Garmin nüvi 350 Car GPS Receiver

Pros: Slick touch screen features - intuitive and easy to use.
Cons: Mapping tool makes incorrect turns and Shortest/Fastest time features doesn't deliver direct driving routes.

I am so unhappy with this product. I've used it for 3 trips in the past week and it has taken me completely off route each time. Once it even led me into a very very bad neighborhood (think crack houses and burned out streets), rather than continuing to keep me on a major interstate highway which had an exit directly at the town I programmed the Nuvi to visit. I've adjusted all the settings per the on-line manuals, but it still underperforms in delivering accurate directions - Google Maps, Yahoo Maps and Mapquest are far better routing tools and not once did the Nuvi use a quick and direct route. I paid over $400 for it and it not worth $10 if it can't deliver accurate safe directions. I researched products for a month before making this purchase and I am very unhappy with my decision.

Pros: Accurate, portable, thin.
Cons: Expensive.

Love this little guy. Very accurate, thin, any very portable. Went looking to buy the Garmin streetpilot C340. The store was out of stock, so I decided to get the Nuvi 350 and boy am I glad I did.

Pros: small, bright and battery lasts a long time
Cons: voice pronounces exactly what is printed, Espy is expressway but says espy.

This is the 3rd GPS I have bought, second one for me. My first was a StreetPilot III which I loved but was heavy and was not good for taking in your pocket and using on a walk. The Nuvi 350 is great no complaints and does what it says it will. Bright screen.

Pros: Small, light, minimalist.
Cons: Too much warning of turns, you can turn early by mistake if you're not careful.

I travel a lot on business, often to places I've never been before and eventually decided I was wasting too much time trying to find places. I'd never realised how much I needed a GPS until I had one.

The truth is any GPS would provide much the same benefit so why buy this one, well why buy a more expensive model when this does everything you need. It'll take you from A to B with no hassle. I especially wouldn't pay more for a larger screen the screen on the 350 is perfectly adequate. I don't need stupid stuff like the ability to pipe my mobile phone through my GPS, create waypoints, etc.

I particularly love the size - a lot of colleagues have tom-toms which seem like half bricks in comparison, the 350 slips into a pocket like it's hardly there.

What's the competition? Bigger, heavier, more expensive, more "functions" that I'd never use. Go with this one it's fantastic.

Pros: small
Cons: maps take a while to load, can be extremely frustrating

My husband and I bought this product because we were moving from Texas to Philadelphia and thought we would feel more comfortable driving if we had navigation. I would not recommend using it while you are traveling long distances (ie. from Texas to Pennsylvania). It will drive you crazy. For example, it will tell you to get off the freeway, drive in town for a while and get back on the same freeway you were previously on! Trying to find restaurants and motels will also drive you crazy...just use the road signs off the freeway. We also used the product in downtown Philadelphia, and it was worthless. It was telling us to turn the wrong way down one way streets. The most frustrating part was after it told us to turn the wrong way on the one way and we didn't, the voice would say re-calculating over and over which got really annoying. There was a time when I wanted to throw the thing out the window. However, now that we are using it in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia it works good. We have been able to find whatever we wanted and not get lost.

Pros: Compact, battery powered, European Maps available, Travel Guide, customer support, useful suction cup mount.
Cons: Silver color housing reflects off the windshield sometimes. Black case would have been better.

Had issues with an unreadable card which was over one year old, and they made great efforts to ship me at no charge a replacement card overnight, which I received just in time for my trip.

Pros: it looks good when it's off.
Cons: very slow. freezes. gets confused. bad speakers. bad directions. overpriced piece of junk.

Today, I am returning this nuvi 350 to the online site i bought it from. I'm paying a 10% fee for restocking, i guess, but i don't mind. It's better than being with this product. If you're reading this, then heed my word, do not buy this gps. I guess the other reviewer was right, the good reviews you see about this product are written by employees of garmin.
This gps gave me bad directions to and from work. The speakers are so bad. Either you cannot hear it, or the sound is garbled when you turn it up. It would sometimes get confused and after a while, it would just freeze. After two days of frustration, I am just happier to have the thing turned off. And today, I'm a happy man because i'm finally returning this piece of gps junk.

Pros: The best of the lot. I highly recommend it.
Cons: Be able to choose type of directions e.g.fastest or shortest each time.

I have tried several hi end GPS & this star outshines them all. After being disappointed by several others, I saw Costco offering a $150 gift card over the $799 price.Knowing they were coming out with a 360 in June didn't matter, since it only offered Blue which I already have in my car. The setup is easy, the voice & screen is very clear.In almost a month of use I never waited more than 2 minutes to pick up a satellite (even in my garage).The directions were 99% accurate. Tech support is excellent. I had trouble downloading the new software & they walked me right threw it(in American English). I would recommend downloading the manual.The only problem I've had was it appears the dash moun't doesn't like the Florida heat & it fused to the craddle & couldn't be seperated. But they peomptly sent me a new craddle & disk. The only recommendation I can make is I would prefer to have the option to choose what kind of directions I prefer each time rather than having to go into settings. I would highly recommend this navigation system.

