I read the reviews and painfully tried to decide which unit was for me. As a first time buyer of a GPS unit it wasn't easy. One of my first concerns was getting a large screen. But, was a seven inch screen too big for a Honda CRV. No, absolutely not! How is the sound and speaker quality? Very good! Speed of satellite acquisition? Excellent! Reliability - Does it give accurate directions? Yes! Does it need it's own batteries? No! As I looked through all the reviews I was trying to find a unit that people had no complaints about. That didn't happen. If you're a seasoned Amazon buyer/researcher you know there's always unhappy people. So far my Garmin 7200 StreetPilot has performed almost flawlessly. In fact, I do expect it to occasionally make errors. I can live with that. But overall, it's a great product with a lot to offer. While reading the reviews I learned that this was a discontinued model. That really didn't bother me. But my suggestion to you when you're considering buying a discontinued model, is to act fast. I paid a little more than I wanted to pay. I paid $400.00 for my StreetPilot about three months ago. It is now on sale for $800.00. In other words. The price has doubled in about three months. Think how I would feel if I fell in love with it and waited a little too long? Now, I feel like the unit is very good and am glad I bought it when I did. Of course, now the question is if this unit is worth $800.00 and still climbing? Maybe. But I would no longer be able to afford it. UPDATE: August 16, 2010- Unit is still working great. I just wanted to add that the Gillson 3 ft. remote antenna for $20 is a good addition. On those rare occasions when driving through a dense forest area or between very tall buildings I would briefly loose satellite contact. With this inexpensive addition that problem is eliminated. It now gets a very fast lock on multiple satellites and keeps it.
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