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| Garmin nüvi 680 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $964.27
Buy Refurbished: $188.95
You Save: $775.32 (80%)
New (73) Used (4) Refurbished (10)
Avg. Customer Rating:  160 reviews
Sales Rank: 851
Platform: Not Machine Specific
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): 9 x 2.9 x 4.9
nv:Type: Receiver
Acquisition Time Cold: 38 Seconds
Acquisition Time Warm: 1 Second
Update Rate: 1/second, continuous
GPS Accuracy Position: 10 meters
GPS Accuracy Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec RMS
Inputs: USB
Inputs: Bluetooth
Display: TFT
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Nonreplaceable Lithium-Ion Battery
Battery Life: 3 hours
Antenna: SIRF-GPS antenna
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: The Official Ford Licemsed Garmin nüvi 680 product features a full 3-Year Warranty from Garmin. The Ford Licensed Garmin nuiv 680 comes with a 3 year warranty certificate from Garmin in the box. This is a FULL 2-Years longer than the Garmin warranty offered by other retailers.
MPN: 010-00540-25
Model: 010-00540-25
UPC: 053759067992
EAN: 0753759067991
ASIN: B000MF4N42
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Nuvi 680 Review August 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very easy to use. Battery holds up very good. The windshield mount works great. The screen works great with your fingers and it is very legible.
The design of the device is very nice, professional, and small enough to be adaptable to any conditions. I can easily transfer it from one car to the next.
My only complaint about the device is it does not give you enough notification that your turn is coming up. It notifies you to make the turn less than a mile which is not enough especially when you are on the freeway doing 65 mph.
 Wonderful product August 14, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Garmins Nuvi 680 is a wonderful product. Exceeded my expectations. MSNDirect is cheap and wonderful, very accurate information. Amazon price was great. Delievery as promised. I'm not sure now how I will get along without it ... makes me a little nervous. Reduces anxiety in a strange city. You can find things quickly and be directed there. WOW!!!! David
Very good! August 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This GPS is my first and I'm very pleased with it! It took us from Boston to Disney Orlando very easily with lots of detours. When we detoured we would search its extensive database for a restaurant or supermarket and press GO. It would prompt us if we wanted to insert it as a detour and we would say yes (or no if it were a mistake).
The only thing I didn't like but wasn't that bad since we could afford to wait to the next big city was that the MSN Direct service providing current traffic and gas prices wasn't available unless at big city areas. The first year of service is free. So I'm testing it for now. MSN seems to improve itself with time. Hopefully, this will be true for this service as well and they'll extend the coverage somehow in the near future.
money well spent August 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was concerned that I was spending a lot of money on hype, but for once the money was well spent. Have used the Garmin up and down the east coast and the directions have been outstanding.The fm transmission is useful when using the unit in a convertible with the higher wind noise. Even the MSN movie guide has been useful.
I like how fast it recalculates a new route when I miss a turn,coupled with the ability to eliminate u-turns.
I would like a software update that allows easier remote POI processing.
I have also purchased the flexible dashboard mount which is excellent when moving the garmin from one vehicle to another.
Good but not great navigation, traffic feature meh August 10, 2007
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I upgraded from a c330 streetpilot model after the 2008 maps were released on the 680. I live and work in NW Atlanta where there is alot of traffic, and was intrigued by the traffic feature. I also wanted a handsfree bluetooth speaker for calls in the car.
Navigation- 4/5-noticable improvements with the upgraded maps, however still somewhat lacking for areas with frequent construction (i.e. Atlanta). The Garmin has difficulty with large shopping malls and strips with long paved roads leading away from an intersection. Example is a Costco that has been present for a few years listed on the map as being right off a large street; this is not true however, as the store is situated a quarter mile up the road among several other stores/resturants. It also occasionally recommends long routes instead of simply turning at an intersection; this typically happened on 4-lane streets/state highways. Unit doesn't have a feature letting you program a favorite route. Points of interest not very reliable for shops less than two years old or been closed within the past two years. For locations that are not experiencing rapid urban sprawl it is very reliable.
Bluetooth-5/5-required a firmware update to my treo 650, however afterwards worked flawlessly. You can dial and receive calls through the GPS. Much safer than fumbling with the phone.
MP3-5/5-works fine as a podcast or MP3 player through the built-in speaker or FM transmitter to your car stereo.
Traffic-2/5-most disappointing part. The feature is limited strictly to the basic interstate highways. That's not too bad except the time estimates are also way off in my opinion. As an example the unit displayed road construction causing an estimated 1 min delay with the highway listed in green (green for light, yellow medium, red heavy) so I decided not to detour. This resulted in 15 minutes of sitting in stop and go traffic for 3 miles. Another major goof is the lack of traffic coverage for I-575, a major 6 lane highway in NW Atlanta used by thousands of commuters but not covered. Forget traffic coverage of major secondary roads used as alternates for commuters. So your stuck being unable to compare the traffic conditions to let you pick your poison each day. I guess it's better than nothing and would be useful if there was a major accident, however in its current form it is minimally useful in avoiding stop and go traffic. Take the 6 months additional discounted MSN service for $10 when you first sign up and pass on the lifetime service as it is tied to the unit and not the owner.
My suggestion to Garmin for future updates is for the unit to display two routes whenever you select a location. This should be incoporated with the traffic function which needs to include at least major side roads used by morning/afternoon commutes. It gets annoying when I select a route to work and the unit every single time picks the same route that goes through the heart of traffic which I always ignore. Better yet how about the unit remembering and updating trip times based on time and day of the week? You could at least teach the unit of how silly some of its suggested routes are in real life.
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