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Garmin nüvi 260 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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Bring the ultra-cool nüvi 260 along for the ride, and arrive on time and in style. Similar to nüvi 250, nüvi 260 is attractively priced and simple to use. Plus, this sleek, slim navigator comes with turn-by-turn voice directions that announce the name of streets as you navigate, so you can keep your eyes on the road. With nüvi 260 you're just a few screen taps away from anywhere. nüvi 260 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 260 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. Nuvi 260 sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road) Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.) Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest) Picture viewer Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation) World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, and calculator Accepts data cards - SD card (not included) Up to 500 Waypoints Unit dimensions, WxHxD - 3.8W x 2.8H x. 8D (9.7 x 7.1 x 2 cm) Display size, WxH - 2.8W x 2.1H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5 diag (8.9 cm); Display resolution, WxH - 320 x 240 pixels QVGA color antiglare TFT with white backlight Unit Weight - 5.2 ounces (147.42 g) Battery - rechargeable lithium-ion; Battery life (per full charge) up to 5 hours Preloaded maps

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Product Details

Product Length:	3.8 inches
Product Width:	2.8 inches
Product Height:	0.8 inches
Product Weight:	1.0 pounds
Package Length:	5.7 inches
Package Width:	5.6 inches
Package Height:	3.0 inches
Package Weight:	0.95 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 312 reviews

Features

Auto Navigation Mapping for the US, Canada and Puerto Rico
Turn by Turn Directions with Spoken Street Names
3.5 in Diagonal Color Touchscreen w/High Sensitivity GPS Receiver
Trip Computer Records Mileage, Max Speed, Total Time and More
1.0 Lbs (WxLxH) 0.8" x 3.8" x 2.8"

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.5

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pleased Sep 07, 2008
The Garmin Nuvi 260 was exactly what I wanted, and I am pleased with the purchase experience from Amazon.com.
The price was the lowest I could find and month later it still is!

The text to speech is a great safety feature along with all the fully loaded addresses and mapping that come with the GPS unit.

Great purchase Sep 02, 2008
I purchase the gps a few weeks ago, and i use it everywhere even places i know how to get to. It's great and i love it. Recommend this product.

Garmin review Sep 01, 2008
I'm not completely satisfied with this product. The directions are delayed up to a half mile. It recalculates unnecessarily and is almost useless when it does this. Overall, I love garmins but this model is not good!

Very pleased with the product Aug 31, 2008
This is my second GPS unit - the first being a different model Garmin that I use for geocaching - and I am impressed. My wife insisted that I buy a navigator that gives spoken directions for a recent out-of-town trip I was making by myself, because she was scared that I, in my ever advancing years, would take too long looking at a map, not enough time looking ahead, and plow into somebody from behind. She has some historical justification for this. So we bought the least expensive Garmin we could find that featured audible directions.

The unit performed very well. I found the voice to be pretty easy to understand (although at top volume level, the unit feeds more signal into the speaker than it can handle, so you get clipping, which makes it a bit harder to understand. Solution - turn down a the volume a little - it's still plenty loud). The unit is also intuitive to learn to use for basic functions. And basic functions are about all I use it for. It seems to be capable of many more things than the absolutely execrable user's manual informs you of. Or at least, a look at the Q & A in the tech support section of Garmin website describes capabilities not even hinted at in the manual, not even remotely.

The unit is not perfect. It mispronounces some street names, which is no surprise, and perfectly tolerable, especially with the redundancy of information on when to make a turn (it tells you what street to turn on, and how far away it is; either piece of information would be sufficient. So you get a belt and suspenders). I also wonder occasionally, when on familiar turf, at the routing it chooses. It has directed me to routes that I know to be longer than necessary. But when you are on unfamiliar territory, it'll get you there. I also find the feature that tells you about what time you should arrive at your destination to be very helpful. It's pretty accurate, too.

I recommend using the unit on familiar ground for a while before trusting it for navigating your way around someplace new to you This helps you get used to how it expresses itself in certain situations. For example, you will learn how to tell the difference between an upcoming turn with a significant distance before the following turn, and a turn with another one right after it.

The Nuvi 260 did exactly what I expected it to at a price that I found to be very reasonable. What could be better?

Excelent Aug 31, 2008
If you want to go some place but you don't know how to get there this is the one for you this will tell you text-to speech. Instead of telling you turn right at 15 feet will say turn right on Alamo street. This let you keep the eyes on the road