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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: $199.99
You Save: $389.28 (66%)
New (69) Used (1) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 118
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
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
Legal Disclaimer: Sale Ends: 05-11-2008. You may return or exchange merchandise purchased from Macy's @ Amazon by mail only. Certain items are covered by warranty as indicated. To obtain a copy of the warranty prior to purchase, please write to: macys.com Customer Service Dept.; P.O. Box 8215; Mason, OH 45040; Small Ticket Department-Warranty;
MPN: Nuvi 250W
Model: Nuvi 250W
UPC: 753759072162
EAN: 0053759072163
ASIN: B000REECKS
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
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 My GPS is trying to kill me. October 16, 2007
38 out of 48 found this review helpful
I bought this when I moved to San Francisco 3 weeks ago, and at least for SF the Garmin is more than a little buggy. Since SF has several overpasses and freeways over streets, the Garmin has trouble when I go up an on-ramp and often glitches, suddenly thinking I'm on the road below. Once when crossing the Bay Bridge it suddenly thought I'd leapt off the road and headed over water, spinning in slow circles ... a situation it didn't correct until I was well into Oakland.
I know that satellite technology isn't perfect, and it does a good job for what it is, but I'd at least expect the Garmin maps to know the difference between a one-way street and a two-way. Far too many times it plans routes that are either impossible or dangerous. Add to that the fact I've done store searches, selected the store I want to go to, and followed the direct route as instructed by the Garmin only to end up in an industrial park with no stores in sight. They really need to update their maps.
Over all it's good October 6, 2007
7 out of 26 found this review helpful
I like this GPS system. The only negative comment would be the estimate time of arrival. We tested with some places that we've already known. The worst was using highway. It estimated 1 hr. 30 min., but reality was 50 min.
 Technology at a bargain price.. September 26, 2007
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
We love this product for both its capability as well as its price....that is all we wanted from a portable GPS. The features that more expensive units offer provide no practical use!
Slow acquiring saatellite signal & clumsy User Interface September 21, 2007
43 out of 62 found this review helpful
Takes up to 3 minutes to acquire a signal even under clear sky. Sometimes navigation locks up for no reason. I do not like the user interface because once you are deep in the menu you have to back out one step at a time. The "STOP" button is at the exact position of the "BACK" button so I sometimes end up stopping the navigation when I just hit "BACK" once too many. No alternative way to sort POI's and Favorites.
Perfect first time GPS August 14, 2007
46 out of 53 found this review helpful
I bought this GPS system because of some upcoming long distance trips, one of which was to and thru Chicago (read I hate Chicago traffic and the irrational fear of getting forced off the highway on the south side). The thing performed very excellent as far as directions go, and even re-routed us thru south side Chicago on a detour to get us back on the right track. I was looking at the Nuvi 200, but went with the 200W because of the wide screen and because the 200W had the new up dated maps. I much prefer the wider screen and am very glad I got it. While driving it shows speed and direction of travel (N, S, E, S, etc) but when you program in for it to take you somewhere, it shows time of arrival and when to turn next. When you turn it on, it takes a couple of minutes to find the satellites, it is not instantaneous. I would buy it again in a second, and would never take a long trip to an unfamiliar place without it. The only thing I will do next time is to take a paper map to get a general layout of where I am going and generally stick to where I feel comfortable, or know that I want to go. For example, coming back thru Chicago we lost 2 hours in traffic on 90 on a Sunday afternoon. If I would have taken a paper map, I probably would have headed south to 80 and then back to Michigan. I know it would have redirected me fine. Note: you can scroll the map around to see the whole area, it is just that a paper map is all there, intstaneous, you can see the whole layout at once with having to zoom out. So far, the Nuvi200W gets my vote for an excellent GPS.
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