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Simple navigation at an affordable price–that’s nüvi 250. This entry-level Personal Travel Assistant comes with preloaded maps for North America, including all of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. For added flexibility, choose nüvi 270 with preloaded maps for both continents or save more with nüvi 200 which offers less map coverage at a lower price. Like all nüvi 200-series members, the 250 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design–perfect for everyday navigation.
The nüvi 250 comes preloaded with maps for North America, and features an easy-to-use touchscreen and ultra-slim design. |
Configurable vehicle icons let you select car-shaped graphics. |
nüvi 250 accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger. |
Smart, Powerful Design
The nüvi 250 is built with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data. All this is wrapped up in a package that measures 3.8 x 2.8 x .8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs just 5.2 ounces. The nüvi 250′s 3.5-inch (diagonal) display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device with your fingertips. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to five hours of battery life depending on use.
Navigate with Ease
nüvi 250 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 250 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 250 features many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards for our line of Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs.
Note: Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
What’s in the Box
nüvi 250, preloaded City Navigator NT for North America (full coverage), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and set up and go guide.
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Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)
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| nüvi 250 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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| nüvi 205 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||||
| nüvi 205w | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||||
| nüvi 255 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 255w | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 260w | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 265T | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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| nüvi 265WT | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 275T | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (receiver included; Lifetime Traffic) |
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| nüvi 285WT | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 465T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 755T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 765T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 775T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 780 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (receiver included; 3 months free); FM (with optional receiver) |
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| nüvi 785T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 850 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 855 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 885T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 1200 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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| nüvi 1250 | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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| nüvi 1260T | 2.8 x 2.1 |
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| nüvi 1300 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | |||||
| nüvi 1350 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with optional receiver) | Photos | up to 4 | ||||
| nüvi 1350T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 1370T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 1390T | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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| nüvi 1490T | 4.4 x 2.5 |
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| nüvi 1690 | 3.81 x 2.25 |
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NAVTEQ Traffic, 2 years free (Garmin nüLink! service) |
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The Best
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I purchased this product as a gift for a friend and I know it will be enjoyed. I have one too and I can tell you that navigation is accurate and timing is perfect when making turns. An excellent product in my opinion. A definite must-have.
Very handy little gadget!!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My husband uses this for work and we use it just driving around town. He uses it to find places for his work and food places for lunch. We used it to find an easy route to a favorite lunch place. We’ve used it locally just getting around town. This is a handy little gadget! We got the car plug in and the cradle for it. This was a great purchase. Not expensive and worth it for him instead of a Thomas Bros. map guide. Five stars all the way!
Great basic GPS
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for someone who needs an affordable basic GPS. It has all the features that you need to get from point A to point B and all stops in between. Simple to use and easy to follow. Highly recommended.
Disapointing GPS navigation device
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
After reading a lot of good feedback, I bought this device. It was very easy to use, but its voice navigation was terrible. It also lacked some basic features compared to Tom Tom. I returned the device and bought Tom Tom. I am very happy with Tom Tom, which has much better voice navigation and more features than Garmin.
Nice!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
We bought Garmin 250 GPS from Amazon for our family’s first trip to Canada this summer. It turned out to be a huge help for us. It’s very precise, and very easy to use.
Nuvi 250 small, versatile and affordable
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Every member of my family has a Garmin Nuvi 250 in their cars. I have the Nuvi 400 in my motorcycle and they work he same way. User frendly, does not require extensive manual readings to start using it. This compact version is affordable yet excellent for your daily needs.
simple but does exactly what I wanted
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this navi for a trip to Chicago to use in a rental car in an area I was completely unfamiliar with. I was able to use it immediately without any fussing with instructions. I also made quite some use of the POI feature, and found that fantastic (find the next gas station, Dairy Queen, outlet, etc.). Only once did it guide me to a store which had, in the meantime, apparently gone out of business. The instructions were clear and completely adequate. I mounted it with the windshield mount by sticking it to the radio display window, which worked fine (I had read windshield mounting not allowed in Ill.). In fact I found the height even better than on the windshield. It even took me right back to the correct rental car station at the airport. Recommended if you’re looking for a cheap, no-frills but efficient machine!
It’s just great !!!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought this particular model because a friend of mine has it….It works great…Although I have a good sense of direction, sometimes I like to get off the “beaten’ path”. Now I can get right back on track without a problem….Voice is clear..easy to see graphics….
Worth the Price
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
The title says French/English and people think it is different from English version. But it is not. I have been using the American-English accent without any problem. It is not as good as my Nuvi-350 but is really worth the price you pay.
My charmin’ Garmin takes me for a ride—recalculate, anyone?
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
still some “glitches” which we “locals” ignore; absence of many Jewish houses of worship in the “places of interest”; unclear instructions for setting displays; eg: emphasizing time of arrival; or to speed up simulating route.
Overall, I like the product; but can’t wait to see if it’s an improvement over the last time I was in “dahn tahn” Pittsburgh, when my old GPS went nuts.
I also appreciate Amazon’s prices and convenience for comparison shopping! and free shipping!
Garmin nuvi 250
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
First I must point out that this is the first G.P.S. unit I’ve owned of any kind.
The Garmin nüvi 250 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (English/French Version) is a simple to use G.P.S. Navigation device that I’ve used several times so far since buying it and I’d recommend it as a starter unit to anyone interested in getting a G.P.S. or as a low cost alternative to one of the more expensive models if you are on a budget.
very good for basic navigation
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I use GPS once in a while when I rent a car. Wanted something that could help in navigation and is not expensive. THis was definitely a good choice. I used it few times and did not find any problem. Found it a good choice esp since its less expensive than others. also, when you register the product you get free update on maps once and i got my OS also upgraded.
worth the money
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
i use my garmin all the time and love it. i would always get lost before i purchased my gps system now i dont worry about that. it is definately worth the money.
Best thing since sliced bread!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I’m glad I bought this! I recently moved to a new city and would have been lost without it! This is a great little GPS at a great price! I have friends who have different, more expensive, Garvin units and the voice on mine sounds a lot better than theirs.
It’s my first one and I like it.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I bought it mainly for traveling and took it to Phoenix on my last trip to use in my rental car. I would follow my daughter to where we were going and then I could select their home so we could return separately without her having to make sure I was right behind her in the traffic.