Garmin nüvi 1300 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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Garmin nüvi 1300 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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The NUVI1300 4.3" Ultra Thin GPS Navigator features a wide screen ultra slim design (approximately 25% thinner than previous models), enhanced user interface, ecoRoute, public transit mode and text-to-speech. The nuvi 1300 offers pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps. CityXplorer maps are available for select tourist destinations in North America and Europe and can easily be downloaded directly to the nuvi. The nuvi's enhanced user interface features improved graphics and a new slide control for menu operation, while ecoRoute suggests fuel-efficient routes to save drivers money and fuel. Also, Garmin's new public transit mode allows you to navigate using buses, tramway, metro and suburban rail systems. ecoRoute - Drivers can view suggestions for fuel-efficient navigation, conserving both money and fuel Public transit - Navigate using buses, tramway, metro and suburban rail systems with optional CityXplorer content. Available for download at garmin site. Where Am I? feature - Find the closest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, nearest address, intersection and coordinates Bright 4.3 diagonal color display; 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA TFT display with white backlight Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator MicroSD memory card expansion slot Offers a 3-D mapping perspective, or 2-D overhead view Unit dimensions - 4.8W x 2.9H x 0.6D; Weight - 5.7 ounces. Built-in lithium-ion battery - Lasts up to four hours depending on usage. Includes sturdy suction cup mount that allows for easy adjustment and quick release POI loader program - Set up proximity alerts for school zones, create custom POIs and more

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  • Widescreen ultra-slim GPS design with 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display; interface features improved graphics
  • Pre-loaded with City Navigator 48 States NT maps, including millions of name-searchable points of interest
  • Pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps; ecoRoute suggests fuel-efficient routes to save drivers money and fuel
  • Public transit mode allows you to navigate using buses, tramway, metro, and suburban rail systems
  • Turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names (text-to-speech)

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John F. Kubczak says... on 27-06-2010

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I bought the Garmin 1300 4.3″ screen for my girlfriend who doesn’t like maps or Mapquest. She likes it a lot; has used it on several in-state trips. It’s very easy to use and tells you when to turn and where you’re turning to. The voice can be a little hard to understand.
P. Caldwell says... on 27-06-2010

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I got this after getting super lost one Sunday and loved the ease of use–no need for a manual. Text to speech is wonderful and clear, display is beautiful . . . and it keep getting me lost! Badly. In familiar territory, it has chosen routes I never even heard of: back country roads with no shoulders, hairpin turns, no street lights, all when I could have taken the turnpike or a 4 lane divided highway. Got lost in Baltimore on interstates, gave me the opposite of the correct turn in NJ. It just keeps happening. I’m using the default selection for routing (“fastest”) so it’s not like I chose eco-route or anything odd.

By contract, a Navteq unit I’m comparing it to never has gotten me lost once. Unfortunately, that unit has terrible TTS, so I may use distance and direction announcements only and skip the street names, but I got this thing to keep from getting lost and I’ve taken more bad turns and odd routes with the Garmin 1300 than I ever did on my own. Back it goes.
W. Fritz says... on 28-06-2010

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This is my replacement for the Nuvi 350. My 350 still works, but the map was getting old and Target had a sale (probably a misprint but they honored the price) at $109. My wife had been wanting one.. and after she got her’s, I decided to get one for me too.

The 1300 is a basic unit. The 1350 has some additional features that I probably would rather have had (speed limit notices and lane assist), but money is money.

As someone else pointed out, all GPS’s have their mistakes/errors (can’t find the local Adli Food store that’s been here for over 5 years). But this one does pretty well. Nice display, nice directions ahead of time & repeated.

