Garmin 3597LMTHD Portable Bluetooth Lifetime
The only negative with this GPS is that the user's booklet doesn't give very much information. The manual on disk is a "4" on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the best). However, the GPS is easy to use and most of the menu items are pretty much self-explanatory. Having the TOPO maps included is a big plus. If you were to buy the more inexpensive 450T and have to buy the maps for various regions you could easily spend far more to have maps for the entire U.S. than what this device costs. The scale is acceptable, the contour intervals are not as good as a USGS map of course, but you do have the option to purchase more detailed map (at at least $99 a "pop"). I've found that I don't really need that much detail. As a backpacker, I found setting a route using my own waypoints to be a great asset. I've also used this GPS for geocaching and it is pretty accurate. The camera is another plus, the detail is good enough unless you want to print an 8X10 photo. Downloading the photos was relatively simple and I was able to easily bring pictures into my Kodak Easyshare program as well as my Nikon program. Again as a backpacker I like to only take items with me that have more than one purpose (I use a frisbee as a dinner plate, but I have yet to find more than one use for my toothbrush). Anyway, I'm pleased with this GPS and reccommend it.
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Bought this last week to replace my previous nuvi and absolutely love it... It was my best purchase ever, until today. I guess Apple caught on and released an iOS update over the weekend and now SmartLink no longer works with iPhone... in fact it even blocks the bluetooth connection from iPhone to the GPS. Smartlink was fantastic and I even subscribed ($$$) to the advanced weather and advanced traffic feeds... now I can no longer receive them since the iPhone displays the message "nuvi 3597 is not supported"... and will not link to the GPS.
BalasHapusSO... if you want smartlink to iPhone as a primary reason for buying... I suggest you wait...
This is a flawless unit. They will have a hard time improving any feature of this GPS.
BalasHapusThe screen has smart phone quality and the software and navigation features are superb. I used it to drive 600 miles today, and have no complaints or suggestions.