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| Garmin StreetPilot c320 Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $749.99
Buy New: $189.99
You Save: $560.00 (75%)
New (4) Used (3) Refurbished (5) from $89.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  299 reviews
Sales Rank: 9555
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 2.8 x 3.2 x 4.4
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MPN: 010-00401-00
Model: 010-00401-00
UPC: 753759047894
EAN: 0753759047894
ASIN: B0007LJHV0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Works as advertised September 9, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read all the reviews, fretted over the choice between a handheld 76CS and the c320 and finally figured I'd be better of with a dedicated car navigation unit instead of a one size (tries) to fit all.
The c320 didn't quite work out of the box; it insisted that it needed to be connected to a PC to install the maps. That all worked flawlessly. The unit is quick, calculates good routes and the detours are usually pretty good alternatives.
The only reason I didn't give this unit a 5 start rating is that occasionally it can take a minute or so to acquire satellites, especially in remote areas. Also when you take it of the mount and place it back it forgets what city you entered last time which can be somewhat annoying if you do this a lot.
I definitely recommend this as an easy to use, no techno-frills device. Am planning on buying a bigger SD card and getting the Europe maps when we go on our next trip to Europe
 Very bad customer support, weak features September 6, 2005
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
Got this item less than one moth, but it faild to provide function as it promised, also it is weak in some functions.
I have owned several GPS, including Garmin iQue 3600, Quest, Navman . This C320 is not as it supposed to be. Here are its problems.
1. Easily to lose signal in city.
2. Confused directions. It told me turn right then asked me to turn left immeidately. It did not make any senses.
3. Some maps/directions are not accurate. The stree name is diffent than the one actually showed. I use V6.0 most update map.
4. In cloundy or bad weather, it really took time to get signals.
5. CAN NOT save current locations, for example, if you want to come back to your current location, there is no way to save it.
6. CAN NOT browse through map. For example, you know the place you want to go, but you don't know the exact mailing address. There is no way you can find such place through browsing map. It is useless function of browse map. Their customer support kept saying it is working, but never got a chance to use the actual item. Their knowledge is based on their web demonstration.
7. Limited POI, you can only can find nearest location, such as 2 miles, if you want to more, you have to know the name.
8. Few choices for planning trip. They only provide two choices, short time or short distance. But I found either way is not working as they support to as I know the trip.
9. The holding cup kept dropping. My car is not bad, but the holding cup keep dropping when I am in the road. Man, that's too bad. I have Navman, which never drop!
10. No via point. For example, if you want to go to point A before point B. You have to put point a as destination, then when you arrive you have to put point B as destination. There is no function let you put them in one time and allow GPS to caculate an effeicient way to route.
11. It is REALLY HARD to see it under sunny day. It is bad than Navman. In CA, it is almost impossible to see it under such Sunny day! Also the holding cup is aweful to adjust to find a good way to view. Who design it?!!
I may be picky for this product, but you should get a sold production for over $400 bucks! But it is a not too bad GPS for beginner user!
 Never leave home without it August 30, 2005
I have used this system now for about 3 weeks and I have already got my money's worth. Driving was a breeze even on the Las Vegas Blvd strip. The name search came in handy several times during our trips. There were some glitches when going through underpasses or in areas where many roads (overpasses) overlapped. The system got confused and thought we had gone off route. But, those were minor. Just the time and money you will save in gas by knowing exactly where to go makes it worth it.
Garmin c320 August 27, 2005
This is an excellent product. We have a Garmin 530 in our plane, and this work as good for the roads ,as the 530 does the airways.
Exellent product, and very easy to program.
Works Great - SD Card not a bad way to go.... August 26, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Thanks to the other reviewers for clarifying the difference between this unit (C320) and the C330, the C330 has a 2GB hard drive whereas the C320 uses a SD card (comes with a 128MB card). I thought my next purchase was going to be a 1 or 2 GB SD Card, until I received the unit and loaded 2/3rds of Texas onto the provided 128MB SD Card with about 65% capacity left. Why load more maps than what you'll use 99% of the time? Seems to me that searching for cities and addresses would be easier if the system had less data to wade through. If I travel out of Texas, I'll just add the additional state with a 2 minute software update and I guarantee you I'll have room left on the card. It also makes sense that battery life will be increased with the use of the SD card, rather than the 2GB micro drive of the C330, but I don't have any experiences on that yet.
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