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Garmin Nuvi 260W

By Derek Fung on 26 September 2008

A good, easy to use GPS, with great verbal speed and red light camera warnings which, unfortunately, aren't installed by default.

Editor's rating:8.0 User rating:6

Comments (4)

  • Aussie John gave a review on 20/04/2009 21:37

    • Good: easy to use with nice large icons with quick response. Screens great with plenty of options to play with.
    • Bad: Downloading safety camera data is no easy task. Need compatible PC with HP xp users not able to download.

    Neat unit with all key funtions provided. Routes are sometime questionable but then again most GPS units have similar issues.

  • Ian B gave 5/10 on 02/01/2009 15:56

    • Good: Easy to use.
    • Bad: Maps at least two years out of date. To download updated maps will cost a third of the original price.

    This is my first GPs so I am pretty neutral. It's fun to use with one major annoyance, outdated maps.

  • irod gave 4/10 on 24/12/2008 04:12

    • Good: widescreen, thin
    • Bad: gave route to my home thru a deadend street that has been that way for 10 years....

    used on a 600 mile trip and was decent ,would announce street names in city as opposed to hiway route. Prefer my Magellan 3200 Maestro over this!

  • John nz gave 9/10 on 06/09/2008 04:37

    • Good: Very easy to use with excellent menus. Has bright and easy to read screen. Excellent windscreen mount. Points of interest directors are a very handy feature (not apparent when you test in the shop as you have to be moving).
    • Bad: Web site a bit confusing. Still haven't worked out why after installing the "Garmin Communicater" it takes you to a web page and not to a software package. Can be a bit slow to lock on to satellites. The manual is a bit too cut down in detail for my liking however the help function on the machine itself is quite good.

    Compared with other machines I tested, it has a fast and accurate screen touch response. It is a sleek and compact design for its screen size. Doesn't have bluetooth, camera or a FM transmitter but I would never use these features anyway.

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