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Nuvi 255W GPS Compared to Nuvi 760 GPS

The Nuvi 255W GPS is the most second most popular (bestselling) GPS on Amazon while the Nuvi 760 GPS holds first place.  The Nuvi 760 GPS costs slightly more than the Nuvi 255W GPS, but the additional features in the Nuvi 760 make the price difference insignificant.

The Garmin Nuvi 760 GPS may be discontinued, but it is the better GPS for the money.  Why?  Discontinued units are priced to clear inventory and this is the point in their product life cycle where you can buy them for the very best value.

The source of the information in the following table comes from the Garmin website.  The table lists the differences between the units.  If a feature is not listed, the units are identical for that feature.

Feature Nuvi 760 Nuvi 255W Comments
Garmin List Price $499.99 $219.99  
Unit Size Same (widescreen) Same (widescreen)  
Weight 6.2 ounces (176 g) 6.1 ounces (172.93 g)  
Battery Life up to 5 hours up to 4 hours  
Waypoints/favorites/locations 500 max. 1000 max.  
Route storage 10 0  
Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route on multi destination trip) Yes No  
Bluetooth® wireless technology to connect to your cell phone for hands-free calling Yes No Major plus for Nuvi 760
FM traffic compatible Yes (receiver included) Yes Major plus for Nuvi 760
Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount) Yes No Not too significant
ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) No Yes Advantage to the Nuvi 255W
MP3 player Yes No  
Audio book player Yes No  
FM transmitter Yes No Significantly improved audio - major plus for the Nuvi 760
Headphone jack/audio line-out Yes No  
Photo navigation (navigate to geo-tagged photos) No Yes Advantage to the Nuvi 255W
Current Price and Additional Information Source Use Amazon for more detailed product information and owner reviews

When you consider all the additional major features the Nuvi 760 GPS offers over the Nuvi 255W, you can see why it is outselling the Nuvi 255W.  Even at a slightly higher price.

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