Garmin Nuvi 255W

The Garmin Nuvi 255W is the best bang for the buck GPS unit on the market today. The Nuvi 255W has the same slim design and 4.3" widescreen as the rest of the Nuvi 200 series but it also has some features that really set it apart from the rest of the series. There are so many choices in the GPS market today it can be over whelming when trying to choose whats best for you.

The Garmin Nuvi 255W uses predictive technology to provide a faster satellite lock than any other unit in this price range or even for a much higher price. This predictive technology works by remembering the position of the satellites when the device is turned off. The next time you power on the device it calculates the position of the satellites based on the saved position from the last time it was locked on. Another very helpful feature of the Garmin Nuvi 255W is the Text-to-Speech feature which gives you directions using real street names. This feature will tell you "Turn left on main street in 200ft" instead of the generic "Turn left in 200ft" that you get from most other GPS units. My favorite feature of the Garmin Nuvi 255W is the 4.3" widescreen which displays 70% more of the road around you. This is the only device any where near this price range to offer a screen of this size and resolution. The unit also uses a 333 Mhz processor to insure that you get the fastest map drawing and ultra smooth vehicle motion icons.

The heart of any Garmin device is the map data and this one is no different. The Garmin Nuvi 255W comes preloaded with maps for all of North America, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. These maps include over 6.5 million searchable points of interest. So even if you don't know the address of your destination you can more than likely find it using the POI search feature. You can also program in custom POIs such as school zones and the Garmin will alert you to these zones when they are on your route. The wonderful maps can be viewed in the standard 2D or you can turn on an awesome new 3D shaded view which uses actual elevation data to provide a true 3D map of whats around you.

The last feature which I find really useful is the "Where am I?" button. This feature is standard on all Garmin Nuvi models and has come in very handy for me in many situations. With just a tap of the "Where am I?" button the Nuvi 255W will find the nearest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, and will also show your exact latitude and longitude coordinates.

The Garmin Nuvi 255W is by far the best personal GPS unit in this price range or almost any other price range. The features found on this unit are the same as units that cost two to three times more than the Nuvi 255W. I have been using a Nuvi 255W for almost a year now and I am just as satisfied with it today as I was the day I bought it.

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