• Reviews around unit (2.70 of 5)

    Garmin DriveSmart 70 NA LMT GPS Navigator System with Lifetime Maps and Traffic, Smart Notifications, Voice Activation, and Driver Alerts

    • Held the unit in front of the AC duct to cool it down - took about 15 minutes to get it to power up again
    • However, it is also important to know that there are less expensive units you can buy (Garmin Nuvi 2589 / 2689 / 2789 & 2599 / 2699 / 2799) that get you almost as much, usually at significantly
    • its improvements seemed modest over the best units in the 2014/15 Garmin model lines.
    • All in all very pleased, would recommend this unit.
    • Additionally, there was a problem with recognition of dirt roads, which happens to be a major issue for me in my rural area (I assume the latter will be fixed with software updates in the future, though).More generally, while the DriveSmart is a good unit – and a huge improvement over any GPS unit from prior to the 2014 line
    • I really like this unit
    • I loved the unit, but they need to do something with the mount.
    • The unit I got from Amazon was defective and had to be returned
    • But I also give lower ratings to those that deserve it, and I must say that despite some excellent individual traits, as a package this unit has so far been a major disappointment
    • I would recommend this unit.
    • So far the unit has worked flawlessly
    • Several times now while using the 70LMT for directions on a trip through southern states, the unit instantly stops working and would not restart
    • Yes, compared to cell phones and TVs, the unit is still fat and clunky
    • I still find this unit is not obsolete
    • so I keep the unit on my console at the dash and no problem.
    • Unit slow to be found by Windows10, meanwhile the screen came alive and asked me to set country and language preferences.
    • Another bug that I found is sometimes when starting a new route, the unit will say "please drive to highlighted route..."