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| Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $428.56
Buy New: $255.00
You Save: $173.56 (40%)
New (60) Used (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 35
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 2.9 x 0.8
MPN: Nuvi 260w
Model: Nuvi 260w
UPC: 753759077174
EAN: 0753759077174
ASIN: B0011ULQNI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New In Original Box
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| Customer Reviews:
 Garmin nuvie 260W 4.3-inch July 5, 2008
Unit works well right out of the box. The included documentation is nearly non-existent. Fortunately, there are several blogs that are quite good at explaining the various features of the unit. The unit will sometimes direct you off main drags through residential side streets.
Very good product, with a few shortcomings July 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We purchased a new Garmin Nuvi 260W when moving to Chicago from Los Angeles. All in all, this is a very good product and very user friendly.
Very easy to mount to the windshield and dismount. We purchased separately a case, as none is provided in the original box.
We use our unit only in the car (i.e. not for walking) and in general, it works very well. The accuracy is generally very good, though not always.
In general, I strongly recommend always looking at a map at your route before hand, to get a general idea.
When around tall buildings, like downtown Chicago, the system tends to go crazy, which is annoying. I understand it sometimes loses the satellite signal, but how come it doesn't have some sort of a memory for the route as it was before?
Also, at times it takes it VERY long to acquire a signal.
And finally, having only an ABC keyboard take a lot of times getting used to, if like me, you're used to working only with qwerty.
Bottom line, I think that for the price we paid for it (around $240), it's a great value and while not perfect (what is...?) it is definitely worth considering, at least.
A Very Good Product July 1, 2008
Have never used a navigation device before, but this device is very good! While it may not select the exact route you wish to start out with, it will definitely get you to where you want to go. If you do not follow their original directions, the device quickly recalculates and sets you back on course to your destination. This particular model states all the street names and is well worth the extra few dollars above its lower models. I recommend this device highly!
Good overall, but some annoying niggles July 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
PROS: So far it does a good job of giving directions, acceptably accurate. Thus far there is no drop of signals after 3 inter-city tips. Nice compact size.
CONS: 1) The input alphabet is in alphabetical order. That is very annoying! Set it up like the computer keyboard!--something virtually every input alphabet keyboard out there emulates (eg, palms, treos, cell phones, etc). Now, if you don't know how to find alphabets on such a keyboard--learn!--because it's much better than going back to the stone age.
2) Time it takes to start up the unit is TOO LONG--up to 5 minutes. The unit goes through this process every single time upon start-up. Very annoying and time consuming. My car's GPS unit is almost instantly on when the car is started.
3) No dedicated button for volume and screen brightness.
4) There is function for static maps, like, say google maps.
5) Garmin's website is poorly organized. For instant, you can't find additional voices for your unit on the website via their search engine; you can download them using only their webupdater program.
Overall, this unit does it's job. You won't likely be disappointed. However, the rooms for improvement are obvious. I will update my review as I have more use time with this device.
 What an amazing device! June 30, 2008
It is very accurate. Got me to every destination perfectly It really makes a difference in knowing where to turn when it says the street name. This is alot better then just saying to turn at the next turn. Nice to know how far it is to the next Rest Area on the freeway. Everyone should have one of these.
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