Your Nuvi Best Buy depends on what you expect from your GPS. To complicate the selection of the Nuvi best buy, Garmin recently introduced a new product line called the 2x5 series. If the unit starts with "2" and ends with "5", it is one of the new 2x5 series. 
The entry level Nuvi unit is the Nuvi 200. It is small (3.8"W x 2.8"H) and thin (0.8"thick), and light (5.2 ounces). The new improved 2x5 equivalent for the Nuvi 200 is the Nuvi 205. Before you buy a Nuvi 200 or 205, be aware that they do not speak street names. This is very important since without the spoken street name, you must take your eyes off the road to read the street name. DANGEROUS! If you are OK with not having the street names spoken, buy the newer Nuvi 205. The Nuvi 200W or the Nuvi 205W (wide screen) have a larger display. The screen on theses units is 3.81"W x 2.25 "H,4.3" diagonal versus the smaller Nuvi 200/205 screen at 2.8"W x 2.1"H,3.5" diagonal. These widescreen models do not speak street names but the display is easier to read. Keep reading for the best GPS buy. Before the introduction of the 2x5 series, the only GPS of the Nuvi 200 series to speak street names was the Nuvi 260. Garmin has added the Nuvi 255, 255W, 265T, 265WT, and the 275T units which all speak street names. At the same time Garmin introduced the 2x5 series, it discontinued the Nuvi 300 series and most of the Nuvi 600 series models. Logically, a Nuvi 200 series or 2x5 series should be the lowest cost Nuvi model that speaks street names. Actually the Nuvi 350 now costs less than the 255. It speaks street names and has more features for your money. Even though it has been discontinued, while supplies last, the Nuvi best buy is the Nuvi 350. It is the most popular GPS sold on the Internet. It speaks street names and includes an MP3 player and an audio book player. The Nuvi 350 was the most positively reviewed electronics product on Amazon in 2007 according to the Amazon "Best List". It is also a Consumer's Reports "Best Buy". More information on the Nuvi 350 Nuvi 350 Best Deal |