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The Garmin Nuvi 1250 is an ultra-thin protable GPS that fits in the middle of Garmin's 1200 series. The 1200 and widescreen 1300 series are 25% slimmer than other Nuvis making this an extremely transportable device. It has a 3.5" diagonal QVGA color antiglare TFT screen with white backlight with a 320 x 240 pixel resolution. The Nuvi 1250 greets you with two simple options; "Where to?" or "View map" and will speak turn-by-turn directions once you decide where you want to go. It is pre-loaded with City Navigator NT street maps with nearly 6 million POI's. The ecoRoute feature calculates the most fuel-efficient route and the "Where am I?" function quickly helps you find your location on a map. Other features include JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock, currency converter, calculator and many more.
MSRP $249.99
Release date March, 2009
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Physical & Performance:
- Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 3.7"W x 2.9"H x .6"D (9.3 x 7.5 x 1.6 cm)
- Display size, WxH: 2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5" diag (8.9 cm)
- Display resolution, WxH: 320 x 240 pixels
- Display type: QVGA color antiglare TFT with white backlight
- Weight: 4.0 ounces (113.4 g)
- Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
- Battery life: up to 4 hours
- High-sensitivity receiver
- RoHS version available
Maps & Memory
- Basemap
- Preloaded maps
- Ability to add maps
- Built-in memory: internal solid state
- Accepts data cards: microSD card (not included)
- Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000
Features
- Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft.") (internal speaker)
- Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.")
- Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation)
- Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)
- Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.)
- MSN Direct compatible
- FM traffic compatible
- Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads)
- Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection)
- ecoRoute (calculates a more fuel-efficient route
- Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
- Garmin Garage vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device)
- Garmin Garage voices compatible (download custom voices to your device)
- Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos)
- World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator
- Picture viewer
- Garmin Lock (anti-theft feature)
- Touchscreen
- Additional: This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows 2000 or later and Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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Garmin Nuvi 1250
• Nuvi 1250 GPS 3.5" PND NA Coverage
UPC: 753759090395
MPN: 0100078320
Garmin Nuvi 1250
• Garmin n?vi 1250 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
• Nuvi 1250 GPS
UPC: 753759090395
EAN: 753759090395
MPN: 010-00783-20
Competitors
MSRP $200.00
Released March, 2009
Pros
- reasonably priced
- large 4.3" touchscreen display
- text-to-speech
Cons
- poor operators manual
- interface is not as well designed / intuitive as competitors
- difficult to connect the charging cable if placed in the windshield mount
Garmin Nuvi 1250
vs.
Magellan RoadMate 1440
MSRP $300.00
Released June, 2009
Pros
- highway lane (exit) assist
- large 4.7" colour touchscreen display
- multi-destination routing
- affordable price
Cons
- poor placement of USB port - cannot be plugged in while mounted
- poor POI database, also very strict with search queries
Garmin Nuvi 1250
vs.
Magellan RoadMate 1475T
MSRP $250.00
Released March, 2009
Pros
- large 4.7" touchscreen display
- microSD expansion for additional maps
- text-to-speech
Cons
- sound quality is tinny
- does not always respond promptly to touch
- lacks higher end features such as Bluetooth, FM transmitter, etc...
Garmin Nuvi 1250
vs.
Magellan RoadMate 1470
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