Garmin 1450LMT Automobile Portable GPS Navigator

Great GPS but trying to meet the manditory 60 day registration to be elgible for lifetime map & traffic updates was terrible! I worked for an hour trying to register my product. Garmin kept asking me for an account number in order to register. How do you get an account number "BEFORE" you register. It was "NOT" user friendly & I wonder if this was by design in order to prevent folks from meeting the 60 day deadline for registration. There should "NOT" be a time limit to receive "LIFETIME" "FREE" map & traffic updates. My fellow co-worker bought his 1450 LMT a year ago and did not know about the 60 day deadline for registration & now Garmin says he is not elgible for Lifetime updates. Terribly unfare! This was the reason he paid more to get this unit. Glad I read the small print & didn't give up trying to figure out "HOW" to get registered.

I had been searching to buy a good GPS Nav., as I have never used one I wanted one that was accurate and easy to use. The Garman Nivi 1450LMT 5in seemed to fit what I wanted. After using it I am completly satisfied with its accuracy and ease of operation. I have been seriously thinking about buying one for my Daughter, and would recommend it to anyone.

I am an outside sales professional and was using Mapquest for directions. My Garmin makes finding my location so much easier! Instead of trying to read the directions from a piece of paper, I can now listen to the turn by turn instructions. It is a much safer way to drive! This is the first GPS I have owned, and was surprised at how easy it was to get started. Set up was quick and the touch screen apps makes using it a breeze. I would highly reccomend anyone who does outside sales to buy one!

Garmin great as always! 1 minor problem, at some angles or light conditions the screen is a little difficult to see/read, but overall a great addition to your travels. Wife found it very ez to use....major plus! And, there are many mounting accessories/gadgets available online so for a really cheap investment you should be able to mount just about anywhere on dash or cycle. This is 2nd Garmin also have 255w just a lttle smaller also a very good unit, Very satisfied, highly recommended.

After skimming the instructions, I charged it - no problem - with my computer. I plugged in my daughter's address (which is only 3 miles away) to see how it would do on a short jaunt. Not good!! Had I not known where I was going I would have landed 1 mile the opposite direction - in a bean field. The next time was to a convention center in a larger city. It did just fine! I have talked with others and have found this is common with most GPS systems when you put in home addresses. Haven't done over the road yet, but I look forward to it with the help of my easy to use, attractive, easy to see Nuvi. I had feared the worse after reading many others reviews, because I'm not computer savvy, but updating was really easy. I'm even interested in using it for finding garage sales in neighboring towns. The suction mount apparatus is tops - never a problem with it falling off the windshield. It also came with a dash-mount disk for more permanent usage.