Customer Ratings & Reviews

purchased this garmin for use as a back up when there is no cellular connectivity. performed ok the few times that I needed it when i drove across the USA from California and back. the expansion of cell coverage reduced the need significantly. the only knock is that i dont like how the live traffic works. all in all, i am still happy with the purchase and that i have it for emergencies.

I prefer Garmin to the other brands out there. Interface is more intuitive. As these become more advanced, these devices seem to want to think for you and give only options consistent with its algorythm. That is the reason for the 4 rating. I guess some people want that.

It was a good deal and best price on this GPS. Clear display of roads and nearby restaurants, gas stations and banks. Touch screen and blue tooth feature makes it easy to use while driving. I am happy with this purchase.

Great GPS. I like having lifetime map and traffic updates. Also great having the built-in Bluetooth, I can use it in my work truck or my pickup truck that doesn't come equipped with Bluetooth.

It’s is the perfect size and the functionality is a breeze

This is an excellent GPS. This was my first time buying a GPS. I really had a fear of getting lost in unfamiliar areas and this device gave me the confidence I needed to travel anywhere. It has up-to-date information. If you miss your turn it recalculates your destination very quickly so you can get back on track. It calculates your speed and gives alerts when you go over the speed limit in certain areas. It even alerts when you should reduce speed in school zones. Very easy to use. You can save addresses for later use. Even if you don't know the address of a store or restaurant, if you type in the name of the place, it will tell you the location. I highly recommend this product and never leave home without it.

Gps volume good with blue tooth, messages easy setup and use. Sinks with cell phone app,weather, transfer directions from phone to gps easy thru bluetooth.

I purchased this Garmin Drive Smart and have been totally happy with it so far. Also comes with free map updates and it was easy to turn on and use the unit right out of the box. the only drawback so far is the short battery life. Other than that I would recommend this for anyone who is looking for a GPS.

It's a descent GPS device. No complaint about navigation. However, I'm giving a 4 star because google maps is way more clever than this even with the bluetooth connected for online data. Google maps re-routes with much reasonable choices if I take a wrong path. Google maps is able to find my intention to some extent, which this device cannot.

I got this for a very reasonable price from price matching to other online store. My husband needs one since he started his new job which requires a lot of driving. His company car doesnt have a navigation so i got for him. So far he likes it. He used to have the old one, so having a smart one, he is really impressed. He likes that it has voice command and he can take pictures from it and he said he can make phone calls thru using the bluetooth. So far he didnt say anything negative yet, so lets see.

This is my third GPS unit I've had over the past 10 years, and it works very well. Lifetime updates, Voice Command is very helpful so you can do hands free routing, weather, traffic.

Easy to program, lifetime maps updates are great, Much needed if your vehicle does not have a built in one and you travel a lot!

I'm a fedex driver and i bought the Garmin drivesmart 51 thinking it would do what i need it to. I asked the salesrep if it had the trip planner app which it does. The trip planner app wont download my fedex routes. Other drivers have other garmin devices it works fine on. I figured it might just need updated so i did that which i waited two hours for. After trying the update it still wont install my routes into the trip planner app. It makes no sense to me that other garmin devices work but mine doesn't.

GPS unit works well it's very handy answering the phone and traffic updates are a must these days I would highly recommend This model GPS for anyone who travels.

Out 12 year old garmin just died on us and I wanted one with the same features. This far exceeds the old one, it is thinner, lighter and the screen resolution is much better. In addition, when you approach a complicated intersection, it gives you a split screen with a shot of the intersection and lane markers for where you should be. Sometimes in busy urban areas there is a lag time on your directions, but this solves that issue. I still use WAZE for some things, but this doesn't hog your data and is so user friendly. I can't wait to schedule my free set up with Geek Squad which was just another perk that came with this.5 Stars all the way!

I would have given this five stars except battery life is poor and speech recognition is something to be desired but it's better than not having any speech recognition. Overall it works very well and I would recommend it.

Excellent product. Product does completely what they stated it would. It has exceeded all my expectations, is simple to use, very accurate and I would recommend it to anyone.

This unit have all the features I could ever want and more. The display is very good and easy to see and read. I only used my last Garmin whenever I flew out of town but this one is so nice I prefer it to the in-car navigation in my vehicle and have started using it instead.

Best GPS I ever had!! And the voice guidance you don't have to type anything unless you want too. Great navigation tells you which lane to go in and so much more love it!!

I have a Garmin that's about 10 years old and wanted an updated one with Canadian maps. As with all Garmins, the interface is very intuitive and I like the fact that it has voice activation and lifetime maps. I tried out the voice activation and it seems to work well.