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LOVE the Garmin Nuvi 255W
I received this GPS system about a week ago, and I haven't found one thing to complain about yet. The features are great, and all entirely user friendly. No need to read the manual, just plug it in and go! The Garmin Nuvi 255W connects to satellites extremely fast--So when I get in my car and turn it on, we're pretty much ready to go immediately. The new display posts speed limit signs of major roads flush left on the screen, which is a new feature that is also really helpful, if you're driving ...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review by L. Smith can be read at Amazon.com]
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L. Smith
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06/29/2008
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CT
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Great product- very happy
I've never owned a GPS personally, but have had the occasional opportunity to use friends and family's GPS that comes with the cars, most notably the ones in Honda's CRV's... and have wanted one ever since.
After picking up the Nuvi 255w, I gotta say, this comes pretty darn close to the experience with the expensive factory-installed units... only smaller. In short, I can't think of much I don't like about it.
It picks up the satellites quickly (I've never noticed a lag), routes fast, ...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review by Chuck T. Moser can be read at Amazon.com]
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Chuck T. Moser
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07/26/2008
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Bend, Oregon
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(38 of 38) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Great 1st GPS
First time GPS owner.
Pros
- Easy to use.
- Fast satellite pickup. Hotfix works.
- Included POI list is great.
- Speed of map updates is awesome. Very smooth.
- Search for POI and streets are fast.
- Fast recalculation of routes.
Cons
- No easy way to delete images.
- No easy way to organize custom POI's. You have to use POI-Loader.
- Documentation is poor.
Bottom Line: I would recommend this GPS to anyone. S...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review can be read at Amazon.com]
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07/07/2008
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(26 of 26) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Near Perfect.
The 255W does everything advertised, and does it well. My only gripes are the lack of certain features that could have been implemented easily at virtually no cost, like MP3/Audiobook capability. That, and that the documentation is barely adequate.
But as far as the primary GPS functionality is concerned, this is one excellent piece of hardware. The revised chipset allows the GPS to make satellite connections quickly. The speech synthesis is more than satisfactory.
I wo...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review by N. Miller can be read at Amazon.com]
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N. Miller
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09/15/2008
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Warminster, PA
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(24 of 24) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Excellent product for the money
I want to start out by saying that I spend about 2 weeks going back and forth between products, the manufacturers make it so hard to make a choice with so many products on the market. I was leaning more towards the Nuvi 650 that my boss has, I was 100% sure this was the right one for me. This all changed when I saw the Nuvi 255W and well I changed my mind real quick. I saw it had newer software than the 650 and with the Where am I? feature I was sold on it. I was buying this for my wife as she t...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/10/2008
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(23 of 23) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Great GPS for Cheap!
I recently had my car broken into and had my old GPS stolen (Garmin 330) so I was in the market for a relatively cheap replacement. It had been a few years since I had ever looked at GPS prices or features, so I was pleasantly surprised when I found the 255W!
This GPS blows my old one out of the water. It easily connects to the computer (a big deal for me) with USB 2.0 and acts as an external disk drive. You can easily upload your own images (JPG GIF) and set that as a startup image o...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review by Aaron Friedman "MoldySpore" can be read at Amazon.com]
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Aaron Friedman "MoldySpore"
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Review Date:
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10/18/2008
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New York, USA
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(11 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Garmin Nuvi 255w
I actually could not decide between the Garmin Nuvi 255w or the 750 model, so I decided to buy them both for comparison. I mounted them both to my car windshield and gave them various addresses to find together. I found that both models took the same routes and announced upcoming turns and street names at practically the same time. One thing I noticed about the 255w was that it was updating my position on the road more often, I'd say about 3 times as often as the 750. This made for smoother grap...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review by Schultzie can be read at Amazon.com]
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Schultzie
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Review Date:
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06/30/2008
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User Location:
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Northeast PA
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(339 of 341) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Best In Its Class - Great For Traveling
If you spend much time driving in unfamiliar territory, especially if you rent cars in big cities, a good portable GPS makes an amazing difference. And the Garmin 255W is the best one I could find in the $250 - $350 range.
First this thing just plain works. I haven't had any issues with mine. It was easy to set up and figure out right out of the box, and it's easy to use. It never has had trouble getting sufficient signal unlike earlier and cheaper models.
I chose the 255W ...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review by EmbeddedFlyer can be read at Amazon.com]
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EmbeddedFlyer
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08/07/2008
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Seattle, WA United States
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(111 of 114) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Great unit with significant bugs
Overall the Nuvi 255W is a great GPS unit. The unit takes very quickly locks on to satellite signals, tracks very well and when you miss a turn or do something unexpected, recalculates a new route very quickly. I recently took it on a trip from Michigan to Washington, DC and it proved to be extremely useful. There are some quirks that I elaborate on below.
Good points: Hotfix (TM) to lock on to satellite signals works well. Tracking is excellent and without noticable lag. Likewise, i...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/05/2008
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(33 of 34) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Not a bad little unit, but a few quirks
I purchased the Nuvi for my Jeep Wrangler. I had a factory GPS unit in my Toyota 4Runner that I loved... the Nuvi 255W appealed due the size of the unit and one's ability to remove it from the car and carry it around as a hand held if walking city streets. It was also appealing because it offered 'elevation contours' at higher zoom levels so you got some feeling of the lay of the land rather than the flat depictions you get on a lot of automotive GPS units.
This review is heavily we...
[Garmin 0100071820 nnvi 255W - GPS receiver review by Erin S. Contour "<ESC> can be read at Amazon.com]
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Erin S. Contour "<ESC>
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Review Date:
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07/03/2008
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Del Mar, CA United States
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95%
(237 of 248) Users Found This Review Helpful
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