5 comments about Garmin Carrying Case for nüvi 660 Portable GPS Navigator (010-10823-01).

1. Great service from Amazon. The carrying case perfectly fits my nuvi 760. There is no flap to close the top, but I don't consider this a drawback as the case fits snugly and dirt can't slip around the edges. I couldn't be happier with the product, the order and ontime delivery.



2. There is not much to say other than it fits the unit like a glove and protects it from life's little problems (like short falls and sticky fingers).



3. Don't waste you money on this. I bought one by mistake, and the process to return it seemed so onerous that I just ate the unnecessary cost. If you are buying a Garmin GPS, it comes with an identical case IN THE BOX ALREADY.



4. Bought this with the Garmin 650 (which doesn't come with a case). The case is very tight the first couple of times you use it, but it gets better over a short period of time. The GPS won't slip out and it provides decent protection for the screen and unit itself. Be sure to slide the 650 in with the power button first, as this will prevent accidentially turning it on when you go to remove it.



5. The case was bought as a present for my husband as well, he doesn't use it much, but I got it just in case.

5 comments about Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator.

1. Bought it, plugged it in and took off on a 2400 mile round trip. Absolutely no problems. I found it very intuitive as I didn't even bother to read the manual. I'm sure it does more than I used it for, but as a navigator it was terrific. Glad I paid a little extra to get the voice guidance model - nice to be reminded when turns are coming up. Only complaint is that the price dropped 2 weeks after I bought, but I guess that's the way it goes with electronics. Highly recommend.



2. I've had my 260W on a long trip now. Nice display, enough detail, and good local directions. I found long routes a little frustrating since the chosen route wouldn't always be the one I would choose because of known congestion. Only stores one waypoint ("Via") for a destination. Not able to download routes, trips or waypoints. I wasn't ready to invest in more features without trying out the technology. It does whet my appetite for a more capable GPS. Excellent for basic navigation.



3. This unit takes a very, very long time to find the satellites. On a recent trip to California, I sat in the rental car for 15-20 minutes while the unit searched for satellites. I must say that it worked perfectly once it was in touch with the satellites, announcing every street name and turn. If I missed a turn it recalculated my route very quickly, I never got lost. It was a minimum of 10 minutes every time I turned it on for satellite communication.



4. Excellent. Almost immediate signal acquisition, works beautifully. Only drawback (and not for me, since I already had a cable from another GPS) was the fact that the USB cable to connect it to the computer was necessary for product registration (and, of course, software updates). I think this item should be included with the unit, or at least the necessity of it disclosed before purchase.



5. It's an easy to use gps with great support. I down loaded the newest maps and other voice and vehicle icons. I have not had any problems. It was recommended to me and I recommend it to others.

5 comments about Garmin Vehicle Power Cable for nüvi Portable GPS Navigators (010-10723-06).

1. Great service. You need one of these if you use the GPS a lot, like I do.



2. When I bought the GPS unit, the site said that this cord was also bought by customers who bought the unit, so I thought I needed it. Turns out it came with the GPS, so I returned it.



3. this accessory comes with most Garmins and does NOT need to be ordered as an add on.



4. it is not entirely clear from the writeup on the garmin nav, but the garmin comes with a great power cord for the car and a recharger for use with a wall outlet so buying this is not necessary unless you want an extra one.



5. Product was exactelly as advertised. Price was the lowest I could find. Deleverywas on time. Everything is good

5 comments about Garmin nüvi 760 Portable GPS Automobile Navigator.

1. the 760 is a very good gps. hands free phone works great, directions work great, and the bean bag mount is a must have. the only reason i dont give it five stars. is the map, (i down loaded the new 2009 map).my home street is not in the garmin, the street has been there 6 yrs. ok maybe its too new. i put in food/pizza, 1 mile away from Luigi's pizza. doesn't bring it up. i figure, too new, oops wrong, been there 18 yrs. my friend has a nav system in his car. knows all the streets, and stores. i thought these gps got their maps from the same place? next time i buy a new car, i get the navigation pkg.



2. I've been using GPS since it was a very simple device to make waypoints and to know which was the right way to go directly to any place, not preloaded maps of cities, don't talk about voices telling you streets names, etc. In my case I've started to use it at the sea with a boat. Then I've used it in land and one day I went to Miami which is a very large city with many same looking places and took it with me and marked waypoints at different places I've went including the house of a friend of mine who was laughing at me because of it, but since this very moment I've found it useful cause I've saved a lot of time, gas and money in the car trying to find out the right way or asking people at the street. After it, I've been buying newer versions of Garmin GPS and growing up with it's use, but what I've found with those latest versions of Nüvi series is not only to shut my Miami's Friend's big mouth up, but that they are what I call "Foolsproof", it means, anyone can easily handle it, so far that they did not include in it's software the possibility of handle routes, waypoints and tracks through the PC, maybe because the designers thought that it was unnecessary for ordinary people. I inquiered about it to Garmin's support and they inmediately gave me an answer sending me for free, the Nüvi series software update for 2009 which includes the handeling of the 4 things through the PC: Maps, Tracks, Routes and Waypoints, and it makes my Nüvi 760 perfect.



