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| Garmin StreetPilot c330 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $449.99
Buy New: $118.99
You Save: $331.00 (74%)
New (2) Used (1) Refurbished (5) from $110.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  1049 reviews
Sales Rank: 1192
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 3.2 x 4.4
MPN: c330 Refurbished
Model: c330 Refurbished
UPC: 753759053093
EAN: 0753759053093
ASIN: B000EM2OXA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 GPS Navigation for the Masses May 7, 2008
My girlfriend hates little gadgets as a matter of principle, but the Garmin c330 won her over in less than a week. In a matter of days, she had changed the language setting to French, and took to calling the synthesized female voice "Linda." (Not much of a loss, since Linda has a limited vocabulary to begin with. But for the record, the c330 can intonate its directions in British English, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Belgian Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish -- and additional languages like Flemish and Portugese are available from Garmin's website as firmware updates)
The c330 is remarkably well-designed; it successfully strikes the delicate balance of being exceedingly simple to operate, while being powerful and feature-rich. Just as importantly, it is very affordable (albeit mostly due to the fact that they're refurbished, although you would be very hard-pressed to spot the difference). Imagine having a portable Mapquest that can give you door-to-door directions based on either street addresses or business names -- anywhere in the US. For the spatially-challenged, affordable and deftly-executed devices like the StreetPilot c330 are a godsend.
Most of the minor drawbacks of the c330 have already been brought up by other reviewers. Probably the biggest issue is Garmin's policy about providing map updates, or lack thereof. The c330's built-in mapset is decent enough as far as roads go, but it falls short in terms of being up-to-date with all the shops and businesses on your itinerary. Garmin releases an updated mapset every year, at a cost of about $75, with no discounts. At least it has an expansion slot for a SD card -- the latest mapset runs close to 2 gigabytes.
One last thing I'd like to mention is that while it may be tempting to leave it permanently mounted to your windshield using the supplied suction cup mount, it is illegal to do so in California. (Yes, I doubt that a police officer would pull you over based on that infraction alone -- but if you were in the process of being ticketed for something else, they might also feel like giving you another citation for the windshield mount) More importantly, it's far too attractive to would-be thieves, so we bought the Garmin friction mount and along with a cheap diaper bag. When we leave the car, we just tuck the whole thing, base and all, into the bag.
 Great Product - Bad Service May 6, 2008
This product is the first GPS that I've ever owned. However, the ease of use makes it a great product for even the most novice users. I like the touchscreen and the ability to search for places by category. However, the one drawback with the system is the maps within the unit. The maps on most of these devices are loaded for 2005. Garmin has just recently updated the maps with a 2009 edition. However, Garmin is not giving c330 owners the update for free!
Fantastic Deal May 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband is a painting contractor & travels daily to estimate work for new clients. He has wanted a GPS for a long time. I saw this refurbished one and couldn't believe how affordable it was priced. I was a little leary buying it (being a refurbish), but all the reviews were so good it convinced me. IT WORKS GREAT! You don't have to do anything - it worked right out of the box. We are totally satisfied!
Love Love Love It ! April 29, 2008
Ordered on a Saturday and recieved it on Tuesday! Very impressive. I was nervous about it being a reconditioned unit, but we've had no problems whatsoever. Would recommend to anyone.
Very good for it price April 18, 2008
I bought this around a month ago. It is working really good. It is a good quality GPS for its price
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