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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: 208
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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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent System April 20, 2008
I found this to not only be a very easy guidance system, but works like a charm. I had no problems with getting a Satalite , out of the box, on the dash, and it was working. Takes you right to the door of the place you ask for, just excellent.
excellent buy April 20, 2008
I'm so gad I had the option of paying three monthly installments. This GPS delievers all and more Amazon provided a great value Thanks again
 Wait!! GO WITH NUVI 360!! April 18, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
After reading the reviews and testing this nuvi 260 ( as well as many other brands and models) I must say there is NO reason to get the Nuvi 250 or 260 when you can get the 360 for the same price and with many accessories and far more features. To those who say the screen is better and brighter on the 260 then the 300 series, all I can say is NOPE!! They both have excellent screens. There is NO PROBLEM at all with the screen on the 360 model. It can be seen from any angle and in any type of sunlight. I have also heard people say they do not like the flip up antenna/receiver. Well, I love it. It can be set in any position and it isnt going to break off. The cool thing is the 360 is also a pda so you can easily flip the gps antenna down and it cuts off the GPS function giving you extremely long battery life if you are using it as a PDA. Furthermore, to whoever said this does not get a good signal unless you are outside or near a window I can only say WRONG again. At least where I am and yes, it is a major city and yes, plenty of large buildings and structures. But the 360 will pick up a STRONG sat signal no matter where I am....in my basement, sitting at my desk..in the office....I have yet to find anyplace I cannot get a good signal and when in the car this can be put anywhere and get a great signal. I like simply leaving mine either on my lap or on the center consol. Easy either way. Also when comparing the 260 to the 360, why not pay the same for the 360, get the same navigation features you do on on the 260, plus it comes with carrying case, ac adapter, dc adapter, usb cable ( which you WILL be buying seperately if you get the 260)dash mount, window mount and of course the 360 is loaded with many PDA features. The mp3 player works great. The bluetooth works amazingly well.....so much so that I keep the gramin with me at all times and even at my desk I use the bluetooth. It pairs easily and quickly with most any phone or PDA and whatever was on your phone or PDA will be on your garmin in seconds..... The voice commands work very well. never even have to touch this unit. Can say "DIAL" (you can customize your voice prompts)...say the name and it dials..say Hang UP and it ends the call.....a truly excellent feature....My opinion is pretty simple.....Even if you dont want a PDA with all the features the 360 has then simply dont use them. The navigation is the same as the 260 and again, the 360 comes with all accessories for the same price. I find the PDA Extras on the 360 great. But even if I didnt, after thorough testing, I would still get the 360 over the 260 and simply not use the extra features. The fact is the 360 cost the same as the 260 and comes with many accessories you WILL have to buy and again, it has far more features then the 260 and if you dont want to use them, then dont. I didnt think I would use the PDA features but I do. If I didnt, again, I would still stick with the 360 for all the reasons listed above.
I do agree that the Magellan has some great features I would love to see on the garmin...Multi Point Routing and especially the INTELLI-SPELL feature. Makes it very quick with the INTELLI-Spell entering in any information. A GREAT FEATURE!! And yes, the Magellan does give you more preferances in ROUTING then the Garmin. However, as much as I like the features on the Magellan, their awful customer service is a killer. I have heard far too many horror stories and have no intention of buying a device like this from a company that can not be counted on for anything other then giving you headaches if you do have a problem. So, the Garmin wins over the Magellan mainly due to the differance in customer service. And the 360 garmin over the 260 is simply a NO BRAINER. I can see NO REASON to buy the 260 over the 360 as long as they are priced the same. In fact, the 360 is cheaper if you figure in the cost of the accessories you WILL have to buy with the 260 and once again, the 360 is loaded with far more features that actually are very, very good...thought I would never use them, but I use almost all of them. IMO, of all models the 360 is the best for the money, especially at the current price of approx $230 and that does include all accessories. It's a no brainer to me. Buy the 360 over the 260...it is well worth it and I think many that get the 260 end up wishing they had gotten the 360 when they are busy buying usb cables, ac adapters, carrying case and etc.....and realize they could have had all of these accessories PLUS FAR MORE GREAT features for LESS MONEY!
 So annoying April 18, 2008
0 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is by far the worse of the garmin nuvi's. Annoying controls and interface, the others however are top notch.
No frills navigator April 18, 2008
I had the Garmin for over a month now and I really like it. It does not have the frills of the more expensive units but it gets you were you want to go. Easy to use and easy on the budget. If all you are looking for is a unit with a decent size screen and the ability to route you to you destination look no further.
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