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Recent reviews for this item: Louise, September 16, 2008 I studied on the web several GPS' for several months, and always came
back to the Nuvi 250. The only thing that I would like for it to
have NOW would be the ability to geocash, however that was not
something that I was looking for at the time of purchasing.
I am once again trying to studying to see what I can get for a
relatively inexpensive price for a second GPS for Geocashing that I
am willing to use in junction with my Nuvi! I like to dream, and
dream big!
I simply LOVE my Nuvi and would NEVER travel without it ever.
Louise ReactorRat, May 30, 2008 I recently purchased my 250W from C-Tire fairly hastily due to a family emergency and I was tired of pulling maps out of the glove box. I registered and checked the website for SW updates -none. Probably a good thing since they were too cheap to throw in the USB cable or the SD card. The first day.. it would lock onto satellites no time flat but lately it's been a grueling, painful wait.
I have since used my buddies Garmin ... can't remember the model # .. perhaps a 350 but it was a far superior unit.
Keep in mind that my knowlege of these things is limited and my own laziness for lack of research makes me partly to blame. There is one feature that I would like to have, a recorder to in the device to download the trips I took.. Dan from Montreal, September 8, 2007 It all started when my Street Pilot C530 was stolen from my car in mid August. As the insurance was paying for the replacement, and my C530 was bought in December of 2006, I decided to check the market before I decide what to buy. I was sure I am buying a flat model, as I was not going to leave it in the car anymore. The 250 has the familiar screen and sound of the 530 and the reviews were good, so I bought it. I tried it in the car for a few days and it worked well. I had the feeling that it takes a bit longer than the 530 to find that I am off-course and recalculate. I was also drove on a highway and the GPS was showing as I am on the service road. But as all this can be just my subjective feeling I didn’t get excited. The first warning sign came when I powered the 250 while parked on a specific downtown street and where the 530 never had a problem to lock on satellites. The 250 never locked! One red line forever. I had to drive and leave this place to make it lock. And then I started researching and I found that there is no mention of SiRf on the startup screen. Meaning: no SiRf chips. And the tech. support at Garmin confirmed that there is no WAAS option either in this unit. So I went and bought a nuvi 350 (SiRf chips inside)to compare. I put both the 350 and the 250 on a window sill on my second floor, where the 530 was able to lock with ease. In about 2 minutes, the 350 had 3 green lines, and after 5 minutes it was between 4 and 5 green lines. The 250 never went over one red line, no matter what position I tried. Conclusion: The receiver chips in the 250 are crap. If this is your first GPS, and you have no comparison, then you think this is right. But if you owned a SiRf GPS and you know how it works, well, then you know it can be much better. I suppose it is a question of price at the end. How much are you ready to pay for better performance. And there is nothing wrong with it. What bothers me is that Garmin is not giving us this option. They are not telling us that if we buy the 250 for a lower price, we will get lower performance. They are announcing a different chipset with similar or better performance, and this is a lie. I believe the decision what to buy and how much to pay should be ours and not of some smart marketing hot shot at Garmin, which thinks deceiving is a good marketing startegy. As for me, I really don’t need all the gadgets in the 350 (like MP3 and so on). All I need is a navigation device, but I will not go backwards to buy a lower end unit than the one I had. So I will keep the 350 and return the 250. Darren, September 4, 2007 I have had a PDA/GPS combo for many years now and this is my first dedicated GPS unit. I've had time to think about what I want and don't care about in a GPS unit. I have an iPod and satellite radio, so I don't care about music on a GPS unit. And I never find that FM transmitters do a very good job anyways. I don't care about TTS voice navigation as a quick glance at the screen tells me the street and the GPS still tells me to turn in 400m. Displaying pictures is neat to show family some photos while you're out, and pretty much all units do that. I have rarely used point of interest. I either plan my trip before I go, or I wing it and just find a restaurant while on the road. You can load this up with custom points of interest, so I added all the dealers for my car and some of my favorites. There's no need to try to store every point of interest in the world on this thing because our cities are changing too fast. Size is great, it fits in your pocket so easily. The car mount is very good. I've had a chance to play with other units and TomTom 720 mount in particular isn't as sturdy as this one. The only thing I wish this had was power to the mount so I don't have to plug in the cable, but since it has battery, you can turn it on and go and plug it in later. This GPS unit gets me around and has custom POI's. It's simple and the size is great. I'd recommend it to anyone. D
