Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great screen , easy to use, full of features and very useful !!! So glad this was as good as it is ...

This is easy to see and easy to use. Great product! ! Much better than the car navigation system.

Got this as black Friday deal. Excellent GPS. The large screen is excellent and very helpful.

We purchased this GPS for going on trips in a large SUV we have that doesn't have Navigation. I have used Garmin products over the years and always had good luck. This GPS is no different. It was very easy to set up and use. A lot of navigation systems in cars today are not that accurate, especially if the car is more than 3 years old. This GPS was extremely accurate especially considering we were up in the mountains of Tennessee where there were very small roads and this unit had them identified. There are also many other features that assist when on the road such as locating gas stations, hotels and restaurants. The unit wasn't cheap, but you always get what you pay for.

Easy to punch in or voice command addresses and locations. Screen is large and easy to see.

Screen is large enough to easily see my speed and the speed limit. Easy to set up and use.

I've owned a Garmin Nuvi before, but without free lifetime maps and traffic updates. I thought I'd go ahead and invest in a new and more current GPS, and all that the Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT-S 6.95" GPS has to offer is the reason I went with it. The screen and maps are much larger and easy to read, it tells you the speed limit on roads and highways, the volume is good, points of interest are there and easy to get to, as well as many other things. I can't speak for all the options this GPS gives you since I've only used it once, but so far I love the GPS more than my old Nuvi and just knowing I don't have to pay to update maps and traffic is a huge money saver. It will pay for the GPS easily, and you don't even have to plug it into a computer to update them. As long as you're within Wi-Fi range of your computer you can do it from your vehicle if you want! So far I'm happy with my purchase!

Larger screen easier to see & follow at a glance. Voice command increases ease & safety

I order this on line so I would not have to shop on Black Friday weekend it came on Friday. But it would not changer right and after I updated the maps it wanted to do it again and again I was not happy so I had to go to the store and return it for a new one. It was very easy to return and get a new. But that was the reason I bought it on line so I did not have to go to the store. Ok got the new one up and running like a dream LOVE IT. I WOULD TELL ANYONE TO BUY ONE! LOVE THE VOICE command as I have a Boston accent and it has no troubles understanding me at all. One thing I do not understand as I up dated the maps and I when to Portland Maine and try to take me twice down one-way streets I would think that at 2017 up-to-date should not do that,that’s why I got a new one as my old one was out of date and I was going to a place that had been there for a very long time. So as you know you can’t always follow the way Garmin tells you but I still love it ! you will not be disappointed if you buy one it’s great I’m so impressed I talked to it all the time and show everybody when they get in my car with me

Have a mixed feeling with this UPS device after using it for about 1 month. Pro's: the large-sized screen delivers a very good display; the speaker is loud and clear to average people; the user interface is quite simple and well organized. Con's: must use a charger with 2 or more amps to charge the device, which means that most PCs USB ports and non-QC cell phone chargers will not work or will charge extremely slowly; its battery can last only about an hour while working, and this is kind of a joke to a device much bigger than a cell phone; the screen is not bright enough (still visible though) on a sunny day in 95 degree and the screen itself becomes reflective.

Ease of use and size of screen are more than adequate. I would recommend it to all.

I replaced a TOM-TOM with this unit. I have had at least 4 generations of TOM-TOMs and the interface got worse each time. This Garmin has a very good interface and the voice command is excellent. Blue-tooth phone and text messages also work very well. Road closures for construction are not updated and unless they cause a traffic back-up you do not know. An underpass near me has been closed for a month and it never shows up. The alternate routes are poorly selected. For example there are 4 ways from my home to work about 35 miles away. It will pick one at 45 minutes. When I ask for alternates it gives one additional at 55 minutes. If I manually select a third route by pointing to a particular intersection to use, if will come back to say that route is 44 minutes. Why not pick it first or second? Overall I am happy as I feel it is the best stand alone unit as I do not like using my phone for navigating although WAZE is better and more accurate.

Gps works great. Nice size screen. Voice command is great when wanting to add a stop while driving still.

Good gps, nice size screen. Bluetooth is great. Very easy to see from any angle.

Love this Harmon! It’s easy to read, easy to use, and is accurate in directions.

This Garmin replaces a Garmin purchased almost 10 yrs ago. The Smartdrive is an absolutely GREAT GPS. Purchased primarily for a larger screen and the features are incredible. Probably more than we will ever use but neat to have. A particular great feature is that an exact address is NOT required to get to particular city or town. Also the "recalulating" annoying statement is gone! yeah

I decided to replace the gps I had with a newer one so did a little looking online and wasn't finding what I wanted so went looking around to see what was available and found this unit at Best Buy. Initially I didn't consider it because of the size. After comparing it with the other 2 on display I decided to give it a try. Took it on a job the next week and loved it. I've taken it on 2 other jobs and have no complaints. I like the larger screen.

The DriveSmart 61 replaced a much older Garmin that died. The screen is much improved, software far better with a bit of a learning curve ( I'm not using the "speak to it" yet). However we are having trouble mounting the GPS to the windshield. With no visual guide, it's difficult to center the connection disk and when we do, the bottom rotates away so it's hard to click it closed. On paper it looks improved, in practice it's a real pain.

Used it for our Disney Trip to Fl. Easy to use, nice size and easy to follow

its a little slow in finding the addresses but nothing to difficult and when you are looking for places close to you it scoures its entire database and even in other states. very odd thing to do. i do like having my messages and phone call notification show up on the screen. which by the way is huge. I wouldn't recommend this size for a car but i drive a delivery truck and is ok.