Most Popular Products
Garmin nüvi 50LM GPS
(126)
Garmin nüvi 40LM GPS
(107)
Top-Rated Products
Garmin nüvi 40LM GPS
(107)
Garmin nüvi 50LM GPS
(126)
Customer Reviews for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Model: 010-00009-00
SKU: 3245514
UPC: 753759981013
Find your destination with ease using this GPS that features voice-activated navigation and helpful turn-by-turn voice prompts that allow you to keep your eyes on the road. Automatic rerouting calculates a new route if you miss a turn.
Average Customer Rating:
4.6
out of 5
(43 Reviews) 43
Rating Snapshot 43 reviews
5 stars
32
4 stars
8
3 stars
2
2 stars
0
1 star
1
91% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
(
39 out of
43)
Customer Reviews for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Review 1 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Display Cracked
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: Cygnus
from Redmond, WA
on 05/21/2012
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Menus and features
What's not so great: Breaks easily
I had a Nuvi 3790LMT for 10 months before the display cracked. In general, I like the features of the Nuvi 3790 etc. I’m writing this review mainly because the 3790 is NOT well made. I think this applies equally to the Nuvi 3490 which is an ultra thin unit as well. The housing is made of thin sheet metal and plastic and is easily damaged. If you buy one, get a hard shell case and I mean really hard. One that you could stand on it and it won’t be crushed. Because it is sooooo fragile I strongly recommend you NOT buy one, but if you do, get a really good case for it, not the so-called hard cases you’ll find made for GPS’s.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 2 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
My old Garmin died and this was a replacement
Customer Rating
4.0
What's great about it: I like the layout
What's not so great: the new grey screen
This has been almost useless for me during the day as I cannot see the new grey background screen with my sunglasses on. If I just want to see what streets are coming up I have to remove my glasses in order to see the screen and even then sometimes I can't if the sun is just right. The glare is terrible. You have ruined the product for me. My old Garmin was so easy to see with the blue background. I have to order some sort of screen cover for this one in order to use it. Very disappointing.
This product has... Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 3 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Great tool!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Reliable,accurate, easy to use!
What's not so great: Can't say anything against it!
This is my third Garmin; I like the easy set up, large display and accuracy of the maps. Would recommend the 3490LMT to anyone from novice to professional driver.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler, Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 4 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Best of all Garmins tried, Lifetime updates
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: MJFrog55
from Duluth, MN
on 04/18/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Smooth map panning, good touch screen, great features.
What's not so great: Price is pretty spendy. Bluetooth needs improvement.
The only Garmin we found with a glass touch screen which made use easier. Other models had a composite, frosted screen which had a poorer reaction to touch and map panning. This model reacts to touch as well as an iPhone, and if you're used to that, other models may disappoint you.
It has more features than you may actually use, but they're there if you ever have the need.
It has a Bluetooth hands-free phone feature, but when used, callers say they can't hear us too well on it so we have to talk loud even with the mic setting at highest level.
Overall, it's the fourth and best Garmin we've had so far.
It has more features than you may actually use, but they're there if you ever have the need.
It has a Bluetooth hands-free phone feature, but when used, callers say they can't hear us too well on it so we have to talk loud even with the mic setting at highest level.
Overall, it's the fourth and best Garmin we've had so far.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 5 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Performs well
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use, great features.
What's not so great: A little pricey
I bought this unit to replace a Nuvi 850. I love the touch screen interface and the voice activation. The traffic advisory system works better than I thought. Lifetime maps and traffic makes it more worth the handsome price tag!
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler, Parent with kids
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 6 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
This is a good GPS
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: not always accurate
This is a replacement GPS for us and got us home with only a few misdirections
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 7 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Great GPS Unit!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Very Pleased with this GPS unit! This is the 4th Garmin GPS model that I have owned -- each progressively improving upon the last.
* Depend heavily upon it for making long distance travel easy!
* Display is the sharpest to date -- a welcome step up from the Garmin 1690.
* Split Screen view at Interstate exits is very helpful traveling on unfamiliar routes.
* Included information about hotels, gas stations, restaurants is invaluable for making en route decisions about where to stop!
* Recommend buying buyer protection plan for GPS products (as a departure from my normal habit) -- have experienced several GPS unit failures over the years -- buyer protection has made for hassle free unit replacements.
* Display is the sharpest to date -- a welcome step up from the Garmin 1690.
* Split Screen view at Interstate exits is very helpful traveling on unfamiliar routes.
* Included information about hotels, gas stations, restaurants is invaluable for making en route decisions about where to stop!
* Recommend buying buyer protection plan for GPS products (as a departure from my normal habit) -- have experienced several GPS unit failures over the years -- buyer protection has made for hassle free unit replacements.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 8 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Absolutely great
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: jmm1229
from USA
on 04/02/2012
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's not so great: Needs iPhone support
Replaced a 5 year old Garmin with this model. Tremendous improvements over older models. Voice commands work very well. Good learning curve overall - pretty much plug and play. Only downside is that the Garmin link service only works with Android right now - they need to get an iPhone version to untap the potential of this unit.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler, Parent with kids, Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 9 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
I love this GPS!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Voice commands, speed.
I bought this to replace a GPS that was several years old and there is a world of difference. This one loads so fast and the voice is so much less annoying than the older one. The nice thing is that the voice does not repeat everything over and over but it gives you the information you need without over stimulating you.
The best part is the voice activation. Being able to start on your way and tell it where you want to go or to change your mind in the middle of your trip and not have to stop to key in any information. Once you give it the commands it loads almost instantaneously.
