan your trip including multiple destinations, rest stops, scenic detours, fuel stops and more-all with no Internet connection required.
• New! See customer ratings and reviews on businesses and take the guesswork out of deciding where to go when online.
• View the quickest routes with one-click trip optimization; add notes for planned stops, reservations, phone numbers and more.
• Change your plans on the go, with no Internet connection; choose specific roads by dragging and dropping the route.

The new Streets and Trips 2013 installed and ran without a problem on my laptop and on my desktop. The program seems to be a little quicker in calculating a route. There are more points of interest. It was a worthwhile upgrade for me.

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I just got Streets & Trips 2013 to replace the 2010 version. I expected to get revised maps but there is a lot that is still missing, it's not much better than my 2010 version. Software is updated and good but without three years of mapping revisions it's no better (Map wise) than the older versions. If you can get along without the software upgrades stay with what you have.

Oh, I have two Garmins & both have current maps, both are far superior to the maps in Streets & Trips.

Rating reflects good software & poor maps.

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generally okay for planning. has some good tools like finding what's near here and estimating the trip. I found it awkward at times with some panes disappearing and trying to figure out how to get them back. the software also routed me the long way around in multiple instances, adding about 200 miles at one point to my vacation. I also didn't like the way it broke up a road that changed its name, making it difficult to calculate how far to drive on that part of the route. It did let me add new points so i could try 'what if' scenarios. Haven't yet found the magic button to pick the most efficient route based on the stops I wanted.

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S&T is inherently easier to work with for trip planning than a stand-alone GPS because PCs have larger screens and because you can pan and zoom the map with a mouse. A PC also makes it easier to scroll through the turn-by-turn list of directions.

Entering destinations is easier because typing on a keyboard beats tapping individual characters on a GPS screen, and creating a multi-destination route with S&T requires nothing more than inserting another destination in a list.

S&T could replace a portfolio of AAA maps, if you have your computer handy and turned on, but those old 2' by 3' sheets of paper still allow you to view more at a glance -and they don't require batteries.

Travel routes are highlighted with the equivalent of a fat, blue magic marker. Something a little less gross would be an improvement.

S&T's absolute worst feature is the font used for street names. It is ugly and hard to read.

Even though the map data supposedly was updated in 2012, it still is not fully up-to-date. In my subdivision, streets existing for five years are not shown. S&T has the same incomplete data as Bing maps and MapQuest. It's odd that the streets are missing, since the Bing aerial photos show the paved streets, and Google maps has shown the streets correctly for a long time. Also, Places fails to show some gas stations that have been operating for at least a year.

The GPS sensor included with the combination package seems quite sensitive. For example, it will create a clear track for a walk around my back yard.

Streets & Trips could serve as a substitute for a standalone GPS, but it really is more of a companion. A big drawback to using S&T in a vehicle is that PC screens (glossy and matte) tend to be washed out and difficult to read, even up close, in bright daylight. And you certainly don't want to put your nose up to a PC screen while driving. In contrast, my Garmin GPS is readable unless the sun is at a low angle and directly hitting the face of the unit.

Safety Note: If you want to use S&T on the road, be aware of distraction. In most cars, a GPS can be mounted on top of the dash, well within the driver's line of sight. However, a PC is going to be located well away from the driver's forward view, and thus require the driver to divert his/her eyes from the road and traffic. As with texting, that could be a fatal diversion.

The audio navigation is barely acceptable. The text-to-speech voice of "Microsoft Anna" is somewhat robotic, and oral instructions need to be more concise than written directions. PC speakers may not be able to cut through road noise at highway speeds.

Bottom Line: Streets & Trips is good for trip planning and map-making, but not the best option for navigation. If you want S&T, just get the software and ignore the GPS.

I'm giving S&T a 4-star rating because of the somewhat stale data and because after so many years on the market this product should be refined to the point that is has almost no negative issues.

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After wasting hours, loading and reloading the device driver I went to Microsoft Help where there are many posts from other people with 64 bit operating systems with the same problem. If Microsoft is not going to fix a well known problem, the least they should do is mention it will only work with 32bit OS in the system requirements.