Garmin 255W

I just did that. The answer to your questions is yes.

Gave my 260 to my wife, bought a 255W for myself. If you think the 260 was great just wait. A 255 is the same as a 265 without the Bluetooth and free traffic.

I really like the 255w. You will have to download the sox.exe to your computer so you can get the sound. I don't know if you have to do that with 260. I don't know how fast the 260 is at acquiring satellites, but 255w is very very fast. I don't think anything can be faster.

Thanks for the tip. Where do I get the Sox.exe file to download?

Try to get it at http://rapidshare.com:80/files/139638423/sox.zip

Here is a little outline I typed out for wav files.

a. Download the latest PoiLoader file at http://www8.garmin.com/products/poiloader/ .
b. Download Sox Exe at http://rapidshare.com:80/files/139638423/sox.zip .
c. After un-zipping Sox Exe file place it in your Garmin folder where the PoiLoader exe file is located on the computer.
d. The wav file for alerts will be named the same as the CSV or GPX file except for the extensions.
e. You can make your own wav files by going to http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php and typing in what you want it to say or use a program to convert mp3 files to wav. When using the conversion it must be saved as PCM, 44.100 kHZ., 16 bit, Mono. Wav files are also on site for download.