7 used & new from $118.98

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Garmin StreetPilot c530  3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
 
See larger image
 

Garmin StreetPilot c530 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Other products by Garmin
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (267 customer reviews) More about this product


Available from these sellers.


3 new from $387.77 2 used from $118.98 2 refurbished from $125.00
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Technical Details

  • A high-sensitivity GPS receiver maintains signals under heavy foliage and near city skyscrapers
  • Features easy-to-read automotive-grade, sunlight-readable, anti-glare display
  • Includes the Garmin Lock anti-theft feature
  • Dimensions: 4.4 x 3.2 x 2.2 inches (WxHxD); battery life: up to 8 hours; supports FM TMC traffic alerting
  See more technical details

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 2.2 x 4.4 inches ; 2.6 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000FCSXBQ
  • Item model number: 010-00521-00
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (267 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,539 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description The Garmin StreetPilot c530 GPS Vehicle Navigator comes with preloaded maps of North America and includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, and turn-by-turn voice directions that makes navigation easy. It also accepts customized points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and safety cameras.

In addition to the simple touch-screen display found in previous versions Garmin Navigators, the c530 features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver that provides faster acquisition times and maintains signal under heavy foliage and near city skyscrapers. The automotive-grade, sunlight-readable, anti-glare display makes it easier to see where you're traveling, and configurable vehicle icons allow you to select a fun, customized car-shaped icon that shows your position on the map.


The c530 GPS comes ready to go right out of the box, loaded with features such as configurable vehicle icons, an anti-glare display, and a high sensitivity GPS reciever. View larger.


The device comes with preloaded maps of North America and includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, and turn-by-turn voice directions.


Upload custom points-of-interest for repeat trips to the same location.
The c530 also includes the Garmin Lock anti-theft feature that disables the unit from performing any functions until you type in a specific 4-digit PIN or take the unit to a predetermined location.

You can also monitor traffic tie-ups with the addition of an optional FM TMC traffic receiver. By adding traffic services and a receiver to your c530, you are notified of accidents, road construction, and weather-related traffic delays before they are encountered, and are offered an alternate route. Simply touch the screen icon to calculate a new route. (These traffic services are available only in select cities where coverage exists.)

Other optional software available on plug-in SD cards lets you instantly add new features to your c530 without connecting to your computer. These optional packages include the Garmin Travel Guide that gives you helpful and thorough reviews and recommendations for restaurants, hotels, shopping, nightlife, sporting events and tourist attractions. The optional travel Guide for Europe is also available for purchase. The SaversGuide is a geo-coded coupon book that notifies you of nearby discounts on restaurants, hotels, shopping, and more at thousands of participating entertainment businesses throughout North America.

The c530 includes a new high-sensitivity WAAS-capable GPS receiver by SiRF, and a rechargeable battery that last up to 8 hours between charges. The SD memory card expansion slot allows you to load additional software and POIs.


What's in the Box
StreetPilot c530 unit, preloaded City Navigator NT North America, vehicle suction cup mount, dashboard disk, carrying case, 12-volt cigarette lighter adapter, USB interface cable, carry case, and owner's manual.

Product Description

The portable StreetPilot c530 comes ready-to-go right out of the box with preloaded maps and plenty of options.

Buy This Product and Related Accessories

Garmin StreetPilot c530 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
  • Most Popular
  • Mounts
  • Cases
  • GPS Cables
  • Map Software & Services
  • Traffic Receivers
See all accessories

Important Information

Legal Disclaimer
Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(34)
(26)
(17)
(5)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

 

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Rating
4.3 out of 5 stars (267 customer reviews)
5 star:
 (152)
4 star:
 (77)
3 star:
 (20)
2 star:
 (13)
1 star:
 (5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this GPS c530 today!!! I wish Amazon had 10 stars!!!, December 6, 2006
By Jonathan M. Carr "BatFang" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This Garmin GPS c530 is an incredible value for the money. It really is ready to go "right out of the box".

My wife surprised me with it as an early Christmas present. We went to pick up our Garmin at the UPS center, went back to the car, took it out of the box and plugged it in - in a few seconds, the screen showed our exact location and we were ready to go!!!

We both liked it right away and couldn't believe how fast and accurate it was!!! Instead of going home, we actually decided to go shopping just so we could play with the GPS some more, so we entered the address of the Safeway we usually go to and it directed us right to the parking lot.

It's so accurate; I almost took it into the supermarket to see if it could lead me to the dairy section. =8-D

We then set the "Home" option by typing in our address. I only typed in the street number and the first three letters of our street name and it found it and asked if this was the correct street address. We answered "Yes" and the GPS saved it into memory. Then we set it for "home" and it began giving us directions even when we were still in the parking lot.

I wanted to "test" this GPS to see how well it could handle "wrong turns". So on the way home we purposely made a wrong turn and the c530 knew almost immediately that we went off course. The voice prompt said "Rerouting" and immediately gave us an alternate way home using the street we were on.

It was actually a pleasure driving to work this morning and having the gps

In checking the "businesses" on this GPS, we clicked on "restaurants", and then chose "Asian" as the type of food we were looking for, and the Garmin found this very small noodle place right across the street from where we live. We were very impressed that it found this small, local restaurant in our neighborhood.

I've seen quite a few GPS units both in stores and in other cars, and I can say that the c530 is by far the most accurate and easy to use. The voice directions are clear and given in plenty of time to make the turns. The estimated arrival times are accurate within one minute.

