Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: AS Advertised
Summary: 3 Stars
The 550 is a marked improvement over the other Garmin GPS's I have owned.I have found only one glitch in the program; it doesn't know where home is. The only other complaint I will make is on the Motorcycle Mount. There is no way to disconnect the power supply from the mount so as to take both the unit and mount off for safekeeping at night or while in suspect areas. Garmin wants to sell you a 30.00 dollar lock to secure the mount onto the motorcycle but is not aware that a few minutes work with a wrench will remove the mount and RAM Ball. Way to go Garmin. As for the rest. I will say, so far so good.Digital camera Review: Lots of room for MP3s and more
Summary: 5 Stars
I added a 4gb card and made the unit recognize this as its boot drive. I have tons of songs and the olny downside is it takes a while to boot to a full map view with all my mps on the memory card. I'll play with that more and work it out. Over all-5 of 5 starts-awesome.
Marc [...]
Digital camera Review: Only Motorcyle GPS to own
Summary: 5 Stars
If you ride any type of motorcycle and are looking for a GPS this is the only unit to consider. Price is in line with others but quality and accuracy far surpasses others. Way too easy to operate and download routes from your PC. It will also conect to cell phone via bluetooth. Buy it or you will be sorry.Digital camera Review: Couldn't Be Much Happier
Summary: 5 Stars
To begin with, the turnaround on my order was much quicker than I expected; it turned out that I lived close to the distributor.
It was easy to mount the unit on my bike (Harley Sportster 1200), but I chose to have my dealer install the power cable for just over $50. It was super-easy to connect with my Palm smartphone and Blue Ant headset. I loaded about 7 hours worth of music onto an SD card and found that pretty easy, too.
The telephone and music features work well, and the navigation is excellent. I haven't figured out just what it is, but it's superior to the Magellan unit I was using.
Minor issues: When transferring trips from the Harley Ride Planner, stops are full stops, and that means that Point A to Point C by way of Point B becomes separate trips: Point A to Point B and Point B to Point C. On the other hand, storing waypoints on the Ride Planner (for a ride to collect ABCs of Touring points, for example) so they will be waypoints on the Zumo is difficult.
Three different power connections--different connectors for motorcycle, automobile, and AC adapter--seems a bit much.
The "security screw" only provides security against the unit bouncing out of its mount. While sturdy and easy to install, the RAM mount is easily removed.
None of these issues would keep me from recommending the Zumo 550.
Digital camera Review: Great GPS
Summary: 4 Stars
Even though the price is more than what I wanted to pay, it was worth it. I like the choices of voices and ease of use. Like all GPSs, you have to get use to inaccuracies during your trip. It's good to study your route before heading out. Sometimes common sence is better than the GPS itself. Battery life is good. Just wish it would work with my current cell phone (EnV).