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after entering the address and putting the gps on the dash, slights (and unavoidable) touches 'screw everything'.-the is no volume dial on the case (no mechanical wheel) so if you want to turn down the volume in known parts of the trip (ie to listen to the news) good luck: you need to do it with the screen, cumbersome when you are driving.-same goes for the brightness: sometimes you need to dial it up or down quickly.-gook luck to go to a particular restaurants when you know the name but not precisely the address. -when you enter an address the keyboard is in alphabetical order. so, you require a pc, a connection to the internet, a mini usb cable and. how hard is for them to get the answers form google or yahoo and display it to you.
however, changes must be made to make this device more user friendly, that is a fact. since you enter the language you are using they could display the appropriate keyboard for it so it is easy to type the addresses.so, it is just ok. sorry, it does not make sense. however it does not come with a cable that you would need to buy (luckily, it has a mini usb connection so your digital camera cable will do). the web site is useless, after you enter the serial number yourself, by hand:why do you need a cable for that.-the screen is too sensitive. to tell you at the end of the search that it is not found. hum.
i don't know how the other brands work so i can't compare. basically it works, maps wise (i tried it in california only).pros: +you can't get lost, it will correct 'any' mistake you make while driving.+the price is good compared to their competitors.cons:-when you buy it tells you the device 'needs' to be connected to your pc to register the product. it looks for minutes (it seems like hours). the keyboard displayed on the device is in alphabetical order.
The first one had a bad USB port and would not take a charge, the second developed a white line across the screen after a few hours of use. The replacements came within a few days. I'm on my third unit. I'm rating it as 1 star but Amazon's return and replacement policy is 5+stars.
I pressed the "done" button 10-15 times, waiting for it to unfreeze. I'm going to return it or run it over with a truck.Pro: It would be simple and easy to use if it did work. Once it told me there was no match for Paramus, then it did find it on the next try. I am not being impatient, besides if I am, I would not feel comfortable being massively lost on the highway fighting with the strange quirks of this unit if that's all it is.
Now I know why. And there are a lot of positive reviews. The touchscreen on my 1200 seems to be calibrated incorrectly. "Newark" is fine. Entering the "P" and the "a" is an ordeal. I wonder if this thing is is junk in every aspect from design, to execution, to mapping or maybe the processor was taken from a pocket calculator. sometimes.
I'd be fine with that if the unit was a useful product after all that. I think not. If you go to enter a "n" for example sometimes it will give you a "u." Then during data entry it will freeze, I am trying to enter Paramus,NJ right now. I was extremely hestitant about getting this device as there was nothing but bad reviews for many months (on 1200/1250).
The 1200 was something of a bear to setup and update, mostly it was just tedious. (I set NJ manually, the unit is *fully* updated with the latest map software and firmware). The freezing seems random as if the processor is trying to do something else. I could go on about how bad this thing is for another 3 pages.
Con: I really wanted to like this device, after all garmin has a good reputation. It isn't. However there is nothing for it to be doing except responding to the touchscreen and pulling a simple database lookup.
Recomiendo su uso. Muy básico en sus funciones, pero muy preciso. Hay algunos aspectos aún que mejorar. Fácil de llevar a todos lados. Me ha parecido un GPS muy fácil de utilizar. Su interfaz es mu amigable y muy rápido en su funcionamiento. compacto y liviano.
Any of the Garmin units, in my opinion, are easier 'more user friendly' than other brands. I have tried quite a few different auto GPS units. I like the compact features this 1200 offers.
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