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Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i like how portable it is and how you can switch from vehicle to walking.
from www.bestbuy.com
i use this primarly for my car so i am not walking around with it using up its battery life.i highly reccomend buying the numaps for life, it is a bit pricey but you will have updated maps for life.
from www.bestbuy.com
it is small enough for hand-held use when walking in the city yet screen size is less than small.very easy to use.
from www.bestbuy.com
easy to use and navigate what's not so great:?traffic not included; time to acquire satellites "i got the garmin nuvi 255w a few weeks before heading on a long road trip and it worked out great.
from lt.dell.com
i have been using a garmin gps for running for several years, forerunner 201 and 301.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Display, Nice Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

2 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for EXERCISING

Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$212.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i turned it on, and within a few seconds, i was up and running.
from www.bestbuy.com
can use it just walking around, too.
from www.bestbuy.com
it even has a setting for bicycle or walking routes that don't take you on freeways.
from www.amazon.com
i travel a lot with youth sports and it became a real chore for the directionally challenged me to use google maps.
from www.amazon.com
because we opened gifts right before walking out the door, i waited until the next morning to get the unit out and figure it out.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Map Quality, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

3 RECOMMENDED by 23 people for EXERCISING

Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it has everything from pirate ships to sleds to sports cars.
from www.amazon.com
we tried the same trip with different requirements (speed vs distance) and it was amazing the routes it took, ones we would never have thought of and all worked out well.
from www.amazon.com
i also like the fact you can take it with you and it will navigate you to your destination while you are walking.
from www.amazon.com
no worries - i had it set up and running in a couple of minutes.
from www.amazon.com
the garmin carrying case- this is useful for protecting the garmin when you use it while walking around.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Accuracy, Good Display, Designation: Automobile

4 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for EXERCISING

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$226.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
i guess it worked out in my favor.
from www.amazon.com
i plan to use them walking and the device only holds a charge for 3 hours, so i'm not sure how that will work.
from www.amazon.com
other than that, pretty easy to have it up and running.
from www.amazon.com
however, once you get things up and running the device is fabulous!
from www.amazon.com
the traffic receiver didn't work out of the box.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Map Quality, Nice Portability, Designation: Automobile

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for EXERCISING

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
when i took it out of the box i literally had it up and running within 1 minute.
from www.bestbuy.com
i personally love the "princess" pink sports car :)
from www.bestbuy.com
has settings to use if you are biking or walking.
from GTR, www.newegg.com
i downloaded the instruction manual after i ordered it and i had it up and running in no time at all.it has several great features besides showing you a detailed map of your exact location.
from www.amazon.com
for example, there's a "car" versus "walking" mode.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Map Quality, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i tried to use it walking around boston and in minneapolis and it was very disorienting as the display kept panning left and right as it was trying to get a lock on the direction i was walking.
from www.amazon.com
i had it running within 3 minutes from the time i opened the box.
from www.amazon.com
my husband has it now on his bike ride (also has a walking mode).
from www.amazon.com
it has everything you need to have it running in your car in less than 5 minutes.
from www.amazon.com
right out of the box it was easy to program in my destination and i was off and running.

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Positives: Good Display, Easy To Use, Excellent Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

$750.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it thought we were walking home (about 800 miles).
from www.amazon.com
one of our vehicles has a built in model; this is a better, more up to date unit and can travel with us when we are walking and touring around town.
from www.amazon.com
no voice training or anything - this thing just "understood" about 95% of what was being said, even from the back seat.
from www.amazon.com
i managed to fix it by running a headphones cable (3.5mm rca) from nuvi to aux jack in the car.
from www.amazon.com
garmin packs an amazing amount of capability into this device - routes, amazing poi search capabilities, a huge database of poi's, extensive customization options, beautiful, easy to read display,

