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Simple navigation at an affordable price–that’s nüvi 250. This entry-level Personal Travel Assistant comes with preloaded maps for North America, including all of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Like all nüvi 200-series members, the 250 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design–perfect for everyday navigation.Smart, Powerful Design! The nüvi 250 is built with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data.
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2 Customer Reviews of “Garmin Nuvi 250”
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Garmin Nuvi 250 Review by C Chang, August 28, 2008
I had this for a few months now, used in MA, DC and around Dallas. Before this I was using my LG 8500’s (Chocolate cell phone) GPS feature and loved it, except that I had to pay monthly fee and it used up my air time. The major difference I found between the two was the time it took to acquire the satellites; especially when used in a new location. It has been a few times the Nuvi 250 took more than 5 minutes to lock on; the weather was good and I was not in the woods or blocked by buildings; I wasn’t patient enough to wait so I just start driving, and eventually it came back to life. The Nuvi 250 usually won’t take more than 30 secs to find the satellites but it was very annoying when it got lost.
Another thing I found is that the Points of Interest search was slow and the database does not seem as complete as my cell’s. I was just searching for Staples around Concord, MA and it missed the closest one found by my cell. Obviously the data was downloaded to my cell on the fly so it has the advantage of being more up-to-dated and can potentially be more complete.
Other than those I found the Nuvi 250 to be useful; just need to turn it on ahead of time.
Garmin Nuvi 250 Review by Terry Sargent, August 28, 2008
The product works just as advertised. The size is great in that it can fit in a pocket. But you should have the accessory case, that I did buy. One complaint is that in order to register the product you have to do it online and through the device itself. That means you need a “mini-usb” cable that is an accessory. I ordered it through Amazon with no problem. But it should come with the product. It cost about $10.00 from Amazon. I still have been unable to connect to Garmin with the cable and contacting support has been impossible..
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