Navigate the United States and Canada with ease with this GPS that features free lifetime traffic updates, up to 1,000 waypoints and customizable points of interest for easy route planning. The "Where Am I?" emergency locator and travel assistant tools provide additional support.
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I bought this unit for $129 on Black Friday 2009. It was a great price for this unit. The Garmin interface is very intuitive and easy to use. Even my wife, who is not very tech savvy is able to use it. The traffic receiver is nice to have, but not very useful unless you are in a large metropolitan area. It will be great when we travel through large cities. I never have a problem acquiring satellites and the Ecoroute feature is nice, but mostly unused. The 4.3" screen is great, I also recommend getting the portable friction mount made by Garmin.
Make sure you update the map after unboxing as the unit most likely will have an older map version. We live in a newer subdivision and our house wasn't found in the maps that came on the unit.
Overall I'm very satisfied and would recommend Garmin products to friends and family
What's great about it: Great price, easy to use, traffic reciever