7.9 out of 10

Garmin Nuvi 1490

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Title: Great GPS

8.0/10

Reviewer: lrolland, Dell
13 July 2011
Pros: I owned a Garmin GPS before I purchased this one and I loved it, but it was stolen while I was on Christmas vacation. This one is a replacement. It's ready to go right out of the box which makes it a huge plus for me because I didn't have time to set it up. Use it for finding locations in my homr city that I'm not familiar with and for the bluetooth feature to travel around the city and to Texas on a regular basis. It's the best. Read more
Screen size nice...but not worth the issues

Reviewer: Superwell, Costco
13 January 2012
So, i received this for Christmas and first thing I did was tried to update the software and maps. While software update went well the maps did not. I'm a computer tech and very knowledgable in electronics and once the maps were loaded the unit kept going into a loop telling me the unit had updated to install and reboot. Makes the unit unuseable and a piece of junk. I managed to remove the map update file from the hidden folder on the garmin and now it's working ok. Read more
3 MONTH REVIEW ....DISAPPOINTING UNIT

2.0/10

Reviewer: GPS City Canada
5 December 2009
My 3 month use review is as follows. Large bright easy to read screen , Slimmer than previous Nuvi's , but it does not come with a case/cover Blue... Read more
- bright screen clear sound
- poor firmware/software , bluetooth paring