Garmin nuvi 350 3 5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator

What if one device could help you navigate anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, while offering travel tips, storing your favorite tunes and photos, providing translation assistance, and more? That device is here, and it’s not much bigger than a deck of cards. The Garmin nuvi 350 is set to revolutionize what we expect from a GPS navigation device, or from any device for that matter.
Which nuvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators
The nuvi 350 is a portable GPS navigator, traveler’s reference, and digital entertainment system, all in one. View product demo (requires Flash). |
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A simple touchscreen interface and voice guidance allow you to keep your eyes on the road. View larger. |
Listen to an audio book or an MP3 while you’re on the road. View larger. |
Design
With a total weight of 5.1 ounces and slim measurements of 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches (WxHxD), the nuvi 350 is just right for the pocket or purse. A bright, 64,000-color display dominates the front of the device and a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels means that there’s plenty of room for displaying map data and other elements of the device’s interface. An SD memory card slot is provided for expansion software, such as a points of interest database, media files and electronic guides (see below). The flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for connecting the unit to an external GPS antenna. Meanwhile, a powerful built-in speaker resides on the back of device. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you for to eight hours of battery life, depending on use. In addition to an AC charger, the unit also ships with a 12-volt power adapter for vehicle charging, as well as a windshield suction cup mount.
Fortunately, Garmin has made it easy to interface with the nuvi 350’s 700 megabytes of onboard memory, thanks to “plug-and-play” USB mass storage support. Just plug the device into your computer’s USB port and you’ve got instantaneous access to all the audio books, music, photos, supplemental maps and other data on the nuvi 350’s internal and SD card memory.
Navigation
The nuvi 350 is first and foremost a personal GPS device. Wherever you go — in your car or on foot– the device offers extremely accurate position data, thanks to a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver by SiRF and WAAS-enabled, 12-satellite reception. Combined with detailed maps of the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico the nuvi 350 provides automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, and touchscreen control– making it easy to find your way anywhere. Plus, the unique “text-to-speech” feature calls out turns by street name, and you can choose from either 2D or 3D mapping perspectives when you’re viewing your route on the display. Additionally, the nuvi 350 is compatible with Garmin’s GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver*, which allows users to avoid traffic tie-ups by simply pushing a button that will calculate a new route.
As mentioned, the nuvi 350 comes packed with mapping data for North America, but you can can also load up your custom points of interest. Set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and more using Garmin’s free POI (points of interest) loader program (available from garmin.com).
Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.
The device automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. |
Tools for the Journey
Navigation is just part of the journey, and the nuvi 350 is one of the first devices to recognize that. The built-in “Travel Kit” offers an MP3 player, an audio book player from Audible.com, a jpeg-format picture viewer, a world travel clock with time zones, a currency converter, a measurement converter, and a calculator.
In addition to the included travel tools, additional software add-ons are available, such as the Garmin Language Guide, with data provided by Oxford University Press. This software suite contains a multilingual word bank, phrase bank, and five bilingual dictionaries. The multilingual word bank and phrase bank supports nine languages and dialects, including American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish. Now you can look up and translate more than 17,000 words or 20,000 phrases per language — right in the palm of your hand. Through the unit’s text-to-speech interface, users can get a spoken pronunciation of each entry in the word bank, along with gender and part of speech information.
Another useful add-on software package, the Garmin Travel Guide, is loaded with information provided by Marco Polo. These guides put in-depth travel information such as reviews and recommendations for restaurants, tourist attractions, and more at your fingertips. The software allows you to navigate to an address or search points of interest– places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions. The nuvi 350 automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. The unit also audibly announces the name of upcoming streets– letting you keep your eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways. And if you stray off course, the nuvi 350 automatically calculates the quickest way to get back on track.
*Traffic services available only in select cities where RDS-TMC coverage exists. Requires the GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver and subscription fee to enable traffic capability.
What’s in the Box
nuvi 350, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America and Puerto Rico, Vehicle suction cup mount, AC charger, Vehicle power cable, Dashboard disc, USB cable, Carrying case, Quick reference guide
Which nuvi is Best for You?
For a slightly higher pricepoint, Garmin’s nuvi 600 and 700 series devices have richer feature sets including: MP3 players, JPEG photo viewers, the ability to receive traffic and weather information, bluetooth for hands-free calling, FM transmitters that deliver audio through your cars own stereo system, and multi-destination routing that will tell you the best way to make a trip that involves several destinations.
