Garmin Nuvi 1200

I am sure you have heard of garmin and there many portable gps systems

. Well the garmin nuvi 1200 is a great addition to there product line Check out this review on this great garmin portable gps.

I can understand that some people want a lot out of a GPS that costs over a hundred dollars. Fine, but for those who want to open the box, plug the unit into the car and go, this is more than just fine. My older Garmin was Black and White, small and tech-heavy, in that you had to install software on your computer and then load maps onto your unit with a USB cable that at the time was still supplied by Garmin. If you had that cable, or you bought one, you could use it to register your nuvi 1200 and maybe get some new firmware from Garmin. But if you're looking for map updates, be aware that a new CD with updated map info, or an internet download (I'd choose the CD just in case of a computer crash) costs a lot more than I expected. So much so, that I think I'll just let this unit become obsolete and then buy a new one with updated maps.

Back to this unit. The thing is dead simple to operate. All you do, is use the touch screen to choose between favorites, points of interest and so on to get started to where you're going. The process is about as intuitive as it gets. Moreover, the degree of sophistication is several levels above my older one. This will find out of the way golf courses and other such destinations that you absolutely had to have an address for with my old one. As for addresses, just about all GPS units need an address that employs the actual town or city your destination is actually in. That means, for instance that if your looking for an address in Chicago for a location that's actually in a Chicago suburb, you're probably going to have trouble keying that destination into your unit.

Once you get the address in, you just go. If you come to a traffic jam, you can back your unit up one screen and choose the detour icon. For those more into the tech aspect, you can go in a couple of menu levels and choose to not travel on toll roads or even interstates in case you want to take the most scenic route. You can even choose to use the route the Garmin unit thinks will be the most "green." Good for those trying to save the environment or money or maybe both.

There is also a great addition to this product in the cityxplorer option. It will cose you $9.99 to add it to your garmin nuvi 1200 but its well worth it if you are trying to walk through your local city. It will even tell you what buses to catch and when! WOW

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