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4.5 stars
"Packed with Features. Easy to use. Very portable"
Pros: Quest 2 has many features of larger high end units. Small and Portable, plus 20 hr lithium battery.
Cons: No 3d view, Screen is a bit small (but very Clear)
Summary: I agonized over buying my first car GPS.What sold me on the Garmin Quest2 is that it has most of the features of the larger Car Navigation GPS units. Plus, it is very compact and has a lithium battery that lasts up to 20 hours. That means I can walk around town and use it. Or, from my hotel room I can program a route to a local restaurant or other destination.
My Quest 2 was usable right out of the box. It came pre-loaded with unlocked full coverage maps of US and Canada and Puerto Rico. It took me about 5-10 minutes to start using it, and about another half hour to really get the hang of it.
A note about the screen size and usability - The screen seemed small at first but the quest has a great autozoom feature when navigating. It shows your position on the map with an arrow. It zooms in as you approach a turn, and an arrow shows the direction of the turn, and a text description appears. I found it very easy to see. Also, as you approach a turn, the voice prompt alerts you. After the turn, the unit lets you know the next turn, and of course as you get close it prompts you again.
To make selections there is round rocker pad to hilite letters or menu choices, and an OK button to select. To enter addresses, there is an on screen keypad, and letters are selected by this method.There is a menu button to bring up the menu or function list for the current page. You can also choose from Points of Interest by category, or name. The manual is very clear. There are also a zoom-in, zoom-out, and a find button. it is all reasonablly intuitive.
Calculating a route is easy, but longer routes can take a minute or two. I imaging that a multi state route with many turns may take several minutes. I have been using it locally just to get the feel of it before I take a long road trip, and it has been 100% accurate.
The unit comes with windshied suction cup mount which is amazingly strong and sturdy.
I got this unit brand new for about $550 and if fits my needs very well. It has far more features than the cheaper "entry level" units and almost as many as more expensive models. It was certainly the right choice for me.
The Quest 2 has more features than I can imagine using right now. I will probably end up using them all at some time.
Here is a partial list of features that i find useful -
Pre-loaded full coverage maps of US and Canada and Puerto Rico including nearly 6 million Points of Interst.
(or Europe of you get that version)
140 MB of extra memory for additional map storage.
Internal rechageable Lithium Battery. (Many Car GPS units have no internal Battery).
Automatic Routing: Point to Point, Address to Address, From Current Location Etc.
Choice of Route criteria: Fastest, Shortest Distance.
Detour calculation (to avoid traffic or construction).
Avoidance Areas - Allows you to selt Highways, specific sections of a road, etc. that you want to avoid.
Automatic Voice Guidance - Once a turn has been made, the next turn is identified. The unit prompts again when you are close to the turn.
* * *Note there is no Voice-to-Text feature. The Quest 2 will not say street names, although text prompt appears on screen.
Speak Button - to repeat voice prompt.
Auto Zoom - As you approach a turn, the map progressively zooms in. Zooms out once the turn is complete.
Current Route Page Allows you to scroll through the entire route.
Re-calculates Route if you stray from the current route.
POIs- nearly 6 million pre-loaded.
500 user definable waypoints.
Can store up to 50 Routes.
Adjustable Backlighting
Via Points - Calculate most efficient Route through Via points. Or you can arrange order.
Where Am I - allows you to find, save, and name your current location.
Track Back - a breadcrumb trail of where you have been allows you to retrace your route.
Waterproof
Some things that set the Quest 2 apart -
With Internal battery you can use the unit while out of the car. It has the option of calculating routes for Pedestrians and Bicycles in addition to Car routes.
Also, you can sit in a park or museum and figure out your next destination. You don't have to go back to the car.
Its VERY Small and Portable -4.5? W x 2.2? H x 0.9? D About the size of a cell phone or a small compact digital camera.
also -
There is no Voice-to-Text feature. The Quest 2 will not say street names, although text prompt appears on screen.
Voice will say "right turn in 500 feet" while text reads "right turn onto oak street 500 feet".
The speaker is not built into the unit itself. It is part of the car adapter assembly. The Quest 2 provides voice promps only when connected to the car adapter.
There is no a/c battery charger included (it can be purchased separately), but the unit charges when attached to the car adapter.
- 2 replies to this review
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Can you please advice me how to set up the Garmin GPS Quest2 only to use for chart map. I try everything but it did not work. When i use navegat.GPS say no road close by.am trying to use it only for marine and read marine chart only.please advice
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Can you please advice me how to switch marin to automove.I mean switch from Marine map to road
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