Handheld GPS Reviews - Customer reviews - GARMIN 010-00656-00 Nuvi 250W Widescreen Travel Assistant

Manufacturer: Garmin

List Price: $589.27
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Name: Mister
Location: Texas, USA
Date: 2007-12-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Wonderful unit, not flawless but still 4.5 stars
Comment: I've used this product for a couple of months and love it. Gives good directions and have been most impressed at how quickly it re-routes.

I drive to drilling rigs for a living and these locations are almost always off the beaten track. The mapping quality surprised me in the level of detail. County Roads are all here and even some 'lease roads' - though they're simply described as 'road' which is more than I'd expected.

My two criticisms are (1) the dubious build quality. I drive quite a bit 'off road' and on poorly maintained roads and have noticed the sound quality degraded already from the bumping. Turning the volume level down to 50% helps a lot but I don't want to have the sound degrade so much as to be unusable. For 99% of users this is unlikely to be a significant issue.
My other point is that this unit will regularly take me in different routes for an identical trip at the same time of day. Why this is, I don't know. I'm not sure that the different ways are a lot different in terms of distance and time but it's still something I'm curious about.

Overall I'm very happy with this unit although I ought to have saved
$40 by getting the 200W since I could live without the 'extra' mapping.

Name: Enrique Flores
Location: Austin, TX United States
Date: 2008-05-26
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Excellent device
Comment: I purchased this unit for international travel, along with the extra map cards. The GPS has so far worked flawlessly, even picking up a signal inside my house. I immediately muted the annoying voice feature, as a quick glance will tell me when there's an upcoming turn. Being familiar with the iPhone map feature, I have to say the interface on the Garmin is rather clunky - this is my first GPS unit and I'm surprised the interfaces have not been refined by now. For one thing, the keyboard does not have the usual QWERTY layout but instead is laid out in aphabetical order. Entering street names is a chore, especially coupled with the fact that you always have to start by spelling the name of the city, every single time - a simple option to select either the previously searched city or better yet the city you are currently located in seems like a no-brainer.
Also the menu navigation can get pretty involved, for instance you might be trying to lookup a destination but before finishing you need to quickly refer back to the map, you have to press 'Back' about 5 times - a 'Home' button would be nice.
The points of interest database is a mixed bag, I've found restaurants in there that have been out of business for 7 years. I consider the POI database an added feature and not really central to navigation, especially having an iPhone which is superior in that respect. Also trying to search the database sometimes results in an hourglass for quite a while, to the point we have given up waiting. Perhaps the database could be indexed better.
Also the printed guide that comes with the unit covers the bare minimum, the Amazon product page was actually more useful.
But overall for the price this has been a fantastic investment, making travel in unfamiliar cities efficient and pleasurable.
Word to the wise, there is a reason for the warning displayed on boot up, it is VERY easy to get caught up in what's going on with the GPS and rear-end someone. Train your passenger/navigator to use it, or if driving alone, get everything setup before getting on the road.

Name: Joseph C. Higinbotham
Location: CLEVELAND, OHIO
Date: 2007-12-11
Customer Rating: -

Summary: GARMIN NUVI 250W
Comment: THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT. IF YOU DONT NEED ALL THE OTHER OPTIONS THAT COME WITH A GARMIN GPS MORE EXPENSIVE UNITS, THE NUVI 250W IS THE ONE FOR YOU.
THIS GETS ME FROM POINT A TO POINT B WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. I NO LONGER WORRY ABOUT GOING ANYWHERE, NOW I JUST TYPE THE ADRESS OF WHERE IM GOING AND THIS GPS UNIT DOES THE REST. IT DOES SO MUCH STUFF I DONT KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD NEED ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS. IT DOES THE JOB... VERY WELL.

Name: Helen
Location: Bethalto, IL USA
Date: 2008-01-01
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Garmin Nuvi 250W
Comment: This GPS is very easy to use and save information. Have used it several times and it has always been correct. The larger screen makes to easier to see from the dash. The voice directions are very clear and loud (you can change the volume level to make it louder or quieter). I recommend this product.

Name: Ron Brooks
Location: Ohio
Date: 2008-01-01
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Does what you want it to do...
Comment: I have used the unit for several weeks. It does what you expect from a GPS. I have not had it direct me off on a 'why did it direct me here?" route.

Possibly a little slow to lock onto the satellites unless it is positioned correctly, but once it has a clear signal it works and does so very well.

The menus are easy and only take a few minutes to learn all of the options.

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