New Garmins are glass - careful
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 18 years
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I had my new Nuvi 3760t all loaded up with POIs and routes and it slipped out of my hand less than half-way through my 6,000 mile road trip. The glass is not recessed or has any protection to it, and it fell, apparantly, glass-side down.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i138/Carey934/0c817791.jpg
Contacting Garmin support to find out how much repair is. To buy a new one will cost me $260, plus the cost of lifetime maps, which I would lose if Garmin won't repair it, since its not a warranty issue. I think I like my other Nuvi's better now, knowing that they don't have glass fronts that can do this from a short fall to the pavement below.
It still works, but I'm afraid I'm going to get a glass shard in my finger tip if I keep using it. It got me all the home and worked great, it just doesn't look pretty...
Something to keep in mind if you buy one of these models.
Is this some kind of cost
Is this some kind of cost cutting measure on their part? The old ones were built like tanks, it's disappointing to hear of things like this. Garmin's prices for out of warranty work are over the top, it's usually cheaper just to buy a new unit instead.
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To make a unit this thin and light requires much of the dead-air space and casing material to be eliminated. Considering the screen is glass, care must be taken to protect the unit. When purchasing, these drawbacks to the unit's ruggedness should be considered before purchasing.
nuvi 760, nuvi 765T, nuvi 855, nuvi 3790LMT, nuvi 3490LMT - SoCal area
Can't they...
I had my new Nuvi 3760t all loaded up with POIs and routes and it slipped out of my hand less than half-way through my 6,000 mile road trip. The glass is not recessed or has any protection to it, and it fell, apparantly, glass-side down.
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i138/Carey934/0c817791.jpg
Contacting Garmin support to find out how much repair is. To buy a new one will cost me $260, plus the cost of lifetime maps, which I would lose if Garmin won't repair it, since its not a warranty issue. I think I like my other Nuvi's better now, knowing that they don't have glass fronts that can do this from a short fall to the pavement below.
It still works, but I'm afraid I'm going to get a glass shard in my finger tip if I keep using it. It got me all the home and worked great, it just doesn't look pretty...
Something to keep in mind if you buy one of these models.
use glass that doesn't shatter so easily.
Gorilla Glass
Like Samsung uses, but a bit more expensive I'd guess. Maximize those profits! Especially when people drop them...
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