Garmin Nuvi 650 - 4.4 in. Car GPS Receiver
- Form Factor: Fixed
- Map capabilities: Map cartridges / Data cards, Download maps
- Enhanced accuracy: WAAS enabled
- Screen Size: 4.4 in.
- GPS Type: Automobile
- Input Method: Touch Screen
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No Better Tool to have when you're lost.
Pros
Satellites tell me where I am. Calculates & redraws routes ina flash. Great Battery Life.
Cons
Can't pre-program routes.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
If you can get a good deal, buy it. If you want something to keep you from getting lost, use it. It's a Garmin, you can't go wrong.
I've had mine a little over a year and have been very pleased with it. Its helped me get past more than a few traffic snargles by allowing me to find a side street a block or two over that took me past the traffic jam.
I think it has an ambient light sensor because it switches map displays from day to night by itself.
Once you are locked into a destination, if you take an alternate route, it will redraw and recalculate your route within a second or two. So I think that's a good selling feature, it's faster at the redraw than other companies GPS's I used in the past.
I have turned the voice off because I don't need another back seat driver. The battery life when it's not plugged into something is really good. When I tested it (left it on to see how long it would last) I got almost a full 24 hrs before it died.
It interfaces very easily with your PC for downloads and updates. The software is mindless and very simple to run.
Now, here's what I think sux about this unit:
I travel a lot. I have yet to figure out how to set way-points or follow a pre-programmed route. It would be nice to set up a route, transfer it to an SD card, pop that into the 650 and then follow the arrow to where I wanna go. Garmin says you can do it, in map quest. Yeah right...
Still, I think this is a very good unit and would buy it again. I would recommend this or any other Garmin Product, I've used many different models and they all seem to work a little better than the competitions.
I think it has an ambient light sensor because it switches map displays from day to night by itself.
Once you are locked into a destination, if you take an alternate route, it will redraw and recalculate your route within a second or two. So I think that's a good selling feature, it's faster at the redraw than other companies GPS's I used in the past.
I have turned the voice off because I don't need another back seat driver. The battery life when it's not plugged into something is really good. When I tested it (left it on to see how long it would last) I got almost a full 24 hrs before it died.
It interfaces very easily with your PC for downloads and updates. The software is mindless and very simple to run.
Now, here's what I think sux about this unit:
I travel a lot. I have yet to figure out how to set way-points or follow a pre-programmed route. It would be nice to set up a route, transfer it to an SD card, pop that into the 650 and then follow the arrow to where I wanna go. Garmin says you can do it, in map quest. Yeah right...
Still, I think this is a very good unit and would buy it again. I would recommend this or any other Garmin Product, I've used many different models and they all seem to work a little better than the competitions.
