Garmin Quest

Pros: Great screen, quick processor for routing & redrawing. Fantastic value.

Cons: No carrying case included, more user memory is always helpful.

The Bottom Line: Perhaps the very best value in GPS's you can buy. Excellent routing and versatility.

Review: Wow. That's all I can say. I've been a GPS fan for almost 5 years now. I've owned a Garmin eMap, Garmin eTrex Vista, a Socket Bluetooth GPS that I used with my old PocketPC & laptop, and an iTrek Mouse GPS for use with my Treo 600 and laptop. I've ...

Pros: Easy to use, great screen, lightweight.

Cons: Manuals leave quite a bit to be desired, some mapping data is out-of-date.

The Bottom Line: This appears to do everything the larger vehicle-mounted units do but in a smaller package you can take with you.

Review: I purchased this for an upcoming road trip and have been testing (playing with it) for a week now. I'm really pleased. It has done everything I was expecting it to do. First Impression The unit is smaller than I expected. The whole thing is only ...

Pros: "Via points", highly customizable, easy-to-use, excellent maps, sturdy mount, portable, amazing little display.

Cons: Memory not expandable; battery cannot be replaced. No 3-D view, no touchscreen.

The Bottom Line: Buy this if you want a cheaper or more portable alternative to the StreetPilot 2610, unless you really need more than 128MB. Easily beats c330 or Roadmate 300.

Review: Within a week I purchased a Garmin Streetpilot c330, a Magellan Roadmate 300 (RM300), and the Garmin Quest. I kept the Quest -- it's not just a better value priced at hundreds less, it's actually a far better GPS. The Quest is effectively a ...

Pros: Economical. Easy to use after short learning period- Excellent audio- quickly recalculates after missed turns.

Cons: Screen a tad small but OK. Expandable memory desirable but capacity is adequate.

The Bottom Line: A great product at an attractive price.

Review: Took it to Las Vegas on the second day I had it and it got me to my hotel at night in spite of 3 construction detours which forced me to repeatedly ignore the unit's voice commands- but no worry- it quickly recalculated each time and rerouted me ...

Pros: small, light, fast, color, good UI, USB, re-charge while in car

Cons: car mounting system, possibly a bit slow to get a position fix

The Bottom Line: As an upgrade from the GPS V the Quest is a great buy. The clear screen, faster calculations, and more memory are obvious wins.

Review: I recently replaced my trusty Garmin GPS V with the Garmin Quest. This review compares and contrasts the Quest to its GPS V predecessor. ---------------------- Quest Pros, versus GPS V: * smaller (you really can't appreciate from the dimensions ...

Pros: Small size, easy to read screen, perfect performance.

Cons: Would like a screen protector and, as always, more memory

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a portable GPS, this is a great purchase.

Review: My wife bought me the Garmin Quest for my birthday. I travel for business, and often end up in some very remote/rural areas, so this was a great item for me. And, the timing was perfect, as I would be traveling to California from Missouri the next ...

Pros: Works perfectly, small size, voice prompts, easy to use

Cons: None!

The Bottom Line: I HIGHLY recommend this product...it's inexpensive (for a GPS unit) and it works wonderfully.

Review: I moved to Boston about nine months ago and was having the worst time driving around. Basically, I was constantly lost. I couldn't drive anywhere by myself because I always had to have someone there to navigate for me. That was until I received a Garmin ...

Pros: pocket sized, downloadable maps, color screen, voice prompts, lithium battery

Cons: small screen size, voice prompts only with 12V charger

The Bottom Line: This is a great GPS with all the features you'll likely need, without spending over $500.

Review: This very reasonably-priced GPS has the color screen and routing features of the big guys, but small enough to slip into your shirt or coat pocket and run off the built-in lithium-ion batteries. It's 100+MB memory will hold detailed maps and points of ...

Pros: Great pocket-sized navigation unit goes from car to trail to boat. Long battery life.

Cons: Smaller screen size than some other car units. Not the easiest alpha-numeric inputing.

The Bottom Line: Quest is for you if you want a very powerful navigation system in a very small and portable package. Standard suction-cup mount Ok, but optional "friction" mount strongly recommended.

Review: Sometimes great things come in small packages. Small enough to keep in a shirt pocket, yet crammed with names and addresses of retail stores, restaurants, shops, hotels and much more -- all at a fraction of the price of dealer installed DVD-based ...

Pros: A very versatile unit at a great price with very good bundled software.

Cons: Lack of internal memory, location of speaker.

The Bottom Line: If you want a versatile tool you can use on the road or in the woods that won't break the bank the Quest is tops.

Review: Just bought this last month for a two week road & trail trip through Adirondack Park and New York. Let me caveat by saying this is my first GPS so I don't have anything to compare to. I purchased this unit because of favorable reviews and the desire ...