Top Ten GPS Mystery Unravelled- Number Ten!

This article kicks off a ten part series of the Top Ten GPS units for 2010, working our way down to number one. Working your way through the countless features and manufacturers in the gps marketplace today can be an overbearing chore. You just want the best features for the lowest cost, and you want it to be reliable. We begin our journey through the top ten gps for 2010 with number ten, the Garmin Nuvi 350.

Features:

The Garmin Nuvi 350 comes preloaded with maps of the continental U.S., Canada, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. This is pretty much standard on all gps units, but it's good to make sure what you're getting before you buy. Especially if you need maps of Europe, as this will only come standard with certain units.

Spoken directions and street names. If you're going to invest in a new gps unit, this feature is an absolute must. The last thing you need while driving, is to have to take your eyes off the road to look at your gps.

Excellent satellite acquisition. The Garmin Nuvi 350 is manufactured with an integrated, high sensitivity gps receiver with antenna. Without excellent satellite reception, owning a gps unit doesn't make much sense.

Garmin's easy to use interface. In order for a gps unit to be a convenience, it needs to be easy to use. Garmin takes all the guesswork out of the equation with simple menus and screens. So you can get where you need to go. Right now.

A bright LCD screen. We drive our cars at all times of the day and night. You need to be able to see your gps whether it's dark or sunny.

A compact design. This particular unit has a 3.5 inch screen, and can easily fit in a shirt pocket or purse. A feature that makes it more convenient if you want to use your gps for more than just driving.

Good battery life. Garmin boasts that the Nuvi 350 will get up to eight hours of battery life, depending on how the unit is used. Battery life is not really a factor if you're only using your gps in the car, where it can be charged. But if you want to use it for walking or hiking, this factor is big.

Detour button. When you're in a hurry and you notice traffic is slowing down or at a complete stand still, you can just hit the detour button, and the gps will re-route you to avoid the delay.

Compatible with Garmin's GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver. Real time traffic updates that can alert your gps unit about delays and recalculate a new route for you.

Travel kit. With the 700 megabites of internal memory, and the available SD card slot, you can play mp3's and audio books on your gps unit, plus view digital photo's. Not to mention the additional add on's that are available for a price. Like the Garmin Language guide (9 Languages), and the Garmin Travel Guide, which shows you restaraunts, hotels, tourist attractions and other area information for wherever it is your travelling.

Pro's:

The Garmin Nuvi 350 is compact. Making it easy to go where you go.

Bright screen. You're screen is viewable in all situations.

Excellent satellite acquisition. You can get where you need to go whithout delays.

Powerful speaker. This compact unit boasts a powerful speaker so you can hear where you need to go.

Con's:

No external volume control. This means you'll have to navigate through menu's to turn it down digitally.

No getting started manual. If you're good with technology this may not be an issue. For the rest of you: Fully charge the battery, take your gps unit outside under an open sky, turn it on and let it acquire a satellite signal. Once this is complete, you'll be able to navigate through the menu's and learn your device.

Some issue's with "detour mode". Some user's have complained that once they used the detour button, they had difficulty turning the feature off without shutting the unit down and retyping all the trip information. So don't use it unless you really need it.

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