General Physical dimensions 4.8'W x 2.9'H x.8'D (12.2 x 7.4 x 2.0 cm) Weight 6.1 ounces (172.93 g) Battery rechargeable lithium-ion Display type WQVGA color TFT with white backlight Display size 3.81'W x 2.25'H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3' diag (10.9 cm) Display resolution 480 x 272 pixels Battery life up to 4 hours Maps & Memory Preloaded street maps Storage and Power Capacity SD™ card (not included) Navigation Features Traffic compatible Additional Additional This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® XP or newer and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.

Quick links The 255W sports a 4.3″ wide touch screen (hence the “W”) and includes pre-loaded maps of the U.S. It also has text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “drive one-half mile, then turn left on Oak Street.” instead of just “drive one-half mile, then turn left.” Related units • Step up to the to add Bluetooth for hands free calling • Or choose the to add lifetime traffic • Going the other direction, drop down to the and you’ll get the 255W’s feature set on a smaller, 3.5″ screen • Meanwhile, the is identical to the 255W, except that you lose text-to-speech and maps of Alaska I’ve been very impressed with the nuvi 2×5 series. The 255W is the nicest model in the series, which I dubbed the best entry-level GPS on the market in my. The next portion of this review is adapted from there.

Advanced features found on the Garmin nuvi 255W None of the features below are found on this unit’s predecessor, the. Redesigned map screen New to the map screen are the direction of and distance to next turn indicator in the upper left corner of the screen, which when pressed brings up a detailed turn preview as the unit speaks the next turn instructions. Moving this to the upper left freed up the bottom left data field which now shows your current speed.

You can see all this in the screen shot below. Speed limit Speed limit icons display the speed limit for many roads, as shown above. I really like the proximity of this to the current speed display. Omron Usb Serial Converter Driver Windows 7 more. Trip log display Trip log, or as I prefer to call it;-), tracklog display, can show where you’ve been and can be downloaded to your computer (tracklogs can be cleared and the feature disabled for those of you with something to hide!).

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