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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
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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:
 Garmin Shines Again December 5, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am now on my thrid Garmin GPS umit, I previously had a C340 which is a really good value for the money. Anyway this unit is slick! Strong satellite signals, when other brands (Mio) do not get a signal in my office. Nice that your favorites appear in the routing view while driving, that is cool.
I don't like the speaker. I guess it is because of the small size which makes it so portable. On a recent trip to Atlanta, the unit performed flawlessly. I then put it in pedestrain mode and used it while walking around, NICE!!
My stereo has an 'input' and I simply used a cable to connect the garmin to the stereo and the sound was as good as a CD when playing mp3s. The playlist give me some problems to load them I still don't know how I got it to load, but even now it is still quirky, because it will reapeat a song without playing the others in the playlist first. This may be user error in the setup, it is no ipod, but works in a pinch.The sound would attenuate when the unit gave directions. Battery life is about 4 hrs, shorter than my C340 which also had a nicer speaker.
You can't go wrong with this baby.
 Hwys intersect -Problem understood thru Environment+Experience=Education December 4, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
[...]I recently responded to a review in Amazon's comments option regarding the Nuvi 670. I don't know if my quirk experience with Nuvi350 was relative to his bug issue on the 670. But I enjoyed his review so much that I felt compelled to share. It's more appropriate to post this as a review for the Nuvi 350. I've added a bit more to my original comments:
Add me to list of people who found the March 21, 2007 review of the Nuvi 670 by Chris Hann's very helpful. The following is a chapter from his review on the Nuvi 670:
"The one significant bug is a holdover from previous Garmin products like the GPS V, it is also an issue it shares with Tomtom. While heading down an interstate, let's take I880 from Oakland to Fremont as an example, with many miles of straight ahead to go, the 670 will direct you off at a ramp, it likes to take the I238 ramp towards Livermore, and then immediately back on. This is amusing to a local, but it could be very confusing to a visitor. It did the same to me in 395 south through Reno last night, that did confuse me. This is a bug that should have been eradicated years ago. "
His comments reminded me of several similar confusing directions from the Nuvi 350 until I realized what it was doing with certain major highways and interstates. I watched the miles count down towards my next mapped exit off Florida's Turnpike. Only to be suddenly confused by the "Recalculation" announcement indicating I took the wrong exit. It just happened to be the beginning of the Sawgrass Expressway. I thought I messed up. One month later... I ...It ... did the same exact thing. Even though I paid closer attention to the directions. Nonetheless, I was very pleased that I didn't get lost - just rerouted - and it didn't add any extra time to my trip.
(On a side note, is it just me, or does the "recalculating" announcement seem like a slight admonishment? I've read that Jill's voice pronounces most street names accurately. Supposedly, the Australian female voice is the most popular.)
Months later, in familiar surroundings, the light bulb went on when I had to pass Hwy 528 on I-95. Nuvi's miles counted down to zero and advised keeping to the left on I-95. It doesn't share the reason to stay left is several additional lanes for 528 East or 528 West. After passing this intersection, Nuvi's directions indicated another 1.5 miles until my exit off of I-95.
It seems that Nuvi counts miles between some major intersections of Highway onto or branching off interstates/roadways usually involving ramps or splits. I'm not exactly sure why it highlights some intersections and not others. I think it may have to do with additional lanes for heavy traffic. My speech function (and not the text function) tells you to keep right or left as the highways divide. Then it counts down miles until the next turn ... the real exit.
