good choiceNovember 6, 2008 Have had a chance to use this GPS on several trips now. Very happy with it. Currently using suction cup but may try some sort of air vent clip. Small size makes it easy to carry in pocket. Some small drawbacks: sometimes "Mother" seems to wait until the last second to give directions. I kinda miss the spoken 'next turn' directions as reading that information from the green band at the top of the screen can be difficult, in bright sun especially. The POI feature is very useful but still misses many targets (ie enter the name of a chain restaurant and it finds four of them 60 miles away but not the one in your town...). Still, we're glad we bought it and would highly recommend it.
Exactly what you need in a GPSOctober 31, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just received the Garmin 260 for my birthday. I researched all the brands to death (especially Tom Tom and Garmin) before coming to my decision on what I wanted. Here are my reasons for choosing Garmin over TomTom. 1. From everything I have researched, Garmins U.S. maps are much better than TomTom's. Since I don't travel in Europe, Garmin seemed to suit me better. 2. The Garmin, in my opinion, is much more "user friendly" out of the box. 3. In using the Garmin, the satellite aquisition is very good. 4. There are not a lot of extra fancy items to have to filter through. Just get me to where I need to go the best possible way. Garmin does that.
Also, for anyone who is trying to decide between saving a few bucks and just having the voice say "turn right in 400 feet" or paying a little more and having the text-to-speech say "turn right in 400 feet on oak street. PAY THE EXTRA COUPLE OF BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you are driving in a city where the streets are right on top of one another, turning right in 400 feet (or even when right when the voice tells you to turn) may only narrow it down to 2 or 3 streets. You really should have the street names given to you (text-to speech). It helps!!
Another thing. I have read reviews from people saying that they knew how to get to a certain place and the GPS didn't take them on the most direct or quickest route. A gps is NOT supposed to be used to get you to where you already know. Of course you will know little side roads that might be shortcuts. A gps is to be used to get you to where you DON'T know any route to where you are heading. It works well when you use it the right way and will definitely get you to where you need to be.
Garmin Nuvi 260October 28, 2008 I like the portability of this unit. I do not leave it attached to the windshield so that it will not be in sight. It is very easy to use. There is nothing complicated to learn to set it up and is easy to navigate.
Not getting lost ever againOctober 28, 2008 After reading many reviews about this item, most of them at Amazon, I purchased this for my son who is on the road everyday and he just raved about how easy it was to set up and use - until he did I was holding my breath because so many GPS devices are not designed for the non-geek. Documentation that came with it was understandable and their website is very useful too. Exceptionally pleased with it and it is still working without a glitch.
NEVER GET LOST AGAINOctober 28, 2008 One of the best purchases I ever made. Don't go without it. Adds more excitement to your trips.
