Garmin Nuvi 500 Reviews

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The Garmin Nuvi 500 is a multiuse GPS that can be used in the car, on foot, on a bike or a boat... (cnet.com)

Rechargeable, user-replaceable battery. IPX7-rated waterproof. Integrated with geocaching.com, a... (pcmag.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Garmin Nuvi 500

We have collected and analyzed 9 expert reviews and 37 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 62/100 and users rate it 70/100. The average review date is May 23, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 140775 reviews from other GPS. The alaScore™ for this product is 86/100 = Very good. Last update: November 21, 2009.

46 reviews

November, 2009

62 / 100

9 Experts

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70 / 100

37 Users

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Expert Reviews (9)

Review summary for the Garmin Nuvi 500

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 46 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the screen. The maps also impresses, but many are less positive about the usability.

Screen, Maps, Lcd

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Reviewers rate this product 70/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Global Positioning Systems (GPS), the Garmin Nuvi 500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very Godd quality.

alaSCORE 86

Garmin Nuvi 500

By Bonnie Cha (zdnet.com)

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Design The overall design of the Garmin Nuvi 500 fits right in with the rest...

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By Bonnie Cha (cnet.com)

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The Garmin Nuvi 500 is a multiuse GPS that can be used in the car, on foot, on a bike or a boat. It comes loaded with topographic maps and features a waterproof casing

The Nuvi 500 lacks text-to-speech functionality. Satellite acquisition time was a bit slow. A USB cable is not included in the box, and marine maps are extra

The Garmin Nuvi 500 is a satisfactory multimode GPS, but serious boaters and outdoor enthusiasts should consider dedicated devices.

Design The overall design of the Garmin Nuvi 500 fits right in with the rest...

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User Reviews (37)

"Good All-around Unit"

By pdminer (cnet.com)

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I am very happy with this unit. It excels at ...

Contrary to the review above, Garmin has provided Text-to-Speech which gives you street names by way of an update available from their website. I found satellite acquisition to be acceptable and subsequent use showed it to be very accurate.

Getting the mentioned downloads was not so easy and the instructions a little unclear.

"organizing multiple waypoints cause drops or duplicates"

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Garmen is aware of the problem for 2 months a...

can be used for geocaching and hiking. Great contour lines

Organizing multiple waypoints causes drops and duplicates. If you make changes in waypoints, you might end up with duplicates and others deleted. Garmen can duplicate problem, and has not resolved problem. (2months)