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Garmin nuvi® 255W GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i am already planning my next road trip thanks to this device!it did come with a usb cable so i was able to make sure it was updated and load the free icons into it.
from www.bestbuy.com
"it was a replacement/upgrade for a defective steetpilot that they no longer had.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?price and performance what's not so great:?nothing "this is an upgrade of what i had before, loved my old one it was black and white.
from www.bestbuy.com
i loved that unit, and wasn't ready to give it up, but my daughter needed one so i upgraded.
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.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 109 people for UPDATES

Garmin Nuvi 760 760T Car GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
have enjoyed using, however, it is disturbing to buy a product in 2008 loaded with a 2006 map that already needs to be updated.
from www.amazon.com
any company and product competitive (short of a lower price), and i would expect the competition to heat up once the i-phone and i-touch add the tomtom upgrade module to improve on their google maps.
from www.amazon.com
upgrades are a little pricey, especially considering that other gpss will upgrade free, but overall, a great product.
from www.amazon.com
* webupdater software provides an easy way to keep the nuvi up-to-date with the latest firmware, i used it to get the latest 2009 map and firmware.
from www.amazon.com
it was time for an upgrade.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 26 people for UPDATES

Garmin nüvi 265T GPS Receiver

$226.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
updated lightweight design is very sleek.
from www.amazon.com
i was a bit concerned about purchasing a factory refurbished product, but it has been updated and works perfectly.
from www.amazon.com
i succesfully registered the device with garmin.com and downloaded the firmware and software updates.
from Mark, www.newegg.com
i was able to get this update along with a free map update (which it desperately needed, see below).traffic updates: works in the denver/aurora area.
from www.amazon.com
after upgrade, the recalculation of routes becomes slower (i like that so much when it detected deviation from route and recalculated in a snap).

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 63 people for UPDATES

Garmin nüvi 265WT GPS Receiver

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.qvc.com
note, that it is still not perfect, as no gps's are, some updated highways are not in the unit.
from www.amazon.com
i updated the gps through my computer as soon as i received it, and it downloaded a new map set, as well as operating software for the device.
from www.amazon.com
i am having quite a bit of difficulty to download the maps that ware free upgrade from garmin, when u register your product.
from www.amazon.com
it's just a matter of how updated the information is.
from www.amazon.com
after 5 years of previous garmin ownership, i decided it was time to upgrade to a nuvi.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 53 people for UPDATES

Garmin Nuvi 265W GPS Receiver

$353.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i updated the gps through my computer as soon as i received it, and it downloaded a new map set, as well as operating software for the device.
from www.amazon.com
i am having quite a bit of difficulty to download the maps that ware free upgrade from garmin, when u register your product.
from www.amazon.com
the map quality is pretty good, but there have been several times where it doesn't have a new-ish road in the database, and there's nothing you can do about it except buy garmin's next map update.
from www.amazon.com
the reason i needed a new one was the inability to buy the map update on the magellan (it was unavailable on the magellan website).
from www.amazon.com
since it was a factory refurbished unit, i registered it immmediately and tried to download the free map update.

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

Garmin nuvi 205 GPS Receiver

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
dont forget if you have 60 days to register it at garmin and get the latest map update for free.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?relatively easy to use and clear with the directions what's not so great:?doesn't always give you the most updated and accurate routes but can easily be corrected on the
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?great value for the price what's not so great:?downloads not that easy to navigate for novice pc users "we were looking for a reasonable priced gps and were drawn to this -
from lt.dell.com
by far nuvi 205 is the best in terms of size, efficiency and performance.if you're undecided between this and the wider version or an upgrade where it actually reads the street names, my advice is go
from www.qvc.com
we left our old clunky garmin in a rental car (nice christmas gift for someone else) so we purchased this one absolutely love it, sleek, slim, updated maps, great buy!

