Garmin nüvi 500 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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Garmin nüvi 500 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

  • High-Sensitivity GPS Receiver For Improved Performance And Reception
  • Built-In 3D Basemap
  • Includes Built-In Lower 48 Us States Topographic Maps
  • 3.5-Inch Display, 320 X 240 Pixels
  • Easy Touch-Screen Interface

An Excellent Multi-Functional GPS

Rated 4 out of 5
Let me start by saying that I currently own and use several different GPS units: Garmins Nuvi 750, Colorado 400t, Rino 130 (a pair), Magellan 1470 and a Dash Express (I've also owned Garmins 2720, 2820, Nuvi 350, and a 60CSx in the recent past). I have so many of them because I use them for different purposes: * Automobile navigation: I travel all over the country and always take a GPS with me for use in my rental cars. * Walking in urban areas: I love to stroll around great cities and a good GPS not only keeps me from getting lost, it helps me to find areas of interest. * Hiking in rural areas: As a birdwatcher I find a hand-held GPS receiver essential. Getting lost in the desert or the woods is no fun at all. * Bicycling: I love to just bike and then try to figure out how to get home later. A GPS makes it easy to find my way back. * Geocaching: A wonderful hobby that involves finding things that others have hidden using coordinates posted on the web. A GPS is an absolute... more >>

Not bad, but not all good either.

Rated 3 out of 5
This unit is fairly nice, but its more of an on-the-road GPS. It has a terrific 3D view and works well at guiding you down the road. It does lack any way of holding it when in the back country though, and has no screen lock for when you throw it in your backpack, so the touch screen goes nuts while in the pack. It also only comes with the 1:100K TOPO's which are about as useless as they get in the woods, and at the moment Garmin has no TOPO 1:24K maps for the NorthEast, and you have to purchase those separately. There is support for Raster images, but no way to create Raster Maps, which would be a major plus if we could load on USGS 24K maps, which are superior to the ones Garmin uses. I also found the Address lookup ability, which a GPS unit should excel at, was quite useless. There just isnt enough addresses in the unit, it has serious troubles when looking up small towns addresses. I have a legal address and zip code and it refuses to accept it. It will suggest the next town over... more >>

Great choice in an all-around GPS receiver

Rated 4 out of 5
I bought the Nuvi 500 to replace my tried-and-true Garmin StreetPilot i3. One of my primary considerations is WATERPROOFness... my i3 has worked great on my MOTORCYCLE touring adventures, but when the rains came, it was either in the tank bag, or in a clear sandwich bag, held in place with a rubber band - not ideal. There are motorcycle-specific GPS receivers, but they are all significantly more expensive. Frankly, I was attracted to the multi-purpose nature of this model. I've used it for motorcycle rides (just trial runs so far), bicycling, hiking/walking, and driving. I'm confident there are better solutions for each individual use - if you can afford a CAR GPS, and a HIKING GPS, and a MOTORCYCLING GPS, and a BOATING GPS, knock yourself out. The Nuvi 500 seems to do a very adequate job at all of that stuff. Another feature I was looking for - and the Nuvi 500 has it - is the ability to enter a very specific ROUTE into it, and expect accurate directions. (When I'm motorcycle... more >>
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