The old unit took a long time to locate satellites. This one is ready to go as soon as you turn it on. I highly recommend it.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler, Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 10 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Excellent gps..skip the update
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Recalculation of routes is really fast
What's not so great: Updating maps can wipe the unit making it useless
I really love this gps. The r recalculation of routes is the fastest I've seen, it it has a slim design that makes it really portable and I have found that the lane and traffic asst abilities have been very valuable. My one major complaint is when I first tried to update my maps on wins 7 system..it wiped the device and I had to take it back to the store because I could no longer access any maps. I tried looking at garmins website and it just suggests to be careful on updating...yeah no joke. I just chalked it up to the fact I tried the update from windows 7 on a 64bit system...haven't got the guts to try it again on a 32bit win7...
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 11 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Great Device, but Expensive, Small Screen
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Garmin nüvi 3490LMT is a great device and does wonderful things with tons of features not found on TomTom or Magellan, but it is very expensive and the screen is too small for me. Voice Command is excellent, directions are way better than older Garmins, visuals are wonderful, and ecoRoute HD is awesome. The build is not as nice as the Garmin nüvi 3590LMT. It feels like the 3490 is more flimsy and the screen is not as responsive as the 3590. It is still a very nice device, and I would recommend it, if you don't mind the negatives I posted.
This product has... Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
1out of 3found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 12 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Great GPS
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Ready out of the box, good price
What's not so great: sometimes slow to grab satellite
Very clear street displays and exit routes. Compact and easy to travel with and streets popup as you search.
Great purchase!
This product has... Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler, Business Professional
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
2out of 3found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 13 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Wow! What a gizmo.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: All the features and ease of use.
What's not so great: Web interface
The Nuvi 3490LMT surpassed my expectations. This is my first GPS. I purchased it for the Bluetooth and GPS features. I am not technologically savvy but after a learning curve I sail through the menus. My favorite feature for Navigating is the "Saved Addresses". For the Voice command it is "Find an Intersection". I may not know an address but I usually know this. My least favorite part of the Nuvi 3490 is interfacing with the web. The PC menu is confusing and getting the GPS unit to talk to the website can be challenging. But other than the web aspect I love this unit!
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates, blue tooth capabilities
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 14 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Outstanding as Expected
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: WAGSIT
from Bluffton, OH
on 03/01/2012
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: Nothing
I absolutely love this GPS. It finds addresses much better that my previous Garmin. I love the icons of the "attractions" that show up on the map. The traffic feature warned me of slow down ahead and allowed me to reroute. I recommend this fully.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 15 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Good GPS for general travel destinations
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Helpful directories of restaurants, gas stations, etc.
What's not so great: Map updates are hard to download and manage.
This gps does the job most of the time. However, the menus and user interface are a little difficult to use since they are not intuitive nor documented well in the online downloadable manuals. Downloading the revisions to the maps 4 times a year or so is impractical unless you have very broadband 5 Mb/s minimum connection as they take up to 5 GB of data. And Garmin will only send one update a year on DVD. Updating the maps on the Garmin is a multistep process involving two or three different apps on my Macbook. These apps and the process are not explained in the manuals.
Some errors in the maps. Route calculations miss some more direct routes which I know from experience. Routing decisions are based on settings which are buried - the route criteria (shortest, fastest, no tolls, etc) should be a submenu of the Where To front screen.
There is no headphone/line out jack so that the device can be plugged into the AUX input on the car radio. Voice is sometimes hard to hear even at top volume with the auxiliary speaker unit/power supply.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Inaccurate, Free map updates
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 16 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Great improvement over old units
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
What's great about it: locates satellite quickly
What's not so great: lack of complete traffic coverage
Great improvements over old technology. Very fast locating satellite. Not a great choice of voices. Traffic coverage too sparse. Thin, elegant styling. Easy to use. Points of interest somewhat outdated. Should include updates on gas prices. Still gets confused over left and right for destination arrivals. Overall though, a great unit. Wish Garmin made a good case for it. The ones available are not well cushioned for such a thin unit.
This product has... Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 17 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Better than the last version.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
What's great about it: Good Pricing for lifetime updates and traffic.
What's not so great: Still wants to use highways and interstates instead of surface roads to get to a location.
Still some problems with getting directions without having to go on the interstates or major highways. The most efficient way is not always on a highway. Surface streets are sometimes easier and more direct.
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates, improved keyboard and interface
About me... Frequent traveler, Use for outdoor activities (i.e. hiking, hunting, fishing)
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
3out of 5found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 18 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
great
Customer Rating
5.0
it's great. before use this i had another garmin gps but this one oh my god its calculate so fast
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 19 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Totally worth it!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I bought this GPS unit after tons of searching. My current Harman Kardon stopped making map updates, so it was not effective any longer. I bought this unit while out of town and my H&K getting me lost. This thing is fantastic! If i could give it more stars i would! One main selling point was the powered mount. So there is not constant plugging and unplugging the unit. Just pop it in the mount and done! And there is an extra speaker in the mount so you can hear in no problem! The voice command is amazing! It is very accurate to what i speak. It is smaller than my Sprint EVO 3D and the picturs of the exits are just awesome! It tells you what lane to need to be in to make an exit and shows an actual picture of the exit. Wow, is all i can say. This thing exceeds my needs and expectations and am so glad i got it. 399.99 may seem alot but you get lifetime maps and traffic. Which i have used the traffic on it and it saved me lots of time while out of town and not really knowing where i was. I can't say enough about this little unit. It is in two words "simply wonderful" !
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates, hands free voice activation
About me... Frequent traveler, Business Professional, casual user
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Share this review:
Review 20 for Garmin nüvi 3490LMT GPS - Silver
Awesome!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
For the price you can't beat it. Free updates for everything and live traffic updates. The Voice Commands is awesome and accurate 80% of the time. Better than most!
This product has... Large/easy to see screen, Easy menus, Lifetime traffic, Free map updates
About me... Frequent traveler
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Share this review:
