Garmin NüVi 52lm 5-Inch Portable Vehicle Gps With Lifetime Maps (Us) (Discontinued By Manufacturer)

Garmin nüvi 52LM 5-Inch Portable Vehicle GPS with Lifetime Maps (US) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

• Easy-to-use, touchscreen interface with a 5\" diagonal color display
• Lane assist with junction view displays junctions and interchanges with colored arrows that indicate the proper lane needed for your next turn or exit
• Voice prompted turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names: Turn right on Main Street
• Includes sturdy suction cup mount for easy adjustment and quick release

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Brand : Garmin
Category : Electronics,GPS, Finders & Accessories,Vehicle GPS
Rating : 4.3
Price : US $179.99
Review Count : 5907
Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
Best Sellers Rank : #152,551 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #1,011 in Vehicle GPS Units & Equipment
Whats in the box : Garmin nüvi 52LM
SalesRank : 152551
ChildASIN : B00AY7NT2U,B00AY7NUYC,B00AXZWG8Q
Other display features : Wireless
Batteries : 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Batteries : 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Connectivity technologies : USB
Human Interface Input : Touchscreen

Garmin nüvi 52LM 5-Inch Portable Vehicle GPS with Lifetime Maps (US) (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

• I received this GPS a little over 4 months ago. Because I am a pizza delivery driver, I have used this item to find addresses hundreds of times, if not thousands yet, and have driven, as of writing this review, 19,042 miles with it (it tracks this). I haven\'t had it for super long, but because of how often I use this, I figure I\'m qualified to give a good review.This product has it\'s ups and downs. I\'ll list them in a simple fashion:Pros:- Quick start up, quickly finds the address- Very accurately reports your speed, down to the very mile per hour, only it lags a second or two behind. (Pretty good for a device that connects to a satellite in space then back!)- Easy to read UI.- Is good about which side of the street the house is on, and usually around where it is on the street.- Automatically turns off when you turn off your car (On a 30 second countdown timer.)- Battery life without being plugged in is a few hours if left on.- Has decent approximations as to when you will arrive to the address.Neutral:- It \"saves\" previously entered addresses, up to a point. For example, if one day I put in \"1234 Amazon Way\", then the next I start entering that in again, a little folder lights up, that you can click and just select the street instead of having to type in all in. The reason this is not in the positive category, is that it doesn\'t save that many. I often go to streets I know for a fact I have been to many times, but it doesn\'t save it unless it was very recently.- There\'s a function to put multiple waypoints in. So, if I had to deliver to 3 houses in 1 run, I could supposedly put one address in, then the next, then the next, and it would direct me to them one by one, without me having to reenter the information even when it briefly turns off when I leave the car. This function, at least for my device, is very glitchy and not worth it. Sometimes it will mess up the order I put them in (and not even in logical fashion, like it choosing the next closest one or anything), and sometimes it will just not work at all. After I go to the first address, it will act as if that\'s the only one I entered in in the first place.Cons-- It sometimes will report the speed limits of certain streets. Often they are wrong. Usually just by 5 MPH, but still. I mean, you shouldn\'t trust a GPS on this in the first place, you should look for posted signs, but it gets annoying when the speed turns red to indicate you\'re \"speeding\" when you aren\'t.- Too many screens to go through to get it going. Google maps is super simple, click the line, type in the address, and go. This device is a little outrageous. First, you start up your car, and if plugged it, it will automatically start up. Then you have to click an agreement to not use it when driving (1). Then, you have to click \"Where to?\" (2) Then, a page with multiple options, but I usually select \"address\", to put the address in (3). Then it asks to select city, postal code, or search all. I usually select search all (4). Then, you have to enter in the house number and click done (5). Then, you have to enter in the street (6). Then you may have to confirm the city if there are multiple streets of that name (7), then you click \"go\" (8). That\'s 7-8 pages. Way more than necessary.- About 5% of the time, it will not be able to find the address, and I will have to fall back on google maps. Worse yet, about 1% of the time, it will bring me to blatantly the wrong place. Very upsetting for me and the customer!- Sometimes suggest slower routes. Not terribly slower, but slower none-the-less.- Touch screen is meh. 1/5th of the time, I try to click a letter, and even though it lights up in response to me pressing it, it won\'t put it down. Incredibly. Annoying.- There\'s a function where when you start entering in the address name, it will suggest the only possible options. For example, if I wanted to enter in \"Northstar Way\", once I typed in \"Norths\" it will suggest that street along with others that fit. Convenient, but runs into problems. If I accidentally select the wrong one (say \"NorthStore Lane\" , then click the back page, the full street name remains typed in. So when I try deleting it, with each letter it goes to the suggestion page.\"NorthStore Lan\"Did you mean:\"NorthStore Lane?\"Backpage\"Northstore La\"Did you mean:\"Northstore Lane\"\"Northstore L\"Did you mean:and on and on. Really annoying.I bought this device because I was spending lots of money on my phone for extra data when using Google Maps. This device was a one time payment, and allowed me to save money on my phone plan. After 3 months, this device paid for itself, and I get to use it for a long time to come. For me it was worth it, but for the layman, it might be better to just to use Google Maps. It\'s just more reliable. I used it for many months as well, and I rarely had problems with it besides the data usage.I have a lot of things to say about this device, and may update this review later when I remember more about it and if people are actually finding this review helpful.

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