"With A User Friendly Interface... Its Ease Of Use... & Affordable Price... The Garmin Nuvi 260W Is An Attractive GPS Device" |
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Garmin Nuvi 260W Review
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Price: $129.99 currently priced/price may change) Return Policy: The Garmin n%uFFFDvi 260W has a 30-day FULL money back guarantee. The product also comes with a manufacturer%u2019s warranty on the following: Parts and Labor is 1 year Brand: Garmin Model #: Nuvi 260W Recommended Merchant: www.amazon.com About The Product: The greatest thing about more recent GPS devices is the text-to-speech conversion feature which has added so much to a users safety, especially when he is on the road. This should be the primary purpose of the GPS apart from providing directions and locations, and the Garmin nuvi 260W provides this top-rate feature for just over a hundred dollar gadget. The Garmin Nuvi 260W announces names of streets and exits so you never have to take your eyes off the road or focus on street signs and crude road maps to find your destination. It gets you where you want to go with 2D or 3D maps also, so you get a visual map of what to look for as you approach your destinations. It was a wider 4.3 inch color screen, which gives you more visual details of your route and it has got an owners security feature that disables the unit from performing any function unless you enter a private code. You can identify and store specific POIs and it comes with added travel necessities such as a world clock with time zones, a calculator and a currency and measurement converter. You will appreciate all these necessary features as you cruise your way anywhere in the world with this user-friendly, low-priced, best-quality GPS navigator. |
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The Good Stuff:
 Garmin's high sensitivity GPS receiver ensures superior accuracy on a touch screen display
4.3-inch backlit widescreen touchscreen on the nüvi 260W gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen
Simple no-nonsense controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations
Theft prevention system disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN
Touch screen feature to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted
Features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator
Accepts custom points of interest (POIs)
Sleek, slim and lightweight design fits into a pocket or purse
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The Bad Stuff:
 Does not come with a traffic alert system
Acquiring initial satellite lock can be a bit slow
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Product Specifications:
The Garmin Nuvi 260W includes the following standard specifications:
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Product Features:
Listed below are some of the features that come with this GPS Navigation System. Take a quick look below..  Built with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver for extreme accuracy
Text-to-speech capabilities for reading off street names as you drive rather than ambiguous directions
Slim, pocket-sized navigator is easy to carry in your pocket or purse
SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data
Touchscreen-enabled, making it a doddle to control the device with your fingertips
Theft prevention system that disables the unit until the user enters specific 4-digit PIN
Includes added travel tools such as JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock, currency and measurement converter, calculator
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Our Verdict:
The Nuvi 260W widescreen GPS navigator is attractively-priced and simple to use. Living up to the Garmin name, this model is quite basic and user-friendly, you dont even have to read the User Manual to get started. It comes ready to use out of the box and preloaded with the City Navigator NT street maps plus significant points of interest such as restaurants, gas stations, hotels, ATM machines, etc. Its touch screen operation cuts complicated accessibility and text-to-speech conversion provides utmost driving safety. The Nuvi260W is incredibly priced at a little over $100, but it should be noteworthy to mention that production has been discontinued to give way to the newer models and those available in the market are the last of the Nuvi 260W. |
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Customer Feedback-
"Others have denoted the long startup time to synchronize; I guess I'm patient enough to sit there and wait for it to "lock"; With that said, I've found the unit itself rather useful and I don't necessarily have any complaints, although the volume doesn't seem to go over loud rock and roll guitar solos" - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "I've used this product for several trips and I've never used another GPS. I love the text-to-speech feature, which is very natural; the instructions are usually very clear, but it is worth glancing at the green bar at the top of the screen to see the full instruction. The map with the graphics can often clear up confusion. The other great thing about the map is it labels upcoming streets so you are not peering at street signs." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "Overall, the 260W performs better than I expected it to. I've never had a GPS before, so I don't have any comparisons to other manufacturers and I primarily wanted it to help me get around unfamiliar cities on some summer trips. It never got us lost in Boston, Cape Cod, or Minneapolis/St. Paul, and it actually helped us on several occasions find gas stations and restaurants where we would never have found them as easily on our own." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com "Overall, the unit is amazing and the larger screen size of 4.3 inches really helps those with fat fingers and those that don't want to squint to read a map. I am just sorry I had to wait this long to own one. It is a must have for those that travel to unfamiliar areas." - Actual User Review - Amazon.com |
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