Rating: ★★★★½

I’m probably considered a “soccer mom”. I’m a very smart person but I’ll be honest I’m not the most technologically savvy person and this device is very user friendly. I bought the Garmin Nuvi 670, as an upgrade to our current TOMTOM 910. It’s much easier to carry and attach to the windshield compared to the TOMTOM 910. My Garmin Nuvi only had to connect to my phone with the Bluetooth once. The TOMTOM continually reset. Being a soccer mom this device has probably saved me countless hours by not having to rely on a 10 year old to give me directions to their house after practice!

I frequently travel, across the US and sporadically international. I find when I get into a rental car in an unfamiliar city my gps system is my best friend. It certainly doesn’t hurt to do some research about where you’re headed prior to any trip. Map out your locations, Google addresses and program them in prior to your trip if they’re not already listed in POI’s. I wouldn’t recommend just using the POI’s programmed into the system as they aren’t always up-to-date.

The garmin 670 offers extras that have definitely been helpful to say the least, having a currency exchange calculator built in to the unit has often been helpful even though it needs to be manually updated. I haven’t tested the language dictionary/conversion but what a neat feature if you need it. A calculator is always good to have too.

I’m just beginning to use the Nuvi 670 to it’s full potential, but have been very pleased with trips to Vancouver and Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, along with a great deal of the west coast down to Arizona. Don’t let the cost deter you, it’s definitely worth it.