Garmin StreetPilot 2620 Car GPS Receiver

Pros: Almost uncanny in its ability to get you around.
Cons: Some routing quirks. No Mac support for updates.

I recently purchased the 2620 for a significant drive: a cross-country jaunt without any specific route plans besides "west, then east." As a result, I had a chance to do a real trial-by-fire. I had picked this model specifically because there aren't a ...

Pros: Good mount. Great Point of interest database.
Cons: Some minor flaws in the OS logic

The Garmin StreetPilot 2620 is very close to being a perfect car navigation systems providing accurate accessible navigation data. Background If you are a bored reader you'll know that I've been interested in car navigation systems for quite ...

Pros: Routing seems faster than old Street Pilot III. Remote and touch screen great.
Cons: Sub category searching may or may not work. Speaker for voice is not so good.

I will not waste too much time talking about the features because if you are reading this I assume you know a little about GPS's for the automobile. Instead I will focus on a couple of issues. I already own a Garmin Street Pilot III but my wife gave ...

Pros: Excellent clear direction, audio won't take your eyes off of road, color graphics, large type
Cons: Can be a distraction, must be removed from car while parked (people steal these), expensive

My husband and I recently moved to a new state from California...the roads are old and confusing. I found it challenging and thus, daunting to find a location outside of my home area. Printing out driving directions wasn't much help, especially ...

Pros: Pre-loaded Maps, Easy to Use
Cons: Not all services and roads up to date.

I purchased the 2620 to replace a stolen 2610 that I had come to rely on during long distance drives and business travel. My 2610 had the latest maps and software loaded from the Garmin website, and a 4 gig memory card that had all of the North America ...

Pros: Portable, easy to use.
Cons: Hard drive storage could be troublesome if you drop it.

When I bought my new car, I passed on the GPS system from the factory. As the next year wore on, I was regretting it. One option was to purchase the factory system at about $1500 or get an aftermarket unit. With the aftermarket choice, you have to ...

Pros: Great unit at low price. Voice prompts and ability to carry from car to car.
Cons: Voice prompt does not indicate street, only the turn.

This Garmin Streetpilot 2620 is my first GPS system (portable or OEM) so I don’t have a basis for comparison of features, but from what I’ve seen thus far, this is an excellent system for the price and it’s 4 to 4.5 of 5 stars in my book, even with the ...

Pros: Fast processor, touchscreen, easy to use, intuitive, flexible configurations. Map data pre-installed in the device.
Cons: Will often lose satellite signal in cities with tall buildings, or in dense forest.

Considering getting GPS in your next car? Impressed by the system your friend has in his buff new car? Did you know he paid about $2,000 for that option, but you can get almost the same functionality for about $700, and use it in multiple cars and rental ...

Pros: Accurate addresses & routing, excellent touchscreen interface, good software updates, durable.
Cons: Weak power cable shoe, tight traffic cable, can't reprogram road-speed assumptions.

As a commercial real estate appraiser I *LIVE* on mine, often seeing 30 properties in a day between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. It is a huge improvement over prior models I've owned - especially the free software updates and overall ...

Pros: Easy to use, no additional hardware to buy, accurate, fast replotting.
Cons: No battery, no Mapsource, average address finding capabilities.

I wanted a GPS for a while. I had a few ideas of exactly what I wanted. I know I'll use it more in my truck than on my Harley so the hard drive didn't worry me. My main pre-requisite was that everything I needed to use it on a trip should be self ...

Pros: Good accuracy, fairly easy to use
Cons: Outdated model and maps, only 265 colors, smallish screen, heavy, no 3D perspective

The Garmin 2620, first released almost two years ago, can now be found for less than half its original price of $1300 (as of Oct. 2005). It was one of Garmin's first compact-size, color GPS for cars. If you are attracted by the 2620's low and ...

Pros: Easy to use, accurate, and well worth the money (buy a refurbished unit we did)
Cons: Power connector on back of unit loose and comes out easily

I bought this unit for my wife 6 months ago for Christmas. Never written a review so I hope this is helpful to those reading it. I will do the Con first since it is real short. Cons: I am very computer literate and I just had some initial problems ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Just remember to remove it from your dash while parked...

I drive approximately 45K miles per year as a salesman in the North East and have been considering purchasing a navigation system for a while now. I tried linking my laptop to a hand-held receiver and using Streets 2002 to navigate to only find that ...

Pros: Good directions, good maps, good features.
Cons: Minor nuisances in the user interface.

I have had a StreetPilot 2620 for over four months and have used it to get around unfamiliar cities and to drive from Florida to California. Overall, it has been excellent. Its directions are clear, the display is very flexible (you can change what ...

Pros: Easy to Use, Detour Feature, WAAP capable
Cons: Too easy to knock plug out of back of unit. Difficult Via Feature.

Overall, I'm happy with my purchase of the Garmin StreetPilot 2620, but the unit isn't as flawless as Garmin would have you believe. I originally purchased the unit because I drive quite a bit for work and I was planning a long drive for a family ...