Garmin NÜVI 2595LMT > Reviews (1)

I have had many of the Nuvi range but have to say this is the best of the bunch so far, here’s why…

Superfast re-routing!

I have owned 4 other Nuvi's and I have never seen such fast re-routing. If I take a wrong turn or chance my direction within two seconds the unit recalculates a new route. This is much better than previous models that left you hanging whilst trying to decide which way is best to go.

Lifetime Map updates!

I am able to download and install all the maps I need from Garmin's servers in well under an hour. This has proved very helpful when traveling abroad.

Does this Garmin bring me down dodgy laneways etc.? No!

I am in central Manchester and so far, I have been pleased enough with its routing. Of course, it is no match for personal knowledge of short-cuts. But that would, I would argue, be expecting too much in a city of the size of Manchester - never mind the fact that full European mapping is included.

= Does the Voice Control work well?

Yes! I have had no difficulties using it. Although it is slightly different to the way it worked in the former Nuvi (which I had to return because it switched itself off occasionally when Voice was used). Before you had to speak the Town, then the street, then the house number, and then it would present a list of options which you could call out. In this latest Nuvi, you speak your destination all in one go and it would then attempt to calculate what you meant. More often than not, what I said would appear within the first four options which it returned as possibilities, and so I have been pretty happy so far with how it has worked. I will certainly use voice more and more for safety reasons in particular, as it is a very good reason to upgrade from another sat-nav - provided that you speak reasonably clearly. I would imagine that it would perform less well with muffled voices and strong accents.

I have had no problems with its mounting or any aspect of this unit's performance. Nonetheless, thank you for your interest in my review, and I will be very happy, for the time being, to answer anyone's queries in the comments section below. Meanwhile, I would highly recommend this Nuvi over the four previous Nuvi's and one Tom-Tom I've used.