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| Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $699.99
Buy New: $299.99
You Save: $400.00 (57%)
New (68) Used (1) Refurbished (5)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1198 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Format: Cd
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 12 x 5
nv:Type: Car Kit
Waypoints: 500 with name and graphic symbol
Trip Computer: Average Speed
Trip Computer: Resettable Odometer
Trip Computer: Timers
Trip Computer: Maximum Speed
Inputs: 12/24 Vdc
Display: Color
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Battery Life: 7 hours
Antenna: Flip-up patch
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-00540-00
Model: 010-00540-00
UPC: 053759065110
EAN: 0753759061265
ASIN: B000H49LXQ
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Maybe the Maps are not as good in the SouthEast June 7, 2007
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have not been that impressed in the time I have used this. I have only used it in NC, SC, and GA and the results have been very mixed.
The Good:
Very easy to enter information
Very good graphics
Tons of features
When it works it is very slick
Fast recalucation
Nice points of interest database
Good voice commands
The problem is I have little faith in its directional ability. It will usually eventually get me to where I want to go but it makes some really bad mistakes on a very frequent basis (read at least half of the trips).
-It has tried to turn me the wrong way on one way streets and then stubbornly tried to turn me back onto those when I refused to make its turn.
-It has tried to get me to turn on streets that do not exist on multiple occasions.
-It has tried to get me to keep going on streets that dead end.
-It has tried to get me to bear left on the interstate when I have to bear right to get to a specific exit.
- It has said to take the southbound version of a highway while the screen has clearly said (and I needed to) take the northbound route.
-I've been on a fairly major highway (US 441) only to have it have no idea what road I was on and the graphic show me floating in the middle of nowhere between streets.
I've only had this a couple of weeks and I really don't have faith in it. Tried to show off this gizmo to friends and everytime it makes an embarrassing mistake. It always eventually gets me to where I want to go but man is it a painful process. Maybe the maps in the southeast just aren't anygood.
 Over Expectations June 7, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Seems like most people love this compared to other GPS units. This is my first, so I only had the glorious reviews to go on. My expectations were way too high. First and foremost the 660 is supposed to be a navigator and thats where its weak points are. You can only choose Fastest Time or Shortest Distance. I dont think it registers the difference. It's like it just goes the most direct way with disregards for speed limits, traffic lights and back roads. For some crazy reason it's keeping me OFF CA Highways. When theres no traffic it should be telling me to use the highway, but it wont in both modes at any given time. I have it set to not avoid highways. Then there's when it announces turns. Either way too soon or RIGHT AT the street.
Maybe I have a bum unit, or it hates San Diego or this is just the way it is, I don't know. I also dont like the no multiple waypoints and lack of QWERTY.The fm transmitter is useless too. Other than that its better looking than my phone.
 Good but not perfect June 6, 2007
Generally gives good directions but I have had problems. It once took me to an interstate on a road that had no enterance ramp. It's also told me to cross a railroad where there is no crossing.
There is one point on my commute where it tells me to "keep left on US 129-Alt". I do need to keep left, however US 129-Alt goes to the right, US 23 goes to the left. If I weren't familiar with the area I'd be quite confused by that
Nuvi660 loses direction orientation June 3, 2007
I'm really pleased and amazed with the Nuvi 660 with the exception of the device losing it's orientation when you scroll the map. The Nuvi provides the ability to scroll the map in any direction and regardless of settings every time you scroll the map the N/S/E/W orientation changes. If the top of the map were pointing south prior to scrolling, after crolling the top of the map now points other than South. This is very confusing when traveling in an area new to you.
Almost, but not quite... June 3, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have owned a variety of GPS units for auto and boat over the last 15 years. This one is the best I have seen for an automobile. It has an amazing array of stores for shopping and other miscellaneous points of interest in its database, but is missing a poi for emergency. In an auto, this could be a great help. Push one button for the closest hospital or police station.
The second item that is a minor annoyance is distance to destination. You must navigate to the second screen to get that information. Garmin could replace the large MP3 icon with this and put MP3 on page two. I guess it's an issue where they're hoping to compete in the music downloading business.
Finally, I would like to be able to touch an icon at any time and place a marker on the map that I could name later. This could be helpful for any number of reasons.
By the way, Nobletec navigation for boats is the only system I rate higher than the Nuvi.
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