Garmin Nuvi 660 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: New high-end navigation system ticks all the right boxes

Verdict: Garmin's Nuvi 660 is the high-end addition to the GPS giant's range, offering a massive array of features that establish the device as a complete multimedia travel companion.

Review summary: Garmin's new nuvi GPS navigation device bills itself as a 'personal travel assistant'. Unlike other GPS devices, this machine isn't just designed to sit on your dashboard and coo "turn left" and "turn right"

Pros: SiRF Star III GPS chipset, Suction cup mount

Cons: Internal speaker

Verdict: Very expensive and yet utterly desireable

Award: Editor's Choice!

Pros: Accurate GPS receiver ; text-to-speech functionality ; gorgeous display ; integrated Bluetooth, travel tools and multimedia functions

Cons: More expensive than the competition ; no external volume controls

Verdict: The Garmin nüvi 660 is a slim, lightweight, sexy sat-nav that offers all the navigation basics, tools for the world traveller, Bluetooth and more

Review summary: - Not content with offering a slim handheld in the form of the Garmin nuvi 360, Garmin has released a widescreen version - the Garmin nuvi 660, but like the television in your lounge, do you really need more picture?

Pros: Easy to use interface, traffic support, widescreen, maps of Europe

Cons: Speaker is lacklustre, expensive

Verdict: Good, but the widescreen shouldn't be your main reason for buying it

Pros: Display, User interface, Size, Solid features list, Bluetooth hands-free calling

Cons: Address searching order, Sunlight glare can be an issue, Slow re-routing times in some instances, no external volume controls

Verdict: The nuvi 660 adds a larger display and Bluetooth hands-free calling to an already solid previous unit, but some small deficiencies still remain. Best of all though, the pricing difference between models is minimal, so the 660 is definitely worth the ...