One rant on Garmins: so I’m going somewhere, the route is marked, I’m traveling 55mph. I want to find a gas station or fast food place. The default mode is “what’s nearby”. At 50mph on a highway, I don’t care what I just passed… only what’s in front of me. Garmin needs to improve the software: a) I should not have to tell the Garmin to find something close to my route (vs 2 miles back), and b) there should be a quick menu for “Food” and “Gas” nearby. I can’t believe that the Garmin programmers use these units and haven’t discovered this very nice feature to put in their units. The Garmin knows what speed I’m at… and perhaps when I’m above 30mph, it would only look “ahead”. Dumb! Such a cheap, ease of use feature to differentiate from the competition, til they roll out that feature, too.

But, it’s a very slick lowest cost unit that talks to you about what’s next in your trip!
Eric Harnischfeger says... on 28-06-2010

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Hey so I bought this gps about two months ago and it’s been great. I mean its a basic gps and if that’s what you’re looking for then it’s fantastic. I don’t really have the use for traffic and bluetooth so this was a natural choice. I sell these at Target as well and I don’t really understand people complaining about not having an ac adapter to charge it in the wall. People all the time complain by saying “well what if I’m going on a long trip and it’s not charged?,” well then you’ll be a car to charge it with then so there you go. If you just want a basic gps that’ll tell you street names and get you where you want to go then this is it.
S. Carr says... on 28-06-2010

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I love everything about this GPS navigator except for one tiny little thing – the vocal pronunciation could be better! I works great and is easy to see, plus I love that I could have a little pink car instead of a blue car – the options are fun! I love the Garmin nuvi 1300!!!
lawgrad09 says... on 28-06-2010

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I agree with the previous reviewer: it is way cheap that Garmin doesn’t include a USB cable with the unit. However, mine came with instructions (and was very easy to set up, much easier than my previous Garmin, a nuvi 360) and found my current location quickly and accurately.

There are a few notable improvements I’ve found so far as compared to the Garmin 360–(1) the touch screen is much more responsive and accurate (2) there seem to be more POI (though, of course, there are still locations that are not listed) (3) there are lots of extra features like the ecoroute thing, which allows you to track your gas mileage and the cost of driving from 1 location to another.

As far as the negatives, the lack of accessories is the biggest problem. Ironically, if you want to register your product to get a 10% discount on accessories, you have to have the USB cord accessory so that their website can recognize your nuvi. This is not going to bode well for the number of people who will register their Nuvi 1300s, and I assume Garmin will come up with some solution to this in the future (i.e.–a way to register without connecting the nuvi to your computer). When I called Garmin, they promised to send me a USB cord for free, so that might be something to try.

Overall, great GPS with a few small problems.
Ronald E. Hyatt says... on 29-06-2010

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Liked the first Nuvi. Only had it for two weeks and it was stolen. Liked the first one well enough to replace it with same model.
Arlie Eugene Lawrence says... on 29-06-2010

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All I expected. Transaction to receipt went well. Have not used the product but have an exact duplicate that I’ve used for a couple of months. Operation simple and results all that can be expected. This latest purchase is for a Christmas gift for my daughter.
Donald R. Langworthy Sr. says... on 29-06-2010

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I have owned several Magellan GPS’s in the past, form the Roadmate 700 up to newer touch screen models. This Garmin Nuvi 1300 is by far the best GPS I have ever owned. It is very accurate, the volume of the spoken directions is much louder and easier to hear for us older hard of hearing people. With all of the Magellan’s I owned I had to set the volume to 100%, and still had trouble hearing it sometime. I have set the volume to only 60% on this Garmin model and have no problem hearing it at all. If you set the volume to 100% it almost drives you out of the car. The screen it also very easy to see in direct daylight as well as during the evening. I would recommend purchasing this unit 100%. If I ever have the need for another GPS, you can bet your life it will be a Garmin.

Don in Florida
Moefugger says... on 29-06-2010

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Acquires satellites very quickly and works right through the roof. I do not have to mount it on the windshield. I just keep it on the seat next to me, this way it is not being advertised to thieves. The large display is great and the voice is loud and clear. Being a repairman I know basically where I am going just not how to get there so I usually just turn on the map without entering a destination to let it track where I am so I can navigate and take shortcuts that I never knew were there.

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