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1. Posted: Aug 28 2008

   I love my Garmin StreetPilot, has worked like a charm once you understand how to set it up and use. Anytime I've had to go somewhere I've never been to before, it gets me there, no problems.

2. Posted: Aug 26 2008

   Great product. Since I sent this to her my Granddaughter can find her way around Dallas.

3. Posted: Aug 20 2008

   Waited until the price dropped to pick up this garmin GPS. Easy to use and came with updated 2008 maps. Friction mount does not stay put on my Tahoe dash but makes it for easy storage with a suction cup ring or dash mount.

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1. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Aug 20 2008

   I bought and used this plotter over the summer of 2008 in Maine. While better than nothing the screen is really too small to be useful. If you zoom out to get a range of a few miles, you lose chart detail. The screen keys on the cursor, and it can then be difficult to find the arrow indicating the boat position again. I would have returned it, but Amazon has only a 30 day return policy on unused items. So you buy it and try it, you own it. Unless you have a very small craft, buy a plotter with a larger screen.

2. Posted: Aug 10 2008

   Fantastic. Easy to use both on and off the water. The auto-zoom is wonderful when driving. Worth every penny.

3. Posted: Aug 1 2008

   I had been looking for a new GPS device. As I have a car and a boat, the Garmin 478 was the answer. I just had to search for the right price. I found it, and bought the device I wanted.

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1. Posted: Sep 3 2008

   After a research of about 3 months, trying to find a good GPS system that has bluetooth and can also play MPS3's, I bought this product from amazon, this product is the best for the price you get it for. Only shortcoming are. 1) Software only supports upto 2GB of SD card 2) Increasing/Decreasing volume is a pain. Otherwise, i have absolutly no complains with this product.

2. Posted: Aug 28 2008

   Love this GPS. It is no frill and easy to use. Clear voice instructions and large bright road directions.

3. Posted: Aug 24 2008

   It is a very useful aid to find your way around, look for a restaurant or use the cell phone in the car. The device mounts easily on the windshield and is small enough not to destruct the view. The directions are clear and entering an address or a special place are fairly straight forward. However this device still needs a lot of improvement to be a main stream driving aid tool. The names of the streets are not very clearly pronounced and there is too much relience on on-screen instructions or touch screen operations. For example, using the bluetooth feature which is supposed to give you "hands free" operation, you need to touch the screen to answer a call or to end it. I can see how it may lead to accidents instead of preventing them. It is excellent when someone is sitting by the driver paying attention to messages, and the information provided. But when a driver is alone in the car it is a major distruction to driving. By comarison, a cell phone is just a minor one.

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