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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: $209.99
You Save: $379.28 (64%)
New (43) Used (4) Refurbished (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  128 reviews
Sales Rank: 248
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 0.8 x 2.9
nv:Type: Receiver
Waypoints: 500
Display: TFT
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Expansion Slots: SD Card
Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
Battery Life: 5 hours
MPN: Nuvi 250W
Model: Nuvi 250W
UPC: 053759072163
EAN: 0053759072163
ASIN: B000REECKS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 takes forever to get signal July 8, 2008
when I first received this product, I liked everything about it--the big screen, the loud speaker, and all the features come with it. However, once I turned it on after not using it for a couple weeks, it took a LONG time to get the satellite reception, several hours!! I could have arrived at the destination and come back home with that much time. I ended up just looking up directions online. And this same problem occured every time after not using it for a while. Then I tried using it on a daily basis for a week, it worked fine. Signal was received quickly after turned on every time.
So I guess if you use it on a very frequent basis,such as daily, you should be fine with it. But if you only use it when travelling to places you are not familiar with, I suggest you turn it on the night before and give it hours to receive the signal, so the next morning it won't take long to receive signal again.
I think this is a big flaw for GPS unit, because most of us don't drive to places we don't know on an everyday base, and most of us who buy this product do not have built-in GPS in our cars. So the only time we carry it and use it is when we have to go to places we are not familiar with. And if it takes this thing several hours to be able to navigate us, it simply doesn't work!!
it will get you there July 6, 2008
This is a great little device with many helping features. I don't know why I managed to get by without it. This makes traveling so much more enjoyable, knowing your not going astray. This makes for one happy trip.
 Garmin Nuvi 250w July 5, 2008
I shopped and read reviews on this for a while prior to buying it. I noticed you can get the unit for a few dollars less other places , but most of them were refurbished units. I didn't feel comfortable with this due to possible problems. who knows how a factory recertified unit was treated prior to return, could be new could be abused and left in a hot car for days, this can affect the battery life and charging. I was also concerned with screen scratches.
Buying it at Amazone was the best Price/risk factor. Garmin allowed a free update for the unit and this was great.
No risk at all buying a new one from Aamzon.
If you save $30, sounds good but most refurbished units had a shipping charge which brings down the savings. Now you are talking about $10 or$15, you may end up with a bad unit which will cost you shipping to send back and get repaired.
The download for the update does take long , apx 3 hrs in my system.
The unit works great, and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to work it. It does everything it is suppose to do for the user. I like the wide screen version.It is a great buy , free shipping arrived in 2 days.
if you get one you won't get lost.
 Very Slow Connection June 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this product takes forever to connect to a satellite. I am thinking of returning it. It is very unpredictable and if you are in a hurry forget about using it at all.
extremely slow satellite June 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I owned this product for 6 months and although it usually got me from point A to point B it took forever to get satellite reception, which means you are either driving around lost or have to sit in your car for 5-10 minutes until you get a signal for it to calculate the route. After awhile my receiver stopped holding its charge so I had to constantly keep it plugged in, and my letters doubled on on "D" so I could not type in the letter "T". I exchanged it for the Magellan 1420 and it was MUCH faster, routed my drive immediately, and gave me more routing options such as fewer freeways, and more points of interest.
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