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Published 12/11/2008
The nuvi 200 series is Garmin's latest offering in the highly successful nuvi product line, and is targeted at the budget conscious consumer who is looking for basic navigation without all the bells and whistles of the higher end nuvi's. Fresh on the heals of the nuvi 200 and 250 comes the 250W, a wide screen version of the 250.
The 4.3 wide-screen nuvi 250W is the first nuvi to use Garmin's new City Navigator North America NT 2008 maps - a major mapping update 3 years in the making. Does the nuvi 250W deliver on its promise of high-quality navigation in a wide-screen unit that won't empty your wallet? How do Garmin's new maps compare to TomTom's recently updated maps? Read on to find out.
The nuvi 250W ships with pre-loaded NAVTEQ maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, has a 4.3-inch color touch screen display, turn-by-turn guidance, 6 million Points of Interest (POI) database, photo viewer, calculator, currency converter, unit converter, and a world clock.
Specifications
Receiver: high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver (SiRF for now, although Garmin says that might change in the future)
Display: 3.81W x 2.25H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3 diag (10.9 cm), 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
Unit dimensions: 4.8W x 2.9H x .8D (12.2 x 7.4 x 2.0 cm)
Weight: 6.1 ounces (172.93 g)
Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, up to 5 hours of battery life depending on use
Includes Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature
Pre-loaded with NAVTEQ maps (City Navigator North America NT 2008) of the US, Canada, & Puerto Rico
6 Millions Points of Interest (POI) database
Upload custom POIs, including alerts for speed zones and safety cameras with POI Loader
Built in Travel Kit includes picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters, calculator and more
SD card slot
USB interface |
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