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Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Model: NUVI 255W
SKU: 9252872
UPC: 753759083267
Find your way with confidence with this GPS that features turn-by-turn voice prompts so you can keep your eyes on the road. Up to 1,000 waypoints and customizable points of interest allow for easy navigation and route planning.
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
out of 5
(297 Reviews) 297
Rating Snapshot 297 reviews
5 stars
187
4 stars
73
3 stars
15
2 stars
11
1 star
11
88% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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261 out of
297)
Customer Reviews for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Review 1 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
Bought a model by Right Way to save money. Within months its touch screen went haywire. Bought this in a pinch and just drove from NC to Wisconsin. The unit worked flawlessly and avoided the dreaded toll roads beautifully (saved $25). This unit is sooooo much easier to use than the "RIght Way" model. Sofar it has worked flawlessly. Would highly recommend it....goodbye paper maps!
What's great about it: Works right out of box, intuitive interface, always gets you there...put away the maps!
What's not so great: Can't find location by zip when not sure of city
I would recommend this to a friend!
+47points
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Review 2 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Great GPS
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: THETEMPLAR
from Milwaukee WI
on 08/10/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I bought three of these, one for myself a couple of years ago, one for my wife last year and now one for my step-daughtner. Great product, easy to use and dependable.
What's great about it: Easy to use, Dependability, Support
What's not so great: No complaints
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 3 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Use this only if you are familiar with area
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
2.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
2.0
Features
1.0
It had us going past our freeway entrance several times. The Text directions are different than the actual spoken navigation. Beware if it says take Fwy. A "to" Fwy. B. "to" means towards. It got us very lost downtown. Had to turn on the Verizon Navigator to get us to our location. Cannot trust the directions of this unit. It can't find many popular places. I would not buy this product again.
What's great about it: it's simple to use
What's not so great: the directions, the points of interests.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+1point
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Review 4 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Great for everybody!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Anonymous
from Staten Island, NY
on 05/10/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
I bought this gps for a one-time trip to another state that I wasn't familiar with and it worked out perfectly! Sometimes it takes a few minutes to acquire the satellite but after that, you're good to go. It's easy to use, very updated as far as I can tell. Had no problems from NYC to Chantilly, Virginia.
It has a simple interface with plenty of helpful tools to find points of interest and emergency information. I've used it many times to go on several trips and never once had a snag.
What's great about it: Simple and easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
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Review 5 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Piece of Junk - Buyer Beware
Customer Rating
1.0
Posted by: kenn67
from Strongsville, Ohio
on 04/28/2011
Value for Price
1.0
Durability
1.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
3.0
After 1 year, when the warranty expired, my Garmin Nuvi 255W took longer and longer to acquire the satellites. It would try to acquire satellites for minutes on end, and finally, many times I has to turn off the power and restart in order to get the device to find the satellites (I live in Cleveland, so it's not like I was in the mifddle of no where). By the time it found the road I was on, it was too late to change routes to avoid traffic problems. I would not buy Garmin again. Cheap product. Waste of money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-3points
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Review 6 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
FANTASTIC for Beginners!!!
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: eddlesgirl
from Waxhaw, NC
on 04/15/2011
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I finally moved into this century and purchased a GPS. I did A LOT of research on them before settling on this Garmen Nuvi 255w. I am completely satisfied with the purchase. It is SO EASY to use! Just take it out of the box and plug it in to your car and it literally sets itself up. Extremely simple to use touchscreen (I used it the first time without even looking at the directions). VERY accurate and I live in the middle of nowhere! I would definately recommend this unit if you are looking for simple, easy to use, point a to point b navigation. I would recommend upgrading to this model because it has the 4.3 inch screen which is super nice. I also purchased the Rocketfish hard case for around $7 and the GPS itself, power cord, and instruction book fit into it perfectly, it's very nicely made, highly recommend it. As for all the options on holders, so far I've found I like the one that came with the unit. I am using the base, which attatches to your dash with a heavy duty sticker base, then using the suction cup to attatch to this. I have a Nissan Murano and it works great. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's great about it: Inexpensive but great quality; Easy to use!!
