 "Very happy with the Quest" | 2008-04-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A39Y5VBL2EMR6L |
First let me say that this is my first GPS, and was clueless as to which unit to buy. I completely relied on reviews posted on Amazon to help me learn about GPS from other owners. I wanted a unit that would be used more on the trail and kayaking then car use. But I needed a reliable unit for driving, I can only afford one unit. The Quest is small and fits a foward pocket on my backpack. Its waterproof for use on the kayak. Its recgargeable enough for day use. Only drawback appears to be it will not allow you to switch batteries on the trail. The battery is a lithium-ion battery which has a life of 8 hours of continuous use. After that recharge. So you have to concider that on your hike. The price is great, and the "city navigator" DVD I've inputed works fine. I paid only $216 for a factory "reconditioned" unit, and this unit also included the "city navigator" DVD, which is a must. The internal map that come in the unit is too basic, does not show streets, only main highways and interstates.
So again the best thing about this Garmin Quest GPS is its compact, accurate, well made, a good value and expandable with 115 MB of memory. Could this be the best multi-tasking gps made? Maybe. |
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| "Life Saver" | 2008-01-28 |
| - Reviewed By supplyo |
| I bought this for my wife as a Christmas present and she loves it. She uses it all the time. It has saved us from going out of the way a couple and even when we couldn't see road signs it guided us in the right direction. Another great attraction is it's ability to find points of interest even if you don't have an address. All around it is a great value for the money. |
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 "Good signal for one year, and then..." | 2008-01-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1YYKW940A1PTB |
| I bought this item for more than a year already. It was and still is a good GPS that 90% of the time directs you to the right place. You just need sometime to get used to the command. The best thing to do is to first find a familiar place with this GPS and see how it directs you to the destination. However, I give it a three star because it is losing reception after one year of use for whatever reason. It used to only lose signal when I travel inside cities that have a lot of tall buildings. Now it just lose signal randowly and more frequently. Although I fix this problem by buying the external antenna, but I can only give a three star. |
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| "Stupedously excellent" | 2007-12-14 |
| - Reviewed By genecrash007 |
I Have been using Garmin Quest for the last 2 years. I think I am experienced enough to write a review for the product. This is a small, yet powerful, potential and very nice GPS that never let me down any time. I drive a lot, interstate driving and intercities driving incusive, and use my Questy regularly. It is ultimately portable, bright enough to view at any time of the day even during bright sun shine. The system gets ready in a matter of 4-25 seconds. I mentioned the maximum of 25 seconds since it took this long time twice so far (once in Cape May,NJ and the other time in Niagara falls,NY. Rest of the times, it always started in less than 10 seconds.
Portability is a plus. Reroute is pretty fast and I would say instantaneous. As soon as I miss a turn, it gets ready with new direction very fast in a matter of couple of seconds.
Takes a very small space to mount or store and is a very imporatnat and relaible asset I have ever bought.
I will recomend this product for any one who is seriously thinking of a GPS with full featureqs, great quality, comfortable size yet superbly fast.
Thanks Garmin and this is a studd for your products |
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| "Garmin Quest - A Hybrid GPS" | 2007-11-23 |
| - Reviewed By easy-g |
| You really need to do your research before buying a GPS. I've owned the Garmin Quest for almost three years now and I love it. It has features that you just can't find in the touch screen models. First off it's waterproof. I also use this GPS when I go boating and it almost always gets splashed with water. It has a breadcrumb feature that allows you to see where you've been. Great for boating, hiking, or exploring unmarked country dirt roads and you need to find your way back. It has an internal battery that will last 20 hours on a single charge. As with all GPS's there are some downsides to it. The screen is a little on the small side compared to today's models. It takes longer to enter in addresses than with a touch screen model. And you do have to plan your trip carefully and load the maps you'll need before you start your adventures. (The Garmin Quest II Handheld GPS Navigator comes with all the maps preloaded. It didn't exist when I purchased my Quest.) Because of these downsides, I've recently purchased the Garmin nüvi 650 Personal Travel Assistant for North America for my wife. It has a very large touch screen (wide screen version) which makes it easier to input addresses than the standard size touch screen GPS's (such as the Garmin nüvi 350 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator with Maps for North America). It has all the maps preloaded so she won't have to think about loading any. It's not waterproof, but she will never have a need to use it outside of a car. It doesn't have the breadcrumb feature that we love, but you just have to learn to accept there are limitations with all GPS's. Just do your research and purchase the one that's best suited for your needs and budget. |
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| "The one of the best gadget I've ever had...." | 2007-09-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2O4POZNUZRZHE |
this is one of the best gadget I have ever had, very portable, waterproof,very bright sharp screen,very accurate, excellent battery life,
the price was excellent for the quality, features.
