Garmin Nuvi 650 or 750?

A friend recently has watched me use my Nuvi 650 and likes it. His
wife wants me to recommend a model and help her find and buy it.
Looking at the available models, his potential use and budget, if I
were to recommend anything other than the 650 it would be the 750
since it has the Where Am I feature and can do an auto sort of
multiple destinations. The 650 does neither.

I read a review at CNET of the 750 at:

http://reviews.cnet.com/car-gps-navigation/garmin-nuvi-750/4505-3430_7-32593887.html

This part of the review concerned me:

"We tested the Garmin Nuvi 750 in San Francisco and from a cold start,
it took the unit about 3 minutes to get a fix on our location under
clear skies, while subsequent starts were much faster. The receiver
was strong as it held onto the GPS fix even as we drove through the
skyscraper-lined streets of the Financial District. We did notice,
however, that the Nuvi 750 was occasionally off a block or so with our
position.

"We also entered our standard test trip from the Marina District of
San Francisco to CNET's downtown headquarters. The Nuvi 750 came back
with a calculated route within a few seconds and quick scan of the
directions showed that they were accurate. We were pleased with the
voice directions, as they were loud and clear, and the text-to-speech
functionality was impressive, as it pronounced street names with good
accuracy. However, there were a couple of instances where the system
was late in telling us when to turn. Fortunately, there's automatic
route recalculation, and though the Nuvi 750 always got us back on
track, we also experienced some sluggishness here, too. This was all a
bit disappointing and unexpected, as we've generally gotten good
performance from previous Garmin GPS."

Anyone had experiences with the 750 that would indicate whether the
cold start, lagging position and late turn criticisms are valid?

On Mon, 12 May 2008 14:23:22 -0700, Surfside wrote:

nuvi-750/4505-3430_7-32593887.html

I bought the nuvi 750 a month ago and love it. It's my first gps.
Usually it finds itself within a minute or so. I don't even bother with
the windshield mount but lay the unit on the car seat. By the time I
back out of the drive, it's already telling me which way to turn next.

One thing I have discovered is the shortest way out of town is not
necessarily what the 750 tells me.

The gps is a fine tool but it still does not replace totally human
thinking. When we work together, we get our best results.

I found the 750 intuitive. I was able to get going without reading the
manual. I have had a few calls to Garmin customer service and have been
very satisfied with the help and friendly attitude. When I requested a
map on CD, it arrived within the week.

I don't think you will be unhappy with the 750. It works.



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