Garmin units compared, at cheap prices, to replace my old one.

I'm so disapointed these units don't understand common PROFANITY!!!

I see the Garmin nüvi 2557LMT for $99, with free shipping from Frys and Amazon.

It's possible that the main difference between that one and the Garmin Nuvi 2598LMTHD for about $20 more is the latter has the HD traffic, whatever that is.

The 2557LMT does work with the way overpriced ($170) BC-30 wireless backup camera. I may order one of those, and see if the backup camera ever comes down.

Not that I need it or can justify it at all.

Oh well.

but just seen this ad at solidsignal.com for a Refurbished Magellan Roadmate 4.3" with lifetime updates and traffic. (RM2230RGLUC) for $44.99 today only
johnm

"Steevo" said in part...

Hi there fellow 1300 user...

Nuvi1300WTGPS

Yeah, well, it's been a while since I have actually used the old 1300, I have been using the 1690.

Interestingly, the 1300 was stolen from my car in a window smash and grab. Then it was recovered by the local police and returned to me! Gee whiz, that almost never happens.

It was only because I had the serial number for the police report. In my garmin account!

I looked, good price, good unit.
Factory Refurbished, Full Manufacturer Warranty

They finally turned off the nulink service. About a month later than announced. I think it stopped working about 4/7/15.

So now my 1680 has no traffic. I put the 1300 back in the car.

It's kind of shocking. The screen is so much brighter than the 1680. But the routing is a little nuts.

I was at the computer swapmeet last weekend, and I bought a brand new Magellan unit, same size screen as my Garmin 1680, with lifetime traffic and maps.

It came with a red light and speed camera database and alerts. I paid $20 for it.

I even bought a spare they were so cheap.

I have to say, compared to my older Garmin units, this is quite useable. The search by name is much faster. Screen is nice. On screen keyboard is much easier to use than my Garmins, 1300 and 1680. Big selection of programmable one touch destinations.

Magellan is owned by Mitac Digital, the makers of those cheap MIO gps units. So it's probably really a mio reskinned to appear to be a Magellan.

I used to have Magellan. So this is interesting.

I may still buy a fancier Garmin unit if any present themselves, maybe black friday, which isn't too far away now!

Wow that's a good price.

I did my first trip with the Magellan unit.
The suggested routing was different than the Garmin.

It wanted me to go a way I would never go on my 290 mile drive.
But I do believe it's shorter the other way, but two lane roads through small towns instead of the interstate.

Some of the magellan searching is very fast. One, I couldn't find the address until I tried putting the street in differently. Odd. Not as logical as Garmin. Faster, though. But admittedly my Garmins were older units, probably better now.

Love my 2598LMTHD

How much is a new one vs. refurbished?