I had this fantastic device for 3 years I am sometimes still learning about how to fully utilize this device, this has a lot of differnt ways to show you the direction. Men are usually good with directions so u may not need voice guidence sometimes u just need to glance a brief map with highlighted path,or u just need typed directions all depend the way needed
but nothing is perfect. This device doesnt response quickly in a busy downtown area so you might have to give it a little time to recalculate.
when I tried to buy this product I read a lot of amazon's customer reviews
they all make their point they about 90 percent right. The reason why I am giving 5 stars are despite of it's shortcomings(128mb builin memory)
When u get used to how it works u will learn to love this product. This is the very fist GPS I ever had but I dont think i need any better GPS.
This also has all the attractions, parks,restraunt, u practically dont need yellowpages, but like any electronics u can use basic functions but this amazing device is much more than that, don't let this small screen fool you because small screen is good enough for u. I can go on with all the details but I can almost gurantee u that u will not regret it.
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 "Lasted 17 Months...now what?" | 2007-07-23 |
| - Reviewed By craigarious |
Well, I enjoyed this unit while it lasted. Now it works for a few minutes before it eternally says "Lost Satellite Reception". Since Garmin charges $150 to repair it, I'll be getting a new one. This shouldn't have happened. I only use it a few times per month!
Shoulda gotten the extended warranty!
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 "Great little nav" | 2007-06-18 |
| - Reviewed By gregoryhale3 |
Now I'm a bit of a GPS nut and a Garmin fan - I have the nuvi 360 in my commuter car, and gave the i3 to my directionally-challenged college student son. I recently bought a motorcycle, and mounted the nuvi on it - was disappointed in the readability of the display in bright sunlight, and nervous about getting caught in the rain.
Got the Quest after some research, and think it's perfect for motorcycling. The display is nice and bright even in full sun, and it's waterproof! Got a Garmin motorcycle mount that can be wired to the bike and to a helmet headset, although haven't gotten around to doing all that yet; for now just running it on the internal battery (great battery life) and visual commands.
Each of my nav units serves well; the nuvi is definitely easiest to use, the i3 is very simple for someone like my son who only uses it occasionally and doesn't want to bother learning all about GPS, and the Quest is awesome for the motorcycle - the ability to pre-program routes with multiple waypoints is great for Sunday morning loop rides to out-of-the-way places. |
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| "Nice GPS for the Money" | 2007-05-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A34E48L5SO690L |
| Very nice product, but the routing seems to take you on all kinds of side trips no matter what your settings. I've used this in a small aircraft, in a personal vehicle, handheld, and in my work vehicle to track my location and movements.. I would buy it again. |
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 "MAPS HOPELESSLY OUTDATED MAKE THIS USELESS!" | 2007-04-13 |
| - Reviewed By joec972 |
I have had a quest for about 6 months now and find this a very frustrating unit to work with.
Recently went on a trip to California from Arizona and all went well until I got to California. Although I had maps loaded for the location I went to (Sacramento) the maps were outdate by as much as 2 yrs.
Here in Arizona where I live south of Phoenix there have been a lot of new developments and there's a loop that's been completed and in existence for about a year and a half and it doesn't show on the map.
Garmin will go to great lenghts to ask you to report the issue but will not do anything to resolve it.
This is pretty much useless as the area I drive around has been much developed but there are no street or road displays anywhere on the most current version of the map.
FORGET GARMIN!
RUN AWAY from this product unless you want to be frustrated out of your mind. |
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