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• Garmin StreetPilot c580 GPS - North America

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  $146.99 - $768.31
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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: ramu2005

  Updated:12-31-07

  Duration of ownership:60 Days

  Strengths: Very Very easy to operate and useDirections and navigations accurate upto 95%Blue Tooth and MP3 player is great plus

  Weaknesses: Frequenlty falls from dashboard mountPoor voice selection listVoice instruction either too detail or too briefSlightly bulkier device - minor thing

  Overall Evaluation: Overall it is a very good product. It is very very easy to operate and use. Very use friendly screen and easy navigation from one menu to another. Directions and navigation are accurate most of the time. Blue tooth and MP3 player makes it very nice. Major drawbacks include: The GPS frequently falls from dashboard mount. Poor voice selection list and voice instruction either too detail or too brief. Just a minor thing that screen is little bulkier and is not visible until you decide to put your GPS some place in your car like dashboard.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: yong0450

  Updated:12-06-07

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  Strengths: Full feature loaded

  Weaknesses: N/A

  Overall Evaluation: I have Mio 310x, and this one is for my wife. It is cute. With all the feature loaded. MSN direct gives you all the information including the traffic and other useful information. With this, you never lost and get stuck in the traffic. Compare to the Mio, the live traffic does make a lot of differences.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: skywalker168

  Updated:11-23-07

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  Strengths: Complete feature list. Fast satellite lock. Bluetooth, TTS, Traffic all work very well

  Weaknesses: Bulky. Somehow limited MSN direct service

  Overall Evaluation: This is the highest model in StreetPilot C series GPS. It has all the features most of people will look for: SiRFIII chipset (fast satellite lock), TTS (read street names), Bluetooth (cellphone cell phones), MP3 and traffic information. Super fast satellite lock. Attach the power plug, enter destination, put on seatbelt and GPS is ready to navigate. Bluetooth works very well with all my cell phones. It transfers all contact information from the phone to GPS almost instantly. It pairs with cell phone automatically. Once set up, you walking into your car, GPS will pair itself with the phone right away, no button needs to be pushed. GPS interface is very easy to use, routing and re-routing is fast and accurate enough. The only downside on the hardware side is the bulky size, but if you leave it in your car all the time, it really doesn't matter. Traffic information from MSN Direct works well with the GPS. When delay detected, GPS will tell you minutes delay. You can choose to bypass or just go ahead. I found the delay minutes very useful. It's minor delay like 2 minutes, you can just ignore. If it is major backups, you can choose detour. Other MSN Direct service however is limited. Gas information only include regular gas price, no plus or premium. MSN Direct is free for the first year, costs $10/month or $130 lifetime after 1 year. In summary, it is very nice GPS if you don't care about the size. It got almost all the features high end GPS has at a much lower price. (Comparable Nuvi 680 costs hundreds more)

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: jm875712

  Updated:11-13-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Months

  Strengths: good and appropriate functionality...generally easy to set up and use

  Weaknesses: I have had to have several bites at the MSN set up

  Overall Evaluation: I bought it for a visitor from the UK while he was in the US, and it worked wonderfully well for a US neophyte in the NY tri-State area. I've also used it in Atlanta and Austin successfully. The weather feature is nice to have, I haven't had cause to use the traffic or movie features yet, the gas price feature is excellent, but the hands free telephone (after I bought the microphone accessory) is the icing on the cake. Great product - why would anyone buy a built in sat nav system?

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: forumscout

  Updated:11-11-07

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  Strengths: Wonderful tool for navigating in a new area. As we just moved to the L.A. area, we are very happy with the ease of programming, and use.

  Weaknesses: Does not have at least 5 locations in our area that have been open for more than 18 months in the database, some streets in newer subdivisions are either not listed, or are in wrong location on map, the pronunciation of the street names is atrocious(thoug

  Overall Evaluation: All of the weaknesses are very minor compared to the fact that, out of the box, this GPS was easy to update online, program, and use. Very intuitive interface combined with a bright legible screen make for a top notch product. Have already suggested this model to friends. Before deciding between the c580 and the c530, make sure you will be in one of the MSN data zones, though, if not, the c530 will be just as good, and is cheaper

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  4 Star Review

  Reviewed by: ezmark

  Updated:10-19-07

  Duration of ownership:10 Days

  Strengths: MSN direct feature (traffic, Weather, movie times, gas prices). Sensitive receiver. Fast start up.

  Weaknesses: Block like design. No AC power cord included (charges via usb indoors. Movie times on MSN direct are limited theaters. Most gas MSN stations names are not listed in GPS but navigation to them works

  Overall Evaluation: Had the GPS for a few days. Works much better than the old Magellon I had. aquires GPS signal in under a minute from cold start and does not attempt to navigate without a lock like my Magellon did. The MSN direct took a while to activate and the movie times were missing for the smaller local theaters in the area. Many stations were persent for the gas price but no names still you could navigate to them. It comes with a disk for a dashboard mount however which I have not used yet.

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  3 Star Review

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  Updated:10-04-07

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: Super sensitive GPS receiver; Compatible with many Bluetooth cell phones;Intuitive and user friendlyStrong window mount; high quality GPS

  Weaknesses: MSN direct Traffic, Gas, Weather, and Movie Information, The MSN only works in some areas. Not all of the ones that they say are working.

  Overall Evaluation: Garmin is known to produce quality GPS products and the StreetPilot C580 is no exception. The GPS unit is basically the C550 with the exception of added MSN direct data service. It is a highly reliable unit with very quick updates. The MSN part does not live up to what they say. I live in NC and it doesn't work in the Raleigh area. It also doesn't work in the Richmond, VA area. I would buy the C550 without the MSN for less money until they get the unit to work correctly.

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: pebkance

  Updated:09-22-07

  Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

  Strengths: The MSN Direct is cheaper in the long run that the standard FM subscription. Bluetooth is great!

  Weaknesses: Doesn't support routes like my Zumo 550, No audio book support.

  Overall Evaluation: Yes, the Movie and Gas prices are slow to load but the traffic/weather is still quick enough. MSN Direct 12 month free trail and the 1 time charge $129.95 is still a better deal than 3 month trial and Total Traffic Network from Clear Channel - subscription of $60.00/year

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  5 Star Review

  Reviewed by: tommae

  Updated:09-18-07

  Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

  Strengths: Easy to Use, Built-in Bluetooth, Traffic Alerts and Free MSN Direct for 1 Year

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall Evaluation: I previously owned a c320 with just the basic GPS features so I was really impressed that I could add all those features for about the same price I paid for the c320 just a year ago! The StreetPilot 500 series have a brighter screen and faster satellite connectivity than previous models. The Bluetooth is a safety feature if you own a Bluetooth cell phone. This enables you to talk hands-free while you're driving. Garmin c580 is a great product for great price!!

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  3 Star Review

  Reviewed by: geneman

  Updated:09-16-07

  Duration of ownership:14 Days

  Strengths: Built-in traffic receiver and free 1 year MSN Direct servicenice LCD and great TTS function

  Weaknesses: software is not perfect

  Overall Evaluation: The latest Garmin Streetpilot c580 is almost same as c550 except comes with 1 year MSN direct service with traffic, weather, and gas price or movie time check, which are very useful. LCD screen is nice and viewable under sun. TTS works great and bluetooth handsfree works perfectly. However, software is not perfect.1.No easy photo browse even JPEG is supported.2. No easy view for next turn (symbol indication),need to touch the screen to find out whether is left turn or right turn. It is very unconvinent especially in the highway.

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Garmin StreetPilot c580 GPS - North America

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