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GPS help

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I have both the Garmin 60CX and the Zumo 450.

I love the 60 but I'm lukewarm or the Zumo.
 
getfeetwet

Around christmas time I got a Garmin 2820 w/ GXM 30 antenna, NEW, for ~ $315 shipped from getfeetwet.com. It's a great unit! A little big and hard to find a place to mount on my strapped-for-space K75, buy having XM built in is a dream.

This link will get you to the refurb 2820 for $ 215. There is a link on that page to the 2820 w/GXM 30 antenna. I bought the 2820 last month and it does it all with bluetooth to match. Works great in the car too.
http://getfeetwet.com/products/SKU-...ilot-2820-(Factory-Refurb)__010-N0517-05.aspx
 
I'm about to pull the trigger on a Nuvi 500. Amazon has them for $265. Garmin also produces an accessory package mount with a RAM ball and a direct wire kit. The Nuvi 500 is a waterproof unit, has the City Navigator NT maps for the lower 48 as well as the Topo maps. It also does multiple routes/waypoints and has a track back feature. (The Nuvi 550 has the NT maps for North America, but not the Topo maps.)

At $265, that's a LOT cheaper than a Zumo.
 
Does the 500 have a headphone jack? The 550 doesn't, so I had to return it - wouldn't connect to the Autocom. I've now got a Nuvi 760. While not waterproof, that was an easier obstacle to overcome than the headphone jack issue.
 
Does the 500 have a headphone jack? The 550 doesn't, so I had to return it - wouldn't connect to the Autocom. I've now got a Nuvi 760. While not waterproof, that was an easier obstacle to overcome than the headphone jack issue.

Headphone Jack is on the mount on the 550.
 
Sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear. I had a Nuvi 550, which was waterproof, but has no headphone jack. The Zumo 550 may well be different...
 
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