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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 (86) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 1393
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:
 Great Bike GPS May 13, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I stewed over this for about a year. Researched TomTom Rider and Zumo from their release forward. Read reviews, found a place to see one in person. Set web price watch flags. Then had a price flag for the Zumo on Amazon and a gift refund from Amazon and couldn't hold off any longer. I hope you don't have to put yourself through this anticipation and am writing to re-assure you that this is a cool device.
Works well on my motorcyle integrating in with the dash as I mounted it on the left handle bar of my Yamaha FJR-1300 sport touring bike. At that level the screen is a perfect size, bright enough to be seen in daylight with shades on, and doesn't block any of my instruments. The bracket is very secure and the added screw security pin is reassuring. The controls are easy enough to use through gloves. The movement is clear and smooth and all of the funtionality as described by others is perfect for a motorcycle. The Blue-tooth worked great with my Scala Rider TeamSet pair of headsets, allowing both the rider and passenger to converse and hear the Zumo (directions, MP3, phone, etc.)
Took it on my next business trip and forgot to cancel the Hertz Neverlost that I always order. Put it on the windshield clip and watched them work at the same time... Zumo is a better car GPS too. I have a GPS in my two cars built in (Jaguar & Toyota). Really other than screen size there is no real difference in response. And the Zumo has the flexibility of downloading your track (like breadcrumbs) to your PC, or letting you create a route on the PC (even see it on Google Earth) and upload it to the Zumo. I can see people posting the data files for their favorite twisty trails online soon!
Haven't found anything that isn't great. Absolutely no buyer's remorse. And as always the interaction with Amazon and the Premium shipping subcription gets things to my door before I expect them. If you have the $$ this is a great toy to add to your toy!
Zumo 550 May 12, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This thing works great. I have mapped out routes for group rides, found an unfamiliar restaurant and even used it as a speedometer when the sensor on my bike went out. It moves effortlessly from bike to car to house and interfaced beautifully with my computer.
Great Unit Overall May 12, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Zumo 550 is the 3rd GPS I've owned (60c and a Nuvi) and it certainly measures up very well. The screen and controls are super. Its start up is fast. On the bike it is easy to see and control with or without gloves. Mounting it and runing the wires on two different bikes was very straight forward. It comes with almost everything you need, but if you plan on loading a bunch of mp3s then you'll want to buy a 1 or 2 gig card cause there is little room on the unit itself. No big deal. I am not sure the routing capability is as good as the 60c but more testing will tell (absence of routing is a big flaw in my NUVI). You also can't use it as an mp3 player unless it is in the bike or car cradle because there is no headphone jack on the unit--only on the cradle. That's a flaw. Mine has XM capability and I love XM in my cars but it costs $200 for an antenna for the Zumo. XM is loosing out on that because I'd have XM in a heartbeat with the Zumo but I am not paying 200 to do it. They should be giving the antenna away just to get people to subscribe---maybe require a minimum commitment or something like DirecTV. Basically though the ZUMO is another great Garmin product.
 Garmin Zumo 550 Motorcycle GPS Navigator May 11, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
So far I am mostly pleased with this GPS. There are a couple of things that I think could be done better:
1. A motorcycle GPS should have an option to pick the route with the most turns or some similar criteria. Grouping cars and motorcycles together and then allowing choices such as taxis, buses, and trucks to determine the type of route doesn't make much sense to me.
2. I have a bluetooth headset that allows me to switch back and forth between a wireless intercom and the GPS, but when I switch from GPS to wireless intercom the GPS is dropped and I have to go through the menus to reconnect it. An automatic reconnect would be nice.
Zumo 550 with updated software (04/2007) April 18, 2007
76 out of 78 found this review helpful
I just wanted to comment on the Zumo 550 with current software. I purchased this unit about 3 weeks ago and before I got it I was a little disheartened by some people's reviews on some lacking features. However when i got the unit and upgraded to the latest software (that was available as of 4/15/2007) many negative comments seem to have been addressed (if I'm understanding the commented issues correctly). First the views of the unit seem very flexable and I don't see the limitations. You can select between 2-D top down views for the people who are used to that view or 3-D. The unit has multiple levels of zoom/un-zoom from the big buttons on the outside as well as on the touch screen... I'm just not seeing any limitations. You can also taylor how much detail you want to see on the screen ( more or less). The only thing I do agree with is the Icon's used to show your position (you can choose between about 6 or so) are kind of large. Would have been nice to have the choice to alter that but I chose the 'wedge' and it works nicely with the screen size. Second, definitely a software upgrade was the addition of two different compus views.. .one small indication on the main map screen and a full 360 degree compus graphic with ELEVATION on a separate screen (selectable from the big rubber buttons or through the menu). The unit is unbelievable compared to earlier units I've had .. I can litterally stand in my family room under cover and turnaround and move 1 step (sometimes 2 is needed) and the unit will reflect the change in direction! I use this with a common motorola razr phone and a Scala Rider helmet bluetooth unit (on a shoei rf-1000 helmet) and everything works perfectly. Also, as far as weatherproofing the manual indicates it can be kept under 1 meter of water for 30 minutes! Great mounting hardware and super easy to use.. definitely a fantastic unit with the latest software upgrades. Thanks.
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