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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: $699.99
Buy New: $244.82
You Save: $455.17 (65%)
New (50) Used (3) Refurbished (7)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1431 reviews
Sales Rank: 34
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows Xp Professional, Windows Xp Home Edition, Windows 2000
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 2.6 x 2.6 x 2.6
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00540-00
Model: 010-00540-00
UPC: 053759065110
EAN: 0076565001226
ASIN: B000H49LXQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Over Expectations June 7, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Seems like most people love this compared to other GPS units. This is my first, so I only had the glorious reviews to go on. My expectations were way too high. First and foremost the 660 is supposed to be a navigator and thats where its weak points are. You can only choose Fastest Time or Shortest Distance. I dont think it registers the difference. It's like it just goes the most direct way with disregards for speed limits, traffic lights and back roads. For some crazy reason it's keeping me OFF CA Highways. When theres no traffic it should be telling me to use the highway, but it wont in both modes at any given time. I have it set to not avoid highways. Then there's when it announces turns. Either way too soon or RIGHT AT the street.
Maybe I have a bum unit, or it hates San Diego or this is just the way it is, I don't know. I also dont like the no multiple waypoints and lack of QWERTY.The fm transmitter is useless too. Other than that its better looking than my phone.
 Good but not perfect June 5, 2007
Generally gives good directions but I have had problems. It once took me to an interstate on a road that had no enterance ramp. It's also told me to cross a railroad where there is no crossing.
There is one point on my commute where it tells me to "keep left on US 129-Alt". I do need to keep left, however US 129-Alt goes to the right, US 23 goes to the left. If I weren't familiar with the area I'd be quite confused by that
Update,
Since my original review I've updated the maps to the 2008 version. The Keep left on 129 Alt problem has been fixed.
I use the Nuvi on a trip from Georgia to Pennsylvania and back. All in all it did an excellent job. At one point on the return trip, just outside Augusta Ga, it told me to turn left off US 1 down an access road to a telephone microwave relay tower. I didn't because I was southbound and my destination was to the West which was to my right.
In a few seconds it "recalculated" and got me home.
I left Pennsylvania at 6:00 AM with the intention of spending the night somewhere near the Va-N.C. border but the Nuvi said I would be home in Georgia at 9:30 PM if I drove strait through. I decided to try it and arrived at home at 9:35 PM.
Nuvi660 loses direction orientation June 3, 2007
I'm really pleased and amazed with the Nuvi 660 with the exception of the device losing it's orientation when you scroll the map. The Nuvi provides the ability to scroll the map in any direction and regardless of settings every time you scroll the map the N/S/E/W orientation changes. If the top of the map were pointing south prior to scrolling, after crolling the top of the map now points other than South. This is very confusing when traveling in an area new to you.
Almost, but not quite... June 3, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have owned a variety of GPS units for auto and boat over the last 15 years. This one is the best I have seen for an automobile. It has an amazing array of stores for shopping and other miscellaneous points of interest in its database, but is missing a poi for emergency. In an auto, this could be a great help. Push one button for the closest hospital or police station.
The second item that is a minor annoyance is distance to destination. You must navigate to the second screen to get that information. Garmin could replace the large MP3 icon with this and put MP3 on page two. I guess it's an issue where they're hoping to compete in the music downloading business.
Finally, I would like to be able to touch an icon at any time and place a marker on the map that I could name later. This could be helpful for any number of reasons.
By the way, Nobletec navigation for boats is the only system I rate higher than the Nuvi.
 Works as advertised May 30, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Pro: Small, light weight, bright display, customizable voices, accurate.
Knows names I didn't know in area's I should be familiar with. Mount works very well. I live in Rural area so I have never gotten traffic updates.
MP3 player works well and you get your alerts while you play it (voice).
Route calculation works faster than built in unit in our Accord. If you pass a turn it quickly recalculates.
Con: Not impressed with the FM feature cant play music and get an alert have to use an open FM channel. The units speaker works well enough dont need the volume. Biggest missing feature for me was inability to add stops or via's to routing.
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