I'm in the market for a GPS.
Was looking and saw there's also a Nuvi 550.
I know most of you guys swear by the Zumo...

But...what's the difference?

I'm not up on GPS units...so help me out here!

 

one big dif the nuvi did away with the big buttons on the side of unit and went tottaly touch screen i like being able to zoom when wereing heavy gloves not posible with touchscreen however i suspect that the nuvi will have more detail on poi"s not sure though im not that familiar with the nuvi

 

Another question...or two.....

Is $735 too much for the Zumo 550?
If I buy...should I consider the "Extended Warranty"?

I'm not an extended warranty kind of guy, but I'd consider it on electronics.

 

i got the zummo 450 for under 500( if u dont need bluetooth to tell u directions) the discontinued 450 should be even cheeper. u can still hear the 450 if u plugg into aux jack and load mps on sd card to hear tunes while on aux. i find just glancin i dont need the bitch tellin me every 2 minutes and if i miss a turn it will reroute real fast.

 

a few guys are usin lesser models of nuvi and puttin sandwich bag and rubber band for rain

 

Zumo is water and shock resistant and more motorcycle user freindly. Any time I buy electronics I check cnet.com. You can get good reviews and a list of sellers and their prices. You can find the Zumo 550 for at least $100 less.

 

One reason the Zomo is more expensive, is the screen is more readable in bright sun light. Harder to see the Nuvi screen when the sun hits it.

 

The ZUMO was built for bikes. I'm sure you could get a better price than that especially sine the 660 is now out.

 

I have both. here is the comparison https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare....areProduct=414

 

Actually, on Garmin's site...the 550 is more expensive than the 660, still.


I also looked at the TomTom Rider 2