Mio C320 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

I bought this after doing a lot of research online. It's probably not the best out there, but it may be the best 'bang for your buck' device out there. Buy the c320, a 4 or 8GB Mini SDHC card, and find MioPocket online. I don't think the MioMaps are all that bad really. I live in an area where we don't get high priority on such things. (We just got Google Streetview 6 months ago!) Can't attest to the battery life, as I haven't left in unplugged all that long. Only about 2 hours total, and it still 'showed' ~1/2 power. Only real criticism is it is a little big and bulky. Not smooth and shiny like the new devices out there. But hey, it's a 4.3" screen.

It was hard to find maps for this GPS to use in my homecountry. I finally got a map (in a SD card), but the GPS has a lot of trouble reading it. I have to restart the program a lot of times in order to get my SD card available every time I want to use the GPS.

Unfortunately the reason I am buying this product is because my 1st one was stolen out of my vehicle while parked outside of my apartment. I loved it so much that I decided to get the exact model to replace it. For me, it's very easy to understand its navigation (especially after you play with it a few times.) For others who are used to a Garmin, it can be a little confusing. I think it's set up better than a Garmin because in one screen you can see what your next 4 moves will be and be able to plan. I have been living in big cities for the past year and with so much high way/interchanges traffic that is definitely necessary. You can also enter GPS coordinates, which is great for hiking for finding specific places in national parks. It's biggest downfall is that it doesn't tell you which streets to look for in it's commands, so you have to pay attention to the screen. Loved it the first time, love it the second time!

I owned a mio c310x which was stolen at the mission area. I wanted to give it a try to the other well known models, like tom tom one which has also teleatlas, and to the garmin nuvi 200w which has navteq. The 3 have a very similar satelite reception, and would say mio has a slight better one. the route calculation is very close, but the garmin sometimes gives a lot of small rounds. What I love in this unit, is that it really helps me to get oriented, I dont rely totally on any GPS to give me exact directions to drive, in this unit I love, that you can select different views on the way to see the map, and that it zooms in or out according to speed and also you can do it manually. It does not have bluetooth, but I already have a headset. I has lots of POI. it has an ok batery life.

Pitiful piece of equiptmen, it was outdated the day I got is and they wanted $50 to upgrade it after i bought it. This was the worst $100 I ever spent. I will never purchase another Mio at any cost.

The unit works but only when attached to a 12 volt power supply. The Internal battery is almost dead. Will not recharge.

This GPS is easy to use and you can do many Softwares upgrades in. it comes with Windows CE Moblile 5.0 and much more than a GPS this is a entertainment machine, where you can put games, videos, mp3, pictures... Definitively a good purchase

The GPS navigator is very reliable and easy for use. I've bought the same model also to my parents. Except the GPS ability, the device is also a nice PNA and allows easily to install other windows-based applications and games. The lifetime of the battery is a little bit short, but most of the time it is plugged into car power adaptor. Maps update process is fast and easy. The device supply was fast and accurate (according to supplier commitment)