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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $428.56
Buy New: $224.96
You Save: $203.60 (48%)
New (20) Used (3) Refurbished (7) from $157.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  250 reviews
Sales Rank: 166
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Size: Garmin Part #010-00455-00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 2.9 x 0.8
MPN: Nuvi 260w
Model: Nuvi 260w
UPC: 753759077174
EAN: 0753759077174
ASIN: B0011ULQNI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Product October 30, 2008
Works great and at a reasonable price. Very intuitive & easy to use. Since we have a discounted Hess card, the Garmin practically paid for itself on a recent trip to Canada. My only complaint is it can take a few minutes to load the satellites when booting up. The wide screen is worth the extra bucks. Highly recommended
Way better than expected October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the Garmin 260W from Amazon before I left for a 2 week vacation to southern Utah. Used it for a few days in SW Florida first where I live so I could get used to it. (This is my 1st car GPS unit.) I am extremely happy with this unit. It boots up very quickly no matter where you are. I was in the middle of nowhere at times in Utah and it was very fast starting up and highly accurate. In a town of 400 people it still told me every street accurately. All the state and national park boundaries showed up in green and were right on the money. Directions are easy to follow. Every exit off I-70 showed up, even if it was just a Ranch exit and not an actual road. The roads were so accurate, that while driving I would glance at the GPS to see what the road was going to do ahead of me. And believe me, out there, this is useful when there are a couple 180 degree switchbacks coming up soon and you need to be prepared for them. Dirt roads that were 20 miles from the next closest road even showed up. The color is good and the voice directions were fine. Although most of the towns we were in were very small and hard to get lost in, I still used it to find restaurants and gas stations to "test" it out. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone. It is a snap to operate and really fun to use. The price is right, also. I personally think one can get too many features and too many bells and whistles with GPS units these days, so I picked this one. It's pretty basic, but I was more than satisfied.
NOTHING LESS THAN EXCELLANT October 26, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Works great! Also purchased the dashboard pad to hold the Garmin.
It's better than the suction cup that leaves a mark on the windshield for thefts to see you have one. Which means they will attempt to break into your car.
Garmin Nuvi 260w = A+ navigation system October 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the Magellan 4250 approximately 4 months ago and I used it everyday for work. Last week the power cord failed on me and the unit would not turn on. This was just one of many problems I had with this unit. The other problems including the unit freezing (at least 3 times that I can recall, where I had to reset it with a paperclip) and the screen is way too bright in the night mode (even when turned completely down). I returned it to my local Best Buy store and they were more than accommodating. I was given a full refund as they didn't have this model in stock.
I decided to try the Garmin Nuvi 260w after reading reviews online and listening to the Best Buy navigation specialist. I have to say this is night and day to the Magellan. I absolutely love this product. It is so easy to use, navigating through the menus is effortless. It locates my destinations much faster than the other unit, it takes you right to the front door, the brightness levels can be adjusted to extremely dark or bright. The text-to-speech is much cleaner and easier to understand and the unit re-calculates very fast.
I don't usually write reviews but I know how valuable a good or bad review can be to someone searching the internet for the "right" product.
I definitely recommend this unit. You will not be disappointed.
Bought for a gift October 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this garmin GPS for my daughter. She is going to be traveling alot with the military, due to her boyfriend enlisting, she has used it several times already, and absolutely loves it, no complaints at all.
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