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3.5 stars
"Not bad for a basic unit...."
Pros: Size, speed, and Sound
Cons: SLOW map update, no TTS, Access to support
Summary: This is a great lil gps, it comes ready right out of the box. It's basic, has no text-to-speech, and does some quirky things with mapping, (I used it to go to my home as a test from three blocks away, it had me travel away, round a block, then head back to my house.. weird).
Anyway, it supports SD and does exactly what it is supposed to do. Walmart has this thing on sale right now and I couldn't pass it up. It also has a free update to 2009 Map Until July 2008 but beware.. This process can take FOREVER (2-3 hours) and in my case I had to tether the device, delete content (non-English voice files, included jpegs, and vehicle images) to get the necessary additional 32 mb needed for the update. I also deleted my old map image file upon the recommendation of several wikis. Once I did that, I was able the 2 Gb file I'd downloaded from Garmin and update to the latest maps. DEFINITELY register first thing on Garmin if you buy this device and download the Web Updater and see if you qualify for the map update.
In closing, I'd say this gps is best for minimalists like me, it does what it is supposed to do, and after comparing it to the TomTom One 3rd edition, the voice is much louder and distinctive. I would have rated it higher if the update process hadn't gone so klunky.
Garmin Nuvi 200:
