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| Garmin nüvi 250W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $589.27
Buy New: $186.99
You Save: $402.28 (68%)
New (43) Used (3) Refurbished (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  132 reviews
Sales Rank: 67
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.8 x 2.9
MPN: Nuvi 250W
Model: Nuvi 250W
UPC: 753759072162
EAN: 0053759072163
ASIN: B000REECKS
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Great product, several complaints. May 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this product in mid April, and started using it for trips that were already familiar to me, just to check out the routes that it calculated. It didn't always use the same routes I would have taken, but they were always acceptable. I used it for a trip to Nova Scotia at the beginning of May, and it worked quite well.
I really like the features on this device, especially the map related ones, and the identification of local points of interest, such as restaurants.
The several complaints are: I don't like the time it takes to acquire the satellites. If the device is indoors or in a heavily wooded area, and not moving, it may never acquire the satellites. I found that it will do satellite acquisition faster if located in a moving automobile as it is going through an unobstructed area.
The other complaint I have is that it is difficult to alter a route. It would be nice to be able to use point and click or point and drag to do so, but I have not been able to get it to work that way. I'm sure that I will discover different ways to accomplish this as time goes on.
Otherwise, I am quite satisfied with this product.
Brian Gordon
 Garmin reliability? Remains to be seen May 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Garmin nüvi 250W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
I think the unit that I bought has not been updated recently. I entered an address I knew to be where it was but I was directed in the opposite direction. Of course I ignored it and started driving towards the right place. Only when I was just a mile away when the unit gave the correct directions. Also, the unit did not have a new toll road in Austin, Texas, opened a year ago, in its memory.
But I haven't really used it much. I intend to use it a lot more when I retire at the end of 2008. I gave it 3 stars because its reliability remains to be seen.
Garmin nuvi 250w 4.3 inch May 18, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would like to have known before I ordered that The text to speech did not give the name of the street just before the turn.
 Great for travel! May 18, 2008
I took my new navigator on a recent trip. I fully realized the benefits of the device when it gave me easily-followed directions to my hotel from the airport after a tiring day of cross-country travel. The directions to the hotel I got from the car rental attendant were very confusing, so I was delighted that I could depend on my new Garmin navigator to get me to the hotel.
Excellent no-frills navigator May 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
You really have to split hairs to make distinctions between most Magellan products and their comparable Garmin products. The user interface of the Magellans is "slightly" more intuitive, Garmins speak the turning direction (vs. the Magellan "ding-ding" tones), and they both use the same map source: NAVTEQ. There's plenty more to compare on, but the thing that mattered most to me was the performance of the routing engine. The Magellan units are very much on par with Garmin, but Garmin but often finds a shorter route with fewer turns, yet always seems to put you on the same side of the street as your destination (unlike Magellan).
Aside from text-to-speech on the higher range models (which isn't 100% accurate), voice-activated units (very pricey), and MSN traffic (very limited markets), all of the other features that come on more expensive units have little or nothing to do with navigation. The nuvi 250W is really the unit to get if you don't need all the bells and whistles.
Be sure to register your new Nuvi with Garmin and check for updates. My unit from Amazon was a few firmware updates behind. Since I purchased the nuvi just after the latest map update (North America NT 2009), I also qualified for that for free (normally about $90). The unit came with version 2008.
If you don't have a computer or need to charge away from the car and a computer, the optional AC adapter is required. If you have a computer with USB available, just pick up a cheap mini USB cable (any brand) for charging and updating.
The nuvi 660 case fits quite well and does a good job of protecting the unit. Don't see a need for a hardside case.
ProClip USA sells custom mounts for those that don't want to use the suction cup, beanbag, or sticky pads. Quite nice, vehicle-specific, but pricey.
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