By  robf

If your looking for the best portable gps that is easy to use, picks up the satellite signals quickly, has text to speech, is small, and is not pricey, you have found it in the garmin 255. The only drawbacks are the voices are not good quality, but are comprehendable, and that it doesn’t have bluetooth.

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By Douglas M. Peters

I chose this over the wide screen version and glad I did. It fits nicely in your pocket and you don’t really need the extra inch or so of width anyhow - it’s not like you’re watching movies on thing. Very accurate directions except when in an area with tight side streets and you may need to pause for a second or two at an intersection to let it catch up with where you are. You can download extra “cars” from Garmin website for amusement on the 3-D display and the ability to direct send coordinates from Google or Mapquest via USB to the Garmin’s Favorite list is perfect. A $5 GPS cable is all you need - and it’ll charge the device too to boot.

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