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Garmin nüvi 260 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Nuvi 260 |
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Garmin |
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320 x 240 |
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Customers Reviews
2010-02-28
Garmin nuvi 260 rating
Did not have the exact same features as my previous model 260 from 2 years ago. How can the same model have different features? That was a surprise but I can live with it.
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2009-12-21
Not worth the money
My first GPS unit was a TomTom One and I really liked it. Not everything about it was perfect, but it was very easy to use. Well, it got stolen and my brother happen to be moving overseas so he gave me his Garmin Nuvi 260.
In my opinion, it's not very intuitive. I recently used it on a trip cross country. I would program in our destination, let the device program our route which was pretty much I-40 west the entire way, and look to see our approximate arrival time. Instead of leaving the device plugged in because it already had a full battery charge, I would shut off the device. After a few hours of driving, I'd turn the device back on to find out how much further we had to travel and it would lose the programmed destination every time even though the battery still showed a full charge. So I'd either have to leave the device on or reprogram the destination each and every time. My TomTom One would keep the route stored until I cleared it out. 1 star
A lot of the times it was pretty quick to pick up satellites and pinpoint our location. It would also process routes pretty quickly as well. There were a few occasion where the device knew where we were but had no idea in which direction I was driving so the little car just sort of looked lost. 4 stars
Ease of use or intuitiveness. If you've never had a GPS unit before, I suppose this one would be very easy to learn and use. However, having owned a TomTom in the past, TomTom's ease of use and intuitiveness are head and shoulders above this unit. I can't speak for other Garmin's because this is the only one I've owned. 3 stars
Battery life. I left this on at one point and got what I thought was a decent amount of time out of the battery. I can't remember the exact length of time, but I think it was somewhere around a couple of hours. For a portable device, if you turn it off to save juice then turn it back on, your destination will be lost....or at least it was on mine.
Yes...I've done all the updates that are available.
Overall, I'm glad I didn't spend my own money on this unit. There have been several times while using it to navigate through LA that I've wanted to throw it out the window. Even though I follow its directions, in some cases after each turn it will say "recalculating". What?!?!? It gets us from point A to point B pretty accurately. One thing I do love is the fact that it tells you whether your address destination is on the right or the left side of the road....something my TomTom did not do.
I don't think I'd recommend this to a friend as I'm sure there are better units out there in the same price range.
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2009-12-11
PLEASED WITH NUVI 260 AND RETAILTRONICS
Garmin Nuvi 260 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator operates very well and extremely dependable. The service from Retailtronics worked out very well. Initially a mistake in packaging and I was a bit premature in voicing a complaint. A replacement was sent and very pleased with the GPS and the service provided by Retailtronics.
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2009-12-06
Love it
This GPS is easy to use and small enough to store. I keep it with me in my car all the time but I dont always keep it out its easy enough to store in my car. It is very easy to use as well would recommend to everyone. Very user friendly!
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2009-11-24
Great - until it suddenly stops working, now dead
I had the Nuvi 260 model for about 1.5 years, maybe 2, really happy with it, and accurate maps even in some of the backwater parts of MN, but last month I was using it to get down to Chicago O'Hare airport, no problem, I collected my passenger, then tried to switch the unit on for the return trip - dead. Even though the charging light had been on from the cigarette lighter the whole journey down and was still on now, the unit was completely dead. It's never worked again. This is completely unacceptable in a GPS/satnav device since you could be out in the middle of nowhere and then be completely lost. Fortunately I could make my way back once I'd got on I94 due to reasonable signs, but if I was back in MN in the backroads - I'd have been completely stuffed. With no moving parts, and no accidents happening to it this should NEVER happen with solid-state electronics. I bought a Magellan Roadmate 1440 when I got back, and will never buy anything from Garmin again. Avoid.
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Garmin nuvi 260 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Garmin's nüvi 260 3.5-inch Portable GPS Navigator unites eye-catching cost and thin profile with directions in real street names. The device contains a pocket-sized navigator with a magnificent display, detailed maps that make search by names (by the way it contains more than 6 million destinations such as restaurants, hospitals and so on).
 The Navigator also includes text-to-speech feature that makes it automatically call out street names. It is the first dream of the driver – to keep your eyes on the road while your navigator tells you the route. The device design is brilliant. High-sensitivity receiver, USB interface and other useful things are put into the modern stylish device.. It also includes rechargeable lithium-ion battery that works for 5 hours.
The main Garmin nuve 260 advantages for its owner are its interface and easiness in use. To know your route you need to touch the color screen and other work is made by nuvi. The interface is neither complicated. In fact Garmin is proud of their interface due to its simplicity and style at the same time. It has a so caleed smart interface. With sub-screens and simple controls one has no problems to enter or search for destinations and get data about his trip.
So many can’t stop boasting of their perfect device others tell about its flaws:
- It has no physical volume control.
- It has no USB cable
- It has no carrying case
- It has no multiple-routing capability and only one "via" limiting point
- It can’t input miles around detour
Features:
• High-Sensitivity GPS Receiver For Improved Performance & Reception
• 3.5-Inch Color Display, 320 X 240 Pixels
• Turn-By-Turn Directions With Spoken Street Names
• Sleek, Ultra-Slim Design
• Easy Touch-Screen Interface
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