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| Mio C520 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Mio
Category: CE
List Price: $399.95
Buy New: $209.65
You Save: $190.30 (48%)
New (10) from $209.65
Avg. Customer Rating:  128 reviews
Sales Rank: 2486
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 3.1 x 0.8
MPN: 526216470101
Model: 526216470101
UPC: 841881002437
EAN: 0841881002437
ASIN: B000MWNJPE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mio C520 great buy! January 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great price and arrived before Christmas.
Works right out of the box.
Includes Canadian maps as well.
 Nice unit, out of date maps January 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well, I really wanted to like this unit. It has TTS, Bluetooth, and tons of POI's. It was widescreen and the price was great. I currently own a Mio C230, so I was comparing them side by side. Well, there was one BIG glaring issue with the unit. The maps are all out of date! They are all 2006 maps. My C230 came with 2007 maps. So I call customer service and get a lady who can just barely communicate in English (at least they answered quickly). She proceeds to tell me that there are no 2007 maps available for the C520. I tell her I have 2007 maps on my C230. She then tells me that if I want a widescreen model with TTS and 2007 maps I need to upgrade to the C720. Excuse me?!? I ask when the 2007 maps for the C520 would be out, she said "soon". Are they free? Of course not, you need to purchase a SD Card with the new maps on them. Nice...
The problem where I live is that there is a ton of new construction and growth. The new hospital that is two yrs old wasnt on the C520, the new park built almost 3yrs ago was missing, all the off and on ramps along the expressway locally are out of date, and several new stores were missing. All of these are on the C230.
So, its going back to Amazon. I did give it 3* due to the fact that Miomap is a very nice interface. I like the predictive entering of text, the split screen view is great and the BT worked perfectly with my Nokia and Moto phone. The unit itself was very easy to use. But, with severely out of date maps it loses out on its most important use - navigation!
Oh well, the C230 works well enough for now. The BT was nice, but I can do without. If you live in an area that has been stable for growth for a couple of years or more, I would recommend the C520.
Pros:
1) Great Miomap interface
2) Bluetooth worked great with my Nokia 2366i and Moto Razr V3M
3) Split screen view is great with tons of info
4) Predictive text entry is wonderful. Wish all GPS out there had it.
5) Nice POI database (if it was updated)
6) Pedestrian mode is actually nice to use and helpful in a new city walking around
7) Routing worked pretty well. You can "force" it easily adding Via Points if you want to avoid certain areas. You can also easily get around traffic issues with an Avoid feature.
Cons:
1) Maps out of date.
2) No carry case
3) It doesnt tell you what side of street your destination is on.
4) Delete history button wipes out entire list. You cant select which ones to delete individually.
5) POI's are out of date. Several stores were listed but with wrong addresses. Some of which have been there for years. It got me close, but I was still over a 1/2 mile off in some instances.
6) Volume control is buried in the menus. You can only mute it on the fly.
7) You cant remove the unit from its mount without disconnecting the power cord first. If I kept the unit, I would have dremelled out a notch to allow that.
 Can't be beat at the price January 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I looked through many reviews and otption when deciding on this. The features required were text to speech and blue tooth. Some reviews indicated problems syncing with bluetooth. On my wife's Samsung phone (model # unknown) it was extremely easy. The Mio stated exactly what steps to stake. Before I finished reading the 'this may take a few minutes' while syncong the phonebook it was done.
As this is the first time I have owned a GPS I am not sure what to expect from the directions (sometimes has me turn on a street I would not normally) but it always gets me where I want to be.
If I stray off the route it quickly and automatically recalculates the route. It really is a good unit in my opinion. It does require you to read the maual to really understand how to use it though. But once I glanced through it for certain things that were not apparent it was clear.
The only negative is that it can wait too long to tell you to turn. The instruction are like ' Trun right in 1/2 mile on BLAH BLAH street' -- Turn right in 1/2 mile - this is fine, but you must be ready to turn because the last instruction comes at 100 yards and you may be turning already by the time it finishes telling you to turn. (maybe only a half star off - I drive fast!)
MIO GPS January 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
So far I'm very satisfied with this product. I have yet to experience the full capabilities.
GPS for Christmas January 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this product for my boyfriend for Christmas last minute. Let me tell you, he hasn't put it down yet! Besides the shipping being ridiculously fast, the item is easy to use, very sharp looking, and works exactly like the product info described. I couldn't have asked for anything more!
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