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| Garmin Quest II Handheld GPS | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $857.99
Buy New: $298.95
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New (53) Used (1) from $298.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 3161
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 50
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 2 x 3.2
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00454-00
Model: 010-00454-00
UPC: 753759049263
EAN: 0753759049263
ASIN: B000A5T2XG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Powerful, portable GPS device with 12-channel WAAS accuracy | | • | Voice prompts guide you to your destination | | • | Comes preloaded with Garmin City Select NT street data of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico | | • | Bright, sunlight-readable color display; backlit keypad | | • | Lithium-ion battery delivers 20 hours of power when you're outside your vehicle |
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Amazon.com Product Description
If you're looking for a powerful companion to lead the way on your next road trip or your next trip across town, the Garmin Quest 2 is worth a serious look. With a brilliant 256-color display, and a massive points of interest database, the Quest 2 has all the basics covered. Plus, with a weight of just 5.5 ounces and a width of 4.5 inches, the unit is compact and transportable, 
Navigating to nearly six million preprogrammed points of interest is quick and easy. | 
The Quest 2's trip computer keeps you up to date during your travels. | making it easy to use wherever your travels take you. The Quest 2's control pad has been designed to make it easy to make selections and switch between modes, allowing you to keep your eyes on the road. The bright, 2.2-by-1.5-inch display is readable in bright sunlight and features 240 x 160 pixel resolution. Both the display and the keypad are backlit for night driving. An included speaker attachment that is built into the 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter enables the Quest 2 to deliver voice prompts, while an internal rechargeable lithium-ion battery delivers 20 hours of power when you're outside your vehicle. A flip-up antenna that communicates with up to 12 GPS satellites is provided, as is a USB port for PC connectivity. There's also an MCX-type connector for hooking up an optional external GPS antenna. And if you need waterproofing, the Quest 2 is up to the challenge; it meets IEC 60529 IPX7 standards, which means it's submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. 
The Quest 2 packs a lot of functionality into a small package. See its features in detail. | You can choose between a map view or a trip computer mode that provides a large speed display, odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more. The Quest 2's route planner lets you save 50 routes and preview all the maneuvers you'll need to make on a given route. Plus, you can automatically sort multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for deliveries and sales calls. Or if you know where bad traffic exists, you can tell the device to avoid certain areas. And with the Quest 2's One-Button Home feature you can find the quickest route home no matter where you are. Another time- and frustration-saving feature of the Quest 2 is the database of preloaded maps and points of interest. Gone are the days of uploading partial maps from your computer to your GPS device: the Quest 2 has them all built in. The unit comes preloaded with Garmin's highly detailed City Select NT street data of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Finding points of interest along your route is made easy with the Quest 2's huge built-in database of nearly six million hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. Garmin has also made it easy for users to upload custom points of interest via a PC, as well as up to 500 waypoints with names, categories, comments, and graphic symbols. Last but not least, the Quest 2 has 140 MB of extra storage space for uploading supplemental Garmin map products like U.S. Topo, U.S. Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots, and BlueChart. What's in the Box
Quest 2 receiver with flip-up GPS antenna, PC/USB cable, vehicle suction cup mount w/ 12-volt speaker, dashboard disk, City Select North America NT, owner's manual, and quick-reference guide.
