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| GARMIN 010-00621-31 Nuvi 260 Travel Assistant | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $482.13
Buy New: $174.90
You Save: $307.23 (64%)
New (69) Used (5) Refurbished (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  352 reviews
Sales Rank: 205
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 2.8 x 0.8
nv:Type: Receiver
Waypoints: 500
Display: Color
Display: TFT
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
Battery Life: 5 hours
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: Nuvi 260
Model: Nuvi 260
UPC: 753759083359
EAN: 0753759074937
ASIN: B000UU7ZPS
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| Customer Reviews:
 Greatest thing since sliced bread! June 21, 2008
Even though I reside in a small rural community and only rarely travel to addresses outside my region I have found that the Garmin 260 has already proven itself to be an invaluable tool when I travel to the metropolitan areas of the State of Colorado.It's accurate, fun, and easy to use.
 Garmin Nuvi 260 June 20, 2008
The Garmin Nuvi 260 is working great. The only problem I see is that it takes a long time to find the satilite. Once the satilite is found it works great.
Eager to use lots of times June 20, 2008
For a reluctant driver in unknown territory, my new Garmin 260 will get lots of use. I believe my wife and I will now be able to venture where "no man has gone before."
Less Stress on the Road June 19, 2008
This is great for navigating road trips. I didn't want one with any extras except for 'Turn by Turn Directions with Spoken Street Names'. (That seemed important to me). I purchased this one after reading reviews here on Amazon. I also purchased the 'Garmin 010-10723-02 Carrying Case For Nuvi', the 'Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad' (highly recommend this product), and the usb cable for my computer. I was able to download a new map version and different voices and vehicles easily with the usb cable. My husband and I are happy with the directions it gives. We have used it to get to places we have never been, and it would help us get there with relative ease. We have compared the Nuvi's routes with Google Maps, and it can sometimes differ a little or a lot, but that's not a bad thing at all (as long as it gets us there). We love how it re-routes the map if we take a wrong turn whether by mistake or purposely (if we want to go a different way). It's definitely a help and convenient to have.
Very good performance, excellent value June 18, 2008
Bought this to replace a 3 year old Garmin i3 which bit the dust. Both of us have BT headsets we like so that wasn't needed on the GPS unit and real time traffic is truly not needed in the Baltimore/DC area by us either. Both of us have XM which supplies the same traffic info (usually worthless IMHO) and the traffic, especially in DC, pretty much sucks 24/7. So, we went with Garmin again and only wanted text-to-speech. Reception has been excellent so far - it locks on quickly and we haven't lost a signal with in car use yet. Database is pretty good (although I'll probably upgrade to the new 2009 Navigator info when available). Routing is fast and vastly superior to the older i3. The windshield mount is much improved and the unit hasn't fallen off yet. Friction mount is great. I don't like the fact that you have to plug the car power adapter into the back of the unit rather than the cradle but that's a minor gripe. Battery life on the unit has been great so far - on many trips, I don't even bother plugging it in. They did cheap out by not including a USB cable for syncing, registration, etc. I have several so it wasn't an issue but Garmin truly should have thrown one in (they're what? $0.50 per unit OEM?). Touch screen completely intuitive and practically idiot proof. POI database is good but needs updating (then again, that's par for the course as NavTech only pumps out updates every so often). Garmin has stuck with autoscreen brightness and night mode via time rather than a light sensor. Sometimes, the screen washes out in sunlight or is too bright in low contrast situations. Would like a hard control for volume and AAA discount locations in the POI database but that's it for complaints. It works very well and, for the money, is an EXCELLENT purchase.
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