Garmin nvi 350 GPS Receiver - 010-00455-00
Garmin Nuvi350 Travel Assistant

This product is amazing! Easy to use, reasonable price, and opens up a whole new way to navigate travel by car. I've always experienced anxiety when I needed to venture into new areas of the city or beyond, and this little gem has given me an opportunity to say 'yes' to new places!
 
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The 350 is my first Nav and I would highly recommend. Very easy to use and dummy proof. The voice commands come through clear and are easy to understand.
 
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We bought the Nuvi350 for a trip our family was taking involving stops at 2-3 different places a day for a week. The GPS came pretty much ready to use right out of the box, but I updated the software on line. This was a very smooth process. Functionally, the GPS has worked very well. We entered most of our destinations in ahead of time and stored them in the "favorites" section. This made operation very simple. Only one address was not on the map (some friends who lived in a part of a development that had just been built in the last year or two), but we were able to get "close enough" directions for an address on the same street to find our destination easily the "old fashioned" way. We've also used the "find food" and "find fuel" functions and are very pleased with both.<p> Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase and would recommend this product to anyone looking for a simple GPS that doesn't break the bank.
 
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For the price of this gadget, I think it is good. However, I experienced some direction confusion the first few times when I was testing the GPS with known direction in mind. Maybe it is because the area I live in that the GPS doesn't have the most updated information or something, the GPS guided me into a dead end. I have learned that it's the best not to toally rely on this GPS. Just follow the suggestion after you are completely clueless what direction you are heading too. One thing good about this GPS is that when you re-route, the GPS recalculate very fast compared to my older model 3 years ago.
 
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It's a nice experience when you visit a new city and not to have to worry about getting lost. The NUVI 350 is a great tool. It may not show you an optimal way to your destination, but it will get you there. The GPS helps erase the anxiousness when I am in a strange place. It worths spending the money for a peace of mind. Over all, this is a good GPS but there are 3 things that I don't like about the NUVI350: 1) It takes a while for the GPS to boot and load the map. 2) It takes forever for the GPS to locate a satelite signal on a cold start. Worse, you cannot drive while the GPS is trying to locate the satelite after the cold start. You just have to sit in the parking lot and wait until it gets the signal. That may take 3 to 5 minutes. 3) The pronunciation of street names or places is terrible. I have to guess the names most of the time. Oh, if I am really picky, I'd say that I hope the GPS would provide me an easier way to choose a different route, but I'll mangage. Despite the problems, I still appreciate my GPS very much for the peace of mind it gives me.
 
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Great GPS , I dont know what i would do without it in PA. Good reception , fast recalculation. The only problem I experienced was POI distance. For example it might say that gas station is 5 miles away on POI screen but when u actualy get there it is 12 miles away. It is very unpleasant when you are looking for gas station in the middle of nowhere and your tank is almost empty. I hope it will be fixed in next update. Overal it is the best GPS i had so far and very easy to use.
 
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I bought this as a gift for my daughter for Christmas. I have since tested it and found it to be more reliable than my Tom Tom 910. The maps seem more up to date and it acquires satellites faster. The unit is also nice and compact, yet the screen is very visible. I will switch to one of these if my Tom Tom quits.
 
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Yes, as you can tell by my rating it's one of the best gadgets I have ever purchased. Very happy with the product. One word of advice to buyer's is to register and order the latest map set (FREE) from Garmin. Big difference in the operation of the unit.
 
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This is excellent GPS when compared Tomtom amd Navigon, great features and fast recalculating, WAAS support, quick start, etc
 
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Very easy to use and move from one vehicle to another. Definitely not for the person needing a handheld GPS for treking in the wilds. Maps are not as current as I had hoped for. The maps do not contain data for shopping centers completed two years ago. Map shows my home on a non-existent road and the road I live on, approximately one-forth mile away; ther is no road where shown. (Lived in the same location for eleven years.) Accurate directions for locations in the database. The database needs to be updated.
 
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The Nuvi 350 was priced attractively, and so I took a chance. I have a nice GPS system in my car, which works well, but isn't very intuitive. The Nuvi was portable, so I thought it might be nice for walking tours. Alas, it wasn't too much more intuitive than my auto GPS. Putting in your current location takes a lot of screens and was tough to find the first time - it seems that a good GPS should be able to tell you where you are, right? However, it doesn't, and each time I changed locations (I travel a lot), I had to change the home base to get accurate directions. For this much money, you'd think the software would be better. Since I'm not familiar with many other GPS units, I can only say be sure you compare and see demos before buying.
 
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I have test it over and over again and it has taken me to within ten feet of my address.It has been wrong in telling me left from right when i got there but, that is a minor issue. the screen is great during the day or night, the voice direction is clear,& the map is not to busy, it even tell you the name of the area, the parks, & the lakes. Perfect the states tha you do not live in. Great gift.
 
