Hands on Garmin Oregon 650 review
This guest review was written by Andy Byers, creator of the Garmin Oregon 6xx wiki, Montana wiki, and BaseCamp wiki.
On being an early adopter
I am an early adopter. Having owned many Garmin GPS receivers in the past, I find myself eager to experience the new features and functions included with each new hardware release. As many Garmin users are aware, this can mean months of buggy operation while software engineers continue to work out all the kinks in an effort to provide the functionality advertised for each unit. read more
is a 5″ mid-range model, part of Garmin’s 2013 Advanced series. Improvements in this year’s model include active lane guidance, traffic announcements, “Real Directions” and the slide-out Up Ahead feature shown above. I’ll explore those features in more detail below. The 2557LMT also includes map updates and ad-free traffic. 
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is the company’s first 7″ navigator outside of their dezl line for truckers. As a matter of fact, the hardware seems identical to the 
is the top of the line 5″ model in Garmin’s 2013 Advanced series. Improvements in this years model include active lane guidance, traffic announcements, “Real Directions” and the slide-out Up Ahead feature shown above. I’ll explore those features in more detail below. As a high-end model, the 2597LMT includes lifetime traffic and map updates, Bluetooth for hands-free calling and voice command. 
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