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Allready had one. Very easy to use. You get free software updates from Garmin, but map updates do cost $89 for lifetime. Some of the business under points of interest are nolonger in business. I know of two resturants that show local to me that are out of business. That's where I hope the map updates would fix it. The wide screen makes it easy to see. Battery life not so good. About 4 hours.But with a cig outlet and adapter, your good to go. It could be better with a MP3 player and Point of Intereset software and bluetooth technology. Owell
This unit works every time (I now own 3 of this same model). I've paid for the lifetime map upgrades with Garmin.com ($120.00), but otherwise great unit. I use it for work, I drive to people houses all day long, it's very good. I think I may be forgetting how to read maps! There are several free downloads from Garmin.com, including avatars, languages and additional points of interest, and you can upgrade/add additional maps for other countries if you go on vacation. It reads the street names fairly accurately. Wish list; I would like to know what _____(restaurants, gas, etc) are coming up ahead. Currently, if you select what _____ is closest, it gives you a radius, if the closest 10 or 20 ______ are behind you, it's not so helpful. Still, I love having this, I take it everywhere.Read full review
This GPS works great, the screen is a nice size with good resolution, the controls are intuitive and easy to use. The interface is easy to navigate, it could have used a few more on board features like compass/baring, time, ambient temperature etc. but over all i like the product and it performs reliably.
This unit is very good, only have one problem with it is that the places loaded in the system are not up to date. And on top of that you have to purchase a lifetime maps update, yet I still have to get, for about $90 or a one time map update for $50. The maps that I have are so out of date. There are places that it searches and finds and they haven't been there for years. And the newer shops and stores aren't searchable. I'm afriad to purchase the maps update because I'm not too sure if they updated fully on the new roads and stores. I've been hearing people complaining that it's not worth the money because it's basically the same and that the maps are not updated yet. But I'm going to wait after christmas to purchase it.
I bought one of these for myself about 6 months ago, and then got one for my boyfriend for Christmas because I loved it so much. The Garmin GPS's are easy to use, I love the wide screen. (My brother has a regular sized one and it's just too small) You can see so much more with it... really makes a difference. Also, the 260 has the fantastic added feature of saying the actual street names. Anything below a 255 does NOT, which is painfully annoying, especially if you are driving somewhere that's crowded, with a lot of streets close together. Its not helpful at all to have something telling you to turn in 200 feet when there are like 5 streets all together. In any case, this one is definitely a great buy.
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