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| Garmin nüvi 250W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $589.27
Buy New: $189.31
You Save: $399.96 (68%)
New (46) Used (1) Refurbished (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  139 reviews
Sales Rank: 154
Format: Cd
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.8 x 2.9
nv:Type: Receiver
Waypoints: 500
Display: TFT
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
Battery Life: 5 hours
Legal Disclaimer: Sale Ends: 05-11-2008. You may return or exchange merchandise purchased from Macy's @ Amazon by mail only. Certain items are covered by warranty as indicated. To obtain a copy of the warranty prior to purchase, please write to: macys.com Customer Service Dept.; P.O. Box 8215; Mason, OH 45040; Small Ticket Department-Warranty;
MPN: Nuvi 250W
Model: Nuvi 250W
UPC: 753759072162
EAN: 0053759072163
ASIN: B000REECKS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Wonderful unit, not flawless but still 4.5 stars December 13, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've used this product for a couple of months and love it. Gives good directions and have been most impressed at how quickly it re-routes.
I drive to drilling rigs for a living and these locations are almost always off the beaten track. The mapping quality surprised me in the level of detail. County Roads are all here and even some 'lease roads' - though they're simply described as 'road' which is more than I'd expected.
My two criticisms are (1) the dubious build quality. I drive quite a bit 'off road' and on poorly maintained roads and have noticed the sound quality degraded already from the bumping. Turning the volume level down to 50% helps a lot but I don't want to have the sound degrade so much as to be unusable. For 99% of users this is unlikely to be a significant issue.
My other point is that this unit will regularly take me in different routes for an identical trip at the same time of day. Why this is, I don't know. I'm not sure that the different ways are a lot different in terms of distance and time but it's still something I'm curious about.
Overall I'm very happy with this unit although I ought to have saved
$40 by getting the 200W since I could live without the 'extra' mapping.
GARMIN NUVI 250W December 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT. IF YOU DONT NEED ALL THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT COME WITH A GARMIN GPS MORE EXPENSIVE UNITS, THE NUVI 250W IS THE ONE FOR YOU.
THIS GETS ME FROM POINT A TO POINT B WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I NO LONGER WORRY ABOUT GOING ANYWHERE, NOW I JUST TYPE THE ADRESS OF WHERE IM GOING AND THIS GPS UNIT DOES THE REST. IT DOES SO MUCH STUFF I DONT KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD NEED ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS. IT DOES THE JOB... VERY WELL.
 Surprised December 9, 2007
24 out of 30 found this review helpful
I bought this GPS for my second car. For my other car we bought the TomTom. We got a great deal on this model and thought that Garmin had a great name in GPS and decided to take a chance. Bad Choice - I was very surprised at the inaccuracy of the Garmin compared to TomTom.
If I was going to the same place 5 times, I would get 5 different directions. After 1 month of getting lost and frustrated, I returned this item and went back to TomTom. I have to say I was very surprised with Garmin and Disappointed.
Positives -
Great window suction mount
average battery life
ease of use
Size of unit
Large Screen
Negatives
Accuracy of directions
screen does not keep up with driving - Many times screen would fall behind where I was on screen causing me to miss turns
Hope this review is helpful! You need to decide what is most important to you when buying a GPS
Garmin nuvi 250W GPS December 7, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I already have a high-end Garmin so I had the opportunity to compare many features and performance. The Out Of The Box experience was great - everything worked as advertised. The map was current, all the Points Of Interest were correct, and directions were spot-on and almost identical to my other unit. The wide screen is very nice and the size and portability are a nice change from my other one (which is large and needs to be plugged in - no batteries). Easily carries in a briefcase for business trips.
It does not say street names - which I like but not a huge deal. The only other two negatives are 1) it had trouble with satellites in cities with tall buildings, as they all seem to do and 2) although showing pictures on it (via the SD memory card) is really cool, it is very slow to index through the pictures and change between them (although the slideshow features masks this and is neat).
Overall its a great unit if you're looking to not spend too much, have a large screen and can live without playing MP3's and some other features it's missing, especially given the price you can find it for online.
Good GPS with large display November 27, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is my first GPS. The display is large, clear and bright. I always get signal, but then, I vent tried it in very remote places or in city. The POI is a bit outdated. Its possible to add new POI databases from other sources, so Im fine with it.
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