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Following on from yesterday's Garmin Nüvi 200, here come a trio of Nüvis (Nüvee? Nüvilots?): the 600, 650 and 660FM. The 600 and 660FM are aimed at the European market, the former being a regional version of the 650, the latter bringing an FM transmitter to the 660.
So, let's concentrate on the 650. It's available from next month onwards, expect to part with $749.99, which is waaaaaay more 'spensivo than the 20GB-hard drive equipped TomTom GO 910 ($499) and the specs are after the jump.
Receiver: high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver
Display: 3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm), 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
Unit dimensions: 4.9"W x 2.9"H x .9"D (12.4 x 7.4 x 2.3 cm)
Weight: 6.2 ounces (190 g)
Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, up to 7 hours of battery life depending on use
Includes Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature
Fingertip touchscreen interface
Look up addresses and points of interest
Choose 2D or 3D maps
Upload custom POIs, including alerts for speed zones and safety cameras with POI Loader
Built in Travel Kit includes MP3 player with sample MP3s, audio books, picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters, calculator and more
Add optional software such as Travel and Language Guides to personalize nüvi
SD card slot
USB interface for loading data
Product Page [Garmin via InfoSync World]
Comments
I'd rather take a higher priced Garmin than a TomTom that provides viruses on it's internal hard drive as a customer bonus... I've owned both, and I have to say you get what you pay for with the Garmin unit. Every little function and feature simply works better and more easily than on the TomTom.
I'm annoyed by the "feature creep" these things are experiencing.
As with cell phones, the majority of my customers mostly just want a really good GPS with perhaps traffic updates but not much else.
Anything else over complicates things and expensive "features" end up going unused.
I prefer TomTom myself. Simple, elegant, works, nice and cheap.
Ill stick with my Nuvi 360, thanks. I much prefer it's form factor to the new "widescreen" models. It fits in my shirt pocket, has a great battery, and does absolutely everything I need a GPS to do (plus a lot of things I don't).
I haven't used many of the Tom Tom's (other than in rental cars), so I can't comment ... but IMHO the Nuvi 360 is an almost flawlessly executed piece of consumer electronics.
Yea TomTom. Thats how I roll. 510 style...
I have had a few Garmin units and I am satisfied. I thin kthey can be overpriced for what you get - but they do work very well.
Recently my boss wanted a GPS, and I recommended the C340, beaue of the street announcement feature. He's an idiot and bought the TomTom510 (only an idiot because he cannot read) After setting up th eunit for him (again, hes an idiot) I was quite pleased with the interface. Different than garmin, it was still easy and intuitive enough. I like the virtual volume slider :)
The thing about the new Garmin C580 is the gas, traffic and movie times VIA MSNDirect. I realize that info is for a "home base" only, but I still think its a nice feature, and MSN direct offers more info at your fingertips than a plain ole FM receiver.
Maybe I will buy both :)
garmin 350 first, now a 370. love thedesign and compact size versus the tomtom. wish garmin would get their act together with mac software though. they have doing their "testing" for several years it seems. get it together guys, partial support does not cut it.
I've been much more satisfied with my Garmin units - the latest of which is a Nuvi 360 - than with the TomTom 910. The TomTom has its bright spots, to be sure, but for overall performance, reliability in mapping, and sleek industrial design, Garmin wins.
Also, the TomTom has a 20GB hard drive... so what? All of my maps (the entire United States) fit on my Nuvi's internal memory, and its 2GB SD card is pretty much empty. Storage space is not a strong comparison point for most GPS users' needs.
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