Garmin nuvi 255W vs 1450

The Differences Feature between Garmin nuvi 255W vs 1450

Garmin nuvi GPS	255W	1450
View The Latest Price	Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator	Garmin nüvi 1450 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
The Difference Features	1. Unit Dimension : 4.8"W x 2.9"H x .8"D (12.2 x 7.4 x 2.0 cm) 2. Display size: WxH:3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm) 3. Weight: 6.1 ounces (172.93 g) 4. Battery life: up to 4 hours 5. Routes: 0 6. Accepts data cards: SD™ card (not included)	1. Unit Dimension : 5.4"W x 3.4"H x .6"D (13.7 x 8.6 x 1.6 cm) 2. Display size: 4.4"W x 2.5"H (11.1 x 6.3 cm); 5.0" diag (12.7 cm) 3. Weight: 7.8 ounces (221.1 g) 4. Battery life: up to 3 hours 5. Routes: 10 6. Accepts data cards: microSD™ card (not included) 7. Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation)- with junction view 8. Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route) 9. Pedestrian navigation capability enabled through optional CityXplorer maps
Amazon's Customer Reviews The most helpful favorable review	1,034 of 1,037 people found the following review helpful: Garmin Nuvi 255w I actually could not decide between the Garmin Nuvi 255w or the 750 model, so I decided to buy them both for comparison. I mounted them both to my car windshield and gave them various addresses to find together. I found that both models took the same routes and announced upcoming turns and street names at practically the same time. One thing I noticed about the 255w was...read more	43 of 43 people found the following review helpful: Garmin Nuvi 1450 I've had my Garmin 1450 now for about a week, and I got a great deal on it ($299). I was drawn to this GPS when I saw how easy it was to use for someone like me who has never had a GPS before purchasing this one. I played around with it on the store's display. The large screen can be easily viewed while driving without struggling to view it. I love the touch...read more
The most helpful critical review	517 of 557 people found the following review helpful: Not a bad little unit, but a few quirks I purchased the Nuvi for my Jeep Wrangler. I had a factory GPS unit in my Toyota 4Runner that I loved... the Nuvi 255W appealed due the size of the unit and one's ability to remove it from the car and carry it around as a hand held if walking city streets. It was also appealing because it offered 'elevation contours' at higher zoom levels so you got some feeling of the... read more	4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: garmin nuvi 1450 5 inch The first time we used it to go a couple of blocks it was fine. But last night we had to go 20 miles past our house and it went out 5 times in that distance. It reads no satilite reception and it dosen't work till you go about 5 miles down the road. It also dosen't seemed to know it's right from it's left. It tells you to turn right when the road is on the left. Then...read more
YouTube Video Demo / Review	Video 1 click here. This nuvi 255w video is from bigfatpipe. The video length is 1:15 minutes. Video 2 click here. This nuvi 255w video is from WestMarineInc. The video length is 4:42 minutes.	N/A
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Common Features for both nuvi:

• Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels
  
• Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
• Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
• High-sensitivity receiver
• RoHS version available
• Preloaded maps
• Ability to add maps
• Built-in memory:internal solid state
  
• Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000
• Basemap: yes
• Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft.")
• Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.")
• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation)
• Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)
• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.)
• FM traffic compatible
• MSN Direct Compatible
• Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads)
• Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection)
• ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route)
  
• Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout)
• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
• Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device)
• Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device)
• Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos)
• World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator
• Picture viewer
• Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature)
• Touchscreen

Unavailable Features:
Both nuvi 255W and 1450 do not have the following features:

• Waterproof
• Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands)
• 3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D)
• Bluetooth® wireless technology (connect to your phone for hands-free calling)
• Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information)
• XM® Navtraffic & Radio for U.S. compatible
• Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount)
• Multimode (switches modes to drive, hike, bike or boat)
• MP3 player
• Audio book player
• FM transmitter
• Headphone jack/audio line-out
• Dead reckoning
• Motorcycle-friendly
• Trucking-friendly
• Marine-friendly
• Geocaching-friendly