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

Garmin nuvi 255 GPS Receiver

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
you cannot download the map updates or register your product without this cable.
from www.amazon.com
an upgrade for the maps was offered and that is accomplished online.
from www.amazon.com
my main criticism is the difficulty and or expense of getting map upgrades.
from www.amazon.com
have to buy one just to do map upgrades and in my case there weren't any so i've spent 15$ on nothing.
from www.amazon.com
i was debating whether or not to upgrade from my garmin nuvi 350 to the 255, especially since my 350 is/was working flawlessly.

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

Garmin nuvi 255T GPS

$252.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
you cannot download the map updates or register your product without this cable.
from www.amazon.com
have to buy one just to do map upgrades and in my case there weren't any so i've spent 15$ on nothing.
from www.amazon.com
my main criticism is the difficulty and or expense of getting map upgrades.
from www.amazon.com
an upgrade for the maps was offered and that is accomplished online.
from www.amazon.com
if the choice is to pay $100 for a map upgrade or buy this unit, the choice is clearly to pay a little extra and get the 255.

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

Garmin nuvi 260W Car GPS Receiver

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
other on-line sites that advertises this same product for much cheaper, and come to find out that it was loaded with 2005 maps, so they wanted to "sell" me the updated 2008 maps for and extra $[...]!
from www.amazon.com
the garmin is still working fine a year later but it just suggested that i might want to get it updated with new data that is available online(for a fee).
from www.amazon.com
i did hook the unit to my computer and using garmins update software, it flashed the firmware up to the most current - all pretty painless.
from www.amazon.com
it came with the 2009 software and maps for north america, which required no upgrades or updates.
from www.amazon.com
be sure you register it to get the free map update.

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

TomTom ONE 125 GPS Receiver

$148.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?easy use, compact size, good price with basic features what's not so great:?updated maps "was solely looking for basic features and a compact size at a good price going in.
from www.bestbuy.com
there are many different features and downloads available, it's amazing!
from www.bestbuy.com
it needs upgrade.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?mapshare, free upgrades, navigation by zipcode, safety features what's not so great:?i have not found any yet "i was torn between buying tomtom one 125 and garmin nuvi
from www.bestbuy.com
it does miss some newer streets but i suppose that will be updated when the newer maps come out.

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

Garmin nuvi 205W GPS Receiver

$212.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
by far nuvi 205 is the best in terms of size, efficiency and performance.if you're undecided between this and the wider version or an upgrade where it actually reads the street names, my advice is go
from www.qvc.com
we left our old clunky garmin in a rental car (nice christmas gift for someone else) so we purchased this one absolutely love it, sleek, slim, updated maps, great buy!
from www.bestbuy.com
(take it in the house when not using it.) this one works so much better..updated features including speed limit available at all times.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?relatively easy to use and clear with the directions what's not so great:?doesn't always give you the most updated and accurate routes but can easily be corrected on the
from www.bestbuy.com
some of the cons.......you have to pay to upgrade the map on the garmin website.....it has tried to take me the wrong way on one way streets a few times........the block that i live on is

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

Sony NV-U83 GPS Receiver

$350.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bomma from Wagener, www.circuitcity.com
on the two that they do have compared to all the other brands i noticed that sony is the only one that doesn't have upgradeabledata software, and i just look at that as being a waste of money
from www.amazon.com
it has the 3.0 firmware, which apparently makes a huge difference.
from www.amazon.com
i didn't need to update the firmware, it came installed with the 3.0 version, so i haven't had to figure how to do an update.
from www.amazon.com
after purchasing it in early march, i updated the firmware which improved the functionality substantially from its original state.
from www.amazon.com
if the map update and more friendly navigation.it will be a 5 rating.

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Positives: Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 4.8 in., Antenna: Built-in

KENWOOD DNX5120 DVD Navigation System GPS Receiver

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from www.crutchfield.com
this is a great product unless you are building a big stereo system, then you might like upgraded features the other two offer.
from www.crutchfield.com
i worked on the firmware update on my work bench with a spare 12v battery at home, the unit had the latest firmware which is v 1.40.
from www.crutchfield.com
the cause is that i upgraded the q9c from windows mobile 6.0 to 6.1.
from www.crutchfield.com
dnx5120 firmware: 1.5.1 ipod touch firmware: 2.2
from www.crutchfield.com
there is a reason this hu has 30+ reviews, with most being above average, and lesser reviews being due to firmware issues that have since been addressed.

