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"Best dedicated GPS I ever used !!" on by frankwr
Pros: Light, portable, long battery life, bright screen, really fits in your pocket.
Cons: None that amount to much ... USB cable should be included for free.
Summary: Works great, super fast re-routing and long battery life. This is one of the easiest to use GPS units around. No flip up antenna, super bright screen, great voice choices (British Daniel is my favorite...very smooth),goes anywhere and really fits in your pocket. It does what a GPS is supposed to do...not play music or answer your phone. It's ready in a flash to get you where you need to go and does it very well thank you !!
I'VE USED THE NUVI260 FOR ALMOST 2 YRS NOW & STILL FIND IT TO BE THE BEST, BRIGHTEST AND MOST COMPACT GPS. I HAVE A WIDE VERSION AND STILL FIND THE SMALLER 260 UNIT EASIER TO GRAB AND CARRY IN MY POCKET WHEREVER I NEED TO GO--ESPECIALLY ON TRIPS. MY BROTHER HAS A NAVIGON AND MY GARMIN OUTSHINES IT EVERY TIME IN EASE OF USE!!
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"Best GPS for the price!" on by benchmarker
Pros: Slim, Great Windsheild Mount, Bright Screen, Text-To-Speech, Easy to use
Cons: Slow to boot but fast to get signal, no volume dial on side (touch buttons on screen instead)
Summary: I'll keep this short and sweet. Since I've had it, It's led me perfectly wherever I planned out, fit easily in my pocket (smallest car GPS?), and looks great, aesthetically. It has a charcoal body, not silver, and the screen is among the brightest out there (unlike the Nuvi 350). There isn't an mp3 player (who cares?) but you can still use an SD card for the jpg viewer. Grab the update online which increases the draw speed on the maps. What adds to the fun of this unit is that you can also download custom vehicle icons from garmin.com AND download various other voices for the Text-To-Speech. It comes with American English "Jill" but you can download both male and female voices for American, British, and Australian English. I have a Santa Sleigh with (a slightly robotic) Lara Croft telling me where to go. I love this GPS!
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"I did my research" on by johnf8--2008
Pros: Compact and text to speech (TTS)
Cons: No USB cable, case for unti or wall plug
Summary: I really like this unit. I would recommend buying this if you are not looking to spend too much money and you want a GPS sytem to do exactly what it is made to do, get you from here to there. I am not interested in other bells and whistles that more expensive units have such as using it as an MP3 player etc. My other reason for posting here is for answers. I read a review on here from a person that says you can download various voices for the text to speech? If you review the second second review on here you can read what i am talking about and asking. They state that they downloaded Lara Croft's voice? For the life of me I can not seem to find any where on the internet (even the Garmin website) where you can download other voices. I would really appreciate it if anyone reading my review can email me with this information. My email address is fenway_08@yahoo.com Thank you all.
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"Worth the price" on by x42384
Pros: Compact, light, accurate,
Cons: Security feature is worthless.
Summary: Likes:
* Slim casing, rounded corners.
* Bright display
* Text to speech is a big plus. (i.e. speak street names) - 250 and 270 do not have this.
* Accurate directions.
* Easy to use Web Updater program to obtain software updates.
* Decent price - but price is falling.
Dont' Like
* Many accesories left out to keep price low (i.e. Leather case, USB cable, home charger)
* Satellite display no longer there. (350 and 370 have this)
* Security feature is worthless. It is a four digit password that can easily be broken. Think about it 0000-9999. Won't take long to break this. Please, everyone send a complaint to Garmin to allow alphanumeric passcode.
Overall, this unit is a winner with me. It's slick casing makes it easy to carry around. Very easy to use.!! -
"Great Text To Speech GPS" on by mjv1973
Pros: Text to Speech is clear and accurate
Cons: Wish it came in a wide screen
Summary: I have owned the Nuvi 200 and really like the 260 with the Text To Speech. I also owned a Tom Tom One which I returned and bought a Tom Tom Go 720 for my wife. I like the Tom Tom but the time for the routes is not nearly as accurate as the Nuvi is. Also I love how the Nuvi has the trip option, the 720 does not have anything like that.
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