| Garmin nüvi 260W Mexico 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
| Brand: Garmin
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 38,874
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 2.9 x 0.8
MPN: Nuvi 260W Mexico
Model: Nuvi 260W Mexico
UPC: 753759080297
EAN: 0753759080297
ASIN: B0015F0AD6
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| Features:
| • | Auto Navigation System w/Mapping Coverage of Mexico | | • | Turn by Turn Directions, Voice Guidance and Text to Speech | | • | 4.3 Inch Touch Screen Display | | • | Six Million Points of Interest |
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Product Description
Go wide with the ultra-cool n?vi 260W that speaks street names. This widescreen navigator is attractively-priced and simple to use. Like the rest of the n?vi 200-series, you're just a few screen taps away from anywhere.n?vi 260W 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. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and n?vi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, n?vi 260W accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.Like the rest of the n?vi 200-series, n?vi 260W sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot.Navigation is just the beginning. n?vi 260W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards let you add additional features. Purchase Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions and SaversGuide for information on nearby merchants offering discounts to customize n?vi for your travel needs.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Amazingly fast shipping from BlueProton..!!! October 3, 2009
Glenn E. Klima
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Folks,
I just wanted to comment on the shipping from BlueProton. It was amazingly fast!! I ordered this Garmin GPS in the wee hours of October 1st, and I just received it this morning, October 3rd.
I am familiar with the Garmin GPS units, I purchased this particular one, because I am planning to drive thru Mexico to Costa Rica. There should not be any problems with the unit, I plugged it into the car and it works.
Am typing this as I wait for it to charge.
It works September 17, 2009
R. Yzaguirre (Texas)
I don't know a lot about GPS's, but i really don't like that the thing takes it's time to start up, to acquire whatever it needs. What I do like is that it's accurate, knows it's was around town and has a sexy voice. Other than that, I've played with it a little and it hasn't messed up on me, or frozen or crashed. I like that you can scroll around the U.S. and take a look at maps just for kicks. This model has the maps for Mexico too, so live it up! I really liked the price too. Not a five-starer because it takes one ore two whole minutes to start up, other than that, awesome.
 Use in Mexico June 29, 2009
C. Disbennett (Irapuato, Mexico)
The GPS works well and is easy to use but it is not that great in rural Mexico as I would have hoped. There are numerous roads that are not shown on the map that are larger highways. The lack of these roads has added 1/3 more travel time on several instances. For use in Mexican cities it works very well.
Mexico maps are deficient June 26, 2009
Allan Mustard
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This Garmin GPS was my choice as I live in Mexico and need a GPS for navigating in urban areas. I have had it for nine months.
1. The Mexico maps are about 85% accurate in the major cities. They attempt sometimes to send you the wrong way down one-way streets, and give confusing directions at traffic circles. Some streets do not appear on the maps, and names are sometimes misspelled. In addition, Mexican street names are often combinations of words, but the Garmin cannot determine what street you want, even for major streets. Nevertheless, in confusing Mexican cities with heavy traffic, it is an enormous help, and will deliver you close to where you want to go. In general, in major cities the Garmin GPS can get you within 2 or 3 blocks of any address, and one block of most.
2. Between the cities, the maps are far less accurate and omit some major four-lane routes (e.g., MX145). Detail falls off rapidly outside any major city. Thus, while the GPS can substitute for the Guia Roji street atlas of a major city, it cannot substitute for the Guia Roji road atlas of Mexico.
In sum, the Garmin GPS with Mexico map is worth buying for navigation in major cities, but cannot be trusted for navigation between them.
The Garmin 260W also has difficulty finding the satellites, with no obstacles, and at 20 degrees north latitude where the satellites are almost directly overhead. At times the Garmin takes 3 resets and up to 30 minutes to find the satellites. There is no predictability to this.
Perhaps a better Mexico map will be forthcoming at some point. If combined with a GPS that can find the satellites reliably, it would be a better option.
awsome! Mexico included! April 14, 2009
Manuel D. Madero Garcia (Mexico)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can i say of a great price, great display, very easy to use, Mexico+Canada+USA all included in the same system... and did I mention, all for a great price...!
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