Editorial Review

If you're looking for vehicle navigation that's powerful and simple to use, the Garmin StreetPilot c340 is just the ticket. Right out of the box, this unit helps you make the right turns wherever your travels take you. With an easy-to-use touchscreen interface, text-to-speech voice commands, a brilliant display that shows the way with 2D or 3D animations, and a massive points of interest database, the c340 has all the basics covered. Plus, you'll find some great additional features that make it a must-have companion.Read more

Features

• 3.5-inch diagonal display with touch-screen makes navigating a breeze
• Dual integrated speakers for high-quality voice prompts
• Choose between a three-dimensional mapping perspective or 2D overhead view
• Comes preloaded with Garmin City Select NT Version 7 street data of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico
• Optional real-time traffic information capability

Reviews (183)

What a nice little GPS
Well if you're like me and need a GPS to get you from point A to point B and not have it play MP3's and all that other garbage then this little unit is for you.I recieved it from Amazon next day and out of the box it was ready to go.I noticed how small it was but the screen is amazingly sharp, even in direct sunlight and easy to read.it's also light weight so the included suction cup holds it firmly in place, even over rough roads.
Simple Instructions Makes for Safer Driving
My experience with the Garmin StreetPilot c340 includes daytime and evening travels over unfamiliar high volume New Jersey and Pennsylvania streets and highways to the mountain roads of Virginia.It worked remarkably well in all situations.I confess being skeptical, but for over a 1000 miles the c340 kept me on track.I had a concern that any GPS navigation system might reduce my attention span to the real task of safe driving.I have reached the very opposite conclusion - the c340 permits the driver to concentrate on the immediate task of driving and not to be distracted by the innumerable signs and crossroads that confronts every driver traversing unfamiliar roads.A quick scan of the lower right hand corner displays the distance to the next turn that keeps the driver adequately informed of progress; then await the close-in verbal and visual instructions from "Jill" as she guides you through the next turn for virtually error free travels.It is a senior citizens "must-have" driving utensil.
like most people said - so easy to use
This is one of the item, I can really say to my wife "trust me from now on, honey".My wife didn't believe the car navigation from the beginning.This item is so easy to use, she finally convinced that I made a excelllent purchase (will, she didn't said that, but I can tell from her face).Now both of us are totally depended on this device when we travel outside of town.If you missed a turn, it automatically re-caculate the route.So, just relax and enjoy a good conversation in the car or enjoy the signorina (oops, scenery man, lady). ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Magellan had a hit with the RoadMate 700, and with good reason: finally, thanks to the 700's big internal hard drive, travelers could simply turn on their vehicle GPS unit and go, without the hassle of loading base-maps. Plus, the 700 offered great features like turn-by-turn guidance with voice prompts and 3D rendering of upcoming turns. Plus, the unit had intuitive controls that offered fast rerouting when you missed a turn or decided to take a detour.Read more

Features

• In-car GPS navigation system with user-friendly touch-screen interface
• Turn-by-turn 3D directions with voice prompting in 11 languages
• 3.8-inch TFT color display automatically adjusts to lighting changes
• Built-in 20 GB hard drive with preloaded North American maps
• Room for 300 PDA address book uploads; 6.6 by 3.3 by 1.5 inches (W x H x D)

Reviews (97)

Say that again ...
I bought my Magellan 760 after becoming addicted to Magellan's Hertz Neverlost, but I should have done more due diligence before selecting Magellan.The bottom line is, you have to be able to trust a device that does what this does and I don't trust the stupid thing.No matter which routing option I choose, it always calculates a route based primarily on Interstates -- even if that means routing me umpteen miles in the wrong direction to reach the first Interstate in the list.That's OK in rental cars on hurried business trips that begin in airports located next to Interstates but not when you're looking for a lazy, scenic drive on Least Heat Moon's "blue highways."Its more annoying quirks have been documented by other reviewers (who, yes, I should have read more carefully before buying this thing), including unpredictable reboots after the ignition has been turned off during a route, a non-functioning detour program, a weak windshield bracket that can't hold the unit steady and (this may be original to me) a screen that's nearly impossible to read through polarized sunglasses. An example of the wonderfulness of the detour feature: I recently found myself the third car in line behind an accident that blocked the road in both directions.The 760 announced that it was calculating a new route, and sure enough it did.It took me two miles in the wrong direction, looped me around and put me in line again behind the same accident -- but this time there were at least 50 cars ahead of me waiting to get through.But the significance of the unit's unreliability pales in comparison to the anger engendered by any encounter with the company's customer service department.Not only have the phone reps I have hooked up with been difficult to understand, they have been arrogant in denying that they are difficult to understand.If you're dumb enough to buy one of these after reading these reviews, just practice saying "Say that again" before you call Magellan service.By the way, the solutions I was offered were to (1) keep re-initializing the unit until it performs correctly and (2) when that doesn't work (take it from me, it doesn't) edit the calculated route by eliminating the roads you don't want to use -- thereby forcing the unit to calculate the route you want by process of elimination.Excuse me, Mr. CSR, sir -- I bought this thing because when I travel I DON"T KNOW which roads I do and don't want to use.

read this before you buy.
i have owned the magellan 760 for just over one week and have been very pleased. this is my first gps. this is a small computer, not a toy! there is a small learning curve. it needs to be powered up and shut down correctly. a power surge can fry components. start car first, then start unit, power off unit, then turn off car.
"If you're not lost now..."
I had bought this with high hopes. I had quit a job in Connecticut and taken one Florida. I had decided to buy a GPS becuse I am tired of fighting maps. I was trading the inconvience of refolding maps with the convenience of push button electronics. That was was my first mistake.
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Subjects:  1. voice; talking; route; turn; by; turn; color; screen; lcd    2. map; mapping   

