- 4.3-inch, sunlight-readable, glove-friendly touchscreen display; motorcycle and automotive mount both included
- Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up; rugged, waterproof design (IPX7) is resistant to fuel spills and UV rays
- Full coverage mapping for the US, Canada and Puerto Rico; preloaded map data features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions
- Lane assist with junction view directs you to the preferred lane while driving, provides realistic images of upcoming junctions
- Built-in travel kit includes features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters and calculator
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 Software update makes good |
| Review Date: May 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: jfee, Downunder, NJ |
Garmin has released software version 2.80 for the Zumo 660. The update states the issues brought up in the previous reviews and corrects them. Kudos to Garmin for acknowledging the previous shortfalls, and concerns, then addressing them in a software update. It is always good to point out shortfalls to a company that responds, otherwise they don't know if there is anything wrong.
I presently own three Garmin's, a street pilot purchased 4 years ago, a Nuvi purchased 6 months ago, and now the Zumo 660 for my motorcycle. The Zumo is obviously one of the most expensive GPS units a consumer can buy. It is by far the fastest screen updating and most accurate GPS I own. Beats the 6 month old Nuvi by a long shot. I recently drove (haven't mounted the 660 to the bike yet, wanted to test drive the unit) from central NJ to Baltimore. If the Garmin display was the windshield, I could have used only that screen, it is that fast and accurate. The lane assist function takes all thought out of figuring which lane one should be in for the interstate lane crossover. It was as if the 660 took a snapshot of the overhead signage in front of me and had it on the screen. In checking the accuracy of the unit, I found that I was looking too much at the Garmin and not the traffic, because I was amazed at the accuracy of the river crossings, the bridge crossings, the parallel service road vs. the interstate, to see if the Garmin picked up the subtle differences, it did 100%.
I will now use the included software to plan a route with POI and see how well it performs. With the software update, I'll let Garmin if there is any shortfall because I know they'll listen.
So far, I would recommend this unit and am thinking of adding the traffic cable for the next road trip.
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I expected not to like this. I was wrong. I love it.
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| Review Date: August 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mister Black, Scottsdale, AZ USA |
| Just tested the new 660 on a 250 ride. In some ways it's unchanged but in others it adds some really cool features. Just a few are: display of the speed limit next to the speed display. I love this. Others are a display of the driving distance remaining to your actual destination, much easier entry of information, the shape of the unit is now much improved. It looks very cool now. I also like that the main map display can be customized not only in direction, 3d 2d etc. but with the other data that displays on it (ie speed, distance remaining, arrival time, etc.). I have a hard time understanding the negative reviews. I believe if you give this unit a chance you'll love it. |
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| Review Date: January 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Paul, |
| This device is easy to use and fairly intuitive. On a couple of occasion, it appeared to have become confused and was going the wrong way. I re-entered the destination and everything straightened out. Haven't had the opportunity to use it on a motorcycle yet. The brightness and volume resolutions are too coarse. Overall I like it. |
AWESOME product!
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| Review Date: September 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Kim Wescott, Grafton, MA USA |
| I LOVE this GPS! Have had a number of Garmin's over the years, and am very happy with this one. |
Good GPS But Not Perfect
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| Review Date: September 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Book Reviewer, Wisconsin |
I just got back from a 7 day motorcycle trip, so I have enough useage of the Zumo 660 to give a fair review.
-The screen is bright enough to be read under almost all conditions, even when wearing sunglasses on a sunny day. The only time I could not see the screen properly was in direct sunlight with the sun shining straight onto the unit from over my shoulder. This was seldon an issuee. Screen=5 stars.
-The MP3 player was generally good, but lacked an equalizer. This is especially an issue on a motorcycle where wind noise drowns out bass. An equalizer is surely just a software issue, so there is no excuse for it not being on an $800 unit. MP3 player=3 stars
-The mapping software that comes with the unit is generally easy to use, and routes are easily loaded into the Zumo. Mapping software=4 stars
-The automotive mount that comes with it works well. I have used the unit in cars almost as much as on my motorcycle. Automotive mount=5 stars
-Routing, directions, etc. are good. It will occasionally direct you down a goat path, or tell you to go right, then make a u-turn a half mile later. I can only imagine the complexity of writing this software, so I won't ding the score too hard. It is as good as any unit I have used (which isn't that many), but not perfect when the roads are a bit tricky. Routing=4 stars
-Lane assist doesn't seem to do anything. In all the miles I have covered with this unit, it never once told me which lane to be in, and I could have used assistance on more than one occasion. Maybe it only works in certain large cities. As far as I can tell, it is a totally useless feature, if you can even call something that doesn't exist a feature. Lane assist=1 star, zero stars if zero is a legal rating.
-I really like the fact that there are two user-selectable fields that show up on the main map screen. This is one of the features that prompted me to buy this GPS. For example, when I am driving in the mountains, I like to know the elevation, so I can set one to continuously show elevation. All told, there are perhaps 20 different items to choose from, such as speed, time to next turn, arrival time, etc. User-selectable fields=5 stars
-One thing that REALLY annoys me is the fact that cities do not show up on the GPS. You can be rolling down the road, and all of a sudden you are in a town, without even knowing you were approaching one. A GPS is a moving map, and when people look at maps they look for basically two things: roads and cities. How can you not have cities show up? This is truly amazing how Garmin could have made such a basic blunder. Didn't any of the software engineers, technicians, marketing people, etc ever just get in car and try it? Heads need to roll over this. There is no excuse for this kind of defect on an $800 GPS. I have used a $100 el cheapo GPS from Nexstar that shows towns. If you touch the screen, then zoom in or out to just the right zoom level, towns will show up, so with some effort you can find the information, but you should not have to do this. Hopefully this will be corrected with a future firmware upgrade. Lack of Cities=0 stars, even if 0 stars is not allowed.
-I did not use the bluetooth feature, so I cannot comment on any of those features.
-I purchased this through Amazon and, as usual, they did an excellent job.
Overall, I am quite happy with this unit, but Garmin really needs to fix that city problem. |
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