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- Pros: easy to use, good price, came with updated maps, reliable, bluetooth capability
- Cons: a little bulky compared to newer designs, bluetooth compatibility issues with motorola krzr phones
- The Bottom Line: I bought this unit because for the features it comes with, and for the reliable brand name. Under $200 is a bargain price. You do have to live with the fact that its not paper thin like the newer models, but other than that, I recommend this model for anyone who just wants to buy something reliable.
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by j9a8z2n,
31-Aug-08
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- Pros: Reroutes you during trafficsmall and easily portable so you can move it from vehicle to vehicleExtremely user friendlyBluetooth compatible
- Cons: Sometimes mixes up street sides when calculating destinations
- The Bottom Line: I recently moved to LA and this was the first thing I bought. Without this GPS I would hopeless. It has saved me countless times and re routes me during traffic and for the most part always saves me a few minutes on my commute. It is portable so I can lend it out to my friends if they need to use it as well which is nice. The bluetooth feature has also come in handy with the new hands free law!
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by djmussell,
04-Aug-08
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- Pros: Very good directions. Easy to use menu. Grabs satellites quickly. Mounts well on windshield.
- Cons: Traffic service so far is a bust. GPS gave mistaken directions.
- The Bottom Line: Overall this is an amazing unit. However, I did have to spend quite a bit of time downloading and installing the map update ... but at least it was "free." The screen is great even in bright light, the directions about where to turn on what street etc are given several times along the way so there are no surprises. Directions are helpful.. E.g., "Turn left on Maple Street in 500 feet" followed by "Turn left on Maple Street", etc. or "1316 Everit Rd is 200 feet on right." Of course the map shows the directions and also the distance to the next turn, etc. Unit did misloacate several major stores by about .5 miles in the Schenectady area and suggest an incorrect turn. I traced this problem to Navtek. The same error exists on google maps and mapquest. So errors in maps are widespread. Otherwise it has known where things are very accurately. So far I would not pay anything for the FM traffic service (3 mo free). On a 10 mile trip it told me a road was closed in 113 miles. Good grief. Unit is very steady on windshield mount. Unit gives you option of having it turn off with ignition/accessory key or stay on with own battery power. It finds satellites very quickly in my experience. I often don't even notice any lag; it seems ready to go as quickly as I am. One odd thing is that for sharp turns in the road, the unit says you are making a turn on to the same road. However, once you know the unit does this, I don't find this a problem. In fact, it is a warning that there is a sharp turn ahead, which could be quite helpful at night on back roads. One way to make sure the unit takes you on the desired route is to put in waypoints, but this unit is limited to adding only 1 waypoint. GPS syncs with my Palm Treo 680, although it is not listed. After initial paring, the phone and GPS work well together. I had to "push" the contact list to the GPS as explained on the Garmin site. So far, customer service via email has been slow.
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by jbrainard,
30-May-08
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- Pros: Navigation's great, very accurate, bluetooth great
- Cons: Large in size
- The Bottom Line: Great product. Use when travel out of state. Never have to use a paper map, and arrival times always within around 1 minute. Very accurate. Bluetooth is handy, but could have a louder speaker.
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by sbv8897,
21-Apr-08
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- Pros: naigation, graphics, ease of use
- Cons: clarity of in-coming phonecalls
- The Bottom Line: Grear unit, easy to learn and use. Clear bright graphics. Gets you there in almost always the shortest way and the traffic-alert feature is amazing. I highly suggest that the user buy the friction-mount base as that allowes you to put the gps in any location and position in the car.
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by eebederman,
31-Dec-07
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