Also handy for finding restaurants when in unfamiliar territory.

I am adding this after using this GPS for several years and several long trips in unfamiliar territory

This would have been disastrous on our road trip driving always through unfamiliar territory

Jan 2014:Though I have had the unit for several weeks, I haven't used it on a long trip into unknown territory yet so can't speak to whether the size and extra info

T work

but it works surprisingly well with a beanbag mount...a 1490T on steroids.

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but it works surprisingly well with a beanbag mount...a 1490T on steroids.