Editorial Review

The venerable Garmin 60CS just got a whole lot better. The 7.5-ounce GPSMap 60CSx now features an insanely accurate, high-sensitivity GPS receiver by SiRF that tracks your position even in tree cover and canyons. Plus, you get a bright, sunlight-readable color TFT display and an included a 64 MB microSD card for storage of optional map detail. Add all that to the 60CSx's integrated barometric altimeter and electronic compass, and you've got a unit that is ready to take you anywhere on land or sea.Read more

Features

• Lightweight handheld GPS navigator with high-sensitivity GPS receiver and 64 MB microSD card
• Extremely accurate SiRF GPS chip tracks precise position even in heavy tree cover and deep canyons
• 2.6-inch, 256-color, sunlight-readable TFT display; preloaded with Americas auto-route basemap
• Integrated barometric altimeter and electronic compass; trip computer includes odometer and average speed/ times
• Rugged, water-resistant housing; measures 2.4 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty

Reviews (50)

Great GPS unit for the money
Rugged design, waterproof, compact, and with a great color screen.... what more could you ask for!
More accurate than your average husband/boyfriend (for the direction-challenged)!
Since it's portable and waterproof, it's prefect to take along on your biking or hiking trips. I tested my Garmin GPSMAP 60CSxon various excursions in the US and Europe -- and always loved it. I wish I had purchased my little friend long time ago.
unbeatable - with reservations
I've used the 60CSx for three months and carry it with me on all my hikes - mostly bushwhacks in deep, old-growth pacific northwest forests - often in deep canyons - and have never lost signal - (and I'm talking 200 foot trees and thousand foot deep, steep-walled canyons, too.) Accuracy suffers in such challenging terrain but seldom gets worse than +/- 100' and is usually in the 20' range. As previous reviewers have noted, the unit's standard base map is worthless so you will have to purchase another $100 worth of software to correct that problem. Unfortunately, and again as other reviewers have noted, there is a lot to be desired with the extra Garmin software but I've found it to be pretty good for my purposes on the trails and most city data is pretty accurate but there are some glaring mistakes and ommisions here and there.
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Editorial Review

The Garmin StreetPilot i5 Automotive GPS Navigator is preloaded with detailed maps of North America and is ready to use right out-of-the-box. Another great addition to the StreetPilot i-series, the StreetPilot i5 is a compact, inexpensive automotive GPS navigator that helps you get where you want to go while making driving fun.Read more

Features

• Small, inexpensive but robust automotive GPS navigator
• Unique and convenient click-to-enter scroll wheel makes it easy to select destinations
• Three-dimensional map graphics with voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions through a built-in speaker
• Automatically puts you back on course when you make a wrong turn or run into traffic problems
• Measures 3 x 2.74 x 2.15 inches (W x H x D)

Reviews (144)

What If there are problems?
My Garmin gps worked fine. I had one little problem with the unit. I e-mailed
What a pleasure!
I read the majority of customer reviews before I purchased my i5. I was pretty much certain that I would be happy, but my expectations were well surpassed! I had to travel to Central NYS this past week to a location I knew nothing about. I received the address, put the information into my brand-new i5, and here I was a few hours later pulling into this driveway somewhere up in ski country. Awesome!!! I wouldn't have found this location in a thousand years.
My dog can play poker . . .
The old joke goes, my dog can play poker. But he's no good - - he wags his tail whenever he gets a good hand.
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Editorial Review

The Garmin Nuvi 360 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant is a GPS navigator, personal translator, multi-media entertainer and tour guide all wrapped into one. In addition to all the advanced features of the Garmin Nuvi 350 -- including automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, an MP3 player and audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, and much more -- this pocket-sized personal travel assistant comes with hands-free Bluetooth wireless technology, making it the hands-down go-anywhere travel companion.Read more

Features

• High-sensitivity all-in-one integrated GPS navigator, personal translator, multimedia entertainer, and tour guide
• WAAS-enabled GPS receiver with flip-up antenna; preloaded North American maps with 2D and 3D perspective
• Bluetooth wireless technology enables hands-free connectivity to mobile phones via Nuvi's touchscreen keypad
• Text-to-speech unit prompts driver with turn-by-turn directions; built-in MP3 and audiobook player
• 3.5-inch TFT display (320 x 240 resolution); measures 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty

Reviews (21)

First time GPS device user
This was my first ever purchase of a device like this.My purchase decision was based largely on the positive reviews I read on Amazon.com.
Sleek design
The Nuvi 360 lived up to all my expectations, given the usual caveats for street-guiding GPS systems. I also like the sleekness and thinness of its design, which makes for a nice appearance in the vent-holder I bought through Amazon. The holder brings the Nuvi more forward than does a windshield mount, reducing the glare and making it easier to operate, while at the same time maintaining a reasonable view.

Garmin is the best for GPS
I spent a lot of time trying out GPS units, and have compared Garmin, Tom Tom, Magellan, and several factory GPS units.All of these GPS units tell you how to get somewhere and will re-route if you make a wrong turn.However, Garmin is my absolute favorite, and here's why:
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Editorial Review

Just when you thought Garmin had cornered the market on powerful, affordable, and effective wrist-mounted GPS devices, here comes the Forerunner 305. The release of this device is a major achievement from a design and technology perspective. This isn't just marketing-speak; the Forerunner 305 is the most accurate, most reliable wrist-mounted performance and GPS tracking tool we've ever tested. Yes, it's that good. While no device this compact can do everything (yet), the 305 pushes the boundaries of what is possible from something strapped around your wrist. The 305 model includes wireless heartrate monitoring and it can also be connected to Garmin's wireless bicycle speed and cadence sensor. If you don't need these features, consider the lower-priced Forerunner 205.