This is my favorite GPS.
Specially for the price. It is refurbished, but it came with the newest maps. Just needed to update the software when I registered & Im good to go. you still get the Free map update in 60 days anyway.
The 255W has better software update for the GUI, has a better TTS voice (sounds more like a person - samantha) and has a louder volume.
I also had the Garmin 780, but the GUI software lacks some info on the display and functionality, and the voices sound more like a computer.
If you dont need to save routes, the 255W is basically the same (less the extra features of external speaker, blutooth, FM transmitter & the traffic thing... none of which I have wanted/needed to use)
The coolest thing about the 780 (why I bought one) is the power cord plugs into the wwindow clip, not the unit. So when you un-clip it, you can just throw it in your pocket & go without having to unplug the unit. Unplugging the unit is no big deal, but if you unplug it & plug it in several times a day for a while, i'm sure it will break sonner than later - its just a mini USB, and unfortunately in todays society, you cant just leave it in your car because someone will break in to steal it.
Despite that, I sold my 780 for a 255W. Once you use a 255W for a while, and then use a 780, you will feel like you have an older model with old software & voices... the 255W operates like a newer model.Get more detail about Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished).
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