Garmin nuvi 310

Advantages: very comfortable and lightweight
Disadvantages: maybe the price

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Advantages Compact feature packed touchscreen, travel kit, mp3 player, bluetooth, phone dial pad, reads phone directory
Disadvantages volume performance needs to be improved if it can be used as a mp3 player

...Garmin Nuvi 310 is an excellent piece of kit for people looking for affordable compact navigator with lot of features. Features Navigation I have bought UK maps preloaded, and the navigation menu provides options to go to an address or search from custom POI list, like Food, Fuel, Lodging, Intersections, Attractions, Shopping, Parking, Entertainment, Recreation etc. It also gives options to search a custom POI nearest to a location/address which I find very usefull, if you want to check facilities available at an address where you are going. Bluetooth Integration Using bluetooth you can take calls on Garmin and it has got good speaker + built in microphone, also a dial pad to dial directly from Garmin touch screen. Please do not use this feature while driving as this is dangerous and risky as it can distract the driver... Read review

Advantages sleek, easy to use, fool-proof, light, does everything you expect
Disadvantages poor MP3 sound, monotone

...A message to my Garmin Street Pilot……… A long lasting, rewarding relationship with a very loyal partner recently ended and it was all my fault. I have to take all the blame and accept full responsibility. So to my Garmin Street Pilot Sat Nav, that has been by my side on all my travels, please forgive me for leaving you in a hire car and I really hope you enjoyed your trip to Aberdeen with your new owner. As a result I have therefore been in the market for a new bit of stuff and playing the field certainly brings back memories of my yoof. The Tom Tom drums were sounding and drawing me in but I hope that you understand and forgive me for starting a new relationship with your younger but much more adventurous sister, the Garmin NÜVI 310. I must say she is a sleek, slim little thing, an almost fashionable size zero weighing... Read review

Advantages Reliable, simple to operate
Disadvantages No street names

...I agree with the first reviewer's remarks. I have been very happy with my Nuvi 310 and I have previous experience of both Garmin and Tomtom products. The 310 is pretty well top-of-the-range apart from the fact that it doesn't read out street names, it just says, for example, turn left or turn right. It's quite fast finding satellites, even when it has been off for a while. Navigation has always been reliable, apart from the occasional GPS anomaly which seems to affect all devices anyway. I've been particularly impressed by the accuracy of its ETA information - very useful for informing people when you are due to arrive. Annoyances include: too many 'bong' sounds when approaching speed cameras, perhaps slightly too few user options compared with Tomtom, and, as the first reviewer said, disappointing performance from... Read review