Customer Reviews

Garmin StreetPilot 3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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4 star:		(2)
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We used the StreetPilot driving from Houston, Texas to the mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico and were impressed with its features and flexibility. Simple to start up, easy to read but takes practice to learn all the options and there are many options.

Although there is not enough detail in the maps to be really useful, it does provide a ton of information besides just maps and latitude and longitude. For example, time of day, altitude, miles per hour, avg mph, distance traveled, time traveled, time to destination, a compass, several alarm systems and optional personal way points. It is compact and portable as well as easy to read. If you are the passenger (definitly not as the driver), the StreetPilot can be as addictive as a computer game.

A one star deduction since with the GPS prices falling as they are, this one seems a tad expensive especially since the useful optional cartridges are a hundred bucks a pop. It would be nice if the manufacturer included the power adapter and one cartridge in this price.

The advantage of this GPS model versus the less expensive versions is that it gives you full street information for most large cities in the USA. Includes restaraunts, shopping, motels, gas stations, museums, etc.

The built-in model from Magellan is very nice, but built-in. You can't take it with you in a rental car, or drive somewhere with a friend.

Even after living in the Dallas area for seven years, I still only "know" a small area around home and work. I found it very useful when I was sent to a specialist outside of my area. Not only was I able to find the address easily, but I was also able to work out the route and time estimate before I left home. END

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