Garmin Zumo 550 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
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Customer Review: Great stuff!!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great tool for relieving STRESS. StressBuster ...recently traveling through Washington d.C. in my car, it got me where i wanted to be, with out missing a beat....normally a trip into D.C. nightmare convoluted streets has me cussin and talking to myself, first trip into with my new ZUMO....never leave home without it. Does everything it supposed to...super clear display, exactly accurate. One of the best things I ever purchased. Get it, it's GREAT. Looks like amazon has teh best price too. I didn't pay anywhere near list from another supplier, when it wasn't on amazon when i ordered it back in Oct 06' it was BO for a long time from other supplier, now it looks like Garmin has em out there, it's a great product. If I waited till amazon got it , I wouldn't have had it when i needed it, so the extra $40 i paid, was worth the stress releif, it's incredilbe tool.Customer Review: The Zumo 550 for Motorcycle use.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using the Zumo 550 on my motorcycle (Yamaha FJR1300) for about a month now and am very pleased with the performance and ease of use. Very user friendly and a quick learn. I have it tied to my Autocom AVI pro unit and it gives very clear audio and better sterio Mp3 sound than my little Zen Mp3 player did when it was tied to the Autocom. I did find that it didn't recognize a 4 year old, paved, back-road I often travel in northern Calif. (between LaPorte and Quincy) but will see if there are mapping updates available to rectify this. The Mapsource Software is not as user friendly as the MicroSoft Streets and Trips I am used to but maybe with more practice I'll become more profficient with it?. I have used the coordinate search tool with the software and it is very neat. Overall, this is a very nice GPS and with more practice, I know I'm going to like it even more.Customer Review: It's the Greatest Motorcycle Gizmo Ever...
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't tried any other GPS's, but I can say this, it has been a life saver. I haven't even looked at a map since I've gotten it. I haven't used the bluetooth with a headset, but if I link it with my phone it let's me now there is a call coming in. I couldn't hear or feel the phone, so this way at least I know if someone is trying to reach me. Maybe, I'll get the headset one day and that's why I elected to get this model. Also, the display is bright, so you can see it great. If I was to do it again, I'd get the same model.
Be careful when installing on handlebars, tighten it to much and it will leave a crease in the handlebar. Try not to relocate too many times on the bars, I didn't realize that, until I noticed I had three creases. But I can live with them, they're not too bad, just thought I'd pass it along.
Customer Review: Overall, great product!
Summary: 5 Stars
Solid product. Very pleasantly surprised with the accessories that came with it and their quality. It includes 2 types of motorcycle mounts to choose from, the wiring to connect it to the battery, a dedicated car mount with integrated speaker, and a durable carrying case.
Finding and routing destinations is intuitive as has been my experience with other Garmin NAVs. The screen does very well in sunlight. The additional mapping software used on a computer takes a little while to catch on to.
My two (minor) gripes are:
a) When adding a waypoint on the Zumo to help guide your preferred route, it assumes the waypoint is a "stop" and takes you off the road and puts you right back on.
b) The included mapping software is for Windows. But, the MAC compatible software costs another $100.
Customer Review: A Traveler's Road Lamp
Summary: 5 Stars
My first purchased GPS unit for street use. I am totally satisfied with this unit, I used it on a 5K+ mile in 9 day road trip and all the benefits of a navigation system were there right with me on the bike. Road thru days of rain, heading east on the 10, LA, MS, AL, FL, GA, and then north on the 95 GA, SC and NC it was pouring in all thoses states their respective crossing and this never screwed with the unit. Real hard cross winds in OK, TX and NM didn't phase it and neither did temperatures as low as 30. I rode at high speeds with the unit and it did not interfere with handling or loosen the mount. '07 ZX-10. Functional mounting hardware comes with and if one ever takes a road trip in a four wheel vehicle with this unit the kit comes with a car powered mount with voice...very versatile and I am a happy camper.