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Navigate without breaking your budget with nüvi 200. This affordable entry-level personal travel assistant comes with preloaded maps for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. For even more mapping options, nüvi 250 features preloaded maps for all of North America, while the transatlantic nüvi 270 includes preloaded maps for both continents. Like all nuvi 200-series members, the 200 features an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen and ultra-slim design--perfect for everyday navigation.

The nüvi 200 comes preloaded with maps for U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and features an easy-to-use touchscreen and ultra-slim design.

Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators.

Smart, Powerful Design
The nüvi 200 is built with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data. All this is wrapped up in a package that measures 3.8 x 2.8 x .8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs just 5.2 ounces. The nüvi 200's 3.5-inch (diagonal) display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device with your fingertips. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to five hours of battery life depending on use.

Navigate with Ease
nüvi comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps for the continental United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, including a hefty database of more than 6 milliong points of interest (P0ls), such as hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more, that are searchable by name or category. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. Garmin gets its map data from NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. ln addition, the nüvi accepts custom (P0ls), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming P0ls.



lmportant note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by will come with the most recent map version. lf you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.




Easy To Use lnterface
Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.





Beyond Navigation

Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer.

nüvi accepts custom points of interest (P0ls). View larger.

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. lt also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map.




This device is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the  Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs.




Garmin has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (P0l’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.



Trick Your GPS Ride

Custom vehicle icons let you ride in style, at least inside your GPS. See more icon option

All nüvis support configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.

What's in the Box
nüvi 200, preloaded City Navigator NT for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and set up and go guide



Note: Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.

Which nüvi is Best for You?


Note: All nüvis come with detailed NAVTEQ maps containing more than 6 million pre-loaded point of interest locations.

	Screen Size inches (w x h)	lncluded Maps			Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names)	Traffic	Bluetooth	Media	FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system)	Multi- Point Routing	Battery life (hours)
		Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico	AK and Canada	Europe
nüvi 200	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 200w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 250	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 250w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 260	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 260w	3.81 x 2.25							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 270	2.8 x 2.1							Photos			up to 5
nüvi 350	2.8 x 2.1					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 360	2.8 x 2.1					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 370	2.8 x 2.1					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 8
nüvi 650	3.81 x 2.25					FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 660	3.81 x 2.25					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 670	3.81 x 2.25					FM (receiver included)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 680	3.81 x 2.25					MSN (receiver included; 1-year free); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 7
nüvi 750	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 760	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 770	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 780	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free) receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 5
nüvi 850	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 4
nüvi 880	3.81 x 2.25					MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free); FM (with opt. receiver)		Photos, MP3s			up to 4
nüvi 5000	4.5 x 2.7					MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver)					external battery only

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Testimonials

Average Buyer Rating:

Buyer's feedback: - * Garmin Nuvi 200 ...
My first purchase for this affordable navagation system and I love it. Small screen and easy to use and easy to view. I like the colors and no glare. Doesn't block too much windshield. No bells and whistles but just right for my use. I recommend it. Downloads from my computer to the devise take forever but still worth it.

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Buyer's feedback: - Very Good Entry Level GPS
I wanted cheap and got more than I required. This is a very nice GPS for the money.

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Buyer's feedback: - * This is more than enough..Ausome tool..love it;) ...
i love this gps..it really easy to learn how to navigate it..it is a great price for a great tool..it just soo cool that i cant resist to say i love it more and more..lols...it is a great gps system for newbies since it actually have limited functions. But, its more than enough since you'll never get lost in journey!!!

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Buyer's feedback: - Garmin nuvi200 Comments
I will not go into the device specs, etc. since I am short on time; and that information can be acquired elsewhere.

I bought this thing a few weeks ago in preparation for a trip to NY. I chose it over a TomTom and a Magellan, that had similar features and were within the same price range.

The nuvi200 is not bad (though not spectacular either) considering the $150+ price tag (less $25 combined w/ Amazon rewards I recently received).

The device is small, compact, light and does not look like it came from a Mattel factory in China. The battery life of the nuvi200 is average and in my experience, somewhere between 4-4.5 hrs if you keep it on constantly running solely on battery. It also comes with the handy car kit which does what it's supposed to do.

As for functionality, I was not completely satisfied for the following reasons:

1. POIs are lacking and outdated (even after update).
2. It takes a significant amount of time for the device to perform a manually entered search for a POI.
3. Some of the route calculations are impractical. A number of times, the nuvi200 has taken me through the longest routes possible instead of plotting a simple, more efficient course to get to a destination.
4. I also discovered that there is a difference with the nuvi200's satellite reception if the device is plugged in or you are running on battery power.

