Garmin Nuvi 255
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 |  In Stock at Buydig.com | $194.69 |
 | In Stock at Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) | $249.95 |
 |  In Stock at PC Richard & Son | $224.97 |
 | In Stock at TheNerds.net | $194.99 |
 | In Stock at circuitcity.com | $239.99 |
 | In Stock at Abt.com | $198.00 |
 | In Stock at PCNation | $198.80 |
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I just brought back my Tom Tom XL 330 S to Circuit City, not because it didn’t map well, but because Tom Tom has (in my humble opinion) a lousy way to search for Restaurant POI’s, as they still do not allow you to search by food type. Once (if ever) Tom Tom adds this capability, my next GPS will be a Tom Tom
Because of the Restaurant search, I now have a Garmin nuvi 255, and so far I can only give my first impressions. There was no AC adapter or USB cable included with the new product (Tom Tom provides this as a standard include.) I did fire it up and am very happy with the Restaurant POI search capabilities. I am going to give it a test drive this weekend and update you on my impressions.
My question is, have you heard if Tom Tom is ever going to upgrade their POI Restaurant search capabilities to be able to search on food types? Currently, they simply list all restaurants in the area which is not very helpful to the end user.
I just picked this up. Check websites of brick stores; they usually have it cheaper there, even if you opt to pick it up in store.
Tested it this morning. I was quite happy with how quickly it uploaded maps and updated when I went off-course. The volume was at 80%, and it did sound a little tinny, but nothing I couldn’t handle. Also, you can download other voices through other sites to tell you your directions, which I plan on testing and using myself. The user interface is super easy to use, although it’s a little more difficult to save destinations for future use than I would like it to be. The directions to set it up are quite simple. You really don’t even have to read them, because pretty much all they say is go somewhere open with no trees or tall buildings and turn it on, then follow the instructions on screen. How easy is that?
As you type up your destination, it will automatically pop up with answers that it thinks you are looking for after only a few letters, so you don’t have to type the entire street name or the entire town in. It kind of surprised me the first time, but it’s really a nice feature.
Overall, quite pleased and plan on keeping this one for quite some time.