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I am a truck driver, so my nuvi 350 is my best friend. I really like the idea of the SD card slot. I can play my favorite music, and view my pictures of my family. It is the best thing for a truck driver on the road. The only thing I don't like is when you pull up a POI(restaurant). It does not put them in alphabetically order. My old gps unit did that, and made thing faster and easy. Also it would be nice if you can put more than two stops at a time. My route consist of at least 18 to 36 tops.
 
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I have had the 350 for about 3 months and it is a valuable source of information and direction. I have bought the European module for my trip to Spain this Christmas. It is easy to use and easy to store favorite places. A good buy
 
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I am enjoying the Nuvi 350. After spending a month in LA on business and getting the Garmin C500 series with my rental car, I began to wonder just WHY I was spending all that time printing Google Maps and trying to read the map while driving in the LA madhouse! A few things I would like to see different: 1) When using the SPELL function for addresses or businesses, I really wish that the letters were laid out in QWERTY (like the Tom Tom) 2) The ability to pre-load (via USB cable) multiple trip points and save a 'journey' (like the Tom Tom!) 3) A slightly better speaker. It's intelligible but the sound is a bit 'tinny' 4) At least ONE included map upgrade to the next released mapping version. I am worried about it becoming out of date pretty quickly. OR alternately allow the POI and maybe the maps to update online via USB connection Overall I am happy. I rated it with the 4's based on the items above. Maybe I am too picky! The POI functions are awesome and the map accuracy has been great in LA, San Fran, Madison, WI, Myrtle Beach, SC, Laurens, SC, Raleigh, NC, and Toccoa, GA.
 
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The first time I used a GPS unit was back in August when I visited some friends in New Jersey. My friend let me use his GPS for a couple of days, and I just loved it. I shopped around when I came back to Michigan, and bought the Nuvi 350 - got an excellent price from buy.com, almost $40-50 lower than retail. And both my wife and I love it. It has directions with the street names called out, it is very compact, comes with a nice leather pouch, has the windshield mounting kit, and has an in-built MP3 player, with a SD card slot. You can close your eyes and buy this model. Doesn't require any downloads, it comes pre-loaded with maps, and gets automatic updates from the satellites. Don't go for the cheap ones, if you prefer compact designs, a little bit more functionality with the street name call-out. It also has an excellent feature of finding local businesses, etc. acts like a mobile yellow page-finder. Go Blue, Go Pistons, Go Lions, Go Tigers, Go Red Wings
 
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This device is being used by me since 10 months. Previously I borrowed from a friend who was out of country and then I decided to purchase it. I took this to many long trips and it worked all the time. It was able to identify the routes in all the terrain. Also, I like the best when it gives me option of simulations. It tells me the routes its going to take upfront and then if I want to override some route using my knowledge about that area, I plan in advance. Overall its one of the best invention of this modern era.
 
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Works very well & is easy to set up and use. Lots of great features and add-ons make this a no-brainer to own.
 
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I have been using this for a while now and it works just as advertised. The voices are good and understandable. I like that it speaks the names of the favorite locations when you get there. The accuracy is also very good as is the speed that it recalculates new routes. I wish the maps in some locations would be just a tad bit newer. Around PA there are some locations that are just not on the map but I am sure they'll be on the next update.
 
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This instument is not for the faint-of-heart. I feel it is difficult to use with an ponderous Owner's Manual (72 pages, downloaded). Here in California I can't put it on the windshield and my dash is too rough to stick the holder. It (I should probably say "she") takes practice and doesn't always give me the shortest route. We took her to Oregon and Washington from San Francisco Bay area and am still not sure why stange things came up on the screen. I'll keep trying.
 
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Very easy to use and very portable. I used it during my vacation and quickly depended on it to find local attractions and restaurants...etc. Highly recommended!
 
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+ good mounting device that can go anywhere + 100 times better than tomtom + more point of interests + faster in recalculating - voice not that clear, but ok - battery standby only 3-4 hrs other than that, its a excellent product
 
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I couldn't be more pleased with a product as I am with this navigational unit. It's EVERYTHING it's advertised to be. And as usual, Buy.com's service is second to none. :=)
 
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Extremely satisfied with it, voice quality should be better but still ok.
 
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I have the Garmin iQue 3600 which I love, until I got the Garmin Nuvi 350. It's sooo simple to use and my husband who I couldn't teach how to use the iQue 3600 can use this. We were out antiquing and needed to find a bathroom (McDonald's usually)and the Garmin found one right away. I miss not having the phone#'s from the iQue 3600 but it's no big deal. I use the Audio Book feature every day as I sit in traffic a lot.
 
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great gps system for the money. easy to use right out of the box. very little learning curve involved. it isnt foolproof, but it gets you there. love the text to speech so you dont have to take eyes off the road or traffic. the mounting system seems a little fragile but should last with a little care. wish the additional maps weren't so expensive to buy later. would really like to get the maps of europe for a later trip i have planned.
 
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The GPS worked well but there was a learning curve that I had to climb during the first real time use. It was a problem understanding some of the verbal direction and street names. Using the written direction helped mittigate this problem