Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: A Great GPS
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the Garmin 260W after reading all of the reviews. This is my second Garmin GPS. It works just great. It is very accurate and acquires the satellites very quickly. I highly recommend this GPS.
Digital camera Review: A Great Navigator!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am very happy with my purchase. The Nuvi 260W does everything said in the description.Digital camera Review: A Little Wonder
Summary: 5 Stars
An impressive little unit at a great price. I've got an eighty-mile-or-so round trip that I make every week. Back before I owned a GPS unit, I used Google Maps to plan a route. My first GPS, a Magellan, confirmed it. Got the Garmin, programmed the destination, and got entirely different directions that ADDED about four miles to the trip. What gives?
Then I realized that the new route took me off the turnpike and saved me about $4 in tolls. $4 or 4 minutes? Good going, Garmin.
Digital camera Review: A Modern Day Convenience in the Palm of Your Hand
Summary: 5 Stars
My brother bought a Garmin Nuvi GPS several months ago and told me what a great tool it was. I had no idea how right he was until I bought one for myself. The touch screen options are user friendly and carry a wide array of options, including detours and fuel stops. Also, if you miss your exit, the voice-activated computer will recalculate your route and direct you to the right location. All in all, this product is a real winner. The only downside is the price. You might want to wait for this item to go on sale, but it's well worth the wait.Digital camera Review: A Very Good GPS
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the 260W after weeks of online research between Garmin, Magellan and TomTom. Ultimately I bought this unit because it seemed to have the best overall reviews for units in this price range as well as the Garmin "name".
Being something of a perfectionist there are only a few quirks that kept me from giving it a five star rating. Whether it is Garmin or just this model or just this mine, the first thing I found is that when it gives direction to a "Drive" it pronounces it as "Doctor" (from Dr. no doubt). So Oakwood Drive is spoken Oakwood Doctor. A minor nuisance but still a flaw. Another small issue I have is that when the unit tells you to turn right on Oakwood Drive (as an example)it doesn't give you an audible "beep" of any sort. I only found this problematic one night as approaching the street only to find two streets very close to one another and the one I wanted to turn on - had lost its street sign. The mapping on it is very good so I was able to focus on the map and see the correct street but had it an audible tone of some sort I wouldn't have had to take my eyes off the driving.
Having commented on the small negatives, I find the unit to be extremely accurate and very intuitive to set up right out of the box and use. I've had no problems with locking in on satellites very quickly as some reviewers have commented. The screen brightness is adjustable and works pretty good in all lighting. It has an SD memory card slot which is cool but can't imagine I'd have a slide show of pictures going while driving. A note on "text to speech". If this is your first GPS - make sure no matter what you buy - you have it. It makes all the difference in the world between hearing "turn right in five hundred feet" and "turn right on Oak Lane".
You can download the latest maps (NOTE: THE USB CABLE NEEDED DOES NOT COME IN THE PACKAGE. I BOUGHT MINE HERE ON AMAZON SEPARATELY FOR MAYBE $5), a couple of other voices (not much selection there), other car icons etc..., from the Garmin website.
The windshield mount works perfectly although I purchased a weighted dash pad for mounting as I don't like something up on my windshield.
All in all a great little unit: good maps, lots of points of interests, very easy to use right out of the box, accurate,(seems more accurate than my son's Magellan) and easy to read while driving. A note on customer service: I had problems downloading the latest maps so wrote them for help. They replied promptly with detailed instructions. It was something I was doing wrong. So hats off to Garmin's customer service group for the quick fix). Look for my review on the flat dash mounting mat.