What's not so great: It's GREAT, no problems!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+6points
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Review 7 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Good GPS
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
5.0
I had to upgrade my GPS. I was amazed at how the prices have come down since I bought my first one 4-5 years ago. This unit is compact and the graphics are great. The difficultly I have had (only used it a dozen times so far) is that it takes longer with this one than with my older version (older Garmin product) to get a signal. If you are in a rush, you have to wait for it to locate the satellite. Seems to be taking far too long. I'm going to call Garmin about it. Other than that, it's a good gps.
What's great about it: Compact, nice color graphics
What's not so great: Takes a while to locate satellite
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 8 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Just right for me
Customer Rating
5.0
Unit works well. One feature that I didn't expect was the night dimming feature.
Easy to use.
Easy to use.
What's great about it: Simple to use.
What's not so great: nothing so far
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 9 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
good
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: freites
from Venezuela
on 02/02/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
good, useful, good price.
It facilitates the mobilization in non well-known places. Tranquility
It facilitates the mobilization in non well-known places. Tranquility
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: I can not include a preset route of the mapsource
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
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Review 10 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Great product
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Easy to use and working well. Like the bigger screen.
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: Nothing!
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
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Review 11 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Cheap but unreliable
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
3.0
Bought the 255W on sale for $79 a couple of weeks ago. It was a great deal on the unit. Unfortunately the units speech volume was way too low and the voices were hard to understand. In addition, the display was not brightly lit and the colors had a faded look. The unit also would recalculate for no reason and when it would recalculate it would give directions that were way out of the way. One other thing was the speed limit indicator, direction, distance to destination are all way too small to clearly read. This was my 5th Garmin GPS that I bought and they have all suffered from these issues. I updated the firmware/software on all of the units and it fixed none of the issues. I returned this unit for a refund.
What's great about it: Cheap
What's not so great: It doesn't work
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
0points
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Review 12 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
gps
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
love this product. would highly reccommend it to others.
What's great about it: very easy to use, great price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 13 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Great GPS for the price
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
4.0
Bought this for my daughter at Christmas. This GPS works well. It's not overloaded with bells and whistles it gives you just what you need to know. Good quality for the price.
What's great about it: ease of use, good price
What's not so great: suction is hard to stick
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 14 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Review 15 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Great value
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
3.0
This is the best portable GPS for the money. I like the wider screen and ease of use.
What's great about it: Easy to use
What's not so great: Map updates are not included for the life of the product
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 16 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
GOOD PRODUCT FOR LOW BUDGET
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Very good product and the price is wonderful. The only difficult is the system for registering the product with Garmin, is very cumbersome.
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
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Review 17 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
This is my first GPS...
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: LAlton
from Tarzana
on 01/17/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Durability
2.0
Ease of Use
2.0
Features
2.0
This is my first GPS and I shopped around, read reviews and decided to go with a Garmin Nuvi 255. The price was right and so I decided to go ahead and buy it. The first time I decided to use it was for directions to Downtown LA. With all those one-way streets you need a little help. The first problem that I had, the darn thing took forever to start up and find me. Luckily I knew where I was headed, but if not I would have had to sit there and wait. I don't know if the problem was because it was raining and overcast. It then was giving me instructions on where to turn and it was ahead of where I actually was... way ahead... like several miles. So my first time was not a good experience. I continue to have problems with it taking its time to locate my vehicle. It takes at least 5 minutes once I plug it in before it starts giving me directions. For now, I know initially where I'm going and don't need to know right out of the gate. I am still considering returning it. Don't know if others have this same problem and that's the way these devices are... I'm not impressed, but I guess you get what you pay for.
What's great about it: The price!
What's not so great: It takes forever to locate my vehicle and start giving me directions
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-1point
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Review 18 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Good price but some times acts wire
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
3.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Features
3.0
for the price It's a good GPS, but some times it acts wire taking me for routs that are not the fastest, small towns or cities instead of highways, as always before you travel it's good to check your rout in a computer to have an idea of your destination
What's great about it: good price
What's not so great: To set a new addres is not that easy
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Review 19 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Great product. Easy to use.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
5.0
Much better and easier to use than our previous GPS, a navigon.
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
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Review 20 for Garmin nüvi 255W GPS
Nice value for first or second GPS.
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Durability
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Features
4.0
This is our second Garmin for our "second" car so we don't have to keep switching our original GPS between cars. Great value!
What's great about it: Price
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
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