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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: $399.99
Buy New: $299.99
You Save: $100.00 (25%)
New (65) Used (2) Refurbished (5)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1167 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Format: Cd
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 10 x 10 x 10
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 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Garmin nuvi 660 4.3-inch widescreen bluetooth portable GPS navigator July 9, 2008
We really enjoy this GPS. It's clearly detailed. The voice can be muted if you get sick of the machine voice. Gets you "close" to the area if you don't have a physical address. Have one experience of us getting lost because we were in a remote area and it thought there were roads where they were only plotted!! Got to see a black bear cross the remote road!
Outstanding Touch-Screen Interface July 9, 2008
The touch-screen inerface is logical and intuitive. This device is so good that a users manual is not needed. I like the ability to chose an Australian accented male voice prompter to give directions. So far nearly all routes chosen and presented seemed excellent. Its a terrific help in unfamiliar territory. Sometimes it seems to force an Interstate route at the expense of time and distance, but I would trust it to "take me there". I have a built-in navigation system in my car, it cost nearly five times as much as the nuvi 660, but it is "left in the dust" by this excellent unit. Hats off to the Garmin developers who put this on the market!
Great GPS for the $$$ July 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got it last month and tried it on my trip from Raleigh to Atlanta which is like a 6 hr drive. It was really handy. Once I took a wrong exit it recalculated quickly and put me on the right track. Recalculation and accuracy are key features and they work well w/ this GPS. POI is great but I am sure any GPS brand these days will have wide selection of POI.
I used the hands-free Bluetooth w/ my Samsung A-737 phone. Just awesome. I tried the pre-loaded MP3 songs and it was good. I have not tried playing w/ an external SD card yet. Also Garmin was kind enough to give a FREE update of 2009 Maps and I upgraded it right before my trip !
Overall, it is a great GPS. I love the big 4.3" display. Before I got this GPS I had Navigon 2100 (3.5"). This is definitely much better than the Navigon in terms of recalculation. I am glad I returned it and got the Garmin.
 Good deal! July 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Comprehensive package. GPS options and accuracy is great as expected from Garmin:). Good quality phone car kit & mp3 player too.
Very good but not great July 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got a 660 about a year ago, mid-2007, and carry with me whenever I travel. I travel a lot for my job, and the Nuvi really helps find addresses and restaurants when I'm on the road. I find the navigation to be very good but less accurate than the Magellan NeverLost systems I've used in rental cars in the past. The Nuvi frequently wants to route me off the highway and thru towns that I know will be much slower. It doesn't take into account traffic lights and stop signs, so you can't trust the estimated arrival time it displays.
I use it in the car and on planes to listen to podcasts I've downloaded to it, so the dual use is especially wonderful. I found the photo viewer quite poor in that it doesn't reliably display the pictures full-screen; there is often black all the way around it or else it is crudely cropped with no way of changing it. I suppose if you sized your pictures to be exactly the size of the Nuvi's screen, they would look fine. Also annoying is the warning screen that pops up every time you turn the unit on, whether or not you're moving. No other type of electronic device warns you not to use it while you're driving; it's just stupid, clumsy legalese.
One weird thing I've found is that there are some audio files that I can't get rid of. The interface doesn't allow you to delete audio files (you have to load and delete from a computer thru a USB cable), and some "deleted" files still show up in the Nuvi's audio library no matter what I do (including deleting all audio files and overwriting it with numerous new ones).
Since getting the 650, I've purchased a 600 for my mother, because I found that I didn't need the Blue Tooth or FM transmitter functions, and she wouldn't either.
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