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Screen Size inches (w x h) |
Included Maps |
Text-to-Speech (Directions in Real Street Names) |
Traffic |
Bluetooth |
Media
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FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system) |
Multi- Point Routing |
Battery life (hours) |
Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico |
AK and Canada |
Europe |
| nuvi 200 |
2.8 x 2.1 |
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Photos |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 200w |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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Photos |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 250 |
2.8 x 2.1 |
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Photos |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 250w |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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Photos |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 260 |
2.8 x 2.1 |
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Photos |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 260w |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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Photos |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 270 |
2.8 x 2.1 |
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Photos |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 350 |
2.8 x 2.1 |
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FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 8 |
| nuvi 360 |
2.8 x 2.1 |
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FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 8 |
| nuvi 370 |
2.8 x 2.1 |
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FM (receiver included) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 8 |
| nuvi 650 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 7 |
nuvi 660 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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FM (receiver included) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 7 |
nuvi 670 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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FM (receiver included) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 7 |
| nuvi 680 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN (receiver included; 1-year free); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 7 |
nuvi 750 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 760 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 770 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 780 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free) receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 5 |
| nuvi 850 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 4 |
| nuvi 880 |
3.81 x 2.25 |
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MSN-enhanced (receiver inc.; 3 months free); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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Photos, MP3s |
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up to 4 |
| nuvi 5000 |
4.5 x 2.7 |
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MSN-enhanced (with optional receiver); FM (with opt. receiver) |
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external battery only |
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars wonderful GPS
My husband loves his Nuvi.. we gave it to him on Father’s day and he has thoroughly enjoyed it. He reports he has found faster ways to get places that he didn’t even know existed. No more MapQuest for us!!!!
5 Stars Superb GPS
The Garmin Nuvi 350 is my third GPS, and it is by far the best unit I have used. As an avid GPS user, I cannot express enough praise for this unit. With its large touch screen, complete U.S. street maps, built-in MP3 player, JPEG viewer, voice output navigation, this is one sweet unit. I hooked is up out of the box, and it worked perfectly for me in just minutes. (To discover all its features, however, I admit that I did have to scan through the paper manual, and then I read the .pdf manual that was included with the unit.)
This is an extremely simple unit to use, and it is very intuitive. At first, I thought I would not like its limited set of screens and menus, but with use, I have come to appreciate how Garmin simply removed the clutter that multiple options gave me on previous units.
Most shocking is how inexpensive and yet powerful this unit is. My last Garmin was a Quest (with color screen) for which I paid about $500 in 2006. This Nuvi is much faster, has a bigger screen, and provides far more capabilities than my previous unit. For me, this is a quantum leap forward in technology in just a 2-year period of time.
I really appreciate the fact that it takes an SD card. I bought a 2GB card and have loaded almost 30 CDs of music, and there is still room to spare. I just plug the output of the Nuvi into my car stereo (via a cassette adapter), and I no longer have to carry a bunch of CDs with me any more.
Some things this unit does not provide include track logs, routes, and a few other odds and ends, which I thought I would miss. But within a very short time, I realized I did not need those things to navigate with ease.
Thank you, Garmin, for making such a compact, intuitive, and feature-packed unit. The Nuvi 350 is a real winner for both novice and experienced GPS users.
5 Stars Garmin Nuvi 350
The Garmin Nuvi 350 is an excellent GPS for the money. I was origanally looking at the Nuvi 200, but for only 40 dollars more the 350 was well worth it. I won’t bore you with what was good as I could go on and on with the that, however I would like to tell you a negative:
When you try and avoid highways, you can not chose between Interstates and state highways. I was testing it and it wanted to take me out of the way through a neighborhood to avoid the state road I was on. I wish there was an option to avoid just interstates.
That is my only complaint with the gps, any other issues are minor and to be expected.
If you are looking for an inexpensive GPS for basic needs with a little extra the Nuvi 350 is it.
3 Stars Great interface, but not perfect
I bought this for my motorcycle because it claimed to have an 8 hour battery life. I figured that I would never ride that much at once, so it should be fine. I found out that it dies after only about 2 hours.. big letdown. However, if you plan on using it in the car, you can’t go wrong for the price.. it’s got a great interface and is easy to use.
5 Stars best GPS ever
Choose from numerous voices and accents…plenty of warning and information on turns, etc. Great product
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