Garmin nuvi 270 Portable GPS – Read This Before You Even Consider Buying It

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at 10:51 am

Garmin nuvi 270 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review

The Garmin nuvi 270 Portable GPS is a fully featured car GPS system that enables you to navigate your way through both Europe and North America. This is an entry-level Travel Assistant, yet it makes travelling by car an extremely simple affair. It has an ultra slim design, making it easy to carry around when you’re not in your car. It is also very easy to use, with its simple touch screen technology.

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Take a look at this great video telling you all about how to use your Garmin nuvi 270:

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The Good

Good navigation (finds the best routes)
Good window suctions cup (holds it steadily in place)
Takes the stress out of driving in foreign cities

The Bad

No documentation included
Poor sounding voice prompts

This GPS unit is for:

People who do a lot of driving in their work, and need to get to the right place on time
Anyone who wants to go driving through places they are not familiar with, for example on holiday
Great for Americans taking trips to Europe

Let’s take a look at the main features of the Garmin nuvi 270:

3.5 inch display
Slim design
No flip-up antenna
Drive anywhere in the United States or Europe
Map data of internal flash memory
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Here’s what some previous customers have to say about the Garmin nuvi 270:

GPS With European Map

The Garmin GPS was a godsend on our trip to Europe. If you have ever driven into cities or small towns in Europe you will know how difficult it is to navigate, while trying to read foreign street signs, dodging motor scooters and bicylists, finding the right exit out of a around-about all the while being pushed along by the very aggressive drivers behind you. But with the GPS most of that stress goes away as you know when and where to turn and you drive through towns like a native. I was very impressed that even going through the miles long tunnels of the alps the GPS must be programmed to keep the unit tracking without a satellite signal because several minutes later coming out of the tunnel it still provides instructions…

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Another fantastic GPS

This is my third Garmin GPS. The other unit I use is the Streetpilot 2610. Compared to the 2610, the Nuvi is more simple but it does the job quite well. The display is a little small but definitely readable. The unit is a little more primitive than the more costly Streetpilot (has less software features and programmability) but, I didn’t want to pay for the extra MP3, bluetooth stuff that is in the 300 series. The navigation engine in the Nuvi is as good or slightly improved from the Streetpilot. When I have both GPS’s side by side and select a waypoint 30 or 40 miles away, the Nuvi picks a better route most of the time. I also liked the window suction cup adapter for the Nuvi. It is well designed and does a good job holding the Nuvi steady.

I have a few complaints that are small but noticeable. First, there was almost NO documentation with the unit…

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