Garmin nüvi 350

Pros: Ease of use, design, accuracy, features, features, features.

Cons: A little slow in processing, battery life.

The Bottom Line: You can t go wrong with the Nuvi 350. It's the perfect travel companion in town or around the world. Simple, powerful, feature rich. Haven t regretted a single dollar paid.

Review: Back in the good ole days, out of college, no mortgage, no family, when 100% of my post-bar tab take-home pay was disposable, I would have gladly plunked down the dough for a GPS device. But then one day I realized how much money I d been wasting on...

Pros: Tiny, battery powered, 3D display, no PC required (except for PPOI), SD expansion slot

Cons: Short-ish battery life, Tracklog and much configurability removed. No PC-based routing planning. 1000 MP3 limit.

The Bottom Line: This is a really compact navigator for the business traveler. It is tiny and light and doubles as an MP3 player

Review: Updated July 22, 2006 to reflect the impact of the latest firmware release.
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I am a gadget freak. So it's a good thing for my bank book that I have a friend who distributes Garmin products...

Pros: Size, Battery life, Features, Accuracy, Screen brightness, User Friendly, Wow factor

Cons: Aged mapping, POI database inconsistency, Not hard-wire friendly

The Bottom Line: With prices dropping by more than 1/2 since its initial release@ $970, you're running out of reasons to keep procrastinating. Functionality teamed with endless options makes this hard to pass!

Review: Procrastination had pushed off the idea of a GPS unit for years, mostly because of the skyrocketing prices when they first showed up. However, in the late 2006, I was rather surprised to find that many high quality units could be had for fractions...

Pros: Feature-rich, compact and easy to use

Cons: Battery life and construction

The Bottom Line: A definite class-leader, a useful tool for travel and fun gadget to boot.

Review: Background
I am a business traveler and having to print out maps in preparation for each trip is always a hassle. I decided to purchase a GPS navigation/mapping unit to cut down on my trip preparation time, and to hopefully avoid having to make...

Pros: Small, light, speaks street names, fast routing, search feature, excellent window mount

Cons: Battery life, quirky directions, no printed manual, window mount illegal in some states

The Bottom Line: Portability and speech functions justify the $799 list price. I would only consider cheaper models if those features are unimportant to you.

Review: Before purchasing this model, I looked at several other Garmins, Tom-Tom, a Magellan, and a Sony. The Nuvi won out primarily due to its ease of use, great portability, and speech functions. Though excellent, this unit is not without its quirks.
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Pros: easy to use,feature rich, options available, non-glare display voice directions with auto recalculation

Cons: price, battery replacement,disclaimer "I AGREE" default gets old fast

The Bottom Line: Great replacement for my stolen 10 year old Garmin GPS , but I'm afraid my wife will want it for shopping adventures she's not previously attempted, fearing getting lost.

Review: A thief stole my 10 year old Garmin GPS+ so I bought a Nuvi 350 recommended by Best Buy's in-store expert. Hopefully, all the stuff the theif stole less my $500 Homeowner's deductible will soften the high cost.

My first confusion came...

Pros: Very compact & portable, sleek design, Text-to-speech, SiRF technology, very good navigation/directions, excellent windshield mount

Cons: Screen could be brighter, Expensive

The Bottom Line: Well designed, high quality, pocketable GPS with outstanding performance and features, although a bit pricey. Consider waiting for prices to fall, as the Nuvi 360 (with Bluetooth) is coming out.

Review: I was shopping for a GPS unit for a family vacation to New York. We planned to rent a car in NYC and drive our way through upstate NY to Niagara Falls and Toronto, stopping at multiple cities and attractions along the way. After reading quite a bit...

Pros: Unequalled portability. Speaks the name of the street to turn onto (most dont), More...

Cons: Sometimes has trouble acquiring sattelite. In my case, windshield suction cup melted to windshield.

The Bottom Line: So far after 2 weeks, Excellent product with some caveats.

Review: For me a GPS is virtually a necessity, not a toy. I have ridden with several friends who had other brands that had "issues" such as taking a long time to acquire a sattelite or losing the signal periodically. Another problem I had noticed with...

Pros: Intuitive, small size/weight, has battery, speedy route calc., sensitive antenna

Cons: Screen size and contrast

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended; probably the best on the market at the time this was written.

Review: I was asked by a friend who recently lost her husband to cancer to evaluate two automotive navigation devices to help her get around our area (northern New Castle County, DE, just north of Wilmington). The first one she bought was the Lowrance iWay...

Pros: compact, clear picture, MP3 player & telephone directory

Cons: a bit slow, satellite finding takes awhile, battery life short

The Bottom Line: For the price and compared to other GPS units, it is a GOOD buy.

Review: I'm a real estate appraiser and I practically live in my car during the week, after much debate on tossing my paper maps out the window and buying a GPS, I settled on the NUVI. Mainly because of its pocket size and easy to remove and take with you...