>I told her the Garmin Nuvi 225 Are you sure you don't mean the Nuvi 255W? I do not see any reference to a "225." The 255W was rated as the best in this particular class of GPS units, and we bought one earlier this year to use on a several thousand mile driving trip to Prince Edward Island. It's a great unit the wide screen is a real benefit. ____________________ C. Marin Faure GB36-403 "La Perouse" Bellingham, Washington

"C. Marin Faure" <cmfaure@earthlink.net> writes: >Are you sure you don't mean the Nuvi 255W? I do not see any >reference to a "225." The 255W was rated as the best in this >particular class of GPS units, and we bought one earlier this year to >use on a several thousand mile driving trip to Prince Edward Island. >It's a great unit the wide screen is a real benefit. While we are on the subject of car GPS units: I have had a few, and used a few more. There is one thing that DRIVES ME CRAZY with some of the units, and that is that the on-screen keyboard is alphabetical (A-B-C-D-E-F...) instead of the standard Q-W-E-R-T-Y. I found this incredibly hard to get used to, and I'm guessing most folks on here are pretty comfortably with QWERTY. I would not buy a unit without a QWERTY keyboard. Scott Welch Chief Evangelist, Open Text Social Media Group www.opentext.com 905 762 6101 "Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." - John Wooden

FWIW, I just got a Garmin Nuvi 1490T (Costco - $350) and the keyboard is changeable between QWERTY and ABCDE. I really like the unit. My eyes like the 5 inch screen and my ears like the Australian voice ! Tim Behan Monk 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ hile we are on the subject of car GPS units: I have had a few, and used a ew more. There is one thing that DRIVES ME CRAZY with some of the units, and hat is that the on-screen keyboard is alphabetical (A-B-C-D-E-F...) instead f the standard Q-W-E-R-T-Y. I found this incredibly hard to get used to, and 'm guessing most folks on here are pretty comfortably with QWERTY. I would ot buy a unit without a QWERTY keyboard. Scott Welch hief Evangelist, Open Text Social Media Group ww.opentext.com 05 762 6101 "