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Garmin Nuvi 260 / 260W Reviews

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The Garmin Nuvi 260 boasts a compact design and is easy to use. It offers accurate directions and... (cnet.com)

Slim Design, High sensitivity receiver, Room for 500 custom locations, Spoken street names (electronicsme.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Garmin Nuvi 260 / 260W

We have collected and analyzed 11 expert reviews and 1419 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 74/100 and users rate it 89/100. The average review date is August 2, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 139219 reviews from other GPS. The alaScore™ for this product is 92/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 7, 2009.

alaSCORE 92

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1430 reviews

November, 2009

74 / 100

11 Experts

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89 / 100

1419 Users

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Rank  40

$119.99

Expert Reviews (11)

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Review summary for the Garmin Nuvi 260 / 260W

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1430 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the voice guidance. The menu also impresses, but many are less positive about the memory.

Voice guidance, Menu, Interface, Price

Memory

Reviewers rate this product 89/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Global Positioning Systems (GPS), the Garmin Nuvi 260 / 260W is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

alaSCORE 92

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Garmin Nuvi 260

By (cnet.com)

The Garmin Nuvi 260 boasts a compact design and is easy to use. It offers accurate directions and some nice tools for the traveler. The Nuvi 260's text-to-speech reads street and POI names aloud

Though the Nuvi 260 is more affordable than other models in the series, we wish the price was slightly lower based on the included feature set

The Garmin Nuvi 260 offers drivers and travelers a more budget-friendly version of the popular portable navigation devices and includes text-to-speech, but we think the price is still slightly high for what you get.

The Garmin Nuvi 200 series includes three models: the Nuvi 200 ($428.56) with...

Rating

80100

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Garmin nuvi 260W

By (electronicsme.com)

As the nuvi 260w has now been replaced by updated models, there is probably better performance to be found elsewhere via newer GPS models that incorporate updated hardware. Garmin and TomTom still fiercely compete for your GPS dollar, so actively ...

Slim Design, High sensitivity receiver, Room for 500 custom locations, Spoken street names

The Garmin nuvi 260w provides widescreen GPS navigation with a touch...

Rating

60100

Partner Source
electronicsme.com

User Reviews (1419)

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A poor man's review

By briantest (shopzilla.com)

This is very easy to use

Priced a little high for the features

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A poor man's review

By briantest (shopzilla.com)

This is very easy to use

Priced a little high for the features

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By Irina (shopzilla.com)

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Manufacturer's Description

Garmin nuvi 260W GPS Automobile Navigator with Text-to-speech and 4.3'' Active Matrix TFT Color LCD The nuvi 260W personal navigator boasts many updated features. In addition to the features found in the nuvi 250W, the nuvi 260W will provide turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names. The text-to-speech feature prompts you to ''Turn right on Main St'' instead of ''Turn right in 500 feet''. The nuvi 260W offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico...

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