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Garmin nuvi 650 GPS

Garmin nuvi 650 GPS

Vehicle, 4.3" LCD - MPN: 0100054070

Rated 4.5 Star Review out of 35 reviews

Description: This affordable Personal Travel Assistant comes with many of the popular features found in the nuvi 660 minus Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated traffic receiver and FM transmitter perfect for everyday navigation. It features a super-bright 4.3" widescreen display... read more

This affordable Personal Travel Assistant comes with many of the popular features found in the nuvi 660 minus Bluetooth wireless technology, an integrated traffic receiver and FM transmitter perfect for everyday navigation. It features a super-bright 4.3" widescreen display for improved map viewing, POI lookup and MP3/audio book playback. This landscape display has white backlight and a touchscreen for easy use. nuvi 650 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the sunlight-readable color screen to enter a destination, and nuvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. In addition, nuvi 650 accepts custom points of interest, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The European version even includes a preloaded safety camera database containing the location of safety cameras for parts of Europe. Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi 650 includes many must-have entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player (subscription to Audible.com required), JPEG picture viewer, currency converters and more. It also comes with optional FM traffic alerts, Garmin Lock (an anti-theft feature) and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. minimize
 

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JIMBOB1002 from OH
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4 Star Review NUVI 650 GPS BY GARMIN

Strengths:

Very quick recalculation.

Weaknesses:

Does not show total miles left on trip.

Posted 1 year ago - This is a very good GPS,it is very user friendly in all respects and recalculates very quickly when you get off the directed route.So far no problems except that it only tells miles to your next turn and not the total miles left to go.Also a very nice feature is telling you your arrival time.

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ciaotebaldi
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4 Star Review About the NUVI 650.......

Strengths:

Clear and concise. Will get you to the promised land.

Weaknesses:

May take you in a different way than you might go, but it will take you there. It may take longer due to traffic, but it's effective The suction cup mount sucks. I bought a dash sand bag instead. Suc

Posted 1 year ago - Excellent product. If you rent cars, some want to charge you $10 a day. (mostly because they get stolen by the renters) Consumers Report ranks it highly too. ciao!Tebaldi

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5 Star Review Excellent GPS

Strengths:

Text to voice; accuracy

Weaknesses:

Window mount

Posted May 22, 2008 - I love this GPS. I've had two others and neither compared to this one. The accuracy is great, boot up is relatively quick, screen is extremely bright and the right size. User friendly touchscreen, logical and easy to navigate the menus. On a cool to warm day I sometimes find the GPS on the floor because the window mount lost its vacuum. A big step up on this unit compared to a previous Garmin is the text-to-speech feature. It is truly a safety feature that allows you to keep your eyes on the road. Outstanding for the price!

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5 Star Review Great Product - very precise

Strengths:

Strong GPS Signal. Turns on quick. Fast response & 'recalculate'. Good sound & Audio

Weaknesses:

Not sure if it speaks the street names & numbers. Input Keyboard is not standard keyboard.

Posted Feb 19, 2008 - Great product. Becareful with the windsheild holder. You have to LOCK it. or else it will fall off. I thought you just have to stick it...but after it fell about 5-7 times I figured out you have to lock the holloster to the windsheild or dash board. They input keyboard is not a standard computer keyboard, so somtimes it may take time to find the right letter or number. Overall very satisfied. GPS Signal is very strong and turns ok quickly. It froze once, but rebooted quickly. I guess its best to pull over before you try to input an address. Nice features: Change voice (i have a sexy british female). Add favorite locations. Play MP3s (SD Card). HOME link, one click to home destination. Does not come with CD-ROM or Case. NO Bluteooth or wi-fi or FM Transmitter. Who needs them, it has good sound quality.

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nissa187
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Jan 2008
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5 Star Review Simply the Best

Strengths:

EASY TO CONNECT AND REMOVE plus has a nice leather case. Found it for half off-$349

Weaknesses:

Twice it has told me to turn even though the highlighted route shoes that i should keep going straight.

Posted Feb 9, 2008 - I am a 1st time user but this GPS is awesome. It has a large screen easy for me to see and the mount works great on my leather dashboard. I didn't need to purchase a seperate one. It is also easy to read in sunlight. I am in Florida so I worried about this. It didn't matter at all, what a relief! I can easily remove it each time I go in a place. The voice directions is perfect because I wasn't comfortable looking at the monitor just like I don't like looking at maps. It is always accurate with the 2 exceptions above and it quickly fixed itself. The 1st time I used it, I found a shortcut to school that avoids the main highway I usually take. It is going to save me so much time when I go places that are south of me. The traffic alerts are great and it helped me avoid a bad accident the other night. The POI are amazing. I didn't think I would care about this but have used it more than anything. It even includes phone numbers which is very helpful. I highly recommend this system.

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Gary L
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5 Star Review This is a Good Choice for Technically Challenged Users

Strengths:

Ease of use, screen size, accuracy, support from Garmin, spoken directions, quick satellite access.

Weaknesses:

None

Posted Dec 20, 2007 - This is the second 650 I have purchased. I purchased one for myself to avoid getting lost (it's a guy thing)and after my wife saw how easy it was to use (she's not technically oriented) she wanted one for her car too. Finding the shortest way to get to where we need to go without getting lost is a great way to save gas money and marriages. It doesn't have the bells and whistles that are on the 660 and higher, but it's all we need for how we use it.

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pyrofactor06...
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5 Star Review garmin 650

Strengths:

quickly reroutes and recalculates. I trusted in maps, but i gave it a try on my trip to boston with just the gps. And since then it never has failed me yet. Ive used it more than a handful of times.

