Garmin Nuvi 500 Review

The Garvi Nuvi 500 navigator is the perfect unit if you like to drive both in the city and take adventurous trips to the back country. The Garmin Nuvi 500 comes equipped with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with turn by turn navigation in a tough, durable and waterproof casing that you can take along with you on the hiking trails, while biking, or in the boat. It features a highly-sensitive, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and a HotFix satellite and can locate your position quickly and accurately. The Nuvi 500 never loses it's GPS location even if you are deep in the woods or in a canyon. So whether you are at home in the city or out in the wilderness, the Garmin Nuvi 500 delivers. This unit easily switches modes from driving, walking, biking or boating, and will guide you through whatever activity you are partaking in. Other great features include a 3.5-inch touchscreen, memory expansion, geo-caching GPX file capabilities and Garmin Connect Photos--the great feature that allows you to associate your favorite images with saved locations.

The Nuvi 500 weighs only 7.6 ounces and is less than an inch thin, so it fits easily in your pocket, purse or backpack. The 3.5-inch color touchscreen display boasts a 320 x 240-pixel resolution, making it a cinch to read regardless if the sun is shining or it's raining. The easy to use interface means you won't waste time searching for information. The simple controls and sub-screens make it super-simple to get the data you need for your journey. By simply touching the color screen to enter a destination, the Nuvi 500 takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions, 3-D maps and regular map updates as you travel along.

The Garvi Nuvi 500 navigator is the perfect for city driving and for back road adventures.