The Garmin C320 Gps Device - The Pros and Cons According to User Reviews

The garmin c320 is a member of the "streetpilot" family ("c" in the product name stands for "car") of gps products made by Garmin. Hence, it has been designed to meet the needs of people who travel by car, especially in a city environment.

In order to investigate whether the design of this model by garmin indeed "walks the talk", I browsed through reviews on the internet, in order to establish what actual users are saying about it.

Right below I give you a short list of the pros and cons that I most frequently ran into, when I was doing my research. I hope that, after reading my list you will be in a better position to evaluate whether the garmin c320 is the right one for you.

Garmin c320 Pros

1. It's very easy to use right from the box; you don't have to read the manual to begin using it
2. Whenever you take a wrong turn, it is very fast at recalculating the route you have to take.
3. It comes pre-loaded with lots of Points Of Interest (restaurants, theatres, cinemas etc)
4. The map database is quite detailed, containing information even about out-of-the-way dirt roads.
5. The batteries are quite enduring, up to 10 hours life.
6. It is small enough to carry it with you while walking,
7. It is quite fast to pick a satellite signal after you start it up
8. It can accept different sizes of memory cards, depending on the size of the mpa you want to load.

Garmin c320 Cons

1. You need to purchase a separate memory card to down load entire U.S. map from a CD
2. When you are in the sun, the screen gets hard to read
3. When searching for street names, it's a little clunky to use.