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 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $148.54
You Save: $351.45 (70%)
New (49) Used (4) Refurbished (2) from $126.99
Rating:  207 reviews
Sales Rank: 194
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 2 x 4 x 3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 0100052206
Model: 0100052206
UPC: 753759068004
EAN: 0689076109529
ASIN: B000MF7L50
Release Date: January 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Works great when it can find the satellites. October 25, 2008
Locating Satellites. That's what appears on screen whenever you actually need it. I have it on all the time when I'm in the car for the bluetooth. It just seems that whenever I actually need to use the gps, it's always trying to locate the satellites. Sometimes this process can take up to 20 minutes before randomly spewing directions. Sometimes works great, sometimes I feel like throwing the darn thing out the window. And no, it is not a cloudy day when this happens. Just complete random annoyance. When it does work though, gives great directions.
 My Product Review October 25, 2008
Product is just as specified and purchased for an excellent price.
Way to go AMAZON.
Mr. Maymi
Worth getting it!!!! October 24, 2008
Garmin C580 is really a Very good GPS compare to others.
I tried so many GPS from my friends..at last C580 gave me confidence that yes you can get any place you need in USA without confusion. It will reach you the exact destination.
Very fast and excellent GPS October 24, 2008
We have had our Garmin C580 GPS for about a month now and could not be more pleased with it. It does have a few quirks. For one thing, it does not seem to like gravel roads. We've seen it suggest a route that is 3-4 miles longer in order to avoid going 1 mile on a gravel road. We recently had an unusual experience on a 110 mile, mostly freeway trip. It started to route us off the freeway (I 75 in Michigan) about 25 miles before we expected to exit. We ignored that and continued on the free way. However, at each exit after that, it wanted us to exit that freeway. It gave no reason why we should exit early. We knew where we should exit though, so ignored each attempt by the GPS to route us off. Finally, we passed an exit and got a WRITTEN only warning (no audible alarm or voice message) "Make a U-Turn as soon as possible". We were approaching the Zilwauakee bridge, a 2-3 mile long high rise bridge on I-75. We later learned that the bridge had been under construction but was restored to service the same day as our trip. Evidently our GPS had not gotten the word. Despite these quirks, we are very satisfied with our GPS. It is lightning fast in recalculating a new route if you miss a turn etc. We particularly like the fact that it says street names when turning ("Turn left on 8 mile road" etc.) instead of just "turn left now". Also it speaks freeway exit numbers which helps. The gas price feature (part of the MSN service) is also very helpful. We have saved money on gas purchases by getting gas price info on stations for miles around our current location. The price we paid for our GPS at Amazon.com ($149 with a one YEAR free subscription to MSN traffic control and other services) was cheap for a GPS with all these features. We highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for a full featured GPS at a very reasonable price.
 Great Product! October 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I actually purchased the Garmin c580 after a lot of research and reading the reviews. I wanted something very inexpensive but a quality product. The majority of the reviews were very positive and the price was right so I decided to go for it. I do a lot of traveling (local and across the states) and I needed something reliable so I wouldn't have to continue to print maps off the internet. This little gadget is a WONDERFUL tool to have, I don't know how I survived without it. It's my new little traveling companion. I haven't had any problems getting to where I need to go, and it even recalculates my route instantly around traffic and gets me back on track without any problems. This is a wonderful product and the MSN feature is a great add on. I don't use it all the time, but I do find it helpful during traffic jams and I have used the movie time feature and the weather feature. Both have been accurate. I know there were a lot of people disappointed with the "gas price" feature through MSN, but in reality, gas prices change from morning to mid-day to night. So if the "gas price" feature isn't 100% accurate all the time, that shouldn't be the main reason you don't purchase this product. The bluetooth feature is great too...but the sound quality can be low at times. The Garmin is lightweight and easily viewable even with the 3.5 screen size. I updated the maps about the 2nd day I had it and it did take a while to download the huge file, BUT I didn't have any issues with updating it at all and the download was pretty straight forward. I would definitely recommend purchasing this one.
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