3. I have only had the Nuvi 760 for one day, so this review is about the setup and initial impressions of the out of the box settings.
   This is my third Garmin. I started with the Street Pilot C530, followed by the C550 and now the Nuvi 760. Garmin discontinued support for the C530 about one year ago. That means that there are no new firmware downloads. The C550 which is top rated is still supported but its technology is outdated and it takes a while to lock onto the satellites. On the other hand the Nuvi 760 locks onto the satellites within a few seconds and has added features that makes the C550, in my opinion, not competitive given that its price and the Nuvi 760 are so close.
   OUT OF THE BOX:
   The unit cannot be used without visiting the Garmin website to unlock it.
   At the website you will be required to insert the serial number. That's not unusual, but the serial number is printed in such small type that a magnifying glass is recommended if your eyesight is not perfect. It is also difficult to find. (It is directly above the car power adapter plug located on the unit's upper rear side.) Next, Garmin requires the downloading of a couple of programs necessary for the downloading of firmware and maps. Since browser windows need to be closed as a conditon of installation, after installation one must start the registration process over again. I could not download the preliminary softwar or register my unit using my Mozilla browser (Not sure if that is true for everyone). It took a while to figure that out. Once I switched to my IE browser, the registration and unlocking went smoothly but there is an extensive firmware update that took quite a bit of time to download and install.
   
   Garmin has fixed the problem that prevented recent purchasers from immediately downloading the latest N. America Maps. After registering and downloading the new firmware, one must click on the Maps section of the Garmin menu. If things are working correctly, it will take you to a screen for updating maps. If not it takes you to a screen with a lengthy listing of all of its maps. If that happens go back to the menu and search around until the map update page appears. Purchasers are allowed to update to the 2009 North America map for free within thirty days of registering. Note: During the process you will be provided instructions that state "Connect Unit". My unit already was connected to the computer and and despite several tries, I kept circling back to the same page. Finally I disconnected and reconnected the USB cord and everything was fine. Although I was using a relatively new laptop with a Core Duo processor and 2GB of Ram, the map download took a several hours. That may be a function of the number of other users downloading at the same time.
   
   When the unit was fully updated, it was impressive on its first trial. I still need to make adjustments to the screen brightness. the volume is set by the factory at 80% but on my unit Jill is hard to hear. The pronuciation of street names is flawless. I live in Louisiana and I am interested to hear the pronuciations of some of our Cajun / French names. Finally, I own an LG CU500 cell phone that is not on Garmin's Bluetooh compability list. No problem at all. I went into the bluetooh tools section of the LG phone and found the screen that allowed me to name my unit. As directed by the online instruction manual (none comes with the unit, you must access it at the Garmin website) I enabled the bluetooth option and named the unit "Nuvi 760". I then went to the Nuvi 760 tools section where there is a button to search for bluetooth devices. It found my phone in about one minute and I was connected.
   
   For those of us who are inherently technologically challenged, the registration,firmware updating, unit unlocking, bluetooth connection and map updating process is a humbling but absolutely worthwhile experience. I am thrilled with the unit and I have high expectations that it will exceed the "Best of Class" rating of its predecessor Nuvi 660.



4. The Garmin Nuvi 760 is all I thought it would be. The bluetooth works well, the speaker is loud enough to hear over the music (with an option to listen through my FM radio), and I have been able to find all locations that I have searched for. The only CON is that it keeps the name of crossing streets on the screen about 50 feet or so past the actual street. Once you get used to that quirk, it's all good.



5. Works as advertised. Especially like the route recalculation feature. Would recommend this GPS to anyone.

5 comments about Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth and Text-to-Speech.

1. I like this very much. I took this one for my vacation a couple of weeks back. No more printed maps with me. Maps are accurate and satellite connection is good. I have some concernt about the Dash board mount. It is not holding on very well. The MP3 player is good.
   I was able to download the latest 2008 MAP for free and install it. Took about 4 hours to all this.
   
   Over all satisfied with the purchase.



