Garmin DriveSmart 66 MT-S 6 Inch Sat Nav with Amazon Alexa, Map Updates for UK, Ireland and Full Europe, Environmental Zone Routing, Bluetooth Hands-Free calling and Live Traffic

This is a significant improvement over my previous Garmin (2599LMT) that was really getting long in the tooth, having been purchased back in 2014 - but then you'd expect it to be. It's a very usable satnav, but not without glitches or issues.The screen is much improved over the old nav, being slightly bigger and noticeably sharper - easy to read and handle. The performance is also much better, the old one struggled with the current maps, sometimes took ages to recalculate the route and wasn't even able to store the full Europe map any more - this one handles all of that well.It's also able to update itself via wifi without having to use the Garmin Express software - that's a bonus as Garmin Express has given me many headaches in the past...The screen graphics and navigation instructions are clear and the UI intuitive to use, being used to the previous version it was very easy to adapt to it.As for the issues I have with it - it has already crashed once or twice while in use and restarted itself, this used to happen with the old Garmin occasionally as well. The routes it suggests in London are still occasionally rather dubious, that's probably a map data issue but it hasn't improved... Finally, while it can work as hands-free device, it seems the mic is rather poor and I've not been able to get that to work properly - maybe it's an issue with my device.It's not cheap though and many people will prefer to use their phone for navigation. I however like Garmin's UI usability, the clarity of instructions and not having to rely on having mobile signal (very useful when travelling to the remoter parts of UK!)

Having used the previous incantation of Gaiman I know you either love them or hate them.Personally I love them.They are simple and easy to use, this is no exception. Nice clear screen with really responsive touch screen apps.Lightweight and slimline makes it easy to use in a small car.It responds to changes of direction quickly and has a very expansive history which makes it ideal for anyone who has to routinely visit lots of addresses.Slightly expensive but was worth the upgrade.

All going well until the map updates failed. Brought for my Dad as he doesn't have a PC and this promised updates via Wifi, which it does, until the map updates fail. Had to bring it back with me after a visit and post back to him. Please be aware that if you have an error message on the PC when trying to update / fix (something like "map update failed") you need to have a large amount of free space on you main harddrive - I believe 6gb or more. No support on this on their website. Had to google. Not good enough!

The sat navigation states no updates available yet it takes you down dead end roads around Exeter that has been dead ends for around 4 years.Also when it gives you an alternative faster route to potentially take and you select it, it reboots itself by shutting down and starting up again which is dangerous as then you are trying to get it to start the previous route you wanted and then past the turn off it was offering you and then stuck in traffic as its too late... really poor sat nav and looking at sending back.

Ich hab nun mehrere Geräte von TomTom und nun auch Garmin und bin eifach nur erschreckt wie unglaublich schlecht die Benutzerfreundlichkeit bei Garmin ist! Die Spracherkennung und die Suche von Adressen mit dem Gerät ist einfach nur grottenschlecht!Etwas besser geht es mit der App, die findet zumindest auch eine Strasse die man nicht mit Bindestrichen eigegeben hat.Garmin sollte wirklich langsam aber sicher mal überlegen wie vielleicht ein Benutzer das Gerät verwenden würde und nicht irgendwelche Programmierer. TomTom ist hier wirklich schon um Welten weiter!Auch eine Sache die total Nervt: Man kann einfach nicht deaktivieren das ein Anrufer und das Audio über das Navi läuft obwohl man das einfach nicht möchte ... wen muss ich komplett entkoppeln, dann bekommt das Navi aber keine Verkehrsinfos mehr ...Ich bin echt gnadenlos von Garmin enttäuschtDie Sprachsteuerung ist im übrigen einfach nur kompletter Schrott ... ja, die Befehlen werden meist erkannt, aber eine Adresseingabe versteht das Ding alles, aber nicht das was man wirklich sucht! Lag auch nicht an meiner Stimme, sondern alle Mitarbeiter haben es auch ausprobiert und nur noch den Kopf geschüttelt!