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| Garmin StreetPilot c320 Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $749.99
Buy New: $189.99
You Save: $560.00 (75%)
New (3) Used (6) Refurbished (5) from $69.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  301 reviews
Sales Rank: 3132
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 3.2 x 4.4
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MPN: 010-00401-00
Model: 010-00401-00
UPC: 753759047894
EAN: 0753759047894
ASIN: B0007LJHV0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Convenient touch screen allows for quick access to features such as addresses, recent locations, food, and lodging | | • | Features a SD card slot, a 128 MB SD card, and MapSource City Select street data on CD-ROM | | • | Data can be transferred from a PC to the unit via a fast USB connection | | • | Customize the unit's appearance with an array of colored faceplates (sold separately) | | • | Bright 3.5-inch diagonal, 16-bit color display |
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Amazon.com Product Description
With a simple touch screen interface, automatic route calculation to any destination, and turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions, the StreetPilot c320 GPS navigator is a powerful companion for your adventures on the road. Plus, Garmin has designed the "c-series" of car navigation units to be as simple and easy-to-use as possible-- no more intimidating features, just straightforward, basic navigation at your fingertips. 
The streetPilot "c-series" GPS navigators feature a simple touchscreen interface, with automatic route calculation to any destination. | 
The 3.5-inch diagonal, 16-bit color display makes navigation a snap. | 
A convenient touch screen allows for quick access to features such as addresses, recent locations, food, and lodging. | Selecting a destination is as simple as a few finger-strokes, and you can choose between a three-dimensional navigation view or the more traditional "bird's eye" overhead view. Although the c320 boasts distinctive and sleek styling, simplicity is the name of the game. The only buttons are a rotary volume knob and an on/off switch. The device is secured by a suction-mount cradle that fastens to the windshield for easy portability between vehicles. You can customize the unit's appearance with an array of colored faceplates that are sold separately. For navigators who only require detailed maps for a limited area, the StreetPilot c320 features an SD card slot, a 128 MB SD card, and MapSource City Select street data on CD-ROM. To load the area you need, simply select the specific area of interest on your computer and the data is transferred from a PC to the unit via a fast USB connection. The c320's bright, 3.5-inch diagonal, 16-bit color display makes navigation a snap. The unit also features dual integrated speakers for high-quality voice prompts, and an internal lithium-ion battery for out-of-car route planning.
What's in the Box
StreetPilot c320 receiver, vehicle suction cup mount w/integrated power cable, PC/USB interface cable, 128 MB SD memory card, and setup guide. Also, Americas Recreational Basemap and MapSource City Select North America CD with full unlock.
Product Description
Garmin has introduced two new in-vehicle GPS receivers for use in your car or truck, the StreetPilot c320 and Street Pilot c330. We'll be discussing both in each description as both are virtually identical with one key difference. The c320 comes with Mapsource City-Select award-winning software on CD (for installation into a notebook or desktop computer) and uses a 128MB SD card which allows you to download a particular region for GPS mapping as you drive. The c330, on the other hand, comes pre-loaded with highly detailed MapSource City Select street data of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The database features an industry-leading five million-plus points of interest?including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. So, if you do lots of long-distance continental driving, the c330 may be the better value for you. If you usually stick to driving within a section of the country, the c320 might just be the best for you. Both are exceptional units but you must choose which is best for you. Either way, you can be assured that you'll get where you want to go easily and comfortably. Choose between a three-dimensional navigation view or the more traditional ?bird's eye? overhead view Each boasts distinctive and sleek styling?the only buttons are a rotary volume knob and an on/off switch. The device is secured by a suction-mount cradle that fastens to the windshield for easy portability among vehicles. Users can customize their unit's appearance with an array of colored faceplates (sold separately). WAAS-enabled 12 parallel channel GPS Built-in patch antenna; MCX-type connector for optional external GPS antenna connection Unit dimensions - 4.4? W x 3.2? H x 2.8? D
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| Customer Reviews: Read 296 more reviews...
 All the good stuff but..... June 29, 2008
I won't go over all the specs and positives, because others have gone through all of that and there is no need for repeating. The Garmin is everything great that other reviews are mentioning, but I'm just going to review the battery issue I have continued to have on this Garmin.... After having the GARMIN c320 for about 9 months or so, i had the problem of the battery not working on it's own (the unit would only work when sitting on the car charger mount. Even though at times it would say something like "charging the battery" in it's off setting, it was NOT charging the battery (since when taken off the mount it would not work at all). I procrastinated for about 3 months, because I didn't take the unit out of my car much so it wasn't such a big issue, but almost on the last day of warranty, I called and just had it replaced. Customer service for Garmin is great. There's no convincing or "did you plug the unit in" sort of questions.. they just took your word for what was happening and replaced the unit. I had the second unit for about 4 months or so before the same battery situation happened again. This time I was out of the 1 yr original warranty and the 90d warranty of the replacement... but customer service were more than willing to switch it out again.. (great customer service, very flexible).