Another reviewer here wrote that he didn't like the fact that the c530 voice prompt didn't say the actual street names when giving directions. Actually, my wife pointed out that it's better that it doesn't give street names with the voice alerts; only the turn directions. The reason is that sometimes there will be two turns right after one another and by the time the voice command tells you about the first turn, it comes right back on and tells you about the second turn. If the voice command said street names you could be on a certain street for no more than a second or two and it would be confusing if the voice told you what street you were on and then in the next two seconds told you to turn onto a ramp or another street. The command says "turn right, then turn left" and it's a lot clearer this way.

Amazon has just lowered the price on this item and I can tell you it's worth every penny. Just think of how much you will save on ink and paper printing maps out from your computer all the time, not to mention no more frustration from getting lost and being late for an important meeting.

You have GOT to get this thing ... it's really incredible!!! Excellent product!!!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
113 of 119 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Quick, simple, reliable, July 16, 2006
By A. Bastanza (Land of chicken corn soup & lemon sponge pie) - See all my reviews
I have never used a GPS before. I cannot give you the elaborate comparisons or insights that others will provide. I purchased this system and began to use it 5 days ago. I love it. It found the satellite in less than a minute and has consistently done so. I live in a rural area with many tree covered roads. I own a sirius radio receiver and, from time to time, momentarily lose the signal. This has not happened thus far with the c530. The touch screen is extremely easy to use and the questioning system is a breeze. I have used it two times to drive over an hour from home to places I've never been and it has been stress free and spot on. I honestly don't care about finding businesses, restaurants, hotels, etc. Maybe I will in time, but I'm just too new at it now. I bought it to stop the aggravation of getting lost and the flaws of depending on mapquest. I am completely satisfied and have no regrets at all. The voice directions are clear and given in plenty of time to make the turns. The estimated arrival times are accurate within one minute, and recalculation if you choose a different path are immediate. I'm someone who didn't want a lot of bells and whistles, but I also wanted something very simple to use. There may be better ones out there, but I am very satisfied with my purchase.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
224 of 242 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Check how features differ from c550 and c340, July 12, 2006
I was pleased to try out the C530 today when I received it and happy with it's overall performance, but am stumped as to why Garmin would leave out the ability to announce street names in the directions like the previous model c340. I would consider that part of the core software and part of all future and more expensive models. I was very disapointed to find that my c530 lacks this ability though.

After playing with the c530 some more I became even more disappointed when I realized that it lacks many, many points of interest that are on the c320,c330 models. I'm not sure what map set the c340 has, but the c530 has a different map set and the c320 and c330. I was surprised to find that the largest and most popular movie theatres were not listed on the c530 and I know they are listed in the c320 which had version 6 mapsets (the c320/c330 mapsets are now to version 7 released June 2005 to give you an idea how old they are). Since the c530 is a brand new product, you would think that the maps would be the most current and up to date and they appear to be the current version of the associated mapset, but it is missing many major businesses and the ones I do find sometimes haven't existed for more than 5 years. They have to be able to do better than this

I'm finding it probably wasn't worth spending the extra money, but will check with Garmin first to see if they can provide a different set of mapsets.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great GPS for the money
After a lot of research I settled on the c530 for the price. I'm terrible with directions, and get lost a lot so this was beginning to be a necessary purchase. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Casey

4.0 out of 5 stars Garmin c530 awesome
I have owned the garmin c530 for about a year now, and i have to say its quite nice and performs well. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Morgan C. Reid

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value for "just" a GPS
This is a very good value if you want just a mapping GPS. IT has none of the latest add-ons (I call them distractions! Read more
Published 11 months ago by J. Ogann

5.0 out of 5 stars Garmin Street Pilot c530 review
This unit works great, it is easy for my wife to use and large enough for her to see the display in all light conditions. Great price and warrenty on the unit. I
Published 13 months ago by B. C. Kuder

3.0 out of 5 stars GPS review
Garmin StreetPilot c530 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Purchased on 12/11/2008) by Garmin
I purchased this item as a gift for my son and his family. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lee H. Sylvester

5.0 out of 5 stars Garmin StreetPilot c530 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
Excellent condition and new in the box. Arrived a few days later with no problems. Would recommend a refurbished unit to anyone that wants to save money. Read more
Published 14 months ago by RT

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Impressed
I borrowed one of these from a friend for a trip to Myrtle Beach, and thankfully, I printed out directions as well because this thing tried to take us way off course on the way... Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Musser

1.0 out of 5 stars Garbage
Worked for about two weeks. Got a message saying "No maps found, can not work without them." That's it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. Stevens

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great with some caveats
This was a refurbished unit which made for a nice cost savings. I had assumed that it would have the current maps installed, which was not the case. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lonnie G. Morgan

5.0 out of 5 stars For a basic GPS its perfect
If your looking for a basic GPS unit without a lot of bells and whistles this is perfect. Two other family members have bought this one and love it.
Published 16 months ago by Nancy

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
problem on Garmin c530 12 1 month ago
Mount Socket Damaged 2 October 2009
satellite reception 3 May 2009
GPS Unit for Truck Drivers 0 December 2008
Which Garmin should I buy? 1 September 2008
Nuvi vs streetpilot, what's the difference 0 July 2008
See all 13 discussions...  
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
   


Listmania!


Create a Listmania! list

So You'd Like to...


Create a guide

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Electronics by subject:




i.e., each item must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.



Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.