Garmin Nuvi 255W: An Excellent Choice

One of the Amazon bestsellers GPS Navigator is Garmin Nuvi 255W. If you look at this customers review page, you will be surprised to learn that approximately 1,100 out of 1,262 people who have bought and used this unit are very satisfied with it. I believe this unit received the most highest rating among all other gps navigator at amazon store.

Nuvi 255W is actually belong to the entry level of portable car gps system. It is a small portable device with a 3.5" (4.3" diagonal, 320 X 240 resolution) LCD touch screen and it is able to display 70% more of the road around you. It features new enhanced predictive technology that provides you with a faster satellite lock system, so that you don't need to wait too long before it could be used without error.

The Garmin Nuvi 255w comes with a lithium ion battery and a car charger, which along with its compact size makes it completely a portable device. Should you prefer to walk, you can simply take the unit off the supplied window mount and put it in your pocket, the battery could last up to 4 hours of use.

Besides, it also features redesigned screen that stuffed with more useful informaiton, terrain maps and phote navigation feaure. You will also find complete maps of North America with the Text-to-Speech technology feature that could tell you when and which turning or directions that you need to take. It actually provides you with the actual street names while pointing you to the right directions.

All 'enhanced' features that you can find on 255W include:

• HotFix (Long Term Ephemeris Prediction) finds satellites faster
• Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Basemap shows 3D shaded terrain feature
• Faster 333Mhz processor that able to offer faster, smoother map drawing and vehicle icon motion through turn
• Redesigned user interface offers more information
• Photo Navigation lets you upload geo-coded photos from a phone, geo-coding camera or photo site and navigate to them.
• Send addresses directly to your Garmin from Google Maps or Mapquest
• Automatic Time Zone Transition
• Memory Card Slots so you can add maps and travel guides, or store photos
• Custom Vehicle Icons let you personalize your navigator
• Integrated Antenna for a slim form factor
• Where Am I?- An Emergency Locator

Although the Garmin Nuvi 255W is considered to be an 'entry level' of portable gps system, nevertheless, it can perform like those models that belong to higher level.The included more advance features such as MSN Direct, one touch locator for fuel, food, hotels, banks, and points of interest has made it to be one of its own kind.

This model might not new at the moment of this writeup but it remains the most favored and bestseller gps navigator. With a price that is lower than $140.00, this a very complete, and value packed, portable navigation unit. You can read about users reviews here.