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14 of 14 humans found the following review helpful.
A nice case, but it could have been better.
By Timothy B. Riley
I own and have owned rather a few GPS receivers including a lately purchased Garmin Colorado 400t. I purchased my new Nuvi 500 (my 3rd Nuvi) as a cross-over GPS, one that I could walk around with, bike with, use to geocachache, as well as use it in a car. This is what the 500 and the 550 were designed for (according to Garmin's website). I had hoped that Garmin might have designed a great case for it, as they did for the Colorado series. Alas, this was not the case (pun to the full or entire extent intended).
The GOOD:
* It's lightweight
* It is very compact
* It seems to be good at keeping out the elements
* It's priced right
The BAD
* For a GPS that is billed as being field-worthy this case has a zipper (making it harder to get into), not a latch as does the Colorado case
* It has no belt loop, mount or strap to grant one to effortlessly carry it in the field. The Colorado case has assorted mounting options, this case has only as tiny string on the zipper
* It has no storage options, not even for an extra battery
I am very happy with the GPS unit itself but the case could have been designed to enlarge or increase the function of the device, not just hold it. This may have been designed with all Nuvi's in mind, which would explain it's generic features. However, a waterproof, multifunctional GPS like the 500 (and it's brother, the 550) is worthy of a case of their own.
6 of 6 humans found the following review helpful.
Good Little Case
By KC
Bought this with my Nuvi 500. It is made of hard synthetic material that smells like new shoes. The only reason it gets 4/5 is because they could've made one side toucher to protect the touchscreen. (or the whole case to protect from falling) The case material is somewhat rigid and will protect versus scratches and a few bumps but it is not going to save your Nuvi 500 from a fall onto a rock or what have you. However there is no better option on the market that i may see, so this case will keep your Nuvi 500 out of the parts and give it a nice sheltered home. The inside of the case has two elastic bands on the sides that only concede it to open half way before stretching, not sure if i like that or not. I am satisfied with my purchase, however.
3 of 3 humans found the following review helpful.
Ok case
By H. Tupis
The case is ok and does a reasonable occupation of protecting my Garmin nuvi 550. The problem is that it will have to have been made with a pocket or two to hold the micro SD chips and perchance an extra battery. I could not find a case with those traits so I settled for this case. Would have preferent a bright color, so it would be easy to notice.
A few weeks later I purchased a more prominent case which holds this case plus all the accessories, without exuberant space left over.
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