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| Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $279.99
Buy New: $174.99
You Save: $105.00 (38%)
New (34) Used (12) Refurbished (9)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1122 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
Color: Li-Io
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320x240
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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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: Garmin nüvi products purchased through Troy Ford will receive a full 3-Year Warranty. This is a FULL 2-Years longer than the warranty a consumer would receive, if a similar product was purchased through a consumer retailer.
MPN: 010-00538-00
Model: 010-00538-00
UPC: 753759058845
EAN: 0053759058846
ASIN: B000EXS1BS
Release Date: October 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Will buy again! February 13, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Bought the 360 the week it came out and loved it. Took it on a trip to New Zealand last month where it worked great (NZ maps seemed a bit pricey) till it was stolen from a rental car with defective door locks. (I know...it should have been in my pocket).
I was going to replace it with the 660 till I saw the reviews here about the fm modulator. I'll get another 360 instead and am delighted to see that the price is close to half of what it cost to be 'first on my block' when it first came out.
 My first GPS unit and it does the job February 10, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The street maps are very accurate on what roads do it exist. It is also knows which roads are one way so it doesn't send you the wrong way down a one way street. I bought this product because I moved to a new city (Atlanta) and didn't know where anything is. Because Atlanta is rapidly growing it doesn't show many of the new stores that opened within the last year (I think most GPS systems have that problem). It takes awhile to find the satellites when it is foggy and sometimes when starting it it will freeze and not realize you have moved location. It doesn't take into account the Atlanta traffic and the stop lights not being synchronized so in city traffic its estimated time of arrival is way off.
It's maps are easy to use and tell you where bodies of water, parks, etc are so you can know that you are crossing a river (and may have to pay a toll before you do). It also tells you what rolls are toll roads. It also tells you what side of the highway your exit will be on. You can also save your favorite locations which is great if you are heading to your favorite places from another direction. It's great on long trips because you can really accurately figure out the time it will take you to get there.
This thing is great February 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Thsi is one of those purchases you make that you wonder why you didnt have this several years before.
We just moved to a new city and don't know our way around. This device has made our lives so much easier and has saved so much time. I am terrible with directions and often become a 'frustrated' driver when I lose my way. This thing has made driving so much more pleasurable and I have recommended this to many people now.
The other nice thing about this device is its Bluetooth feature. It makes handsfree talking so simple. The sound and mic quality arent the best but its not that bad at all.
Navagation: this thing is pretty much spot on! Thsi thing has nto led us off track once. This thing always has perfect directions. The spellign guide finds almost any place you are looking for in its directory.
Almost perfect - a marriage saver - 4 stars! February 9, 2007
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This is definately a wonderful tool, functionally complete with only a few trivial improvements to make it absolutely PERFECT. For reference I will compare it to the TomTom One with Bluetooth, which has almost exactly the same dimensions and feature set. I used the Tomtom One for a week until it failed to distinguish between 3 oblique right turns.
Notable differences include
1. Garmin Nuvi 360 announces streets by NAME, so that when looking at a funny intersection with two oblique right turns (like spokes in a wheel)
a. Garmin says, "turn right on Street X" while
b. Tom Tom sahys,"turn right and then stay right"
This feature makes the Garmin so very much better than the TomTom even though the TomTom seems to be more user friendly with less compromises.
You can stop reading this now and buy the 350/360 ...
2. Garmin has A-Z keypad, but
TomTom let's you toggle between A-Z keyboard OR QWERTY keyboard
(I really wish Garmin had Qwerty)
3. Pocket size?
A. The Garmin has a fold up antenna, but TomTom's is internal.
This means you can put TomTom in your shirt pocket as you walk or hike,
but Garmin will not fit, otherwise they have the same dimensions
B. On the other hand, when Garmin's antenna is closed, GPS is off, perhaps saving battery, letting it still function as a map and a yellow pages. Garmin says their battery life is longer, I can't say yet.
4. TomTom has a screen that shows relative satellite position, signal strength and coverage. How cool, but with that info, now what?
5. Bluetooth (not on 350 but on 360) works fine even on the emasculated Verizon phones. TomTom too Dorothy. You can not use VZ's "say a command" feature.
6. Yellow pages ...well not "Yellow" but "Business Directory".
When stationary Garmin lists the results of your search in order of closes proximity indicated by 1.2 mi NE, 1.9 mi SW, 2.2 mi NW. But these compass indicators turn to relative arrows, up, down, left, and at 45 degree angles. This is another marriage saver. My wife wanted to visit 3 ethnic shopping centers in Los Angeles, a town so very foreign to me. The Garmin found them so quickly and painlessly that my wife's hate of the $550 purchase turned to joy. We have named this Nuvi 360 "Wife #2"... the worst thing it has ever said is "recalculating..." ... it says it the 7th time just a patiently as it did the first time. Don't get a ticket driving aimlessly around your neighborhood trying to confuse it.
I highly recommend that whatever you choose that you ALWAYs take 5-10 minutes no matter what kind of hurry you're in, to park and run through your trip on the map first, understand the major junctions BEFORE turning the key. These things do MAKE MISTAKES, and always will make mistakes because
A. obsolete maps and mispelled street and business names are provided by 3rd parties, ...these require YOU to think.
B. Overcast, overgrown and canopied roads can distort satellite line of sight
When new, it's a good idea to see how it handles a familiar route.
In my case, each day on the familiar route leaving work, both Garmin and TomTom told me to take a non-existant right turn over a near-vertical canyon wall.
This gave me a great feeling of superiority since I knew better, but what would happen to me if this happened when out of town or in Europe in the dark? Therefore do not relinquish your mind to the machine...it's no substitute for human intellect.
Conclusion:
**NUVI** 350/360 is hands down the best ONLY because of the ability to speak the NAMES of each street... with just a few humorous and perplexing mispronunciations... (Wateridge becomes Wait-idge) and compression of words, swallowing some final syllables...it cost $550 on Amazon in Dec 06
TomTom One - nearly equivalent EXCEPT for the text to speech feature above. TomTom's development team showed finer attention to detail with more friendly configuration options. It cost $350 at Staples.
The Garmin (and maybe the Tomtom?) can act as a Removable Hard Drive plugged into your PC's USB port. It plays MP3s, even shows Album art, and has screensaver applications. When the human voice speaks the
This is great tool for traveling and fun too February 8, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having stepped from the Stone Age with an 8 year old Garmin to a Nuvi360 is certainly an eye opening experience. The 360, with its touch screen for all info access, is easy and fun to use.
It can be easily read with a quick glance in both bright sunlight and cloudy conditions. With sunglasses, screen visibility is somewhat limited. However, this is the only negative feature I have found so far.
The display maps are easy to see and follow and can be quickly adjusted by zooming in or out. The 360 was easy to program for trips (reading the manual makes it even quicker) and easy to follow instructions were provided en route.
It proved invaluable for finding restaurants, stores and fuel stations on a recent 900 mile road trip with about 98% accuracy. A quick food and store were no longer at their site. However, this may only require an update to the unit.
This is a great product.
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