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| Mio C310x 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Mio
Category: CE
Buy New: $189.99
New (3) Used (8) from $99.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  133 reviews
Sales Rank: 13329
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 3 x 4.3 x 0.8
MPN: C310X
Model: C310X
UPC: 841881051725
EAN: 0841881001744
ASIN: B000HHYEKI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 You get what you pay for. November 27, 2006
21 out of 26 found this review helpful
The only reason this product is getting 3 stars is due to the fact that I picked it up during Black Friday for only $150. If I had paid anywhere near full price for this unit I would give it two stars.
Sure this unit has many neat features that others have described, but the Mio C310x is an extremely subpar GPS unit. Frankly I could care less if my GPS unit plays MP3s.
First of all the Mio almost always chooses the most stupid, roundabout way to get to a given destination. This occured no matter how much I tried to adjust the map route settings. The Mio's mapping software seems to be unaware of which streets are "main streets" and thus will often send you down a bunch of side streets. Most other GPS units have enough common sense not to do this.
Secondly, the Mio often gives incorrect spoken directions. For example it would sometimes tell me to "take a right" when in fact the road just slightly veered to the right. Thus I am forced to always keep my eye on the on screen map to make sure what the mio is telling me to do is correct. Even more disturbing is the fact that sometimes the Mio will say things that are completely wrong like tell me to take a left turn when its clear that I'm not supposed to take one at all. I have not figured out the reason for this.
Thirdly, it seems that the mio often lags a few seconds behind on the oncreen map. Often times I will take a turn and it will take the mio 3 or 4 seconds to rotate and show that I have made the turn on the map. This is very frustrating when I am exiting a highway and have to quickly choose one of the forks in the road. You won't know if you chose the right fork until a few seconds later.
Finally the worst thing about the Mio is the fact that it sometimes will send you the WRONG DIRECTION down a street!!! This happened to me once when the Mio incorrectly mapped out that I could take a left turn in a place that had no place for one. Its hard to describe my situation exactly but if I had actually attempted to do what the Mio had told me to do I would have met oncoming traffic.
 Mio C310x "The Best GPS System" for your money November 27, 2006
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have been looking at many different portable car GPS units. This unit by far is the simplest unit to navigate around and looks great. You will not be disappointed... Some of the features include:
PROS:
* Simple to use GPS unit
* Zoom/pan in 3D mode (2D available as well)
* Multiple navigation modes: Pedestrian, car, bicycle, etc
* Complete map of US and Canada already loaded
* Preloaded points of Interest: Gas stations, hospitals, hotels, etc
* 3.5" color display with auto night color changes
* Vehicle speed limit warning
* Audio: GPS audio, and MP3 player via SD/MMC card (card not provided)
* Includes AC & car charger, Map DVD, USB cable, car mounting kit
CONS:
* No Blue Tooth (only if you care)
Note: Included DVD will not play in a cd only player... you do need a DVD/CD player in your PC (which all new PC's do have).
Great GPS November 26, 2006
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
The c310x is an amazingly full-featured GPS, and at a very reasonable price. Has a very intuitive gui, grouping and labeling of points of interest, extremly accurate, clear directions. Amazingly, includes maps for the entire US, right out of the box! Overall a great unit.
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