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| Nextar C3 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Nextar
Category: CE
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $179.99
You Save: $20.00 (10%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 14997
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 240 x 320
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3 x 1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: C3
Model: C3
UPC: 714129932585
EAN: 0714129932585
ASIN: B000P3XKRM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 It is excellent! December 30, 2007
I am very good to use this. I like it. The price and function, all are satisfied.
 How can they expect you to wait 4 months for replacement part? December 27, 2007
Purchased in August, this unit came with a defective car adapter cord. In other words, you are fine until the rechargeable battery gives out-- you will have directions for the first 2 hours of your trip only !!
According to their 800 number, the car adapter cord is still on back-order due to high demand. So they continue to sell new units, presumably with car adapter cords that work, but can't replace loads of defective ones. Weird. If you will only use the Nextar unit for very short trips, give it a try.
Great GPS unit from an off-brand manufacturer December 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
previous reviewers have said most of what I would say about this, so I'll limit this to only what hasn't been said. I upgraded from a Garmin i5, and I am very glad that I did. I wouldn't advise that you spend too much on a GPS system, since they keep getting better every year, and cheaper ( I just bought my Garmin i5 last year). Compared to the Garmin ...
-Nextar has many less POIs (i.e. if you want to find the nearest Best Buy in your area, it is not in the database)-so if you absolutely want millions of POIs, get a Garmin.
-The Nextar (i think, though there is some controversy about this), uses the new SIRF GPS III chipset, so was infinitely quicker at acquiring satellite signals than the Garmin- this was a major that I bought it.
I also bought a TomTom One when I bought the Nextar, to compare the two. You can see my review on Amazon on the TomTom. While the TomTom was also a great GPS, the Nextar won out for me. Why?
- amazing suction cup mount- this thing just does not fall off even if you pull on it. Meanwhile, TomTom's included suction cup mount left a lot to be desired ( it fell off easily)
- there are some "preliminary" text to speech features on the Nextar. It will tell you the name of the road to turn onto if it is a major highway or a major road with a number. note, it will not tell you names of most "minor" roads.
- the touchscreen keyboard is very easy to use.
- the unit did take a little bit longer to pick up a satellite signal ( average is one to two minutes from a cold start, 15-30 seconds from a warm start) than the TomTom (about 30 second to one minute from a cold start).
- the unit is also a little bit bigger than TomTom one, which will fit into your pocket, while the Nextar is too big to be put into your pocket (for guy's pockets).
- Directions are pretty straightforward.
- has much less variety of voices on this vs the TomTom (which had 30+ voice choices)
in the end, this unit won out because of the preliminary text-to-speech feature, the better on-screen keyboard, the immensely better suction cup mount, and it was $50 cheaper at the time.
Know exactly where you are and where you are going December 12, 2007
In searching for a GPS I read Consumer Reports, Cnet and any of the reports that I could find. All of the reviews were written about the higher end units. I only found one review on the Nextar and it gave it high marks. Based on that review I ordered the Nextar and have been extremely pleased with it. It has the capability of pinpointing your exact location which would be a helpful feature if you encounter car problems in a remote location and need to call for assistance. The only time it failed to locate an address was due to operator error--I had used the wrong city. The price is economical and includes a carrying case, home charging unit, auto charging unit, mounting cradle and USB connection. You can't beat the unit and the price.
GOOD December 2, 2007
I USE IT FOR WORK EVEYDAY FOR THE PASS THREE MONTHS NOW. IT WORKS REALLY GOOD. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE LOOKING OR A GPS UNIT WITH A MP3 PLAYER. IT TAKE ME RIGHT TO THE DOOR I NEED TO BE AT.
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