Garmin nuvi 360 GPS receiver review

Can Garmin challenge TomTom at the top end of the GPS market?

Garmin nuvi 360 GPS receiver. Car And GPS, GPS, Garmin 0
Reviewer
Stuart Miles
Review Date
18 September 2006
Manufacturer
Garmin
Price as reviewed
£400
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Our score

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Quick review

The good
Easy to use interface, tourist pages, slim design, Bluetooth
The bad
Speaker is lacklustre, expensive
Verdict
The only thing that lets the nuvi down is the lack of a decent speaker to share the voice instructions and the extras like MP3 player and translator

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Comments

  • always been a garmin fan as i find these easier and clear to use i had the streetpilot c550 a briliant bit of kit! due to unfortunate accident with the street pilot my own fault i might add i damaged it and looked for a replacement and chose the the 360 and 10 minutes from where i purchased it could not here the directions or camera alerts turn the volume up i thought turned to 100% still no better had windows up head leant towards unit to try and hear! must of dropped on a faulty unit i thought and made my way back to the shop where we tried several replacements all of the same volume even tried other models of the nuvi range all the same volume level, what a dissapointment this is for garmin, very helpfull saleman who checked and had a new streetpilot c550 my original model although this is a little larger than the nuvi range at least you can hear it and may need to turn it down on some occasions. unless garmin improve the models i shall unfortunately looking at other makes when i come to replace this in the future. am sure i'm not the only person without bionic hearing!!!! Posted by RJ, UK
  • I have owned a 360T for nearly two years. It is a total piece of crap. The on/off button failed within a few months and although an update fixed it, it failed again shortly after that. I can't turn it on or off without mains or 12v power input. The voice disappears and then comes back intermittently and it takes me places I have not requested. It is only fit for the bin and I paid £230 for this wonderfully advanced electronic device. Take my advice do not buy a Garmin. Posted by Rob., UK

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