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4.5 stars
"Only god has a better sense of direction-"
Pros: Total stress free navigation
Cons: It can be improved on a bit (speed)
Summary: I drive all over the place for my daughters sports. This ranges from places close by that I have no idea where they are at to several hours away. I was fed up with map quest and yahoo maps (nothing personal). They get you there but you have to watch for streets and addresses. Great if it's not dark or bad weather.I decided to get a car GPS unit. I chose the Quest 2 for a few reasons. I wanted a rugged unit. The Quest series is hard to beat on this. Waterproof says it all.
Also no internal hard drive as some car only models. The Quest series also has a built in lithium ion battery that recharges for 15+ hours run time away from a power source. The quest 2 has preloaded maps of all of the U.S.,Canada and Puerto Rico. I never plan on driving to Puerto Rico (ha,ha). There is also extra memory to load your own maps in the Quest 2. The standard Quest must be loaded each time because it can only hold a few states of map information. Also the Quest 2 has POI points you can program in your route if you want to find a certain place to stop or you can input speed or red light camera locations and it will alert you ahead of time. The voice actuated speaker for the Quest 2 is built in the AC power (car) adapter. It only talks to you when plugged in the ac adapter power source.If run on batter power the unit beeps to alert you to turn. Turns are displayed on the units screen. The speaker is built in the adapter and not the GPS unit itself (remember waterproof?). So far my unit has been flawless in navigation. It alerts you exactly which way to turn with ample warning ahead of time. It auto recalculates your route if you miss or make a wrong turn. The recalculation time on mine is around 30 seconds. This is pretty quick unless your driving 70 MPH and there are multiple ramps and you need a quick answer. I do not have a problem with this but it would be nice if it were quicker.The other feature that could be improved is searching for things as restaurants in the data base. Sometimes it takes a few (2~3) minutes to locate something by name I input. Most of the time it is quick >1 Min. a couple of time it was several. My only gripe is Garmin does not provide a house AC power adapter with the Quest 2. The Quest 1 it's provided. If you want one hit ebay. For these few minor things I give it a 9 rating.
After having this I can not imagine traveling without one. Also I do not worry if my wife has to drive somewhere. With a press of a button you can find fuel,food and about anything else you need without getting out of your car or asking a stranger. I no longer get a headache knowing I "am close" and not there yet. All I have to do is listen.
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