Garmin Nuvi 255W - 4.4 in. Car GPS Receiver

Automobile, Fixed, LCD TFT Display, 1000 Waypoints, Battery Life: Up to 4 Hours

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Great GPS for the money

by monsterbuck79, Sep 28, 2011

Pros: Ready to go out of the box. Easy to use and understand.

Cons: Some roads are out of date and it expensive to by a lifetime update.

Review: When I purchased this GPS, I based my decision off of other's reviews and I am not disappointed. &nb ...

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The Future of Maps

by jg007kill, Apr 25, 2011

Pros: FeaturesCostLookSpeakerBluetoothRoutes

Cons: Battery LifeKeyboard is kinda confusing

The Bottom Line: I would recommend this product because of its cost and quality. Everything about this product is great.

Review: I got my Garmin Nuvi for Christmas of 2010. MY parents got it for me for less than $100 at best buy. ...

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LOVE LOVE LOVE This GPS

by levert_23, Aug 27, 2010

Pros: Gets me everywhere I want to go!

Cons: The updates are kind of expensive.

Review: I love this GPS. I purchased it because I travel around for work and it's exactly what what I ...

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Returning "IT"

by dcm767, Jul 5, 2010

Pros: Easy to use and understand.

Cons: NOT ACCURATE AT ALL.

Review: Purchased my Garmin 255w in May of '10. It seemed to work fine. Garmin allows you ONE fr ...

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Garmin nuvi 255W - An Electronic Compass

by marij, May 3, 2010

Pros: The unit gives clear instructions well in advance of any turns, etc.

Cons: Insufficient written instructions and poor website. No USB cable provided.

The Bottom Line: I recommend this unit if you require basic in-state travel assistance. It has a nice sized screen, clear voice response, and provides sufficient time to follow its instructions.

Review: One of the outstanding features of the Garmin nuvi 255w is the clarity of the voice response. ...

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Garmin Nuvi 255W - My Semi-Helpful Co-Pilot

by mmcphee, Mar 18, 2010

Pros: A fun, little toy

Cons: No easy way to preview or customize routes

The Bottom Line: Despite the prevelance of navigation systems today, I'm not sold on their value. The 255W is a toy not really a tool.

Review: I had wanted a GPS device for sometime, but really could not justify spending money on something I ...

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This popular GPS can do more than I expected

by texas-swede, Jan 31, 2010

Pros: Very intuitive interface, simple yet many useful features, points of interest, clear screen, pleasant voice.

Cons: Slightly too wide, power plug in back. Microsoft Streets and Trips feature problematic.

The Bottom Line: After buying this GPS I found it to be more useful than I expected. My favorite feature is the points of interests which is very complete.

Review: I bought the Nüvi 255W GPS a little bit more than a month ago. I am pretty good with directions ...

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No more fighting

by saco84, Jan 8, 2010

Pros: cheap, easy to use, very convienient

Cons: The ladies voice is a little anoying.

The Bottom Line: Very recommended because it is cheap and easy to use.

Review: I bought this for my husband last fathers day. I bought this because every time we travel somewhere ...

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Cable required to register??

by inspectorbump, Jan 7, 2010

Pros: It's compact. It works

Cons: Unacceptable: You must buy a cable to register it!

Review: Overall, I like the 255. The large negative of this product is that if you wish to registe ...

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Garmin Nuvi 255-W Car GPS Chargeable Mobile System Don't Get Lost!

by lukn2hvn, Jan 2, 2010

Pros: Talks, shows wide view, highlites route, easy to add destination and store favorites, 'night' view.

Cons: does not hold charge, cannot navigate 'shortest route', gets you lost more times than not.

Review: If you want a device that doesn't charge well, takes at least 3-5 minutes to set up for each use, an ...

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