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| Garmin Quest 115-Megabyte Handheld GPS (010-00306-00) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $642.99
Buy New: $248.95
You Save: $394.04 (61%)
New (32) Used (3) Refurbished (2) from $104.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 10170
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Tracks: 50
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 9 x 4.5
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MPN: 010-00306-00
Model: 010-00306-00
UPC: 753759041762
EAN: 0753759041762
ASIN: B0002JUH3O
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Amazing September 28, 2004
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
What a powerful unit for such a small size! The Quest fits in the palm of your hand and is great for salesmen. You can walk around an area without getting lost. It give great accurate directions and it's very user-friendly. With a touch of a button you can locate every restaurant and gas station. The only draw backs are that it can take a few minutes to detect your location (a quick power on/off usually fixes the problem), and it is a pain removing and attaching it from the mounting units. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone, you can't beat the price compared to any other ubit on the market. Happy driving!
 An Excellent Product September 28, 2004
79 out of 80 found this review helpful
This product is what I consider to be a great blend of field-based GPS devices and automotive-based GPS devices. I was initially interested in purchasing a unit that would offer me the convenience of electronic mapping with the ability to route and still be portable and durable enough to be used on an outdoor adventure. A Garmin dealer in my area was strongly recommending an eMap. It had most of the features I was looking for but that product has actually been discontinued, the display is gray scale and the technology for computer interface is at least 4 years old. (I'm talking serial cable connections here.) Still, it was looking like the best option and I was about the pull the trigger and buy when someone walked into the store with a printout of the Quest from Garmin's website. It was fortunate for me that I was there at that moment because the Quest is exactly what I was looking for.
This device is a smaller version of the StreetPilot series but it's completely portable and fits in the breast pocket of a dress shirt or pants pocket so it's great in an urban environment. The battery life is listed at 20 hours between charges and it has a whopping 115mb of internal memory which means you don't have to mess with data cards. The product ships with Garmin's City Select v6 and I've found the maps to be extremely accurate in the Phoenix metro area. (I think this is a good test of the software since Phoenix is one of the fastest growing communities in the US and we've got new roads going in all the time.) The display is full color and can be user modified to meet personal tastes. It also comes with a UBS computer interface cable, suction cup windshield mount/DC battery charger and an AC battery charger for indoor use. (You can find all the technical information on this unit at Garmin's website.) Oh, did I mention that it talks too?
Like other StreetPilot devices, this unit has a speaker built into the DC battery charging cable but unlike other StreetPilot devices, the Quest has a volume control. The voice technology is very clear and easy to understand and the timing of the directional advice is very accurate. The unit creates routes very quickly and the "find" feature is simple and straightforward. I do a lot of city driving, (approximately 50,000 miles per year) and I'm constantly looking up addresses in my map book. This device not only speeds up the process but also gives me the convenience of displaying a route combined with the ability to find local businesses, restaurants and points of interest along the way. (I can see this device being very handy when planning our next road trip in that we'll be able to locate places in other cities with relative ease.) The device is also very quick to recalculate your route should you deviate from the one previously created. I've found that it can update itself within the space of -mile while driving at about 40mph on city streets.
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Overall, I think this device is a great buy for the casual outdoor adventurer and urban warrior.
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I would like to [tell that of problem of] the unit not displaying a full screen compass. Upon further tinkering, I have discovered that not only is a compass screen available but also a bearing pointer screen! These screens become available when you select "off road" as the method for creating a route and are viewable by pressing the 'page' button. (Either the compass or the bearing pointer will come up and you can then switch between them by pressing 'menu' and selecting the one you want to see.) This unit is now, in my considered opinion, the ultimate blend of urban and rural navigation and a darn fine geocaching device. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Oh, and make that rating a "5 Star" please.
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