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| Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $299.99
You Save: $100.00 (25%)
New (61) Used (2) Refurbished (5)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1166 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Format: Cd
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 6.5 x 6.5
nv:Type: Car Kit
Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol
Trip Computer: Average Speed
Trip Computer: Resettable Odometer
Trip Computer: Timers
Trip Computer: Maximum Speed
Inputs: 12/24 Vdc
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Battery Life: 7 hours
Antenna: Flip-up patch
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00540-00
Model: 010-00540-00
UPC: 053759065110
EAN: 0753759061265
ASIN: B000H49LXQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Amazon.com Purchase of Garmin Nuvi 660 April 13, 2007
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
The product is fantastic; however, the vendor Digitechdeals Amazon via the Amazon.com website was unsatisfactory. The product was not new and had been opened despite the website's description that it was a new product. The box was not sealed and the unit was not wrapped. It was quite obvious that the box had been opened. We chose to keep the product rather than send it back to the vendor to avoid a credit card charge and no product. So far, so good - however, I was an unhappy customer due to the buying experience. Recommendation: Great GPS unit but purchase it off the shelf!
 Garmin Nuvi 660 April 11, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The Nuvi 660 killed two birds with one stone. I had been wanting a navigator for travel. While searching for a way to play audio books on my car speakers (one hour commute), I came across the Nuvi 660 which does both as well as advertized. The Bluetooth feature works great listening to your party over your car speakers, but leaning over to my preferred mounting spot and yelling back at the internal microphone doesn't.
 5 star,if comes w/ own's manual booklet April 9, 2007
10 out of 44 found this review helpful
Unfortunately,comes with electronic format only.
What happen to people doesn't had any computer with printer ?
What I'm going to do when i need information regarding the navigator on my road trip ?
I only got this Garmin 660 few days, so far I'm very happy with it.
Except this lack of PRINT owner's manual !
This is a great gps, direct me without any confuss.
Got almost everything incluing a 3 months free trail of FM triffic message.
Garmin should incluing a owner's manual BOOKLET in this high end price gps!
The GPS You've Been Looking For. April 7, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Fantastic portable GPS unit. Crystal clear, bright, wide screen display is the best on the market. The current leg of the directions is displayed in a band across the top of the screen (like other Nuvis) with white letters on a green background...reminiscent of the big interstate signs...nice touch. Built-in speaker is loud and clear enough that I haven't even considered using the FM transmitter, although you certainly can. VERY FAST route recalculation. The low profile, super adherent, windshield mount is excellent. I was going to look into other mounts, but discovered that its great when mounted low, in the center of the windshield. This almost makes it seem like its mounted on the dashboard. The 660's wide screen conceals the mount completely, so you don't even see it. OK, the 660 is a bit pricey, but why settle for something you may not be satisfied with? Do it....now.
Best GPS So Far!!! April 5, 2007
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is my third GPS receiver, all of them Garmin units. I started quite a few years ago with an eTrex Summit, which I primarily used as a bike computer. It gave me years of good service and even survived several light bike crashes with no problems!
The second Garmin unit was a bit more sophisticated - a Garmin GPSMap 60cs (no longer made) with a color screen and additional functionality. About this time I started geocaching, so I liked the WAAS capabilities as well as the built-in geocaching functions. However, I wasn't as fond of the capabilities of the unit when it came to using it as a bike computer (it basically had too difficult a UI to operate with one hand while biking) and it wasn't even all that good as a geocaching GPSr.
Well, a few months ago I bought a new car. I had the option to get it with a full built-in navigation system, but I decided to save $4000 and buy the Nüvi 660 for $700 on Amazon instead. I was thinking that I would probably keep my GPSMap 60cs for use as a bike computer and geocaching unit, but after testing this device I am going to sell the GPSMap and just use the Nüvi for everything.
The display is clean and bright, and the user interface is extremely easy to use. I didn't even crack open the user manual (I would have had to have either downloaded it or opened it from the included CD-ROM) and I was able to start using it immediately. The day after receiving the unit from Amazon, I went to Boston for a business trip. Rather than doing my usual trick of logging into Google Maps and looking for directions, I decided to take a big leap of faith and use the Nüvi to find my way around. I have to admit that I had to find a location with an open view of the sky about a block away and turn on the WAAS function before I was able to pinpoint my location, but within minutes it showed me exactly where I was standing. Cool.
I then used the "Where to?" feature to type in the location where I needed to go. Within seconds, it had calculated a path and displayed on the 3D map. I started walking in the right direction, followed the written and voice prompts, and ended up right at the building. Nice!
After a day of teaching, I decided to find a local restaurant. I'm familiar with the Maggiano's chain and knew that there was a restaurant somewhere in the area, so I looked for a restaurant, typed in Maggiano's on the "virtual keyboard", and it displayed the address of the local restaurant. I told it to GO, and once again within seconds I had my path marked out for me. It even told me that I was "Approaching Maggianos" when I got within about 250 feet of the location.
So, I had a nice plate of Shrimp and Angel Hair Pasta Al Arrabiata and a glass of Chianti...then decided to do a little geocaching on the way back to the hotel. I had written down the coordinates of a cache in the vicinity earlier in the day, so I pressed "Where To?", found and pressed the "Coordinates" button, and quickly typed in the lat and long of the cache. This took a fraction of the time to enter info that it took me doing the same task on my GPSMap 60cs! I pressed GO, and I was given a path to the cache site.
The accuracy of this unit is phenomenal! I'm guessing that it's due to the SiRFStar III GPS receiver chipset that's built in. It led me to within five feet of the cache site and I was able to immediately log the cache. That's pretty darned good for an urban cache.
Upon completing my first cache, I typed in the address for a second cache and quickly decided that it was just too far away for me to get to before the sun set, so I searched for (and found) my hotel, tapped "GO" and got directions back to it.
$700 may sound like a lot of money for a GPS receiver, but the Nüvi 660 is more than a GPS receiver. I plan on using the optional Language Pack to help me when I'm in Europe this summer, and as soon as I get back from this business trip, this device will find a permanent place in my car as a navigation aid for directions to my client offices. Since it comes with the Traffic Receiver / Power Adapter, I'll probably sign up for the Traffic Report service so I can get rerouted automatically around accidents or construction work.
The GPSMap 60cs is going on eBay as soon as I get back from this trip. With the Nüvi 660, I don't need another GPS receiver.
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