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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: $249.95
You Save: $150.00 (38%)
New (9) Used (3) from $210.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 935
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 3.1 x 0.8
MPN: 526216470101
Model: 526216470101
UPC: 041881002431
EAN: 0041881002431
ASIN: B000MWNJPE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mapping is not as accurate as I would have liked August 16, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I really think the hardware and UI was well thought out. However I wound up returning it because the actual mapping software had many serious flaws. A) several streets in my area were mis-named. B) more than once (in a week's time) it routed me through roads that did not exist. That would be disasterous in strange surroundings. C) My Garmin handheld has more and more accurate Points Of Interest.
I really wanted to like it because of all of the features and the price, but ultimately it came down to the mapping... which is what I purchased it for.
 Mio C520 - good performance, great value August 16, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saved quite a bit on the Mio compared to the more well known brand name GPS's. It works great and I had no trouble at all getting it up and going. The maps seem quite complete and accurate. It performs well. No touble with it at all so far.
 Good value compare to Garmin August 13, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I never had the GPS and looking for buying one.
Before I knew there is C520 available, I was tempting to buy Garmin's
NUVI line GPS, but always feel they are too pricy.
After I saw C520, I decided to give it a try and I feel C520 is a better
value compare to Garmin.
Pro: 4.3" screen, fast recalculation, tons of POI and some other added functionalities besides GPS map, such as audio/video playback, photo, blue tooth etc.
Con: Slowly recovering of GPS signal once it is lost, it takes minutes to recover the GPS signals most of the time, especilly when turn off the unit for a while and turn back on again.
some addresses are wrong on the map and sometimes it routes you
through the narrow residential roads instead of the main streets.
Best Advanced GPS for the money August 11, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
(edited 8/13) - added content - left at 4 stars.
I did a ton of research, trying to find a great GPS with all the features that I needed. At first, it looked like the Garmin Nuvi line was the right way to go, and I nearly had settled on the 360 (like 350 but has bluetooth).
However, the more that I read up on the 360, it seemed to me that it wouldn't really suit my needs - I travel for work a lot throughout NY, NJ, and PA. The Garmin line - even the higher end ones - merely have one Via point, and lack all sorts of history-oriented features. Granted, if I was to buy a GPS for my parents I would absolutely buy them a Garmin for ease of use. But I wanted more bang for the buck.
So I read a lot more and came across Mio and others. Mio really blew me away with the combination of features for the money. For $300 I got a BRIGHT wide-screen, bluetooth, and lots of advanced features. I spent an extra $30 for the 3 year additional Mack parts/labor warantee - usually I don't do this but with a gps I figured it would be worth while.
Lots of other folks have already gone over the details of the phone so I won't revisit this ground - except to say that - YES - it is one great gps. One thing I can add is that when I went to a local Best Buy to check out different models to see how they looked in person, the Mio line were the ONLY models that had a signal. All the others without exception: garmin, magellen, tomtom, etc had NO signal at all in the back of the store. So, I figure if the Mio will work 200' inside a store that it will keep a good signal anywhere.
I'm driving from NJ to Rochester and back this week, and can't wait to put this thing through more paces. So far the few trips I've done with it have been excellent.
8/13/2007. Drove to Rochester from central NJ today. The GPS came in handy big-time. There was a total mess around 80/380 near Tannersville. I jumped off the highway, figuring that 611 would be ok - and could see on the gps that it parallel'd the highway. It was also horribly congested.
So, I just hit a few points on local roads that would take me around for a few miles, hit "add via", and Voila! In seconds I had a clear route on local backroads that took me entirely around the congestion. Having multiple Via points is very helpful indeed - it's my understanding that the Garmin Nuvi's only have one - one would NOT have done the trick for me here - I needed 3.
Here are some other thoughts based on my trip:
- Yes the unit is a just a bit chatty (and yeah I knew this going in). It's not really all that bad but if the chatter was cut down by 33%, this would be pretty much perfect - it should give one advance warning and then the "exit now / in 400', etc" type. Instead you'll often get 3 times in 1/4 mile for the next turn (or even bearing this way or that).
- Sometimes it will give you "bear to right" instructions - with 1 or more warnings when it really shouldn't be needed. On occasion, this DID make sense - when the highway I'm on separates into two major highways, and it lets me know to bear left or right - ok that's cool. But when I'll be staying on a divided highway and it intersections some "other" - LESSER road, then there should be no "bear this way or that".
Perfect GPS unit August 10, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
1. Very nice 4.3 inch wide screen that works faultlessly both day and night
2. Sensitive GPS receiver that pickes out signal very quickly
3. Map is acurate and up-to-date
4. It reads out the maps
5. Bluetooth works seemlessly with my Nokia cell phone
6. Price is great.
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