The Best of Both Phone, and Tablet
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"No QWERTY key board choice on any Nuvi model!" on by REDLINE2K
Pros: NIce layout, great size and screen
Cons: Why only A-Z keyboard -- not on any computer or smartphone
Summary: This is a really nice unit but how can anyone in this "modern" age not provide an interface that is inline with what is the standard for data entry - a QWERTY keyboard. Tomtom does in all its models. It offers you a choice of A-Z, QWERTY or AZERTY in the preferences menu. I am sure there is not one employee of GARMIN that has an A-Z keyboard, at their computer or on their smartphone, so how could they make such a grave error in judgement. If your out in the field holding the nuvi in your hands thumbing is the most common method for entry like on your Blackberry, Treo or smartphone. Using an A-Z keyboard is a tedious non-intuitive task. It is as though Garmin had no idea who the end user was going to be. The solution to this problem is to have the software team code in these other keyboard choices in the preferences section and provide it in a downloadable software patch. As this is only a virtual keypad on the screen anything can be accomplished with software. Seemless evolution of a product is vital to its utility and success.
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Garmin Tech Support says Garmin are now reviewing the inclusion of the QWERTY keybord into the Nuvi. Email them at this address techsupp@garmin.com. They thought most data entry was in the hunt and peck style and didn't really didn't realize that their primary user base already QWERTY literate.
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