Sunday, March 18, 2012

Garmin discontinues much of nuvi 1xxx line

Garmin nuvi 1xxx discontinued

Garmin nuvi 1490T among the discontinued

Garmin has discontinued much of their popular nuvi 1xxx line ahead of the holidays. Introduced in March 2009, these units were getting quite dated. All 5″ models survived the cut except for the 1490T. Similarly, all LMT units survived save the 1300LMT. Their strategy here appears to be keeping the top sellers in the 1xxx line available. read more

Garmin nuvi 1490T review

Garmin nuvi 1490T review

UPDATEThis model has been discontinued. For current recommendations, please refer to our auto GPS buyers guide.

Hands on review of the Garmin nuvi 1490T

The Garmin nüvi 1490T offers a 5” wide screen and multi-destination routing, features not found on any of the nuvi 12xx or 13xx models.

UPDATE: Now available bundled with lifetime map updates as the Garmin nuvi 1490LMT

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