Garmin 270 Review by Stephen

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This will be my forth Garmin GPS system, and I am actually willing to say with my experience in using the Garmin and Nuvi lineups that the Garmin Nuvi 270 does offer me the best value for what I need it to do. All of the Nuvi’s are superior in my opionion to the other lines although the garmin 270 does seem to have less speaker power volume than the streetpilots, but also isn’t massive in size which is more important for me as I like it to be portable, light and easily traveled.

The Nuvi 270 seems to pick more logical and better routes when compared side by side to my two other non-nuvi series units, and also has a much better viewing angle and brightness then others which is more obviously apparent when you have them all setup together and viewing with the same types of ambience, glare and sunlight/direction.

The new mounts and onboard accessories I feel are also much better then the Garmin 670 I own, as well as the streetpilot 2610 and a Magellan unit, and after owning so many I can safely say that an appropriate mount is one thing that many first time GPS buyers may overlook (there is nothing more annoying then a hard to mount system, nor a brand new expensive toy that falls and smashes into your car)

I truly love the garmin nuvi 270 gps and it comes packed lighlty with all the features I need without running up the lowest prices you can find online for them, I give it a near perfect score with my only beef with this is that I have got used to widescreen already so downgrading to back to a normal 3.5′ viewable area has been a pain in the butt, but should change as I get used to it again on an upcoming adventure!