- Personal Travel Assistant comes preloaded with maps for U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico
- Easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design
- High-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver offers extreme accuracy
- Built-in travel tools include the Garmin Lock anti-theft feature, JPEG viewer, world clock, currency converter, and more
- Measures 3.8 x 2.8 x 0.8 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 5.2 ounces
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 Best value for the money in my opinion |
| Review Date: August 24, 2007 |
| Reviewer: G. Howard, San Diego, CA |
| I have used Garmin products before and like the reliability and performance. This unit works very well and in addition a great value price wise. The touch screen works perfectly - no more hassling with non-user friendly buttons. Very easy to navigate the GUI and always seems to find a signal quickly. Routes seem to work well for me (have had it for 2 weeks so not fully tested on routing). Voice prompts are functional and options exist for different languages - I like using the English accent voice. Another great benefit is the size - no external antenna and a small thin unit with a big screen (big enough for me)very well packaged. You could carry it around for hikes or biking as it has that mode and can easily fit into a pocket. All in all I'm very satisfied and use it every day for business because it saves me time and money. |
Garmin Nuvi 250
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| Review Date: October 31, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Al Conradt, Chicago |
I now have two of these units for the family cars. Love 'em! They're very intuitive to use - even my wife was able to work it with hardly any coaching. No sooner had the units arrived in early October, then I got free upgrades to City Navigator v8 from Garmin. The touchscreen works quite well. The voice is clear and plenty loud (I have mine set at 50% volume). And the unit is small (thin) enough to slip easily into a pocket if you have to.
Garmin has mastered the window mount hardware - it works just like a rear-view mirror for adjustability - and it's solid.
Haven't used it much with the battery - it's normally plugged into the car lighter - so I have no input on battery life, but it's certainly a handy option to have. You can take it in the house and do your address entry in comfort.
If you're looking for something super-sophisticated with Bluetooth, an MP3 player, and "turn left at Main Street", you'll want to go to one of the higher level Nuvi's. The 250 tells you to "turn left", just not the street name.
If the 250 were waterproof and a little more shock-resistant, I'd get one for the motorcycle too (went to the Zumo instead). |
Wonderful basic GPS system
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| Review Date: November 30, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Veekan Eldridge, Massachusetts |
Does this model have all sorts of nice features like traffic monitoring and bluetooth compatibility, no. Does it get the job done and easy to use, yes. If you're looking for a solid entry level GPS with a nice price point, this is a good model.
It has a comprehensive locations database including hotels, landmarks, gas, etc. Searching it can be a little bit of a pain, but it does get the job done. Takes a little while to get its position when you boot but I haven't lost signal on the road unless I was in a garage or tunnel or something.
The voice isn't bad and handy too.
I'd recommend this if you weren't looking for all the bells and whistles. |
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