Product Description
Includes: flip-up GPS antenna, PC/USB cable, vehicle suction cup mount w/ 12-volt speaker, dashboard disk,&more.Garmin Quest 2 Pocket GPS Navigator - The Quest 2 is a portable GPS navigator that makes it easy to travel to new locations. A sunlight readable display prompts you with turn-by-turn directions, including voice guidance. Just select a destination and the Quest 2 will do the rest! WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS 140MB of supplemental map storage is available for downloading map detail from other MapSource products Built-in Americas basemap with automatic routing capabilities including highways and exits LED Backlit Display and keypad Battery Life - up to 20 hours per charge Waterproof - submersible 1 meter @ 30 min. 500 User Locations (waypoints) with name, category, comment, and graphic symbol Route Planner lets you save 50 routes, specify via points, and preview turns Auto sort multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for deliveries and sales calls Customizable road segment and area avoidance Automatic off-route and detour recalculation One-Button Home feature quickly routes you home no matter where you are Position formats include Lat/Lon, UTM, Loran TDs, Maidenhead, MGRS, user grid and more 11 Voice Languages pre-loaded Compatible with MapSource products including BlueChart, U.S. TOPO 24K, U.S. TOPO and U.S. Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots Custom POI Support Unit Dimensions - 4.5 (w) x 2.2 (h). 9 (d) Unit Weight - 5.5 ounces
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Review Written in 2008, an honest one.. April 15, 2008
I had this well over 2 years now. At the time of the purchase, it was like the best thing to have. Now it is 2008 where there are many more GPS units to compare it againt. This would be at the bottom of the list. I notice some reviews are written 2005. That is 3 years ago. You know how fast electronics change.
I have traveled quite a bit and rented quite a bit of GPS units along with the rental cars, Philly, NYC, L.A., Pittsburg, Atlanta, Maryland, Washington DC, Charlotte, NC...... This unit is almost useless in metropolitan area. Good luck using it in NYC. It couldn't even keep up with me on foot. Try it yourself.
It constantly loses signal in the city with high rises and the rerouting takes forever when you are driving. If you miss the original route, it will try to recalculate from that point on but since it takes forever, you would be driving away from the initial predicted route so by the time it finishes calculating, it needs to recalculate again with your current position. Unless you are stopped, you would have driven a few miles before getting a good route.
However, I found it quite reliable in the suburban area like Charlotte, NC where there aren't many grids of roads like other major metropolitan area. I am guessing it does not clutter up the processor of the GPS when it is rerouting since there are only a few routes to consider.
Another positive note about this unit is, the battery life is considerably high. I have used it like 13 hours straight and it still had some juice left. IIRC, they advertise some 20 hour battery life per charge, but I didn't believe that. I think 13 hours straight was pretty impressive.
I was impressed when I got it a couple of years ago because it was like one of the few available at the time, but the time has changed, there are so many GPSs out there cheaper than QuestII and outperform it in every aspects. I am getting something else.
 Garman Quest 2 February 13, 2008
Sometimes a little slow in pulling up info, but other than that I like it.
 Avoid Like The Plague -No, Really. You Have Been Warned. December 27, 2007
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Garmin Quest II Handheld GPS
I don't normally write reviews but felt compelled to comment on this unit.
I have several garmin gps', I am usually an early adapter, I understand tech. This unit is an EMBARRASSMENT to an otherwise outstanding company.
Yes I read the reviews here and other places, flashed the firmware, updated the software, deselected non-relevant maps. I then called Garmin because, compared to other Garmin units I own, this operated so poorly I was convinced there was a hardware defect.
Tech support (US Based!) was VERY helpful and finally decided to send me a brand new unit. Unfortunately that unit was just as awful.
I tried to like it. I tried to tell myself it was me. It wasnt.
Time spent with upper level tech support led to a resolution I was very happy with. The unit was REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL. I am not going to go into the details because Garmin was very gracious when, at the end of it all, they really didn't have to be.
So:
Kudos to Garmin for generally making GREAT products.
This is NOT one of them, regardless of what anyone else says.
Thank you to Tech support for doing the right thing.
A warning to you - DO NOT BUY THIS UNIT. Get a different Garmin.
 great unit with a warning October 17, 2007
Quest is a great portable unit. Just a warning to you all that after three years of use I had my first screen lock up and this happened of course during a trip navagation. Be sure to carry your map as an emergency.
I fixed the lock up by unscrewing the unit and unplug-replug the two separate power-cpu connectors inside.
garmin quest 2 purchase August 9, 2007
This is a great device. You just plug it in to the car lighter, put the holder attachment to the windshied, and turn on , and you are ready to navigate.
It works in the vehicle and out. The instructions are clear. it is FUN to use. Whenever i use it I find something new with it. The voice is very pleasing to the ears and the Garmin Quest is very accurate.
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