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| About - Garmin Nuvi 1300 |
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| The Nuvi 1300 has a 4.3-inch LCD screen. Notable features include a photo viewer, and a trip computer. This unit is preloaded with maps covering the 48 contiguous states, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. |
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Price range:
$99.88 - $182.09
 The Ratings applied to untested model Garmin Nuvi 1300LM come from our tests of model Garmin Nuvi 1300, which in our judgment is enough alike in its performance, features, and specs that our test results apply to both.
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| About This Brand |
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By far the biggest selling brand, with more than 50 percent of the market. Based in Olathe, Kan., Garmin was founded in 1989, and today it has 7,000 employees. Garmin GPS navigators have consistently scored near or at the top of our ratings. In addition to portable GPS units, Garmin makes a variety of fitness training devices and products for marine and aviation use. The company announced plans to sell its own telephone with built-in navigation two years ago, but the scheduled release date has been pushed back several times. |
| Features & Specs - Garmin Nuvi 1300 | |
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Screen size (in.) |
4.3 |
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Weight (oz.) |
5.7 |
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Bluetooth hands-free calling |
No |
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Spoken street names |
Yes |
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| Additional Information (The information below has been supplied by an external source.) |
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| General Information | |
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| Manufacturer | Garmin, Ltd |
| Manufacturer Website Address | www.garmin.com |
| Product Line | nuvi |
| Product Model | 1300 |
| Product Name | nüvi 1300 Automobile Navigator |
| Product Type | Automobile Portable GPS Navigator |
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Picture on box, misleading
12/30/2011
Pros
Acquires Satellites Quickly
Compact
Easy Menus
Easy To Read
Easy To Setup
Large Screen
Simple Controls
Cons
No speed limit sign
Best Uses
Finding Specific Address
Comment:
The picture on the box showed the speed limit sign along with the trafic indicator as features of this model. After calling garmin about not finding the speed limit feature, they told it did not come with that feature. SHAME ON THEM
By from
Works just okay
12/21/2011
Pros
Easy To Setup
Large Screen
Cons
Difficult Menus
Inaccurate
Best Uses
Speedometer
Comment:
I wish this Nuvi gave better directions as it often gives totally incorrect directions and doesn't like to be corrected. Perhaps the worst thing is that Garmin wants you to pay about the same as the cost of the unit to update the maps which they ought to include. I found Garmin customer service to be just east of useless. On the positive side the speedometer feature works great so that is what I use it for. If you use this for directions, plan on a few extra hours due to inaccurate routing.
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disappointed in Garmin
12/20/2011
Pros
Acquires Satellites Quickly
Easy To Read
Easy To Setup
Large Screen
Cons
Freezes Up
Reboots
Best Uses
Wasting time and money
Comment:
First unit froze up on first trip. Had to cylce power to get it back to functioning. Did all the reload software nonsense twice. They sent me a refurbished unit because 90 days had elapsed. The refurbished unit would reboot on its own. They finally sent me a new unit. After a few trips, it now is freezing up. All our older Garmins worked fine. Don't know what brand to buy now.
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