Garmin nuvi 270 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review

Garmin nuvi 270 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Brand : Garmin Model : Nuvi 270

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Technical Details

3.5-Inch Qvga Display

Sleek, Pocketable Form Factor

No Flip-Up Antenna

Full Coverage Of Us & Europe

Map Data Of Internal Flash Memory

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Navigate both North America and Europe without loading more maps with the affordable nüvi 270. This entry-level Personal Travel Assistant makes traveling so simple. For even more mapping options, nüvi 250 and nüvi 200 offer less map coverage at a lower price. Like all nüvi 200-series members, the 270 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design--perfect for everyday navigation.

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Customer Reviews (see all-reviews)

alfatruth ( Los Angeles, CA USA )

I feel compelled to provide a review based upon my experience with the unit in France and around town in Los Angeles. This is my first GPS and selected it based upon the fact that it had North America, and most importantly western Europe maps already loaded. When I bought it earlier in 2009, it was $135 from Amazon. Although it is a relatively "basic" unit (no text to speech, no Bluetooth, no traffic reports, etc.), I found it quite adequate for our needs. I appreciated the minimal instructions and found that many of the features were quite intuitive. I also found that it was able to perform many functions that other reviewers didn't seem to figure out. For example, while sitting at home, I was able to navigate my way around Paris (not in GPS mode) with routing, etc. So, when it was time to drive in Paris, I already had a pretty good idea of my navigation. It took me a little while to figure out to use longitude/latitude functions, but once I did, they worked great -- this turned out to be a godsend as I had left most of my directions and lodging details at home -- one of the B&Bs we were to stay at was out vineyards of the Loire Valley (Samur region) and all I had were GPS coordinates. The Nuvi took us right to their doorstep. Another nice suprise was that this unit did work well in ~98% of the cases in pedestrian mode whether in Paris, the Loire countryside, and anywhere in Normandy. I wonder if some of the other reviewers did not switch it from driving to pedestrian mode? One of the most troublesome areas of navigation that I had was in the round-abouts. I'm not sure I can really blame the GPS, but I did miss the exit at least 20% of the time. My recommendation for anyone is to drive around at least 2 times before choosing the offramp. I also found that the 3D mode was easier for me to determine my direction in those evil roadway intersections. One more nice surprise to get warnings of the sections of the autoroute that are using radar. The best surprise was when the GPS took us on routes that were probably the most scenic through forests and vineyards -- although not the fastest (even though it was in the fastest routing mode), it was worth the extra time....

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sliptip ( NYC, USA )

This particular GPS takes forever to acquire the satellite, so make sure you turn it on at least ten minutes before you actually want to use it. That's my biggest complaint.

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ciotolina2007 ( Franlin, Va )

I got the nuvi 270 gps because I travel in the US and Europe , and this gps has both maps pre installed . The gps was refurbished but look like new and the price was very good( $ 127 including shippig ). It has only the basic , what I mean is that this is only a Gps , no mp3 player , no bluetooth or other accessories , but it navigates just like the more expensive ones . I used it only in the US for now and I am very pleased with it .It tells you when and where to turn but do not speaks streets name . I am very Happy with it and a would raccomand it to someone whos is looking for a good Gps and nothing else .

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GreenMermaid ( Florida )

For $138, this was the best deal! We bought this because it was pre-loaded with the European maps for our trip to Italy. While the maps were probably not completely up-to-date, we had no major problems. You will always find discrepencies where there is new construction, or dirt roads, so it is always good to have a paper map as a reference and just use common sense. Also, be aware of the ZTL (Zona Traffico Limitato) zones in the middle of cities where you will get a steep fine if you drive inside -- the GPS did not recognize these, but we couldn't miss the big signs, so no problem again.

A great feature was that it alerted you well before you approached a roadside speed camera (usually where you enter a town and the speed limit is suddenly lower). The cameras take a photo of your plate and later you get a pricey traffic fine mailed to you when you get home. I'm happy to say that because of the warnings of the GPS we avoided all speeding tickets.

Great for use in the States too, we're very happy with it!

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T. Johnson ( OHIO )

Used this for our two week trip in Europe (France & Germany). Worked great---little hard sometimes with putting in the right addresses--but could not have managed without it.

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