2. We bought this Garmin last month before a long trip from FL to VT with stops in Ashville, NC, Long Island, NY, Yorktown Heights, NY and CT. It never failed to get us where we wanted to go. (New York traffic is tough.)The screen is small and hard to see if in direct sunlight, but I, as navigator and not driving, often handheld it when crucial turns were coming up. It came with every attachment you will need and we set it up right out of the box.
   Very pleased with this unit and would certainly recommend it.



3. This is all anyone could ask for in a GPS. I bought it because my daughter bought one, demonstrated it to me and recommended it highly. I'm truly happy with it.



4. This is my first GPS. After a decent amount of research, I found Garmin received high marks from most people and magazines. This unit is compact (being a Nuvi) and extremely user friendly. I have elderly relatives in the market for a GPS, and am perfectly comfortable in recommending the Garmin Nuvi 360 to them.
   
   If I have any complaint, it's that I was "sure" the 360 spoke street names, which turns out not to be the case. Otherwise, this unit is pretty darned accurate, has a vivid display, easy-to-understand vocab, and seems to be all my family needs in a portable GPS.



5. I bought this for a Father's Day gift but managed to play around with it some before I gave it away. If you're looking for a reasonably inexpensive NUVI, this is a great buy. You see why Garmin is pretty much regarded as the best in the biz! My only complaint was that I could never get the Bluetooth to stay in sync with either my RAZR phone or my dad's Blackberry. Each time one of the devices was turned off, you'd have to go through the whole process of re-syncing the NUVI with the phone. So basically I paid about 25-bucks extra for a feature (vs. the Nuvi 350) that might not ever be used....because my dad is not tech-savvy enough to do that over and over again. It could be we weren't doing something quite right and troubleshooting the issue could have solved it. But I was hoping it would just work, which was not the case.
   
   All the other features are great....so I might just be buying the Nuvi 350 for myself, and then stick with an earpiece bluetooth device, which you can pick up pretty inexpensively now.

5 comments about Garmin nüvi 200 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator.

1. Garmin nüvi 200 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
   I ordered the Garmin GPS for my husband after recommendations from some friends. It is very user friendly and my husband is very satisfied as he had no prior experience with a GPS. He found this very easy to use.



2. I have no complaints. I love my garmin. Sometimes it takes a while to find a sattelite but I would imagine that happens sometimes.



3. Just bought my garmin 200. Has all the features you really need from a GPS. Does nto have text to speech which would be nice but you can read clearly the name of the street on the Garmin. Speaker is loud screen is beaituful. Very fast at picking up coordinates. A great deal.



4. I Purchased 9 of these for a small fleet of Service Electricians. They have all told me "wow I couldn't have found that job with out this thing" and "I don't get lost any more". I am very satisfied with this purchase. Thank you Garmin!



5. I helped pick the Garmin Nuvi for purchase by our company in order to provide staff with a more efficient way of making field visits; the goal being to reduce the amount of mileage and time incurred by faulty online directions or poorly planned trips. So far, I've been very impressed with accuracy of maps/directions, quick response time and especially the battery life.
   
   For the price, this unit provides great navigational capabilities. The Nuvi is pretty stripped down, but I don't think anyone needs a lot of bells and whistles to fool around with when they're supposed to be paying attention to driving. In response to one post that stated it does not come with a wall-charger - I agree that would be a downside, but I have found that plugging it into my computer with a USB cord works perfect for charging the GPS away from the car.

5 comments about Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad.

1. I have a TomTom One and it works great on this base. The Nav-Mat stays put on my 2007 Honda Civic's dash even though it is not entirely flat. This base sold for $40 in the stores but only $12 at Amazon. Plus now I am legal in CA since we can't stick the GPS on the glass due to clear-view laws.



2. This is a great product for your GPS systems. I have a TomTom One XL and it's fits nicely inside of the mat using the sunction cup. When driving the mat stays put and you don't have to worry about it winding up on the floor. I have had mine for approx. 7 months now and am completely satisfied with this product. I have given several of these as gifts.



3. I have the Garmin 650,which is a fairly large GPS.I did not think it would hold it properly. But after giving it a road test it worked great,no problems at all.Can't beat it for the price.



4. Used this for a couple months now, hasnt budged very stable and suction cups never come loose. Have a magellan maestro 4250 and this brings it closer,easier to see and use and you can easily toss it under the seat when you park, leaving no evidence of the gps. Own both a Toyota Corolla and Jeep Liberty and works well in both.



5. When I bought my GPS navigator ,I hated sticking the mounting bracket to the windshield this product eliminates that and seems to be more stable ,thumbs up for this product

5 comments about Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator.

