GARMIN 4.3" GPS Navigation w/ Lifetime Traffic & Bluetooth

Pros: This looked like an excellent GPS for the price .. the screen is nice and the UI design has a few tweaks from older Garmins that gives it an up-to-date feel. The map zooms smoothly and it appears to update quickly.

Cons: What I was NOT expecting is that the "Free" lifetime traffic comes at the price of having advertising pop up on the screen. Right on top of the map. It doesn't take up the whole map, but it is very distracting. It cannot be disabled. The only option is to go without traffic. I would not have purchased this unit had I known this was the case and the demo units I used in retail outlets didn't show ANY of this.

Pros: Good unit. Use it all the time. I travel extensively and it is a life saver. Very easy to use, set up and change routes. Lane assist a great feature for heavy big city driving. Traffic avoidance great also. Compact and easy to take out for stopping overnight.

Cons: Bluetooth is terrible. Stopped using it after getting a lot of complaints from callers on the other line. Also had to keep adjusting the volume to hear correctly.

Overall Review: Took a chance on a unit that had everything in it. Garmin is a good name and makes good units but this might be a case of too much technology in one box. I would send it back and get the one without the bluetooth but it's too late.

Pros: I have owned this for almost three months and couldn't be happier. I am traveling weekly to new cities and have had no difficulty finding my way around. Very easy to use and the Lane Assist View works well for guiding you through tough intersections. Stores new addresses quickly and easily and can get me to where I want to go even in the middle of a rout i.e. finding a gas station/restaurant. Bluetooth functionality even works well with my older phone. Sound quality is a bit shady in a louder vehicle but it does work and is a nice addition. Another nice option is pedestria/bycycle modes. Haven't used them extensively yet but it is a nice addition to help get you through a town by foot.

Cons: The power cable is thick and bulky due to the integrated antenna feature. I prefer to hide the wires to devices like this in my vehicle and it is impossible with the factory cord. Not a big deal if you really need the FM traffic update feature which I don't so I am using a power cord from another device that I can tuck away.

Overall Review: Make sure you download the most current updates and maps to it when you get it. Most streets and destinations will be there but some are not even for places 2-3 years old. Tried to find a restaurant in a city that said was not there even while I was sitting in their parking lot. That is not a big deal just something that needs updating for any GPS database. Downloadable goodies are also a plus. Garmin has a lot of extra vehicle icons you can add for fun.

Pros: Price, size, performance.

Cons: Annoying ads (price you pay for traffic updates) Unreliable traffic updates (always wrong)

Overall Review: Its a good GPS once you update to the newest version of maps (ships with 2011 maps). Other then the traffic ads being annoying and the traffic conditions being wrong it works great.

Pros: When this unit works well, it works very well. Much faster than other brands and the traffic is much better than it used to be.

Cons: There are several defective units out there. I avoided the 1490T because I had heard of problems. My Garmin1390T has now frozen. I has taken about 1 week to get ahold of Garmin. Long waits on the phone. I will say that now that I have finally reached them, they are taking full responsibility for their product. This does however leave a bad taste about Garmin.

Pros: great product. nice size screen and easy to use.

Cons: dont like the ads.

Pros: Its a good gps, well worth the 100$, its reliable, easy to understand directions and it looks nice.

Cons: Its a bit small, but for the price i cant really complain.

Overall Review: I was recommended the garmin nuvi brand by my brother, saw this one and bought it right up. I cant complain

Pros: - Looks nice mounted anywhere in your car. - It has an easy to read display and good graphics. - Works properly most of the time. - Seems to be built sturdy. - Voice in different languages is pleasant and understandable, not too robotic. - It has speed display and will turn red if you go over posted speed limits.

Cons: - Battery life is very poor. Lost most reserves after 3 months of use and could not be used for more than a few minutes without been plugged in to power. - Once the battery went down hill, most of the time if you unplug the power source it can take up to five minutes for maps to load. - It has annoying advertising that pops up on the screen. Although it appears around the edge and doesn't block any pertinent information it still annoying. - Traffic feature is a joke. It's a gimmick. From my experience it seems to use some history based traffic pattern to tell you there is traffic on your route. I'll be driving on the expressway through downtown Nashville on a Sunday morning and screen is warning of heavy traffic when there is only a few cars on the road. - It does not route smartly. Sometimes it will route you through lots of streets with stop signs instead of no stop roads. Sometimes it will route you along main streets to your destination but will not consider a faster rout

Overall Review: I bought this unit some time ago and use it heavily for work. It was an improvement over my previous Garmin unit. If you can buy this for a cheap price then you may not hate yourself for buying it. It definitely is not worth it if you have to pay anywhere near the one c range. Oh, and two other things, one...sometimes it will tell me to take the wrong ramp and I will have to turn around to go the other way. Two...it sometimes will enter a different house number than the one you entered when the number you entered is not recognized. Care needs to be given to double check your entries or it will send you places you've never intended to go.