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Positives: Easy To Set Up, Easy To Use, Excellent Accuracy, Included Units: In-Dash Player, In-Dash Monitor, GPS Receiver

Magellan RoadMate 1412 GPS Receiver

$193.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one reviewer also mentioned that the maps have not been updated since 2006, this has to be incorrect as i navigated around a roundabout in my town which has only been there for 11 months, prior to
from www.amazon.com
( after 300 mls its a total crapshoot ) plus its got current maps as of 3rd q 2007 !
from www.amazon.com
upgraded from a tomtom one to the magellan 1412 to get a larger screen and updated maps.
from www.amazon.com
besides a few hickups regarding the current firmware, i am pleased with its performance.
from www.amazon.com
love the gps although the local walgreen is selling them at less than i paid plus you get upgraded maps.

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

Garmin Nuvi 780 Car GPS Receiver

$359.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the bluetooth with my blackberry didn't work properly, but after a series of emails with their tech support people i downloaded and installed an upgrade to the bluetooth software and now it's fine.
from www.amazon.com
the re-calculation time is reasonably good but slightly slower than its early model of c320 (maybe due to more functions)---for those who wants to "upgrade" the unit, probably you will be somewhat
from www.amazon.com
garmin still charges too much for their map updates, making it more practical to just buy a new unit every three years or so than to update.
from www.amazon.com
interface is very easy to use, and firmware updates are a breeze due to garmin's webupdater software (it literally does everything for you).
from www.amazon.com
i downloaded the updated firmware / maps (2gb in size!) it took a few hours to download with cable modem.

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

Tomtom GO 730 GPS Receiver

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from Rich from Raleigh, www.circuitcity.com
the go 730 hasn't disappointed me.i was really drawn to the ability to upload my own and receive map updates made by other tomtom users.
from Mac from Raleigh, NC. USA, www.circuitcity.com
the map and pois are pretty well up to date, at least after downloading the one free map update you areallowed within the first 30 days.beyond navigation, the other features like hands-free calling
from www.crutchfield.com
i was able to add a missing grocery store in only a couple of minutes, and this didn't require a map update or using the mapshare feature at all.
from Smile4Me from Washingt, www.circuitcity.com
upgraded from tomtom one 3rd edition, boy!
from InfojnkE from St Paul, MN, www.circuitcity.com
i recently upgraded from a garmin 660 to the tt 730 plus i bought the rds-tmc receiver.

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Positives: Designation: Automobile, Form Factor: Fixed, Display Size: 4.3 in., Map capabilities: Internal

Garmin nuvi® 880 GPS Receiver

$750.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one of the best features of msn direct is updated traffic reports sent to your gps.
from www.amazon.com
once i updated the software to version 3.00 (from 2.50 as received), i connected my nuvi back to my mac and everything now works fine.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this unit because i wanted the msn direct link with updated information, traffic, etc as well as the ability to 'talk' to the gps while driving and these features work great.
from www.amazon.com
i updated my sp2720 last year with garmin's map update 2008 and this change was not in that map.
from www.amazon.com
i bought this gps as an upgrade from the garmin 350.

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

Magellan RoadMate 1430 GPS Receiver

$286.00 Est. at Amazon

from RSR from Bloomfield Hills MI, clickfrom.buy.com
i had to do a firmware upgrade which was very easy to do.
from R. Ross from Bloomfield Hills MI, clickfrom.buy.com
the first had to do with a needed firmware update.
from www.amazon.com
if you call magellan within 30 days of receipt and jump through a few hoops (provide proof of purchase and pay $10 shipping) you get an updated map.
from www.amazon.com
i "upgraded" from an older roadmate 3000t.
from www.amazon.com
they offer a free 30 day map update since all of their products ship with out of date maps.

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

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