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Positives: Excellent Map Quality, Easy To Use, Good Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$359.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it did have a hard time trying to figure out if i was still on the freeway or the road running next to the freeway while driving in the slow lane of the freeway.
from www.amazon.com
it's a nice gps for both driving and walking.
from www.amazon.com
it also has a walking mode.
from www.amazon.com
we have also taken the nuvi on a walking trip in new york city and it worked well for that also.
from www.amazon.com
for people who are making deliveries, or running errands, this is a real pain.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Map Quality, Excellent Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
i got this about a month ago and wanted to really give it a work out and put it through it's paces before writing a review.
from www.qvc.com
my husband and i have been cabinet shopping and running from one place to another, even out in the boondocks and this unit was awsome.
from ddssg, www.newegg.com
the peel-away cover on the adhesive part of the dash mount disk was a pain to take off, and there were no instructions (it worked out fine, but i was a little apprehensive).
from Hammer, www.newegg.com
garmin doesn’t put restrictions on who they sell to, so i’m sure that there are a few people (buyers) out there who have a hard time walking and chewing gum at the same time and find it hard even
from www.amazon.com
took it out of the box, set it up and was up and running in a matter of minutes.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Good Map Quality, Designation: Automobile

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$148.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i highly recommend this product, it has worked out great for me!
from lt.dell.com
everything worked out perfect.price was great!!!
from www.amazon.com
-- the set up is more compatible than the other two for removing this from your car and using it as a walking or biking gps.
from www.amazon.com
within minutes of opening the box it was up and running with the address of our destination that night for a family get together already inputted.
from www.amazon.com
i have an allen sports navigator mobile phone software and bluetooth gps device that works through your cell phone, but my phone screen is very small.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Map Quality, Great Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

Garmin Colorado 400t Handheld GPS Receiver

$560.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i then found out that my unit was running an old version of the software which was easy to upgrade to the most current from the garmin web site(seems to have fixed the problem but still need to give
from www.amazon.com
it has things i don't need but i am really enjoying it.i use it to track my walking.
from www.amazon.com
after running through a set of alkaline batteries i switched to rechargeables, and they are working great.
from www.amazon.com
is is not 100% accurate as when i was walking in new york city my path (trail) was not marked by a straight line, but instead with curvy lines that followed the streets i walked on.
from www.amazon.com
i live in central atlanta and when i'm geocaching, while walking down major thoroughfares, the map will show my path as having walked right through skyscrapers.

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Positives: Good Map Quality, Designation: Outdoor, Form Factor: Handheld, Display Size: 1.53 in. x 2.55 in.

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i particularly liked that it can switch to "pedestrian mode", which i found extremely helpful for walking from our hotel to church on sunday morning.
from www.amazon.com
after that initial setup, you'll be walking on sunshine.
from www.amazon.com
i was concerned with getting the 3.5 screen as opposed to the 4.3, but the 3.5 has worked out great for us.
from www.amazon.com
the 255 is sleeker and sports an updated and much cleaner user interface.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Map Quality, Nice Display, Designation: Automobile

Garmin nuvi 255T GPS

$252.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i particularly liked that it can switch to "pedestrian mode", which i found extremely helpful for walking from our hotel to church on sunday morning.
from www.amazon.com
after that initial setup, you'll be walking on sunshine.
from www.amazon.com
i was concerned with getting the 3.5 screen as opposed to the 4.3, but the 3.5 has worked out great for us.
from www.amazon.com
the 255 is sleeker and sports an updated and much cleaner user interface.

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Positives: Good Map Quality, Nice Display, Easy To Use, Form Factor: Fixed

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i purchased my garmin 265wt a week ago and have been giving it a work out.
from www.amazon.com
took it out of the box, set it up and was up and running in a matter of minutes.
from www.amazon.com
my principal use is on weekends (traveling to distant sports fields) so tomtom's superior route selection during rush hour didn't matter much to me, whereas i much preferred the cleaner garmin
from www.amazon.com
good for driving - not for walking
from www.amazon.com
this is particularly frustrating when i'm running late for work, and the garmin gives me baseless hope.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Great Map Quality, Form Factor: Fixed

Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS Receiver

$193.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
in less than 5 minutes in the parking lot i was up and running with this unit.
from www.amazon.com
in fact, it already had a charge, so i programmed a few destinations in the comfort my home, quickly installed it in my car, and i was off and running.
from www.amazon.com
it intuitively led me through setup in the parking lot, and i was off and running!
from www.amazon.com
she now only told where to turn on the highways and paved roads she also knew the forest roads and even the location my 4-runner was relative to a fr location.
from www.bestbuy.com
pros: the best buy customer service people were helpful cons: would not receive any satellites "this was supposed to work out of the box.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Map Quality, Nice Accuracy, Designation: Automobile

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