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Garmin 010-10989-01 Review by Zane (Atlanta, GA)
I bought my CD last week and have been visiting popular as well as remote places to see if anything's changed. For anyone who has to deal with space constraints and such (me, for example), the mapping data is about 1.4GB. Installation does take some time, presumably due to the increase in mapping data and time required to build increasingly diverse index files.
Sadly, NT2009 does not seem to be as big an update from 2008 as the latter was from NT8. There are quite a few major/popular POIs (like banks and restaurants) that are still not present. In fact, there is a BoA branch that's suddenly changed location in the '09 database. Over the past couple of years, there have been a couple of exit changes on I-84 but none of them are reflected in here. There are a couple of streets near my gf's house that were renamed a few years ago but have still not found their way into the Garmin DB (haven't checked NAVTEQ though). At the risk of belaboring my point, I'll stop right here. :)
YMMV though as many friends, relatives and members on online discussion forums have found solace with NT2009 in places such as FL and AZ. I will be in GA/ATL all through May and shall update this review in a couple of weeks.
Overall, if you're eligible for a free update, go for it. However, if you live in the N.E. and have to shell out $55-odd, I think your money is better spent elsewhere, assuming you have NT2008 already.
P.S.: If you have an older system (like the c3xx), you can fit the entire mapping data on an SD card. If you have a 1GB or smaller card, select the areas you most want via MapSource. For example, removing PR and Hawaii easily saves 70-odd MBs.
Edited on 05/28/08:
After spending a few weeks traveling through GA and NC, I can't find any location that isn't mapped in the latest version. One or two gas stations in the ATL suburbs (Alpharetta to be more precise) show up on the opposite side of the street (maybe it's bad interpretation logic in Garmin's hardware and has nothing to do with cartographic data) but hey, at least they aren't completely absent! Overall, the south-eastern U.S. seems better covered as compared to the north-east.
Garmin 010-10989-01 Review by JAW "Bah..." (Eastern NC USA)
According to an email I just received from Garmin Customer Service, this 2009 map upgrade only reflects roads that were present in mid-2007. Why does Garmin call this a "2009" upgrade if that is the best they can do?
From my observations, this map upgrade is no better than the 2007 version I replaced.
I'm sorry I purchased it and would not recommend it to anyone.
Garmin 010-10989-01 Review by gj83
I've had the Nuvi 660 since it came out back in 2006 and finally got around to updating the maps with this release. The hotels that were not in my old version are still not in it including the Hampton Inn Camden Yards. Restaurants in Charlotte, NC that have been there since 2006 are not in there. I haven't yet seen a difference yet.
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Garmin 010-10989-01:: Description
Mapsource city Navigator Noth America NT map update 2009. Premium maps contain full coverage throughour the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico including metropolitan and rural areas. Displays nearly 6 million points of interest. Will automatically create point-to-point routs in Mapsource and on a variety of units. Supplemental coverage of Hawaii provided using unverified government data. Trip and waypoint managment feature lets you transfer waypoints, routs and tracks between your Garmin GPS and your PC. Compatible with Street Pilot i5, c330, c340, c530, c550, c580, 7200, 7500, 2720, 2730 and 2820. Compatible with all nuvi series, zumo 450, 550, GPSMAP 478, 496 and Quest 2. Includes detailed maps containing highways, interstates, business and residential roads with attributes such as turn restrictions, roundabout guidance, speed categories and other navigation features.
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