Even if you didn't "turn" onto the intersecting hwy - Nuvi counts it as a "turn." I'll call it the "UN-TURN" and may list as 2 duplicate text instructions on the listed directions. The "UN-TURN" also shows up as a straight line on the visual map. These directions may be slightly different due to choices selected under SETTINGS --> NAVIGATION -> Voice Prompts -> Guidance and/or Status. In the detailed view of an individual map along with text direction, the major clue of the "UN-TURN" is a map with a single straight line (NO TURN - NO RAMP) Text states: Keep left on HWY # N (NO EXIT NUMBER.) This isn't a gentle reminder to keep going the same way you've been going for a bit longer. It's code for additional lanes to choose from because of major intersection. It won't show it but it does count it. I hope I made sense. :-) I originally tried to be very detailed with instructions but it was too confusing. Hopefully, my attempt to Keep It Simple will be understood. Because I know how confusing and frustrating this little "quirk" can be if it's misunderstood
I especially love the Nuvi 350 trip details screen. It's reassuring to know the exact speed I am traveling. Those speed measuring signs on some highways have matched Nuvi every time. Even without that reassurance, I trust the satellite data to be more accurate than my speedometer or even a cop's speedometer. That's a guess really since I've never gotten a speeding ticket. I don't speed very often. I have to say that cause I have been surprised by the max speed recorded. It must have been while I was passing some car because I didn't consciously speed that fast. We were surprised to learn that my mom's car speedometer is only accurate up to 60 mph. No Wonder she's not gotten a ticket when she swears she went 80 mph the whole trip. I think it would be so cool to take it on my next flight to see how fast the plane is traveling. :-)
I also love always knowing how far I've gone and how far to go. No more relying on the occasional "Distances to" Signs along with my odometer and mile markers. I even play my own road games by trying to improve my trip times and/or averages: Total Time, Moving Time, Stopped Time, Overall Average, and Moving Average, Talking about time, it is uncanny how accurate the Nuvi's est Arrival Time has been. Going anywhere, no more stressing about being late or even too early - like picking up someone at a distant airport. I can trust the Nuvi est Arrival time so much that I turn it on in the house before the trip and base my departure on this awesome feature. I make a game out of the arrival time too. By setting cruise control to a safe speed of 5-7 miles over the limit, I watch as Nuvi subtracts a minute from the est arrival time every 40 miles or so. It sorta makes up for gas and rest stops :-)
I've only been researching other Nuvis because my Mom keeps borrowing mine. At first she wasn't interested in it. Then she and my Uncle got so lost in L. A, CA during a friend's wedding weekend. Every event was at a different location. The only time they didn't get lost was returning to airport. Which, of course, they added extra time for the very real possibility of getting lost. Then add in the 2 hours before the flight that the airlines recommend. They were not happy campers - they lost a lot of time they could have spent with loved ones. Now she swears she's never going to rent another car without a GPS. I would have lent her mine except I mistakenly assumed most rental cars had GPS. OOPS!
I Love Amazon for these reviews and the occasional downloadable manuals. The Garmin web site has the manual available for download if anyone is interested. I rarely buy anything without checking Amazon first. So it's appropriate for my first review ever to be about this wonderful GPS. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Nuvi 350. Even More Now that I understand it better. Best thing I've ever purchased. BAR NONE!!! Peace, Understanding, Love and Laughter to All.
One year later still great! December 3, 2006
12 out of 16 found this review helpful
I have owned the Garmin 350 for a year now and I continue to be very impressed with the unit, its reliability and uses. On top of that, I managed to botch a software update and when I called the Garmin tech support I was even more impressed. These people actually know how to do customer service! They are polite, don't try to hurry you, have very spohisticated tools that can even fix the problem for you remotely (!) and give you a specific call-back number in case you need to call them back. I was happily stunned....and the tech fixed my problem in mere minutes.
In short, you will love the unit and all it can do for you and you will love the company that made it too.
Eliminates Stress December 3, 2006
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
I drive a lot to lead technical meetings with customers, 1 to 4 hours each way. Some of the places I need to find are new to me and others are just notoriously confusing. This is a stress I don't need when I should be thinking about my meetings. My Nuvi eliminates all of this. It obtains a lock VERY quickly (seconds). I rarely use the pedestrian mode of my Nuvi, but it works very well. The ETA function is handy as well. I chose the Nuvi other other, less expensive models mostly for form factor. GPS are high theft items. Being able to drop the unit in my shirt pocket and carry it with me is a major plus. I must have sold 5 of these through osmosis with my colleagues and customers. This gadget is so very useful, I expect GPS to be as ubiquitous as cell phones within the next few years.
I'll Never Get Lost Again! December 3, 2006
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I've nicknamed the Garmin 350 my Co-Pilot! I'll never get lost anywhere again! This awesome piece of technology is phenomenal! I tested it out just today and the fact that it knows EXACTLY where I am at all times, is 100% amazing! I was with my father and it even blew HIM away! I felt SO secure and safe knowing that IT knew how to get me from point A to point B without a glitch! In fact, I PURPOSELY made a wrong turn and it RECALCULATED itself to know where I was and STILL continued to take me to my destination! AMAZING! I recommend ANYONE that gets lost crossing the STREET to get this! It's so easy to set up and once it's done, you're on your way to never-neverland! Hell, if you know the address there, Garmin will GET you there --- safe and fast!
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