holiday comparisons

 

Garmin 1300lm is on sale for as little as $90 (with lifetime updates). But perusing the features, I see that it does not have bluetooth (?) while my ANCIENT Garmin (Nuvi 660, but I bought it used almost 3 years ago) does hands free like a charm! As well as being a map, offering MP3 (so books on tape and music), travel photos, etc.

So, I want a Garmin, with LM, in the $90 range with what my ancient Garmin is good at!

Suggestions?

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Nancy M Michael

you will be looking at a base model with very few options

I do not think that that any of the newer models do MP3 anymore. For the $90 budget with lifetime maps you will be looking at a base model with very few options and no bluetooth.

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Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps

Lots of luck on that...........

Garmin is not likely to ever again offer a unit with the features found on your old unit (or on my 760). For my money the new units are far less attractive than the old units. I'll stick with my old 760.

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GPSMAP 76CSx - nüvi 760 - nüvi 200 - GPSMAP 78S

Apples and oranges

Your 660 was a higher end unit, and the 1300 is not in the same class as it was.

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nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK

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Juggernaut wrote:

Your 660 was a higher end unit, and the 1300 is not in the same class as it was.

Fair enough. So which current higher end unit offers the same features as the three year old 660?

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As you well know, there is no mp3 player anymore, but one of the 2xxx series will probably come quite close other than that.

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nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK

absolutely none

GadgetGuy2008 wrote:
Juggernaut wrote:

Your 660 was a higher end unit, and the 1300 is not in the same class as it was.

Fair enough. So which current higher end unit offers the same features as the three year old 660?

None of the new units offer the same set of features found on the older ones. They offer some, but then mix with others. The 660 didn't come with traffic (it was an add-on option) which can be bundled into some of today's units nor did they offer included map updates. The older units, almost all of them included MP3 players, not found in any of today's units. Older units also offered audio output jacks, again missing. Newer units bring other things to the table though. Some have speed limit displays and over speed indications. Still others offer junction views and lane assist not found in older units. Short answer, you can't do a direct comparison so it becomes a trade-off game. What are you willing to give up for the new/different feature.

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Go to Garmin Website

Assuming you want a Garmin for your car, the best way is to:

1. go to the Garmin website,
2. click on the "Products" tab,
3. select "On the Road",
4. click on "Automotive",
5. choose either "2012 Line" or "Previous Models",
6. click on the features you want (they list all available), and
7. choose from the models that have the desired features.

Have fun! smile

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Garmin nüvi 3597LMTHD, 3760 LMT, & 255LMT, - "Those who wish for fairness without first protecting freedom will end up with neither freedom nor fairness." - Milton Friedman

Step 8

8. Keep your eyes open on slickdeals, fatwallet, etc for the model you are interested - or at the very least search on techbargains if you aren't going to wait for a hot deal on the chosen model