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Old 03-19-2010, 09:01 AM
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Default Garmin GPS?
I know many of you will just over this...

I'm thinking of a GPS purchase


Do I do this one

nüvi® 1260T

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134&pID=30964#
Ultra-thin, affordable, feature-rich navigation
FM lifetime traffic, Bluetooth® wireless, preloaded street maps for North America, speaks street names, optional MSN® Direct, Where am I?, photo navigation, ecoRoute™, pedestrian navigation options
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nüvi® 1350

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134&pID=30937
Ultra-thin, affordable, feature-rich navigation
lane assist, widescreen, preloaded street maps for North America, optional FM lifetime traffic, speaks street names, optional MSN® Direct, Where am I?, photo navigation, ecoRoute™, pedestrian navigation options
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Are you set on Garmin? They are both fine, but the newer GPS systems all seem to have the features that people want. I've found that TomTom is just lower priced. I had the good fortune to win mine in a contest, but it has worked well for me. I think Ellen depends on Tom as well
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I've started to look at them. This one has my attention right now.

Garmin 255W

Amazon seems to have the best pricing from what I've seen.
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Amazon charges merchants 15-25% to sell there. If you find something on Amazon, try to buy it from the merchant directly to save even more.
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Originally Posted by klaxian,Mar 19 2010, 01:27 PM
Amazon charges merchants 15-25% to sell there. If you find something on Amazon, try to buy it from the merchant directly to save even more.
I've been looking, and I can't find anyone that can beat Amazon's price on the 255W. If you know where I can get it cheaper, I would appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by Conedodger,Mar 19 2010, 01:17 PM
I've started to look at them. This one has my attention right now.

Garmin 255W

Amazon seems to have the best pricing from what I've seen.
You do know this item on Amazon is refurbished, right? It's not new. You can find a little lower price on a refurbished unit here:
http://www.buy.com/prod/garmin-nuvi-255-3-.../211113804.html

You can also buy refurbished on eBay for under $50:
http://electronics.shop.ebay.com/GPS-Syste...d=p3286.c0.m282

However, if you find something new on Amazon, simply see the merchants selling it and search the web for their direct site. You can usually save more.
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Originally Posted by Conedodger,Mar 19 2010, 12:17 PM
I've started to look at them. This one has my attention right now.
Garmin 255W
They have too many models, and I have no clue what all the differences are
According to the Garmin site, that unit is 20-30 less than the ones I thought about, which would be great
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[QUOTE=klaxian,Mar 19 2010, 01:49 PM] You do know this item on Amazon is refurbished, right?
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Originally Posted by klaxian,Mar 19 2010, 12:14 PM
Are you set on Garmin?
No, not set on Garmin at all really
I guess my confusion is mostly based upon the sheer volume of units that are available
How the helll do I know what to get?

It has to have US & Can maps
It has to have map upload/update capabilities
It can't be wider than 5" or so
It has to plug into a car power outlet and not be directly wired in
It would be nice if it could remember where I drove on a particular route
It would be awesome if it could be also run on just batteries
It has to have a volume setting as I'm not going to listen to the silly thing chat
It has to be able to tell me how to get to someplace after I enter a street adress
It has to give me a new route after I miss a turn

Am I missing something?

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