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| Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Suction Cup Mount, AC Charger, and Carrying Case | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $329.99
Buy Used: $105.00
You Save: $224.99 (68%)
New (30) Used (8) Refurbished (14) from $105.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  2742 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 0.9 x 2.9
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MPN: 010-00455-00
Model: 010-00455-00
UPC: 846330000132
EAN: 0846330000132
ASIN: B000BKJZ9Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Never get lost again, Nuvi will show you the way. November 17, 2008
I have had the Garmin Nuvi 350 for a little over two years and it has been one of the best purchases in my life. I like to take road trips with my wife and we rely heavily on Nuvi to get us around, find interesting places and most importantly get us home. I would say that Nuvi has been successful for us 98% of the time in leading us to our destination. The other 2% comes from needing to get updated maps once a year as roads change due to construction or traffic changes, etc... but Nuvi will still get us within a few blocks from where we want to go.
I got mine for $306 but now it's $190 (w/shipping, etc...) so it's a real bargain. There are newer models with more features, etc... but I haven't found them as reliable or the features to be worth the upgrade/price difference.
The next big thing that I will test of my GPS is for a month long trip that I am planning to Europe. On the Garmin website there are maps that you can purchase besides the US so with Nuvi I will get a little pocket sized tour guide when I visit Europe.
Easy to use, Easy to own November 17, 2008
Very easy to use right out of the box, self explanatory interface, takes a bit to find locate satellites, but not so long as to be annoying. Makes road trips MUCH less of a hassle. My wife and I drove out of town a couple days ago to look at a new house, and this baby took us right to the front door of the house, in a city we have never been to in our lives. Very helpful.
Garmin Nuvi November 17, 2008
I have had this proejct for several years now and do not know how I would survive without it. As I travel to strange cities for my job from airports, hotels, office location it has been awesome. I am now buying 2 of them for my parents and daughter as they have borrowed mine many times. I also use this at home in my travels and comparing it to people who have in car navigators I haven't seen one that works better or simpler than this one.
 A Great Value With Great Garmin Support (very important read before you buy) November 15, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this unit in Oct 2008 for about $80 more than this site is offering it for now. Bottom line is I have no complaints but I will try to address some concerns or issues that other reviews have stated. First off you need to know this is a discontinued model from Garmin. That is the one reason the price has dropped so much but it has nothing to do with the quality, support or functionality of this unit! What you need to know is after you buy this unit you will need to register it at the Garmin web site to get all the free upgrades and support. After you do that you get the warrenty PLUS the free maps 2009 upgrade and any other update your unit may need for your unit out of the box. Mine needed the maps 2009 plus a software update. Both were very easy to do over the Garmin web site but two things to consider is you need a high speed internet connection for the maps update (or it may take quite awhile on download) and a USB connection on your computer (that most all have these days). The updates are all FREE! I do belive I saw a offer of a CD they will mail you if you do not have a great internet connection for about $10, but don't quote me on that. All the needed cables come in the box with this unit plus it even comes with a carrying case (at least mine did I should say). So I rate the support and the free upgrade at 10 of 10 stars. Very easy to do and alot of other companies that discontinue a product limit the support. This is not the case with Garmin and a big Kudo's to them! Next, it is written that the unit takes time to start up. I don't have this problem and that maybe one of the issues Garmin corrected with the free internal software update you get online. I will say that when you first start it after it has been off for some time (over a couple hours) when you start it up it may take different amounts of time to locate the satilites. I have jumped in the car and started to drive and it has taken a couple miles to lock in to it's position and it seems the faster you move after start the longer it may take. But it still does get "online" within a few miles. That said, if you stop at a store and shut off the unit and come back and turn it on, it starts right up real quick. Don't ask me why but it just does it. The other great thing I like about this unit is if you plug it into a power source that shuts off after you shut down your car, it will automaticlly go into shutdown mode unless you touch the screen button and tell it to continue operation in battery mode. So you don't have to plug and un-plug all the time which over time will damage the power supply (wires/plug). Finally, getting back to the web site....this unit shows a car/truck driving on the road instead of an arrow like other units do. The Garmin site offers various down load car/truck downloads in various colors to match you automobile. Not a real important issue but just an example of the support and options Garmin offers with this unit. So my over-all review is 4 of 5 stars. I honestly believe it deserves five stars but because the unit does not come out of the box fully up to date it does not warrent a five star rating in my opinion. That said, it is very easy to get it that way at no additional cost pretty quick and I was very please with the Garmin support and easy access of the web site. This is a great unit for the price and you will not be dissappointed. Very bright screen and easy to use. I just may buy another one at this price to have a spare or as a gift.
 It dies just after warranty period November 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I used this unit about 15 months and its died,
no satellite reception, also its speaker died in 8th months.
But most important thing about this product , garmin's customer service view,
they charges $175.00 to fix this unit and at the same date this products price is $159.99 at most of famous retailers.
I am not going to buy garmin again...
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