Pros: ease of use, audible books, picture viewer, SD slot.
Cons: car mount a joke, speaker underpowered and distorts.

great product. i love the size. put it in your shirt pocket and you can find your way around lower manahttan. picture viewer is a crowd pleaser on vacation.

my major gripe is the insane car mount! it's a cynical product that will make your nuvi bounce around the interior of your car. it simply cannot handle the weight. insane. do yourself a favor and order a proper mount from RAM systems for 35 bucks. for this kind of money i expect better.

Pros: compact, quick response on rerouting, clear display, loud speaker, also mp3 player, picture player, etc.
Cons: pricey but worth it. The connection to the window is too bulky

I am a road warrior so I am continuously being sent to different states. I have had multiple GPS systems. This system is very responsive, compact and resilient. There is a new model that talks to the car radio. The voice prompts are very clear. The attachment to windshield is too bulky so I just hang it by flip antenna onto the top of the visor.

Pros: Great on audio and visual directions. Easy to operate.
Cons: Dim Screen, Inaccuracies, Battery life, inability to provide more choices for food, attractions, etc.

In reading other reviews, I thought this would be a great product. What I found was a shortage of choices. There were times we were looking for a place to eat, chose one and then drove past others not listed. If you entered an address, it was usually good at getting you through each and every turn and right to the door. But, we also found times where it didn't give you the correct turn. We were lucky, twice on our way to a hotel, it gave us a wrong turn, but we saw the hotel and made the needed turn. There are also times when you try to enter an address and it won't accept it. When driving in sunlight the screen becomes hard to see. Of course, the need for sunglasses only makes it worse. This product is O.K., but not worth the money it costs, I'm bringing mine back and looking for something better. If need be, I'll wait until these items are improved.

Pros: Recalculates route, and a slew of other features!
Cons: Refurb units bite the dust.

Don't get me wrong, I love this product.

However, here are the peeves:
Driving down a freeway, in crowded traffic, the Garmin will say, "in 0.8 miles, take ramp, on left, to ---", and I'm in the right lane. Ok, a little more warning please!
The next and last peeve. My refurb unit went white-screen-of-death in 3 months, just, all of a sudden when turning it on. Good thing recert has 1? year warranty. Problem is, the unit that was returned to me had the SAME PROBLEM!! Right out of the box too!!! Man, I called them up quick and they apologized (gotta love the US tech support vs India - you get what you pay for), and they covered the return shipping so I could get a new refurb.

So, I'm on like my 3rd one, lol.

Pros: Small, fast, easy to use, plays mp3's, and views photos.
Cons: Could have longer battery life and a more impact resistant shell, expensive.

After reading several reviews and seeing some gps's in action, I decided to purchase the nuvi 350. The nuvi 350 has exceeded all of my expectations as far as what I believed a gps should do. It has a very easy to use touch screen interface, recalculates routes very fast, can be used to view photos, plays mp3's which is a nice feature when you dont have an mp3 player handy, and is close to the size of a deck of cards.

The few things I didn't like are not really a big issue as one of those things was battery life when I play mp3's. This is no biggie though, because the nuvi's primary role is to be used as a gps inside my car. I guess i'm just spoiled due to the 12+ hours a dedicated mp3 player gives me.

Pros: portable, lightweight, easy to use, accurate
Cons: pricey, not easy to hold while walking needs a wrist strap

I purchased the Garmin Nuvi after doing extensive research on portable GPS units. I purchased it because I need to be able to get to locations easily to meet with clients. The Nuvi has provided excellent performance on each test drive that I took it on. I recently traveled to Tampa FL and the Nuvi provided complete and accurate driving directions. I was so happy I had it with me. I have tested the Nuvi while walking and it provided great direction but it was not easy to hold while walking. I was nervous that I would drop it. Overall I am completely satisfied with the Garmin Nuvi. I am going to purchase the travel guide, and the English to French software, because I think that will really enhance our travel experience. I have not downloaded any music or audio books to the MP3 player on the Nuvi, but I imagine that will also enhance the travel experience also. Overall I am quite happy with this light weight personal travel GPS

Pros: fast calculation, accurate,portable, strong reception compared to other portable devices
Cons: no dead recognition, only 30 seconds

I HAVE IT 2 WEEKS NOW, SO FAR IT'S GREAT,
I COMMUTE 60 MILES EACH WAY INTO MANHATTAN NY, IT HAS PICKED THE ROUTE I TAKE every time, WHEN I ALTER THE ROUTE IT QUICKLY RECALCULATES.it has never lost reception with the exception of going thru the Lincoln Tunnel,
THE SCREEN DOES NOT WASH OUT IN THE SUNLIGHT, BATTERY LIFE IS just OK, VOICEPROMPTS GIVE YOU AMPLE WARNING . THE MOST IMPRESSIVE FEATURE IT HAS FULL SATELLITE LOCK EVERY TIME I AM IN MANHATTAN !! all over manhattan(wall st, times Sq. central park,Battery park)