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Posted at 5:24 PM on Thursday 08/13/09 by
Ben
Hotness UNHOT
Newegg has the refurbished Garmin nuvi 765T Portable GPS Navigation System for $270 + $2 shipping = $272 shipped. [Compare]

  • Bright 4.3-Inch Diagonal Touch Screen Color Display
  • 480 x 272 Pixels, Wqvga Tft Display With White Backlight
  • Preloaded With City Navigator(R) North America Nt, Bluetooth
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      sholling - Posted 6:29 pm PDT 08/13/09 (1484 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have this one and it has pluses and minuses. On the plus side it's the best on-road GPS that I've used. The display is excellent, the directions are as good as a gets with a GPS, it has every feature that I could want.

      On the minus side the accuracy of the touch screen sucks. That makes entering an address a PIA. The other shortcoming is building the traffic receiver into the powercord. I like to wire in the cords for my GPS and radar detector and just leave a small easy to hide nub of cord to connect. Because of the way the 765T's traffic receiver is designed you're pretty much stuck with a cigarette lighter plug and dangling cords. That's just a dumb design move. It could also use a bit bigger memory. There isn't quite enough room for the entire US and a good sized POI database without adding additional memory.

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      ravi - Posted 8:02 pm PDT 08/13/09 (101 Posts)  Report Spam

      This will be available at Costco.com from 8/17 for $280 after $50 instant rebate. Only drawback is- you'll miss the refurbished part!

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      omen7288 - Posted 8:04 pm PDT 08/13/09 (17 Posts)  Report Spam

      My gf has one of these. It's alright but sometimes it flips out and says "recalculating" as soon as your not doing what it wants you to in a condescending voice...

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      gusmurray - Posted 10:01 pm PDT 08/13/09 (16 Posts)  Report Spam

      sweet unit. I have the model below this one and i use it almost every day. FYI- there is no perfect GPS for everyone. If you need to calculate specific routes and want a reliable unit this is a great buy.

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      btc909 - Posted 10:19 pm PDT 08/13/09 (2660 Posts)  Report Spam

      I sell mine every year on Craigslist to avoid paying for the expensive map upgrade & I end up with a newer model with he latest maps for about the same price I would have paid for the map upgrade alone.

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      Gunfighter6 - Posted 5:31 am PDT 08/14/09 (203 Posts)  Report Spam

      #5, I agree. The map updates should be free in my opinion...or very minimal charges.

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      ironbadge - Posted 3:15 pm PDT 08/14/09 (2555 Posts)  Report Spam

      I am always surprised with craigslist and ebay shoppers. Many of them end up paying more than shopping anywhere else and still believe that they've got good deal.

      But I agree that new map should not be a ripoff. That's even more expensive than any other software if I have to buy on a yearly basis.

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