Garmin nüvi 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review
September 24th, 2009
Garmin nüvi 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review from Michael A Aron. Nuvi 550 better than Zumo for this Motorcyclist, For my motorcycles, I’ve had a Garmin Quest and later Quest 2 for years. I loved their small size, long-range battery and that they were water proof. But the time it took to recalculate and ability to lose satellite signal even in light tree cover became unbearable. So I began to seek an upgraded unit.
It came down to the Zumo and Nuvi 550 units because they are water proof, a requirement for my bikes. The Zumo clearly has several features the Nuvi does not, but was lacking in one critical area for me – battery life. The Zumo is rated at 4 hours, virtually requiring hard wiring. Since I use GPS on all my bikes, I did not want to go through the hassle, and the Nuvi comes with an 8 hour battery.
All it is lacking for me is the interface to enter addresses. On the Zumo it is more glove friendly. But other than that I could not be more satisfied. I use the Mapsource software from my Quest 2 to plan routes on the PC and upload to the unit. It is quick to recalculate and never loses a signal. I bought a RAM-MOUNT and it enables trouble-free and solid mounting to the bikes (just like they had done for the Quest 2).
If you don’t want to hard wire, this is a great GPS unit. Oh, and I bought a spare battery and keep it charged – now I have 16 hours – more than I’ll ever need for one day.
5 stars well deserved from this happy owner.
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