Garmin - nüvi 42LM Essential Series - 4.3" - Lifetime Map Updates - Portable GPS - Black

Great basic GPS unit. Got me around CT on my first trip there without having to worry about getting from place to place. Love it.

This product was easy to set up and use. The lifetime map updates will be helpful in the future. I also love the fact that it shows you which lane to be in to make exits and other maneuvers. My previous GPS unit didn't have that capability and it caused me a lot of trouble driving around the big city. Garmin also has many options for personalizing your unit including different "vehicles" and sounds.

This GPS unit is easy to use, and seems to be accurate so far. Updates are a breeze, and quick. The only thing that frustrates me is that it is very difficult to remove from the suction cup base. This requires you to remove the entire base from the windshield in order to stow it away, or do updates. This is the only thing that prevents me from giving it a 5 star rating.

I got this for my Dad for Father's Day. Hasn't been in use for that long, but so far he seems to like it. My Dad is not tech savvy and after showing him the basics once, I think he's got the hang of how to use it for the most part. I've used it myself a couple times and it's a good solid GPS. The only drawback so far that I've noticed is that it takes a bit long for the device to acquire signals when you first turn it on. Not the biggest of issues but still. I paid $79.99 for it and for that value it definitely is worth it, especially given it was brand new and not refurbished or anything. Again, it hasn't been used a lot since it was opened so as far as wear and tear and durability I can't say anything just yet. If there are any updates, I'll definitely post them. -Thanks.

Don't let the relatively low price fool you. This GPS is loaded with great features including lane assist and an excellent screen and gives your speed more accurately than your vehicle speedometer. Plus you get lifetime map upgrades. What you do not get is Bluetooth and Traffic but I have never found these higher end features to be useful. Also do not get voice commands that you speak to control the unit. All in all an excellent value with all the features you need.

I used to use GPS before the smart phones became smart. Then once I could get routes through my iPhone, I never looked at the GPS again. So after 6 -7 years, now I started feeling to have a dedicated GPS so I don't need to highly rely on my phone network to get to places (especially when my wife is driving the car as she has a limited data to her iPhone). Then when I did my research, I found this GPS being reviewed better than most others in the price range I was looking. So got that from BB, got shipped on time and all that. Setting up was easy and was impressed with life time (4 times a year) map update option as the older GPS used to suck at that. Like the look & feel, UI is clean & love the part when it shows the simulation the exists with road signs and all that. That's pretty cool. Only one concern is, even though I have kept my routing option to be the quickest & have not turned on the skip highway option either, the GPS tends to skip the highways right next to my house and prefers to take me through back roads a bit more than my iPhone routes. Which am still researching to find answer for. Those highways are not new either. Other than that, me & my wife loves this GPS and it saves our phone batteries so we could get a longer battery life for our phones too.

Awesome GPS, not complicated to operate. Upgraded my old one & this one has updated maps... Very good product for the price, I'm very satisfied.

This is my second Garmin, my first Garmin was a gift, I loved it! I took it everywhere. Then my maps ran out so I renewed them. It was expensive (over $50). Recently my Maps again expired and when I went online to see if perhaps the price had gone down, (since new ones came with lifetime maps) sadly the cost was the same. So I bought a new Garmin with Lifetime Maps (cheaper than continuously paying for map updates--a lifetime Map update for my old Garmin was only $5 less than the price of a new Garmin. My old Garmin still works great (the maps are expired). I like my new Gatmin, but it wasn't able to give me directions to get out of my friend's neighborhood. It kept saying proceed to the highlighted route. The screen did not show a highlighted route. I had to call a friend for directions. I did like that my new Garmin actually read out the street names, my old one would say, turn right in 100 ft. The new one says turn right on Main St. I also like how it provides me with a picture of exit ramp lanes when I'm driving on the highway.