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| Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Suction Cup Mount, AC Charger, and Carrying Case | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $329.99
Buy Refurbished: $124.98
You Save: $205.01 (62%)
New (30) Used (7) Refurbished (14) from $124.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  2743 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
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): 3.9 x 0.9 x 2.9
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MPN: 010-00455-00
Model: 010-00455-00
UPC: 846330000132
EAN: 0846330000132
ASIN: B000BKJZ9Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good bye mapquest February 12, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a Realtor, often time I have to venture new territories. Before the Garmin I would print directions from mapquest to read as I drive. (Not safe)
With the Garmin Nuvi 350 I always know where I am going. With the voice director I never have to look at a map. When she says turn, I turn and I'm there!
I recommend the Garmin Nuvi 350 to anyone who spends time on the road. Realtors shouldn't leave home without one!
Best value for money February 12, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is an amazing product. Works fine so far. It can be used right out of the box, just switch it on and you are ready to cruise into the labyrinths of lanes and streets. The fact that it fits neatly into my pockets is great for carrying it with me. The suction cup and the accessories are just the right design and works neat.
This is my first GPS I have used so I cannot compare with other products of the same class but overall there is nothing I can think of as bad in this product.
AWESOME! February 12, 2007
I ordered the Garmin 350 after doing extensive research on Amazon, Consumer Reports and other websites that rated the product. I also did a test run at Best Buy where the sales person was telling a group of people that Garmin was the best from a satellite and maps perspective. The price of the Nuvi 350 was well over $100 more than at Amazon.com. AND, they were out of stock, which tells me that even over $100 more it was a good selling item. My motivation to purchase a GPS was due to getting lost in a very unfavorable/dangerous section of Philadelphia where as a female alone I was afraid to stop and ask for directions. I was using Mapquest directions that do not take into account construction detours.
I have used the Garmin Nuvi 350 for several road trips since my purchase. I cannot be more pleased. Navigation through the unit is extremely user friendly. I simply type an address and hit "Go" and I'm on my way. You can add an additional stop to your route and incorporate it into the bigger trip. You can type in key words to a business you might be looking for and it will pull up all listings in the area with that key word. For example, if I am looking for directions or the phone # to Biltmore Winery, which is part of the Biltmore Estate, I simply type in Biltmore and choose from the list it presents me. The Nuvi will also give you listings by hotel or restaurant type and list them by their distance away from your location. You can chooose Chinese, Italian, Steak house, Fast Food, etc. Or you can choose ALL and see what is close to you.
The voices are clear and audible on this unit. It is a cynch to snap in and out of its holder, which suctions to your window. It has a leather case to keep it in when you are using it on foot to navigate through the city. The colors are bright and friendly to the eyes. You can store a list of favorite places and there is a button for "home". Start up is quick and the routes that have been chosen so far are efficient. It may not choose the route that you might usually take, but it does choose good routes from my experience. It recalculates the route immediately if you take a different turn and get off the original route it provided for you. I traveled to Portland, OR to visit a friend. I programmed his address into the unit and from there was able to drive my friend to work, go sight seeing on my own, drive back to his work and pick him up and drive straight back to his home. This was no easy feat with all the turns, interstates and highways that I was not familiar with. However, with the Garmin Nuvi 350 it was so simple to navigate through traffic without a worry. It was incredible. I would be lost without it! No pun intended!
One thing I have noticed, which would be the same with any GPS I imagine, is that when you are parked in a totally enclosed parking garage it takes a moment for the unit to calculate your route. You must get out of the garage into an area where the satellites can reach the unit in order to calculate the route.
Overall, I am absolutely thrilled with the Garmin Nuvi 350. I am not a person that would score this unit less than a "5" b/c of lack of reception in an enclosed parking garage, which would most likely be the case with any GPS unit. The benefits and features, ease of use, feeling of safety for me and my service from Amazon make this product a solid "5" in my opinion.
 Pretty Nifty February 12, 2007
I have had this for a month now and used it extensively in the Boston area. Hence my input about Nuvi is based on its performance here.
Nuvi 350 is really easy to install and set up. Has several cool features but importantly one can drive with confidence since Nuvi is always at hand. I like the fact that it can be password protected, so that no one else can use it.
The POIs aren't the best. Several stores like Staples, Shaw's etc which are close to where I live are missing. At times in the Boston area it gives you the strangest route to get from A-B. I wish it was a little more accurate like mapquest! Interestingly at few places it takes up to 45 sec to acquire a signal!
Let the cons not put you off. It is reliable and people from Boston can vouch how confusing the routes are, especially for a new comer - Nuvi has helped me innumerable times...
A sensible purchase...
The Best February 12, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
My wife got this Garmin Nuvi 350 for me 2 months ago. I travel 48 weeks per year and doing Google maps was getting old. The Garmin hasn't let me down once, Jill takes me where I want to go everytime.
Easy to use right out of the box.
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