Weaknesses:

none so far

Posted Dec 19, 2007 - definitely a good purchase. I hated people giving me directions and finally i was able to afford something that will keep me on the road directly to my destination. I love the detour feature.

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soxfan2k4
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5 Star Review 6 stars out of 5!

Strengths:

Voice direction

Weaknesses:

None really

Posted Dec 4, 2007 - Anyone looking to buy a GPS, stop researching and get this product. I have used it everywhere I have gone, and directions have been spot on. The display is big enough to display all details, and the touch screen is very easy to use. I use a stylus pen and it works just as well as actually touching the screen, and safer while driving as well. For all the bad rap the windshield mount has taken in CyberSpace, I have yet to have any issue w. it, and that includes transferring it between three different vehicles. If for some reason it doesnt stick, make sure you are pressing it firmly against the windshield before locking it down, or moisten the cup. A definite good investment for anyone looking to buy a gps. I paid $432 for it, and it's worth every single penny. A downright steal at the currently advertised price!

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Walker1225
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Apr 2007
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5 Star Review Garmin nuvi 650

Strengths:

Nice size screen. Very accurate and easy to use.

Weaknesses:

See comments below.

Posted Dec 1, 2007 - Windshield suction cup needs to be cleaned with rubbing alcohol between uses. MP3 music sounds "tinny" as it bounces off the windshield. But if your car has a cassette player, buy a $20 cassette adapter for CD and MP3 players at Radio Shack and get very good sound through your car's stereo speakers. If you don't need Bluetooth technology, buy the nuvi 650 instead of the nuvi 660.

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User has 1 Weeks of experience with this product

3 Star Review Nuvi 650

Strengths:

GPS signal is good. POI is not bad. Good reviews on CNET and on other websites for the performance, not for the price. Customer service isn't bad.

Weaknesses:

Price, No leather carrying Case in the box, not a great Speaker System for the price. Unlike TomTom or Magellan the Garmin devices are not built very strong.

Posted Nov 29, 2007 - I went to Canada (Montreal), New Jersy, Virginia, DC and different parts of NY. The device worked well most of the time. Few places in Canada and Virginia, it lost GPS signal, but not for long.

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gtchow
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5 Star Review nuvi 650

Strengths:

well made, easy to use, excellent customer support from garmin

Weaknesses:

still the older flip antenna, not like the replacement unit 750, did not come with the leather case

Posted Nov 23, 2007 - was looking at the 750 and 650, decided to purchase the 650 due to price. owned 350 and this one has a bigger screen. completely happy with the unit. one suggestion for garmin is to standardize accessories for different units. case in point - 650 w/o case but 610, 660, 670 and 680 all come with case???

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rballron from NY
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Mar 2003
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5 Star Review Garmin 650 GPS

Strengths:

Accurate, easy to use, large screen size visible in the sun, vocal directions with street names

Weaknesses:

Price a bit high. Also, has a turn by turn mode, but when you reach the turn, it goes back to main map mode. Keeping it active would be a nice software improvement.

Posted Oct 31, 2007 - This is a great unit. Large touchscreen makes it easy to see and use. Capable of displaying pictures and playing mp3, but limited by amount of internal memory. If you get this, buy the friction mount for your dash, it is very stable and you don't have to worry about suction cups failing. Also get a case for it to protect the screen when not in use, too bad it does not come with one considering the price. One accessory I would not recommend is the Fodor's travel card. Very limited in geographies it covers and also gives inaccurate locations. For a restaurant I was going to in the Berkshires, it was taking me 2 miles away from where this long term restaurant was located. The built in mapping software in the 650 was right on for the same destination.

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snowflake301
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4 Star Review Nuvi 650

Strengths:

Wow, too many to list. Maps are clear and specific. I live in a small town, and it had no problem with even the side streets.

Weaknesses:

Didn

Posted Oct 29, 2007 - The bigger screen is a a definate must have. Easy to use. Commands are right on the money. Easy to find motels and shopping with one easy click. Would highly recommend.

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5 Star Review 3-week review

Strengths:

Bright screen easy to read in broad daylight. Easy to disconnect to take with you.

Weaknesses:

Sent me to three non-existant restaurants in Orlando. Maps should be updated more often. Needs more choices of voices. This one can be irritating at times.

Posted Oct 26, 2007 - My Nuvi 650 is my second unit. It is head and shoulders above my first which was an off-brand that drove me crazy because it often couldn't find the address I needed. I used this one to drive from Alabama to Orlando, FL and it had no problem getting me to my destination. The only minor quirk I found is, I don't know what criteria it uses to determine the route because, although it it supposed to take the fastest route, it sometimes took me through some residential districts, rather than the main street. I do not advise using it on routes you usually take, unless you have some time to kill. It will get you to your destination but not the way you would expect. All in all, I really like it and I would buy this unit again.

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ramuman from MO
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4 Star Review Nuvi 650

Strengths:

Simple to use, decent screen, voice prompts

Weaknesses:

Screen not really worth the upgrade cost over the 350

Posted Aug 30, 2007 - Take the Nuvi 350, stretch the screen a bit and you end up with the 650. The difference in model numbers would suggest a larger difference. The reviews below have already touched on everything worth mentioning, so this will probably just reinforce those views. The unit is well designed, compact, and easy to use. No problems there. Some people require a "traveling salesman" type of POI requirement, but I don't so I can't weigh in on that. The voice prompts work well and it does a fairly good job of pronouncing names. The real quibbles I have are not a fault of the unit itself, but rather how it is priced. The screen is definitly not worth the $100 bump over the 350 which is basically identical. Also, there isn't a case included with this.

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