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Cost
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$499.99; on sale for $399.9 @ Best Buy at time review was posted
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Ease of Use / Functionality
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- The mother of the GPS market, the question is what doesn't the 1690 do? The screen size, text to speech conversion, Bluetooth connectivity and ease of locating just about every business known to (wo)man, makes this an exceptional product
- Easy to read/touch menu and menu options
- Easy to change volume as well as ability to shift from day to night mode
- Painless set up - see below
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Positive Attributes
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- Easy to read and touch sharp 4.3" diagonal screen
- Bluetooth connectivity - worked well with my cell phone; all easy to use and set up
- Flight status allows you to check on departure and arrivals
- The nuLink! feature with Google local locates virtually any restaurant, hotel, fast food, movie, hospital, office, coffee shop, grocery store, specialty store, bank/ATM and gas station/price and business of your choosing - over 6 million POI
- Where to and Traffic are handy tools
- Lane Assist, Eco Route optimization are readily helpful functions
- 2 year of free wireless connectivity; beyond that $5 a month
- For those on foot the Pedestrian Mode is an exceptional option. When I arrived at my hotel in Detroit, I switched to ped mode and was able to get to the nearest CVS and restaurant and calculate my total aw
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Store Locator
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www.bestbuy.com
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Key Features
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- NuLink! with all it's features - especially the restaurant finder to locate any flavor a foodie desires
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Loved the Pedestrian Mode; three hours of battery life
- When traveling, the Google Local/POI, Flight Status, five day forecast and White Papers are superb
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Wish List
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Robotic driving device could be added so I can sleep while car is driving itself. Ok, not serious.
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Ease of Assembly / Set Up
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- To my delight, the wondrous technician, Jeff, at Best Buy, activated and set it up in my car. While he made it look simple, and the directions read seamlessly, I fear it may have taken slightly longer than the 25 minutes it took him. Jeff gets a '10' on setting up, explaining and putting up with my pita questions I asked him.
- Included in the purchase is the suction cup mount, power cable, USB cable, the preloaded City Navigator and two (2) year subscription to nuLink!
- The USB connector fits into the GPS at bottom of screen
- The ball and socket holder allows the GPS to be rotated for optimum visibility. User can quickly and effortlessly remove GPS and store in handbag, briefcase or glove box
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Warranty
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- year subscription to nuLink!
- One (1) year warranty on parts and labor
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