1. After reviewing Consumer Reports on GPS units, I found that Amazon had the best price. So far the product has performed very well. We have only had it for a month though. Like the larger screen very much and would recommend that anyone interested in getting a GPS go with the one that has voice/street name option. Very useful.



2. Bought this as an open box item. It is real nice, the map data required updating, and it still doesn't have some major roads. the screen is nice sized it came with all the needed cables and mounting hardware



3. I was looking for a navigation unit to carry in my Honda Element. I found the extensive number of units on the market somewhat overwhelming. I decided to get a unit that had been available a while but not too long so it would be up to date and well reviewed. I have used these units in rental cars so I knew how they work. I love the 660 and I would have given it 5 stars if the Garmin company had made their stand compatible to both windsheilds and dashboards or made a California dashbord edition. My solution? I just bought some Extreme Velcro at Home Depot and cut it to fit the back of the windshield mount, soft side on the mount. On my dash between my speedometer panel and the airconditioning/radio panel, next to my steering wheel I doubled the velcro rough strips and the unit sets up there perfectly well within reach, easy to view, out of glare. You have to take alcohol and orange goo cleaner to make sure the dash is really clean for it to stick but if you do it right it works fine. This unit comes with ac adaptor, carrying case, windsheild mount and cord, full manual on CD and a hardcopy quick reference guide, also a free trial 3 month FM traffic service. Like all GPS units I have tried this one does not always go the shortest way and occasionally makes mistakes about turns and pronounciations, but they are minor errors. This is a good product and very useful in the car when shopping and traveling.



4. It works great but loses reception easily while going under a bridge or overpass. It doesn't acquire location easily.



5. Awesome GPS, especially for the price. Directions were spot on and never missed a turn throughout a recent trip through the northeast and Canada. Bluetooth worked flawlessly picking up and displaying all calls. Definitely get the dash friction mount instead of the windshield mount. Easier to move from car to car and you can position the GPS where you want.

5 comments about Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount for Nüvi Series and StreetPilot I Series, C530, C550 and C580 GPS Navigators.

1. friction mount works better than descibed.....was fearfull of it slipping or moving but it works great....makes it easy to remove from dash....i would buy again



2. Very satisfied wirh this product. Stays well on dash and can be stored in glove compartment when not in use. I definitely think it is better than the window mount--safer too. I highly recommend the dash friction mount to anyone who has a portable GPS.



3. This product is easy to use and remove from the dashboard. The good thing is it does not leave any indication there was a GPS unit being used by leaving any marks on the dashboard. It stays in place on the dashboard.



4. I would not have a nuvi without this bean bag friction mount. It doesn't move when you are driving and there is no remnant on the window of a suction cup signalling that you have a GPS in your glovebox. It is almost like an insurance policy that your GPS won't get stolen. 5 stars ,no doubt.



5. It works great. The mount really holds steady to the dashboard. I haven't had any problems with this mount.

5 comments about Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech.

1. One of the best products I ever purchased. Used it on a trip to Canada shortly after it arrived. I never used a map or made a wrong turn. Very easy to use.



2. I purchased this one month ago and love it. Family member purchased one 2 weeks ago and loves it. But why is the mapping information two years old? The garmin website offers free download of 2009 version but it takes about 4 hours (NOT an exaggeration) to download. In this era of just-in-time inventory, have these things been sitting on a shelf for two years?



3. An excellent value for a GPS. It isn't perfect, but then what is! I have noted it seems to want to route me to an address or two (in town) via street names that simply do not exist in that part of town - in other words, it seems to properly identify where to make a turn, but sometimes will incorrectly identify the name of the street to turn onto. As long as you are aware of this quirk, then it works just fine. For "on the road" use it seems to work perfectly. I would recommend this unit to anyone who wants a good solid value.



4. Consumer alert: The Nuvi 350 is discontinued. I learned this today from a Garmin support specialist, who was trying to help me solve some technical issues. His software suggestion for the remedy is not available from the Garmin website for this model. I called Amazon, who informed me they have not received any notification from the manufacturer about discontinuing this product, therefore, they cannot alert consumers until they do.
   
   It took me 3 hours to download the software. I've spent hours reviewing the PDF manual. Street names are incorrect. Arrival times are way off by hours (the additional software was supposed to correct this.) The most current map will cost an additional $63.99 (DVD). So, I'd say: Buyer Beware!



5. The Garmin nuvi 350 has been perfect with directions and has recalculated the route quickly whenever I have missed turns. I found its "Points of Interest" database very useful to find restaurants and gas stations on road trips. It is great value for money and very very reliable. However, I have noticed that unless it has power input, the device is unable to catch satellite signal. Anyhow, overall I have found the Garmin nuvi 350 very reliable and would recommend it any day.