Garmin Nüvi 2555LMT
The latest Garmin GPS navigator expands its touchscreen to 5 inches, which is very helpful when you’re driving and you need to glance at the GPS quickly. The graphics have also improved, showing you roads, bridges, and overpasses and including icons for branded locations. The starting screen is made as simple as possible with two buttons: “Where To?” and “Show Map.” It has 8 million points of interest already, and you have the ability to add more. We liked that it includes street names when it tells you to turn. We just wish some of the programming steps were a bit less cumbersome to go through. This Garmin Nüvi is available for $219.99.
Strengths
Shows real-time road and traffic conditions Helps you find your parked car Shows the speed limit for most roads Comes with 8 million preloaded locations and lets you add more User-friendly interface Gives you turn-by-turn directions with street names included Large, clear touchscreen easy to take in at a glance as you’re driving Weaknesses Touchscreen responsiveness is sometimes slow or unpredictable Adding or searching for points of interest takes several steps |
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