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Jul 06, 2021
Beautiful screen, lackluster voices, good software and UI. Excellent value with the bundle.
5 of 5 found this helpful The Garmin works exactly as I expect it to. The screen is bright and easy to see even in bright sunlight. The touch screen is responsive, and the UI is intuitive and easy to work with, even while on the bike. The mounting hardware is perfect, being house-brand RAM mount ball and knuckle pieces. I'm not sure about the charging cable's ability to deflect heat. It didn't feel like a silicone sheath. Be careful where you route it, keep it away from the engine as much as possible, or get some heat sheath for it.
There are only 2 real concerns I have for this Nav.
First, the quality of the navigation voice is quite low. Compared with Google or Apple's voice, it's very low-bitrate; muffled and crunchy. And there are no options to download additional voices. You're stuck with the Female American voice if you're in America. I remember just a few years ago there were entire markets devoted to selling wacky navigation voices. Not anymore, apparently.
Second, the unit pauses for a very long time to read instructions or chime alerts. When I'm listening to music, it will go silent for 2-3 seconds before reading the direction or making the alert sound, then wait another 5 seconds after that before resuming the music. There's a long enough pause to make me think something is wrong. These are easily fixable software concerns though.
Also worth noting: Even though the unit will charge over USB, the port on my bike doesn't provide enough power to sustain it. And, by default the screen will only go up to 40% brightness until you connect it to the hard-wired cable. Each time you plug a USB cord into it, the unit tries to go into sync/update mode. It's best to bite the bullet and hard-wire it.
The bundled power bank is one of the nicer and more full-featured ones I've seen. It has a large and clear LCD readout for battery %, and in/out status of charge. It charges itself over USB Micro or USB-C, and has a Qi pad so you can charge your device wirelessly. It's about the size of an iPhone, and even feels similar in a pocket. I was able to charge my iPhone XS from 30% to 100%, as well as a small camping light, and it used a bit more than half the battery. I doubt the capacity is anywhere near what's rated on the package, but these power banks are never accurate. Just go by the display and you'll be fine.
The carrying case that came included with the deal is nice, if a bit cheap. It seems like a generic case that happens to fit the Garmin, but wasn't made specifically for it. It wouldn't likely provide much impact protection as there's no foam or padding inside, but it will keep the unit safe from scratches if you wanted to store the Garmin in a saddlebag.
Feb 24, 2017
Not 100k mAh but still good.
This battery pack is nowhere near 100k mAh. It's more like 5200mAh. There are 2 2600mAh battery packs in the power bank.
But still, for the money it's a very nice unit. Well built, thoughtfully constructed. The solar panel works if you leave it out all day. I wouldn't immerse the thing in water so it's not waterproof, but it's definitely splash resistant.