Comments on: Review: Garmin Nüvi 650 GPS

By: James J. Jessel

James J. Jessel — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:23:50 +0000

I HAVE STUDIED ALL THE REST AND THIS IS THE VERY BEST! WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT IN A GPS. HAS MORE FEATURES THAN ANY OTHER MODEL AND HAS THE BEST PRICE. MSN FOR 129.00 LIFETIME ACCESS IS A STEAL. MANY MSN TOOLS TO USE! WAS WORTH WAITING FOR PRICE DROP FROM $599 TO THE $266 I PAID. WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY!

By: S.Simmons

S.Simmons — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:32:25 +0000

This is my first GPS I have ever purchased, and I was basically well pleased with all the features. It’s not a perfect product….the garmin had to be turned off and on because it became strangely confused in the midst of a 500 mile drive between Casper, WY, and Bozeman, MT. Otherwise the unit performed almost flawlessly.

The million points of interest is very useful on long drives in unfamiliar territory to determine if you need to exit for gas, or food. Another surprise, and very useful feature: the unit provides phone numbers as well as address/direction information. I made dinner reservations while on the road by looking up a restaurant, and viewing its phone number.

The database and maps are almost up-to-date. The garmin can’t find addresses that are less than 2 years old (new housing developments and street addresses that previously never existed). However, it is up-to-date otherwise, and maps track every back woods area I have driven.

There is no subscription fee you have to pay for using this particular device, so it won’t give you up to the minute traffic reports.

Otherwise, the product met all my expectations, and then some….4.5 stars!! The garmin is a road warrior’s best friend.

By: jeff chin

jeff chin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:28:04 +0000

Yup, you can also enter in Latitude and Longitude coordinates. Haven’t tried it yet, but I guess it could be handy if you were taking it off road for camping or something.

By: DrSoup

DrSoup — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:38:49 +0000

Is there a way to find a location by Latitude & Longitude?

By: jeff chin

jeff chin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:32:38 +0000

Good point Ben, that’s something that I left out of my review as well…I meant to complain that sometimes it does take 1-2 minutes to pick up the satellite signal, which is very annoying, especially if you’re already on the move and need to know when the turn right away. I only mount mine if I’m going a longer distance…

By: Ben Markowitz

Ben Markowitz — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:30:04 +0000

We have a Garmin Nüvi 260 that my folks bought Carrie for x-mas this year. I was kinda like you, really never saw a need for it. However, we have really enjoyed it and gotten good use out of it.

I don’t know if it is because the 260 is smaller, but it gets “sweet” battery life. My only complaint is it takes it a long time get signal at first…maybe it is because the 260 does not have an external antenna. That is also a plus though, we don’t even mount it on anything, one of us usually just holds it.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:34:52 +0000

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