Introduction:

This follow up little brother to the brilliantly popular nuvi350 gps system, is expected to bring tons of first time buyers and long time veterans back into the whole GPS market craze.

Introduced recently in 2007 the garmin nuvi 250 will be the most popular unit in the two-hundred series garmin gps’s as the choice for people that need North American only data preinstalled (upgrade to nuvi270 if need European, downgrade to nuvi200 if need only 48 continental states)

It is introduced in a massive shadow left by that last 2years running award winning and best selling system, the nuvi 350, so I was very interested to get my hands on one and see what exactly had changed and if it did indeed offer ‘great value’ with the slightly reduced price tag.

Design and Casing:

In great Garmin Nuvi fashion, the 250 and other 2xx series models are very simplistic while elegant and sleek in design. Up on top you find a streamlined to the outer shell sliding button, which will control the on/off functions and also if slid the other way and held will lock the unit to avoid any accidental contact with the super sensitive touch screen.

Everything looks great from the box up to the time you get it installed and they have really kept the concentration on sleek, minimalistic and streamlined appearance which is a big reason in my opinion for the success of the series. The power cord is adapted as well, with a 90degree bend that helps to keep the cord from being a disturbance and keeping the space very clean and tidy.

Rating:

I spent a lot of time reading various garmin nuvi 250 reviews and feedback on all the other models to decide if was the cheapest product that had all the features I was looking for. I basically narrowed it down to the 350 or 250 and ultimately decided on the nuvi250 as the best choice for my personal commutes.

I bought online at Amazon.com and it was shipped and at my door on the Thursday (order placed Tuesday) ready for my 900mile trip on the upcoming Monday. I was quite busy doing some seminar preparation and wasn’t able to play or learn my Garmin Nuvi 250 GPS system much before I left, so I truly appreciated how fast and simple it was out of the box and helping me with its easy to understand and well-laid out menus and navigation tools.

Rating:

I ordered my Nuvi 250 after having played with it in a friend’s car where I quickly fell in love with it. I often travel and fly for business around the country and being able to easily tuck this away and mount it in rental cars has really took the pain out of my butt of trying to get around the busy and horribly overpopulated cities I travel into.

The Garmin Nuvi 250 is also much cheaper in price then the other units, and I would say that it paid for itself ten times over since I received it. I used to be frequently be late for meetings and destinations, and having this thing handy In my back pocket wherever I go has saved my hide countless times and lots of panic and anxiety.

Rating:

I grabbed the Garmin Nuvi 250 GPS for both me and my parent’s vehicles when we had to travel across the country for a large family reunion. Myself and my father are known as navigationally’ challenged individuals and also incredibly stubborn with asking for help, so I figured that if I did buy Garmin’s Nuvi 250 for our vehicles that it would help ease the stress on our wives during the long road trip. I was kind of nervous as my father has never took well to fancy electronics, but was incredibly surprised to find how much he had loved using it when he took it out for a test drive, and the mere fact that he was explaining to me how to use our new Nuvi 250’s goes to show you how simple and easy it is to get up and running.

Rating:

I really believe that this has to be one of the best such devices, and I reaaaaalllllyyyyy love the fact that is one of the cheapest as well, as I didn’t want to get a piece of junk but I’m not exactly rich either.

Rating:

I was completely new to GPS systems going into buying the Garmin Nuvi 250, so I figured I would leave our personal feelings and Garmin Nuvi 250 review on the basis maybe lots of people are visiting this site from the same position of cluelessness as we were when we bought it.

After doing some research and reading several garmin nuvi 250 reviews, I had an idea of what to expect, but after ordering it, it has really exceeded expectations, especially seeing as how for our first purchase we decided on this cheapest unit.