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Garmin Zumo 350LM: Review

The Garmin Zumo 350LM is a sturdy and stylish new browser designed for navigation motorcycle. The device is equipped with a touch screen 4.3-inch high-visibility, anti-reflective coating and made with resistive technology, so it can be used even with gloves.

The navigator is waterproof and made of plastic suitable resist fuels and is equipped with all the modern features of navigational aids such as junction view, the indicator of the lane and the TracBack, all combined with a navigation engine advanced. To complete the budget of the device we find a convenient history log of maintenance of the bike, in order to constantly monitor the maintenance itself.

Garmin Zumo 350LM: Design

The Garmin Zumo 350LM has a very modern design and robust, departing from their predecessors and making a significant step forward. The materials used are top quality and help to make the browser very “heavy” appearance that will surely affect positively the most demanding motorcyclists. The TFT display has an ideal size and equal to 4.3 inches with a resolution of WQVGA antiglare color with white backlight.

Garmin Zumo 350LM: Features and Functionality

The Garmin Zumo 350LM is a browser designed for motorcyclists and compact with built-in Bluetooth. The navigator has a TFT touch screen WQVGA 4.3-inch color screen with anti-reflection white backlight with a resolution of 480×272 pixels that will display the correct path to follow through the simple and intuitive interface visible in all weather conditions and regardless of the light environmental.

The navigator provides all the information necessary for the rider to travel safely and securely directly on the display which is absolutely perfect. The body of the navigator is extremely robust and has a case waterproof (IPX7) resistant to fuel spray and exposure to ultraviolet rays.

The trips can be planned and managed through the use of BaseCamp that will allow the user to create routes (up to 100), waypoints (can hold up to 1000) and another and track directly on the computer and then transfer them to your navigator. In this brand new navigator for bikers who should arrive in the market soon, we are implementing a function that implements the Garmin for years on their navigators designed for hiking.

We are talking about TracBack that allows intelligent use of track points collected automatically by the browser during the shift in practice at any time you can ask for the navigator to guide us back along the path followed in every detail and retrace the journey.

Garmin Zumo 350LM
Garmin Zumo 350LM

The Garmin Zumo 350LM naturally has the preloaded City Navigator NT street maps of 45 European countries available to the motorcyclist will find over 6 million POIs such as hotels, restaurants, petrol stations, etc.. The navigator also includes the nüMaps Lifetime subscription that allows you to receive up to four map updates per year for the life of the device, thereby taking the navigator fully updated and completely useful to the rider.

Perfect high-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix feature which allows the surfer to significantly reduce the time of acquisition of the GPS position by storing the data of the ephemeris of 3 days before and consequently, predict the satellite position automatically and with excellent accuracy.

The navigator has a microSD card for easy sharing of content (thanks to Garmin Connect) and an easy upload of maps also different from those pre-loaded and stored in solid-state memory of your navigation device. The device is also compatible with the traffic information but only if you purchased the FM receiver who unfortunately is sold separately.

One of the main features of the navigator is the battery life of up to 7 hours, in addition to the presence in the sales package of the additional brackets that will allow the use of the Garmin Zumo 350LM also on a car, helping to make this device complete and user-friendly although at a rather high price.

Conclusion

The Garmin Zumo 350LM is a totally new motorcycle and a browser with a highly contemporary design that deviates considerably from its predecessors. As always, Garmin to give much weight to both the features of the browser that the robustness of the same, creating a robust, resistant to water, weather, and even fuel.

Very useful and convenient the new TracBack that surely will satisfy even the most demanding motorcyclists and attentive to detail. The only downside is probably the price, not exactly popular, but if we think, the product is perhaps not even that high.

Where to Buy Garmin Zumo 350LM



Garmin zumo 350LM 4.3-Inch Motorcycle GPS
  • High-resolution glove -friendly 4.3-inch touchscreen display
  • Rugged waterproof design (IPX-7) – resistant to fuel spills and UV rays
  • Motorcycle console for trip information - including fuel gauge to warn you when...
  • Lane assist with junction view – zumo directs you to the preferred lane while...
  • Bluetooth wireless technology – spoken directions via your headset
Design
Quality
Easy of Use
Value of Money

PROS : Waterproof and reistente the fuel; screen 4.3 inch touch screen; Function TrackBack; NuMaps Lifetime, High-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix function; Anti-glare screen.

CONS : Price.

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