As I mentioned earlier, I bought the nuvi200 for a trip to NY. The nuvi200 got me to my destination without any complications, however, it did not use the most practical route and took me the longer way than the one I would have taken. Once I arrived in NY, I intended to use the nuvi200 to navigate me on foot (there is a pedestrian and bicycle mode), so I could find different restaurants and subway stations. Unfortunately, the device did not work at all in the city. It seems that when the nuvi200 runs on battery power, the satellite reception is weaker or almost non-existent if you are in an area surrounded by large buildings. I tried using the device in pedestrian mode for 3 days and was not able to pick-up a signal even once. What really bothers me is that the nuvi200 could not even pick-up satellite reception while I was at the Seaport Pier. That made no sense to me at all considering that the area is relatively open and unobstructed. I discovered that the only way to get it to work in NY city on foot would be a) go home to my sister's apartment and go up to the 6th floor and b) plug the nuvi200 in the car lighter socket.

Luckily, I do not live in NY and the nuvi200 seems to work most of the time in my area.

With regard to the SD card slot, I have no use for it since I do not believe in using my GPS as a convergence device. It does what it's supposed to do without the need for an SD card.

A neat function that the nuvi200 has, is the capability to add additional POIs from external sources for free. All you need is an Internet connection, a USB cable and a computer. By searching the Internet for nuvi200 POIs, you will be able to find some neat stuff like free POIs for restaurants, state parks, red light camera locations, etc. You will also find that Garmin and other companies out there offer additional POIs that you may purchase and load into your device. I was able to acquire (for free) a POI for red light cameras for the entire US. This feature comes in pretty handy, especially since I live around the DC area where there are cameras almost literally at every corner. Once you load the red light camera POIs into your nuvi200, the system will give you a warning beep and display a message which informs the driver that there is red light camera up ahead.

If you decide to purchase this device, I would recommend going to the Garmin website to acquire the free map updates (one-time only) and other cool free stuff such as a huge selection of vehicle icons that you may use for your GPS.

Overall, I think that the nuvi200 is a good buy and would recommend it for people who are on a slim budget. However, if you have the money to splurge anyway and are looking for more features in a GPS (s/a text-to-speech, longer battery life, or bluetooth), then I would go for a higher-end model nuvi.

For more information on the different models and features of the different kinds of nuvis, you may refer to the chart in the Amazon description of the product. It will more or less give you a breakdown of what you need to know.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Garmin Nuvi 200 ...
I built some of my own computers so I know a little about electronics,The Garmin 200 is a great navigational tool, It may be one of the less advanced GPS that Garmin puts out but sometimes I think that is better, I have not used other GPS units like Tom Tom or others but I believe this unit is superior, The manual doesn't even tell all the functions that this unit does, They (Garmin) should put out a more detailed instruction book then it has for the people that would like to know much more, I know they probably kept it simple because many people just do not understand instructions no matter how they are explained, Maybe that is why they kept it simple and basic. I sat down when I got it and just played with it until I found out the many things it will do that aren't advertised. Garmin will never say this but don't be messing around with any files in the unit, Don't delete anything from it, The files that are there are there for a reason, I did have a problem after I got an SD card for my Garmin, I recently had a relative send my non reduced photos of their new baby which downloaded was many mb's per picture, So I have this file floating around with my photosuite logo on it, I believe it was about nine to ten mb's which turned out to be about the same size as the map file in the 200 nuvi, The problem ,(which I called Garmin and worked it out)When I installed the Garmin software it put a Photosuite logo on their file and I thought it was the unreduced picture file from before and deleted it, I tried to open it and it said nothing about a connection to Garmin, I couldn't open the file so I figured it was a corrupt file with the pictures , What it was is the Garmin software assigned my photo program logo to the file so some reason, we couldn't figure out why, but I as I thought better of it and stopped the function to delete the file ,To late it was gone,couldn't find it anywhere, Usually it's put in the recycling bin ,but it was gone . I had to call Garmin and we tried everything to recover the file and install it back into the garmin but no good, Somehow it corrupted the map files in the unit, Garmin said that they have a fix on the way to solve the problem with access to deleting important files from the GPS, Sorry I wrote this much but maybe this will help someone else not make the same mistake, I had to send it back for another unit. As I said don't delete anything unless you know exactly what it is. Garmin was fantastic and very professional ,There was no problem. This unit is great and I would tell everyone that wants a entry level GPS to buy one, The company backs the product one hundred percent.Thanks