Garmin Nuvi 1300 Review

The Garmin Nuvi 1300 is a sensibly priced GPS device with plenty of sensible features. Outfitted with a shiny, sleek silver casing that holds superior technology inside and ultra thin framing, the Garmin Nuvi 1300 is destined to be a crowd pleaser. A 4.3 inch wide display screen presents colorful two and three dimensional mapping views, and touch screen functioning makes it easy to manipulate the device for every purpose.

EcoRoute™ features have made this GPS a definite must for the traveler looking to reduce his or her fuel costs; this feature presents the user with a screen that supplies a complete fuel report, fuel pricing, information about the driving challenges one faces, as well as a vehicle profile function. In addition, the Garmin Nuvi 1300 can be set for specific modes of usage like pedestrian mode, bicycling mode, automotive mode, and public transportation mode too, in order to optimize the device’s usability factor.

The casing of the 1300 is just like the casing of the 1200 GPS systems supplied by the Garmin Nuvi manufacturer in that the casing is nearly 25 percent more slender than those casings housing other Nuvi models. It can be taken everywhere and used anytime, provided that it remains protected from damaging elements, the rain, and moisture. Thus, owning a Garmin Nuvi 1300 is like having a versed and well-informed travel companion at your side at every moment during your travels.

The Garmin Nuvi 1300 is furnished with many of the common, likable features identified in Nuvi models. The vocalized street titles and turns, the preexisting maps that are already on the device the minute it is purchased, the millions upon millions of interesting points and destinations, and the customizable settings of the Garmin Nuvi 1300 make it one of the most coveted systems on the market. This GPS system delivers zoom in imagery presentation capabilities, two dimensional and three dimensional viewing of maps, views of elevation maps in colorful digital format, and a super simplistic end user interface.

Garmin Nuvi 1300 Specifications :

Physical Characteristics:

  • Available in RoHS Version
  • Battery Type: 4 hour/lithium-ion/rechargeable
  • Display Height: 2.25 inches
  • Display Measurement: 4.3 inches
  • Display Resolution: 480p x 272p
  • Display Style: TFT with a backlight, white
  • Display Width: 3.81 inches
  • Favorites: 1000
  • GPS Weight: 161.6 grams
  • GPS Width: 4.8 inches
  • GPS: Depth: .6 inches
  • GPS: Height: 2.9 inches
  • Sensitive Receiver
  • WQVGA color

Memory and Map Inclusions

  • Add Map Function
  • Basemap Inclusion
  • Internal Memory: Solid State
  • Preloaded Maps Offered
  • Regional Map Inclusions:
    • European Maps
    • Hawaii
    • Puerto Rico
    • The Continental United States

General Characteristics

  • ABC keyboard/Qwerty Keyboard
  • Clock
  • Currency conversion
  • Detour Recalculation (Rerouting)
  • Fast Off Route Planning (Rerouting)
  • Fastest Time Route Planning
  • FM Traffic Compatibility
  • Garmin Nuvi’s “Where Am I?”™
  • Garmin Nuvi’s ecoRoute™
  • Garmin Nuvi’s Garmin Garage™ icon selection
  • Garmin Nuvi’s Garmin Garage™ voice selection
  • Garmin Nuvi’s Garmin Lock™ Antitheft Properties
  • Image Viewing Function
  • Internal, Embedded Speaker
  • MSN® Direct Features
  • Off Road Experience Route Planning
  • Personalized Points of Interest
  • Photographic Navigations: GeoTagged
  • Route Avoidance Planning
  • Shortest Distance Route Planning
  • Touch Screen Operation
  • Unit conversion
  • Vocalized Street Titles
  • Vocalized Turn Guidance

PC System Compatibility:

  • Mac OS 10.4+®
  • Windows 2000®
  • Windows Vista®
  • Windows XP®

Offerings Expanded:

A sheer, lightweight 5.7 ounces is all that the Garmin Nuvi 1300 weighs. This GPS system requires a quick and easy recharge every four hours of use and can be recharged inside a vehicle with a lighter connection and cable. Every street is announced on the Garmin Nuvi 1300 as the user moves from one location to his or her destination, and upcoming turns and required distance coverage are also clearly vocalized. Even when the user encounters some traffic issues or unanticipated road blockages, the Garmin Nuvi 1300 has fantastically speedy rerouting capabilities that will put the user right back on track and in the right direction toward a selected destination.

Can afford toll booths and want to avoid the long drive on major highways? The Garmin Nuvi 1300 helps the user plan out scenic, affordable routes. While on the road, the user is also kept abreast of news, stock details, weather related conditions, upcoming movie events, as well through the compatible MSN® Direct offerings accessible through the Garmin Nuvi 1300. Complete traffic information is further furnished via FM traffic functions, and the user will always know the most important information about any area; immediate information about street intersections, longitude and latitude, hospital locations, fueling stations, and police stations are supplied through the Garmin Nuvi 1300’s “Where Am I”™ function.

The owner of the Garmin Nuvi is provided with an amazing array of personalization options. The user can select between a QWERTY keyboard and an ABC keyboard layout. The Qwerty keyboard is one commonly chosen for use because it is set up much like a typing keyboard, or the ABC style keyboard is preferred by those users of the device that are more comfortable with an alphabetically arranged keyboard preference. The keyboards are operated via a simple touch of the screen, and the device will instantly input selected information so that addresses and locations as well as routes can be accessed expediently.

Customizable points of interest can be input into the Garmin Nuvi 1300 too; this is just another method for personalizing the GPS using experience. Once input into the Nuvi 1300, the user can search through the input POIs, navigate to them, and they will appear on the preloaded maps in the GPS device. The user of the Nuvi 1300 will come to appreciate complete picture viewing options, picture navigation features, and the attractive icons that make using the device so easy. Everything stored inside the Garmin Nuvi is protected via the Garmin Lock ™ feature as well which ensures that user’s privacy remains intact if the device is ever stolen.