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Worst thing is the dealer sent me a used model, a small paint scratch is noticeable on the seams and stain underneath the LCD display appeared after few weeks. Garmin nüvi 200W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS NavigatorNuvi 200w craftsmanship is cheap compare to other higher Nuvi models. Touch screen sensitivity is frustrating, have to press hard enough to work.
I also don't like the new graphics so much. Cons: Apart from the broken speaker, the unit doesn't seem to have an updated data base - even roads or stores that have been around for a few years are not to be found. The power cable attachment is a bit problematic, too. Also, the unit gets the direction of travel wrong quite often, particularly when starting from a parking lot.
Bought unit a week ago but have already returned it because the speaker was defective. The c320's graphics were super straightforward, the graphics in the 200w seem a bit more like in a videogame.Overall: Apart from the speaker I think this unit is quite useful but the database is remarkably outdated. In contrast to the old c320 you have to take out the cable each time. Can compare unit to garmin c320 which I have had for a few years.
Even in this one week I have gone the opposite direction three or four times. Given the price point (I got it for $139) you can't really complain too much, though. Pros: Satellite tracking is much much faster (the old unit would sometimes take a couple of minutes, this unit seems to have the location by the time the system has started up); processor is also much faster (finds names in a fraction of the time and maps are drawn faster). Also, while the c320 had no difficulties finding our house, the 200w locates our house some 100 meters away from where it is (and our location has been around for about 50 years; it's not a new development).
But Garmin and their support are terrible. Garmin's written response was that I bought a low-end unit; true enough, but if they sell it, I expect them to support it.Other annoyances include a EULA that you have to click or wait for every single time you turn on the unit.
Unchangable "abcde" keyboard, instead of "qwerty". Very slow satellite syncing.
I bought the Nuvi 200W as a basic automobile GPS, and it is. I was able to install a subset map, but not one that covers both the Northeast and Northwest, the two areas I need.
Astonishingly slow USB updates (as in an HOUR to install a map).All-in-all, I'm sorry that I bought a Garmin. The mapping and directions work as well as any, and I have no complaints there.
The unit came with a "free upgrade" to a newer map, but the new map CAN'T BE INSTALLED, because the unit has too little memory (um, so why don't they have a map that can be installed).
Must have. i use it all the time. directions are not always the best but it never gets me lost.
Still found a need to have googlemap as a backup. I like this model very much, gave me peace of mind when travelling alone recemtly.
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