Garmin Quest   

Discontinued. Check out the Garmin zumo series as an alternative >>

The Quest includes the navigation features from Garmin's most popular GPS navigators, and it's portable! So, you can use it in multiple vehicles - or slip it in your pocket for handy street-level directions when you're navigating on foot.

Quest FEATURES
• Automatic routing with turn-by-turn directions and voice guidance (when used with included 12-volt speaker). A variety of Voice Guidance Languages are available for download from Garmin!
• Route Planner lets you save 50 routes, specify via points, and preview turns
• Auto sort multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for deliveries, real estate visits and sales calls
• Customizable road segment and area avoidance
• Fast automatic off-route and detour recalculation
• "One-Button Home" feature quickly routes you home no matter where you are
• High-speed processor means fast automatic off-route and detour recalculation
• Rechargeable internal lithium-ion battery that provides up to 20 hours of use
• USB data connection for fast map downloads from Garmin's entire line of MapSource software
• 256-color, bright, sunlight-readable display makes it easy to view turn-by-turn instructions and map detail

Smaller than a standard television remote, the Quest provides an ample screen viewing area, but it won't demand a lot of room on the dashboard or in the briefcase. The unique antenna folds flush with the unit when not in use and users can connect an optional external antenna as well.

The unit ships with a fully unlocked MapSource City Select Americas DVD, which provides full coverage of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. For outdoor use, the Quest is waterproof and fully compatible with the entire line of MapSource outdoor cartography, including TOPO Canada. The Quest has 115 megabytes of internal memory for map storage.

Quest SPECIFICATIONS
• GPS accuracy: 15 meters or less in normal GPS mode, 3 meters or less when WAAS-enabled
• Internal memory: 115 megabyte internal memory for loading MapSource detail including marine BlueChart and topographic cartography
• Antenna: integrated flip-up GPS patch antenna
• Voice prompts for navigation instructions and warnings using 12-volt speaker (included) A variety of Voice Guidance Languages are available for download from Garmin
• Unit dimensions: 4.5"W x 2.2"H x .9"D
• Display: 2.2"W x 1.5"H, 256-color, high resolution, transflective TFT (160 x 240 pixels) with backlighting
• Weight: 5.5 ounces
• Battery: Internal Li-ion battery, 1050mAh
• Battery life: up to 20 hours (typical use)
• Basemap: includes a built-in Americas Autoroute basemap with automatic routing capabilities
• MapSource compatibility: Compatible with most MapSource products. See the product compatibility table for a list of products that Garmin recommends with this software.
• Real time laptop tracking with MapSource products on a laptop (no NMEA I/O capability though)
• Waterproof: IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 mins.)
• Waypoints: 500 user waypoints with name, category, comment, and graphic symbol
• Track log: 10,000 point automatic track log lets you retrace your path.

QUEST BATTERY LIFE Q: "What is the lifetime of the Li battery in the Quest?" A: (From Garmin): "The Quest has a 20 hour battery life and should be able to do a similar number of charge/discharge cycles as the batteries used on the Forerunner." [The battery is good for between 1000 and 2000 charge cycles, depending on how deeply discharged the battery becomes during each charge cycle. You get 20 hours of battery life for every charge cycle. If you were to use the unit 5 hours a day, that's still 4 days between charges or about 100 charge cycles per year. If your unit only was good for 1000 charge cycles, then that's still almost 11 years!]