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| Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $329.99
Buy New: $194.99
You Save: $135.00 (41%)
New (61) Refurbished (9)
Avg. Customer Rating:  2341 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
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: 0753759061913
ASIN: B000BKJZ9Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 You never forget your first time November 26, 2006
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
This is my very first GPS and I'll never forget my first time with Jill. My wife and I used it for the first time to drive from San Antonio TX to Yellowstone Park, via a side trip to Boulder CO to see our daughter. And we'll never forget the joys of not being lost and the comfort of having ZERO fear of getting lost. The Nuvi is my friend. We love the voice of Jill. She never becomes exasperated if we don't do exactly as she offers, but if we DO follow her instructions the end result is always spot on.... except for exact street addresses of homes. I suspect that's more of a builder's problem as they assign inexact house addresses than it is a Nuvi problem. Still, home addresses are within a house or two.
The Nuvi-350 is the single most comforting, easy-to-use, perfectly-sized, dynamic, intuitive piece of electronics I have ever purchased. I simply cannot believe that it can and does do what it does. As in another review I read which convinced us to buy the Nuvi-350, I also say: "Insanely recommended."
 Great product November 24, 2006
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a great product and the perfect alternative to buying an installed GPS system. In addition to its utility for local trips, it is incredibly valueable for business trips to new cities. The local restaurant and points of interest database is really amazing.
The only negatives to consider are 1) mediocre battery life; 2) slow process of finding satelites; 3) occasional "confusion" in certain geographies (e.g., Greenwich CT).
Frakking amazing. November 24, 2006
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
The positive reviews here have proven to be accurate. I've only used the Nuvi 350 for a day but this is absolute: this gadget is going to be equally as valuable to me as my iPod. It has a beautifully designed touch screen menu system, it's fast and responsive, and has been consistently accurate. There was heavy rain and cloud cover today in Manhattan but it had no problem establishing strong satellite signal connections! My Nuvi is very compact so he's definitely coming along with me on my travels.
Has new maps. The best of the dozen I've tried. *updated* November 24, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
First, despite what the product description says, mine shipped with the latest maps (City Navigator v8). Anyway, Garmin's policy is to give you a free update if you buy a unit of theirs after they've already released new maps. Compare that to many other manafacturers where you can't get new maps, regardless! I will say, though, that the firmware was somewhat backlevel, though it was very easy to update.
As for actual use, it has great features, very good sensitivity, and it's *really* light. The last one I had that was this light was the Garmin Quest, which I got rid of since it was so annoying to be continually reloading maps. Anyway, if you want the best, this is it. It's kind of hard to justify the $300-350 delta over the generic 3.5" Windows Mobile GPSes like the Pharos, but this unit is certainly more "elegant."
Update: I was frustrated that there was not a way to plan my trip on my computer and download the trip to the unit. I called Garmin, who confirmed that to be true; however, for $15 they will (on the phone only) sell you a version of mapsource that will allow you at least to choose waypoints on the map that you can then download to the Nuvi. That solves that problem (for me, at least).
Good GPS - with Battery Flaw November 24, 2006
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This GPS is user friendly, so you can use it without reading instructions. Upgrading the software over the Internet is also very user friendly and fast. It normally finds the satellite quickly, but on occasion this takes a minute or two. Overall, it is a great GPS, with really only one down side I have found.
The Down Side: Even while the Nuvi is connected to the car battery, the Nuvi battery can die. When this first happened, I thought the Nuvi had died, but after charging the battery, it revived. Initially I thought this flaw might be unique to my Nuvi, but I saw this complaint in a couple of other reviews. This is a serious flaw, since it necessitates having backup plans (i.e., MapQuest printouts) in case the battery fails. Again, this Nuvi battery failure happens while it is connected to the car battery, so you are dead in the water until you can find a plug and recharge the Nuvi for a few hours. I don't know whether or not this problem is unique to Nuvi, or happens with most GPS devices, but it is a serious flaw.
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