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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 C500 GPS Navigator February 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
For the money this is a great tool too have I'm a local truck driver and it hasn't let me down yet . Love the memory factor JUST PUNCH IT IN AND GO
 Simply Okay February 8, 2008
I was happy with the price I paid. However, The GPS is simply okay. I am not too excited about it. It could not find some of the addresses. It could be an easy fix by updating the maps software (I do not know how to do it). It also pointed to a wrong address once. Since then, I always print out the maps either from yahoo or google, just to be sure.
 Excellent quality at low price January 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this item for my mother. She loves it. Directions are on que. Only bad thing I can say is the manual is on a cd. Would be more helpful to have a book.
Excellent choice for a GPS unit January 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this product at X-mas time and am very pleased with it. It was ready to use right out of the box. Once you turn it on it links to the satellite within a minute and stays connected. So far the directions have been very precises and it quickly re-routes if you decide to follow a different route. It names the streets when giving turn by turn directions and the POI file is pretty huge and easy to use once you figure out how to use it - even has listing of restaurants that opened last year. The only thing that needs getting used to is inputting the directions, you put in the city first, then the street name and then the street number (backwards!!). I don't think anyone can beat the values of the features for the price of the unit. I think for the price concious person MIO-C520 is the way to go - forget the expensive Garmins, Magellan etc. I have not tried the MP3 and BlueTooth feature as I don't have the need for it.
Overall very useful GPS, especially for Sales People January 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Overall the GPS has been very good for me. I am a Realtor and being able to enter multiple waypoints was a very important feature for me. It connects fairly quickly and has lots of bells and whistles that the $500 Garmin did NOT have. Such as multiple waypoints and the split screen. Obviously for anyone looking into GPS Units the Mio c520 is by far the cheapest 5+ inch screen out there, I purchased it for 249 with text to speech and a large screen, can't be beat.
There are a couple of downsides and issues that I have had, the first being that the chargers don't work well with the unit. I had trouble initially charging the unit and the directions say you need to hold down the power for 5 secs to turn on and off and after calling support it is more like 10-15 secs. Sometimes when the unit is on, plugging in the charger will cause it to turn off, also plugging in the charger when the battery is dead does not allow my particular unit to turn on right away, it has to charge for about 5 minutes to get an initial charge before it will turn on, which can be annoying when you are trying to use it and you didn't know that it was dead. The charge only lasts for about 1-1.5 hours on a full charge before needing to plug it in, so it is good that it comes with a car charger.
The one other downside compared to Garmin for me was that this unit gives too many directions for one turn, it can give up to 4 directions (ie. exit highway in .5 miles, exit highway in .25 miles, exit highway in 500 yards, exit highway in 100 yards.... ) That is a little overkill and can be annoying if you are trying to have conversation (especially when I'm with clients). Overally I give it 9 out of 10 stars and for the money, I think it is a GREAT Value... I think it has many of the same features as Garmins that cost twice as much. I know I had also read things about customer support, I both emailed them and called and had no problem getting quick responses and they were helpful. I haven't had to send anything back, but overall I would recommend this product to everyone.
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