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Garmin nuvi 265WT 4 3 Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Integrated Traffic Receiver

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Garmin nuvi 265WT 4 3 Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Integrated Traffic Receiver

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Garmin n vi 500 3 5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator

The Garmin nuvi 500 will guide you while you drive, hike, bike or boat. Go sightseeing with geotagged images from Garmin Connect Photos or see your terrain with the digital elevation model basemap. The nuvi 500 comes preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator North America NT Lower 48 States plus topographic maps for the U.S. The preloaded map data features millions of points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. Geocaching, including Wherigo Platform player Built-in DEM Basemap (Digital Elevation Model) 3.5 QVGA color antiglare TFT with white Backlight Touchscreen Display – 320 x 240 Pixels User replaceable lithium-ion battery – up to 8 hours depending on use Dimensions – Width 4.21 x Height 3.35 x Depth 0.9 (10.7×8.5×2.3cm) Weight – 7.6 ounces (215 grams)

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great GPS and Features
Works great right out of the box.

I use mine on a motorcycle, so the waterproof feature was what I needed but did want to spend the money for a Zumo.

There are better GPS units out there, but cost more, and this one does everything I need it to.

4 Stars garmin GPS
Pretty good unit. A little hard to hang on to if used by hand. Added price of lake maps is out of line. Goecaching…haven’t tried yet, but the download was easy and entry of coordinates very easy. All in all, I am very pleased with the purchase.

4 Stars ADDICTED!
I love my new Garmin. It is the first GPS I have ever purchased. I bought it mainly to geocache and it has been pretty good to me. It’s great because it is quick to transition from either driving to hiking mode. Love the touch screen.

3 Stars Good but not what I expected
Good GPS but not what I expected. Screen is small and moving to different sections of the map is difficult. As I said good but I expected more.

3 Stars Not bad, but not all good either.
This unit is fairly nice, but its more of an on-the-road GPS. It has a terrific 3D view and works well at guiding you down the road. It does lack any way of holding it when in the back country though, and has no screen lock for when you throw it in your backpack, so the touch screen goes nuts while in the pack. It also only comes with the 1:100K TOPO’s which are about as useless as they get in the woods, and at the moment Garmin has no TOPO 1:24K maps for the NorthEast, and you have to purchase those separately. There is support for Raster images, but no way to create Raster Maps, which would be a major plus if we could load on USGS 24K maps, which are superior to the ones Garmin uses. I also found the Address lookup ability, which a GPS unit should excel at, was quite useless. There just isnt enough addresses in the unit, it has serious troubles when looking up small towns addresses. I have a legal address and zip code and it refuses to accept it. It will suggest the next town over, or a location several miles from my home, and this is normal for all Garmin’s. I find this annoying, because like I said, this should be its strong suit, it is a GPS unit afterall.

I did find some custom made 1:24K maps online, and they are pretty good, but no where near as good as the USGS. Its a good unit, but they didnt think it thru very well, maybe the next generation of this unit will fair better.

Things that need to be changed or added:

1) Should come with 1:24K Maps

2) They need to get the Raster ability working so we can load USGS 1:24K

3) Address lookups need to be updated/expanded and more accurate(This is a real let down right now)

4) Needs a place to hookup up a strap so you have a way to secure it while carrying it around.

5) Desperately needs a Screen Lock, even Garmin’s vehicle units have this, but a Cross-Over unit that spends its time in the woods/backpacks doesnt?

6) Should be smaller, its just a little to large to carry around or hold.(Maybe adding the ability to turn the unit and have the screen view turn with you, its easier to hold the unit the long way)

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Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount for n vi Series and StreetPilot C5XX Series GPS Navigators C530 C550 and C580

Every Garmin product is designed to meet the most demanding standard: customers’ satisfaction. That’s why Garmin equipment is manufactured to give you reliable service for years to come, with intuitive features you can grow into over time – all at a price you can afford.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Works Well
The Good: It sits on your dashboard without moving, but can be easily moved or adjusted if you care to. In other words, it does well what it is supposed to.

The Bad: It is difficult to attach and, especially, unattach the 750 from this unit. Not that it can’t be done, but it requires a bit of an awkward grip. You get better with practice. It is rather expensive.

5 Stars Just what I needed
This product is awesome. I searched online for something awhile back and didn’t find it. Then, I recently came across it on another site and went to Amazon, where I knew the price would be better. The mounts that came with my Garmin Nuvi did not work for me. The dashboard mount did not stick well on my car’s curvy dashboard. The windshield mount was on a bad slant for viewing, not to mention a distraction while driving. This mount sits wherever you want it on the dashboard and does not move. It’s amazing. It’s also easy to hide if you park where you don’t want to disclose having a GPS. Sometimes I store the GPS in my case (also purchased from Amazon) and throw in my purse; other times, I just move the mount and GPS to the floor where nobody will see it. I made my decision to purchase based on other positive reviews, so I wanted to share mine for anyone undecided. For me, it was worth every penny.

5 Stars Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount
Recieved today, so far, it is great. I have a Ford Expedition that has a rough dashboard, which means no suction mounting and I hate to put it on the windshield. I will know more after my trip next week.

4 Stars Good item for your GPS
I am happy with my purchase of this item.It helps to make your GPS easily visible and readable. You too will be pleased with this item.

5 Stars A must have!
I bought two of them for me and my friend.

This item is a must if you have a Garmin gps system.

I have a nuvi 360 with suction cup mount, but it got ruined by the sun and got stuck to my windshield. I removed it, but never got it to work again.

Now with the friction mount I’m very happy because I can use it whenever I want. Or hide it if not.

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Gilsson GHS 12V Cigarette Lighter Adapter for Garmin n vi 600 to 5000 StreetPilot C510 to C580 and Zumo 400 to 550 Black

This cable is specifically designed for Garmin Nuvi, StreetPilot, Zumo GPS receivers. It will power and charge your Garmin GPS receiver at the same time. It utilizes a proprietary 18-pin connector that connects either directly to the GPS or through the Garmin cradle.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Does not fit Zumo 550.
The Zumo 500 and Zumo 550 look almost identical, but they have different connectors. The Zumo 500 uses an 18-pin flat plug (which this product has), but the Zumo 550 uses a USB mini-B style plug. I couldn’t use it since it didn’t fit, so I can’t comment on its performance.

5 Stars Gilsson GHS-12V Cigarette Lighter Adapter
Great product. Fits and works with my Garmin StreetPilot C530. No problems with shipment/receipt of item.

5 Stars Garmin 760 power cord
My dog chewed up my Garmin power cord for my Nuvi 760 while I was at school, so I bought this one. It arrived in a couple of days and works perfectly.

1 Star It TOOK 7 days to be “ready to be shipped” by AMAZON
Not worth the trouble. The item was “in stock” but took 7 days for amazon to ship the item. No help from costumer service. Plus, another 8 days with good old free shipping to get it. So don’t buy it unless you can wait 15 days or more to get it.

5 Stars A Great Replacement
I purchased a Garmin Nuvi and have been using it for several months. One problem I encountered is that the end of the 12V (cigarette lighter) adapter came unscrewed and the parts inside fell out–a spring, fuse, etc. The second time this happened I couldn’t find all of the parts so the cable was useless! I purchased this cable as a replacement and it seems to fit and work perfectly with the Garmin.

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