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| Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $212.13
You Save: $187.86 (47%)
New (63) Used (5) Refurbished (8)
Avg. Customer Rating:  2077 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
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: 0753759061913
ASIN: B000BKJZ9Q
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Value in GPS May 9, 2008
This is by far the best GPS for the money. I returned three different models and brands before I purchased the Nuvi 350. This by far exceeds all of my expectatrions. No missed routes or late turns. A great product.
 Initial impression mostly positive May 9, 2008
Keep in mind that I've only had this product for a 5 days, but I felt it worthwhile to post my initial impressions.
PROS:
1) It came right out of the box ready to use. OK, I had to charge it, but there were no special set up screens or configuration I had to go through just to get started.
2) It's incredibly easy to use - the touchscreen works great. Even dragging yourself around the map really mimics the way most web based maps work these days.
3) The unit is a good size. That might seem like a strange thing to say, but if it were smaller it would actually be hard to handle - kinda like a camera that's too light. If it were much bigger, it would be inconvenient.
4) Entering an address for directions is really easy. It let's you input the first few characters, then makes suggestions. This prevents too much typing.
5) I love the fact that it has an MP3 player. This feature works pretty well - easy to use in terms of playing the songs, and navigating around them
CONS:
1) It takes forever for the unit to find satellites. Not sure what that's all about.
2) It's hard to tell how much battery power remains. In fact, on most of the main screens, there's no indication at all, and no easy way to find a screen that displays this info.
3) The lists of stores, restaurants, etc is way outdated. I understand the difficulty in maintaining such data, but we're talking about 4 year old restaurants missing, and restaurants that closed long ago still in the system. I did not see an obvious means of updating this feature.
4) Building on point 3, the software should allow us to edit this on the fly. If we determine that a place has closed or changed names - why not just edit it right there on the unit?
5) Organization of MP3s should be more flexible. There's no way to change the name of a file, create new categories, or even move songs from one category to another. It's possible I'm missing something here though.
That's it for now, I'm very pleased with this product and would definitely recommend it to anyone.
 My Likes and Dislikes May 8, 2008
Unfortunately, I live in the sticks and have no close access to playing with any gps units before I purchase one...so I have to rely on mail order. Thank goodness for Amazon.
Likes:
- Quick Satellite retrieval
- Shows Lat, Long, and altitude (you have to find this menu)
- Many points of interests available
- Small and easy to carry around, but big enough to see while driving.
- Easy to Navigate the menu system
- Decent battery life
- It has been reported that topographic maps can be uploaded to this machine using the ExpertGPS software by a third party company. I have not tried this yet, but I like the idea as I hike a lot.
Dislikes:
- Garmin is a nickel and dime you to death company. I understand having to make a profit, but older units came with pc software this unit does not...
... No Software for pc included to plot trips and later upload to the unit. For $100 more you can buy this software.
- You can only save one route at a time. You can save up to 500 waypoints, but only one route.
- You have to pop the antenna up in order for it to acquire satellites. So it does not fit nicely in your hand if you decide to use it hiking. (yes - I know that it is made for automotive usage, but it can be converted easily as a hand held unit with of course purchasing software for it).
- No easy battery change out without breaking into the unit. These modified cell phone lithium type batteries typically last a year and I"m sure Garmin has made the battery proprietary and it will cost the price of a new unit to change out. Only conjecture here (When that time comes I'll hack into it as it will be out of warranty - I'm a do it yourself kind of guy)
- MS Vista file transfers are painfully slow acts like a usb 1.1 compliant unit. I backed up the files from my Nuvi to Vista. 1.36 GB took 1 hour and after it timed out a couple of times. On the other hand Ubuntu Linux transfers were extremely quick - 1.36 GB took 5 minutes. I'm not sure if this is a Garmin issue or a Windows vista issue since it is snappy on my Ubuntu machine. Most likley vista driver issues.
- Map is outdated. I work in my county court house which is 8 years old and it is not on the map. The road to my house is 8 years old and it is not on the map. So I will have to update the map software ad cross my fingers that I can locate myself :) I'm sure this will cost money for an update? The interesting thing is that businesses appear updated. Hmm... county municipalities are not showing, but a business that is 1-2 years old is. I wonder if Garmin makes money from putting private businesses on their maps first and roads come secondary?
I called Garmin to see if the unit was supposed to come with the pc software. They state that the unit contains internal software and I can program it by using the unit. I jokingly stated do you know how long it will take my fat fingers to program this small unit? I was then told I could purchase the software for my pc. I said for the price of the unit I just assumed it came with software. Again I was told that it is built in, but I can purchase the same software for $100 to run on my pc.
Garmin has not fully won me over unless I can find some nice cheap shareware/freeware to hack into this unit and make it functional to link up to my pc for mapping sequences.
I'll play with this unit a few days and see if it grows on me if not it goes back and I will buy something cheaper that will do the same thing.
Don't get me wrong....I like the unit and it is sturdy, its just lacking updated maps and no pc software to plot your course to upload to the unit which I believe a unit this expensive should have.
Never leave home without it May 5, 2008
I thought my husband was just driving me nuts for the latest and greatest "toy". I had NO idea it could do what it does and how much use we would actually get out of it. Not only does it help you with directions, it shows you gas station locations, restaurants, points of interest, etc. And, we don't even have to buy a second one for our other vehicle as it is mobile!
Good May 5, 2008
If you don't want to spend too much money i think it's a product for you!i tried many cheap GPS,but non is like Garmin
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