For the price, great product - Fast and Reliable
The Good:
- Like ALL Garmin GPS, easy to use with simple Touchscreen commands
- Bright and Easy to read 4.3" LCD screen.
- Easy to install (windshield). Alternative Dash mounts available
- Catches satellite signal quickly and updates movement rapidly. Recalculates directions if you miss a turn or exit
- Many features including Live traffic alerts (with included GTM 25 receiver/vehicle charger)
- BIG list of POI's (also see Bad below)
- While many newer cars are Bluetooth capable, this unit offers Bluetooth capability for older cars and, especially, for Rental cars (which many don't have)
- Spoken and Text Language possibilities, including Spanish, French and Most European languages
- International maps available
The Bad:
- No FREE map updates. Map updates are expensive, especially if you live in new construction areas. Also, POI's are obviously get outdated (yeah that restaurant closed 2 years ago)
- Need more warning time for turns and exits
- Like many other GPS, this is primarily used for driving. Battery life is not great to use as hand-held for city pedestrian. Use your smartphone for that
The Ugly:
- The battery may FINALLY fail and is NOT SIMPLE TO REPLACE without potentially destroying the GPS circuitry. Not subjecting unit to HEAT or COLD will extend the battery life. However, even with a dead battery, the GPS will continue to work when hooked up to a power source (in a car or even wall charger)
Summary:
Have been discontinued by manufacturer. While these are around with working batteries, they are great buys as used items. Eventually, almost all acrs will have built-in GPS. Until then this is a great gadget to have for the cost, especially for vacation travel
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned