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| GARMIN 010-00567-00 Zumo 550 GPS Receiver | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $964.99
Buy New: $635.00 (On sale from $655.00)
You Save: $329.99 (34%)
New (85) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 1130
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 4 x 9 x 6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00567-00
Model: 010-00567-00
UPC: 053759061754
EAN: 0753759061753
ASIN: B000H2W4E6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 ZUMO 550 review September 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have used the ZUMO550 GPS both locally and out of town, on the motorcycle and in the car. It is very easy to use and intuitive. On our trip out of town, it was a life saver when we had to navigate through downtown Buffalo at night, when following signs would have been most difficult. At home, we purposely went off course just to see how it would recover, and it did not fail. It is easy to add way points to a route.
Problems: 1) You cannot download a route from the computer into the GPS - or at least I could not. 2) There are only 2 options for setting a route - fastest, or shortest. I would love to see a "scenic" option.
A +++++ September 5, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Looking for a GPS for your motorcycle? This is the one you want. Works great on my sportster. It is also great for your car. Very easy to use and transfer from car to motorcycle.
can't live without it now September 2, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I researched a lot of GPS devices before choosing this one, and I am very happy with it. I take it on my bike and car, and took it with me on a recent trip to Colorado, hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Having a GPS on the bike really frees me up to be able to ride off in any direction, taking any roads I come to, and I never have to worry about getting lost. Plus I don't have to get a map out all the time. Say I'm out for a lazy ride just going wherever and a rain storm pops up. I just enter a destination or press 'home' on the Zumo, and I don't have to worry about trying to remember the route I took.
The navigation engine works pretty well. Occasionally it will get confused by a vague address, but usually if you make sure you use common sense and don't let it do all the thinking for you, you'll be fine. An example of this: my workplace is at a large piece of property at the intersection of two roads, and it tells me to go a quarter mile past the entrance I usually use and make a u-turn.
On a recent vacation, my rental car had the Hertz Neverlost GPS (Magellan) in it, and the Garmin's directions were equal or better in most situations (I had a local with me who was critiquing the results).
The map info in my unit was already a little bit old, however--when directing me to a restaurant on my vacation, it had me going around in circles until I realized that the empty building I kept passing was most likely the former location of the restaurant, which was apparently no longer in business.
The map updates seem a bit pricey to me (~$60).
I don't live in a big metro area so I didn't bother with any of the traffic routing services. The XM Radio antenna is expensive, so I didn't go with that option either.
The Zumo is advertised as having 'glove-friendly' touch-screen. It really does work well--even when using the on-screen keyboard layout to type in addresses and locations--the accuracy is spot-on.
Installation on the bike is simple and took me about fifteen minutes. Bare leads are provided to attach the motorcycle mount to your battery--you may need to stop by the hardware store and get some spade terminals to attach it to your battery. You may want to attach it somewhere to switched power--I have mine directly to the battery, so I have to remember to turn it off when leaving the bike, but it is pretty obvious that it is on.
A cool feature of the Zumo is a separate odometer to track your fuel tank on the bike. It only counts that odometer when it is attached to the bike mount--any place else and it doesn't count the mileage off your gas tank. When your fuel gets low, it pops up with a little fuel pump icon that searches for the nearest fuel station when pressed.
 When it works! August 27, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Garmin Zumo 550 has all of the features that you could possibly ask for and it is user friendly. Sadly enough the unit would not turn on as I was leaving for my first trip. Online support and well as live support could not get the unit to operate. Sooo, I had to send it back to Garmin International . I have not received the replacement yet. Be sure to insure it for full value if you need to return it. It works great...when it works.
 Buggy Software August 27, 2007
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've had the Zumo 550 for just over a month now and during that time it has locked-up in the power off mode multiple times while in the cradle. The only way to get the unit to power back on is to remove and re-install the battery using a 2mm hex wrench (not included). The unit does have some nice features but its lack of dependability make it more toy than tool. If you're considering a purchase check out the ZumoForums online. There are multiple accounts of new Zumos with the same problem I had. Kudos to Amazon for shipping out a replacement (I had owned the unit a few days too long to qualify for a refund, which I would have preferred.) but my discussions with Garmin and others' experience doesn't make me hopeful that this will have been a good investment.
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