Why I buy this one ?
- 3.5-Inch QVGA display
- Sleek, pocketable form factor
- No flip-up antenna
- Full US and Canada coverage
- Map data of internal flash memory

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What our customer's say!

"one disappointment after another", ok straight to the facts:
-Takes forever to boot up vs other model I had.
-It takes a while to calculate a route (i guess a small processor in this one)
-The map seems to be off by 400ft to the east. (Yes this is a problem!)
-The voice only says "turn left", or "turn right" it doesn't try to tell you what street. (the other magellen I had does tell you the street. this is very useful in the city)
-The voice notice to "turn" doesn't kick in until right at the intersection (booooooo!)
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-Basically: it's so bad that it prompted me to write this review.




"Great Product Gret Price", This was ready to use and worked right out of the box. The maps are not as up-to-date as I would have expected, but I think I can update once for free if I do it right away. This is my first GPS and I would definitely recommend this to anyone.

"Very practical and pretty!", Very good product! I have used four different GPS systems that family members own and this is the most user friendly and direction savvy GPS I have found, I highly recommend it to all my friends.

"GPS User", I thought for the price of this item, that it was a good deal. Very happy with how it works.

"It gets you there!", I love this unit and am so happy they are thinking about the female population and having 'colors'! This is our fifth Garmin unit (we have the marine versions also) and as usual it is very user friendly. All of our other units are black-so seeing a color choice made me happy. I have an older Streetpilot and can't believe how much smaller and lighter this unit is. Also it was much easier to set up- 'right out of the box'. The older versions needed to have the maps/charts downloaded to the unit itself or a 'data card'. Even updating the software was a breeze. Operating the unit itself is simple. And it gets you there! Would highly recommend.

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"Okay for the cost!", The Good: Well It's small, cute, and gets you where your going. The brand name means quality and you need it with all these off-brand deals.

The Bad: It doesn't list all the side streets by name and takes a while to find satellites. If you start the car and plug in an address without it completing the "search for satellites", you will lose all you typed in and will end up pulling over to re-input.

Summary: For $100 bucks, you cant beat it!

"Not Garmin's Best Nuvi but Great for the Price", I have purchased dozens of GPS units, some for myself (Garmin nuvi 350 and 750, Street Pilot 2720 and 2820, Colorado 400T, 60 CSx, Rino 130, the Dash Express, etc.) and many for others, mostly as gifts. This unit was a gift for a friend who gets lost often and needed something basic in order to get around. I purchased the Garmin nuvi 250 in pink at a very good price from Amazon and I am very happy with that decision.

The Garmin nuvi 250 is a basic GPS, still it has some features that make it a great travel GPS. One thing that I like is that it is smaller than my 750 (and all of the other 4.3" nuvi models) and it does not need the built-in flip up antenna that some models have (such as the 300 and the 600 series) so it fits neatly into a pocket.

The main thing that I find missing is the TTS (Text-to-Speech) feature which pronounces the names of the streets. Instead of saying "Turn right on Broadway Street" like units with TTS, the 250 will say "Turn right at the next intersection". TTS is a good feature to have, yet if you look at the written commands on the top of the display they list the street by name even though it will not announce it.

Still, one of the biggest and seldom mentioned benefits of a small, compact GPS receiver is the ability to take it out of the car and navigate as a pedestrian while walking in unfamiliar areas. I have used mine to find restaurants, stores, museums and other places of interest in cities like San Francisco, San Diego, Manhattan, Chicago, etc. If you have even gotten lost on a self-directed walking tour then you can appreciate the freedom that this little guy will give you, knowing that no matter how far you roam you will always be able to find the most direct route back to your car or hotel.

No GPS is perfect. Maps go out of date fairly quickly and updates from Garmin are few and far between (and cost quite a bit). Restaurants go out of business often and I have been standing in front of empty buildings that my GPS directed me to more than once. Still, having a device like this is way better than not having one. If you are looking for a basic GPS receiver then look no further. Garmin is a great brand and I highly recommend this one.


"Great value at this point, but...", This is a great little GPS unit for $129, however I'm extremely frustrated with Amazon and how it communicates the latest mapping software on each device. How many sites do I have a research to figure out that in 2008, this NUVI 250 has 2006 mapping software? I checked around, and the upgrade is $54 right now, so still cheaper than buying the newest version which is over $200.

My first GPS was a Garmin I5, also for people on a budget The NUVI 250 (200 series) is a great improvement....larger screen and touch screen capabilities is a bonus over the old scroll wheel!

"Old map, delayed direction", You have to be aware that this unit comes with an old map. You have to download a new map and install it yourself. The download takes about 2 hours, and the installation takes another 2. Even the updated map is not very accurate. At one time it told me to turn into a one way in the wrong direction.

Sometimes the direction given is too slow. I already passed the exit when the direction was given.

But overall it is a nice unit. I like the fact that you can take it with you and put it in your pocket.

"Do what it meant to be", Just tried my Nuvi250 to Texas State Fair in Dallas. This device did what it meant to be. Bring us to Dallas sound and safe.
There is only one concern about it: do the turning when it ask you to do so. There is several times we make our turn earlier just after we heard "in 0.2mile, turn left". But in fact, you will make the correct turn when it really tell you turn left.
Besides that, it also did warn us for which side of lane we had to keep when comes to separate lane. POI are great, we can search all the thing we need all the way.
This unit come with a 2008 map, but you can update your map to 2009 map free online by the time you register it with Garmin.
If I need to complain, it is when it almost reach the destination, I had to shut it down or else it will always try to reroute and reconstruct us to go to the exact point. Although the map is the latest, but due to the reconstruction of I-10 in Houston, this machine mistakenly thought we are off the highway. This is not exactly a con, just that the road changes too fast.
By the end, I never regret to buy this thing. Only thing I dislike is, Garmin never include a wall plug adaptor and a USB connector in the package. It took more more money to buy those utilities. One approach I am doing is to buy a Ac wall plug to car 12V DC cigar socket adaptor. That device cost me 4USD while the AC wall plug adaptor will cost 14USD. So choose the cheaper way.