With this 3rd unit, it didn't take more than a couple months for it to have the battery issue again. I've been too cheap to buy another unit, and there isn't really a reason, since this one does work when it's connected to the car charger mount.
The main inconveniences of this battery not working is that it seems to lose it's satelites since it's a dead unit when the car isn't on. It seemed before that with the battery working, the unit connects immediately to the satellites and maps your way very quickly. When I turn my car on now.. the unit will be show the time when I had turned the car off and will take anywhere from 3 minutes to 15 minutes to connect to satellites. There have been times that i've had to turn it off and on (usually around the 10 minute mark) to see if maybe it was "frozen" or something.....
BTW, I'm sure the locating satellites delay issues is a problem with the unit, since I'm in a very urban city (Los Angeles) and it did not have these problems prior to the battery issue.
Oh, one other issue, in downtown Los Angeles, it gets very confused...(maybe due to streets with freeway overpasses; though this happens when i'm not near the freeway too)....so even when it has mapped a nice set of directions and I'm following them, out of nowhere it'll recalculate and ask me to make some turns when the location is straight ahead...
Also, there are several locations where it will tell me to take an inconvenient onramp to a freeway where there is a perfectly good one, one block ahead on my right (make sense?).
I've still had the unit for 3 years or so... so I'm not entirely unhappy with it,...
 gift for dad May 27, 2008
I bought this as a gift for my dad last year - he loves it and uses it all the time. Often he gets lost in his thoughts or misses a turn, this will reroute you and send you back on your way if you need to. It also comes with updating software, and my dad reports that even dirt roads will show up on the maps (don't know how well it works in the city). this device charges in its cradle/mounting device.
 Great GPS, but too heary, Easy to fall down from windshield May 24, 2008
I would like to give 5 star to the GPS function. It takes several minutes to connect to the satellite.
The problem is that GPS unit is too heary. It falls down easily after you used it for a while. I would not recommend any one to buy this GPS unit. Buy the light weigth GPS like Garmin Nuvi series.
a sound piece of smarts April 20, 2008
I have owned this for 4 months now. My husband and I travel for work so it is used almost every time we get in the car. We are in TX right now and I would be lost without it! I left off a star for 2 reasons. No. 1, she has taken me to the wrong place several times. Most often though, she will be in the area you at least need to be in so you need to switch over from tech gear to brains. No. 2 reason is b/c my husband got me a newer version that automatically detects what city you are in so you dont have to involve your computer in the situation. I turned it on and it started up immediately. This is an older version of course though which is why I graded a bit gentle. I would recommend everyone get a GPS navigator no matter what brand it is. It helps relieve tension on getting to where you need to go and you can concentrate on your end result and not have a tension headache when you get to your destination. P.S. Hubby has the "older version" now Ha ha
Very Nice But There Are Better and Cheaper Ones Now April 20, 2008
Since I started using this wonderful device two years ago, I cannot imagine how I could survive without it. It saves gas and time, makes driving safer, and makes a family trip more enjoyable. It is especially helpful in downtown when you lose your natural sense of direction after making a few turns. Even with a GPS, it is still possible that you can't find the destination (a wrong address, for example), but at least you can go back to your starting location easily, which provides great peace of mind.
Before I bought a Garmin StreetPilot C320, I tried Garmin StreetPilot i3, which had a 2.2-inch monochrome display. While its route finding performance was as good as C320, the tiny display without touch- screen sensors posed problems. While driving, not only it was hard to see the map from the driver's seat, operating a button and/or a wheel required significant effort and attention, which translated to a higher risk of accidents. So I returned it and got a C320. What a difference! This GPS navigator is easy to use, accurate, and reliable. Since many reviewers reported so many good things already, I will list a few inconvenient things that I have found out so far:
(1)Occasionally, map data loading from the SD memory card fails. When it happens, ejecting and re-inserting the memory card solves the problem, but it makes me worry about the long-term reliability of the unit.
(2)To save current locations, you first choose "My Locations" category from the main menu screen then choose "SAVE" on the bottom menu bar. This is not really intuitive. Without consulting the manual, it took me a while to figure that out because I assumed "My Locations" category should contain only a pool of saved locations. It would be better if "Save Locations" category exists separately on the main menu screen.
(3)More than once, the GPS instructed me to drive over a cliff. It seems that this problem occurs when a seemingly connected route on the two dimensional map actually has a disconnection (cliff) in 3-D space. Since C320 does not provide "detour-by-road" function, once you have this problem, the GPS persistently guides you to the dead-end place again and again. It is hard to escape from this trap if you are new to the area hence do not know a "right" waypoint to go first.
(4)Often times, it is necessary to change the sound level of the GPS depending on the outside noise, radio/CD playing, conversation, etc. However, adjusting volume is quite tricky on this GPS because the volume-control dial gets very sensitive near and above the "normal" loudness level. Without a precise setting, it becomes either too loud or too quiet. I think that this problem could be fixed by using a linear-tapered or reverse audio-tapered volume pot instead of the current one (I assume that it is an audio-tapered type).
(5) Due to the shape, it is easy to drop when you carry it around.
*Update: Now, there are better GPS's for less money.
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