A new sleek and slim form factor mesh well with the gunmetal silver color of garmin’s nuvi 760 and 770 systems, while the 750 has a darker grey color that is visually delicious as well. The x50, x60 and x70 modeling structure still holds true with the nuvi 750 being the base unit, the nuvi 760 adding bluetooth and the nuvi 770 having transatlantic data preloaded as well for possible cross continent travelers.

Garmin GPS fans will be able to spot the difference between the 3 and the past series easily; with each of the models now coming standard with an FM transmitter (ability to relay sound through car audio system rather then the device itself), a hot 4.3 inch widescreen (480 by 272 pixels), and a newer and sensitive internal antenna that help make the shell and design of the new units that much sleek and attractive keeping it easy to slip into a pocket and mount or unmount in a car on the fly.

The garmin nuvi 760 / 770 both come standard with the FM traffic receiver, helping you to avoid traffic tie ups and adjust routes based on real time data, as well as Bluetooth for those of you with compatible phones to avoid the hazards of receiving calls by being able to just talk and listen to your conversation while keeping your hands on the wheel ( and making people think you are crazy & talking to yourself )

The garmin 750, garmin 760, and garmin 770 all come with some much anticipated features many enthusiasts have been talking about, such as the ability to store and bring up in a flash commonly used routes, better route exclusions, choices in keyboard type ( woot for QWERTY ) and sorting of multiple destination along your journey

Look for the Garmin nuvi 750 to retail at about $270.99, the nuvi 760 @ $192.25 and the nuvi 770 @ $319.00 – making them some of the more expensive, but surely also some of the most anticipated and best selling units Q4 2007!

I decided to buy the Garmin nuvi 750 GPS last week and have been testing it thoroughly on a 3 day drive to visit some family alongside my Mercedes internal navigation screen to see if there would really any difference or benefit of having a 3rd party GPS system device for those of us with vehicles that already have preconfigured setups.

I have been nothing but surprised and impressed with the nuvi 750 compared to my internal GPS… it consistently picks different routes, which are both more logical and more consistent. The two most often picked the same route, but there were some serious hiccups looking back now with my included system when compared to the nuvi 750 GPS routing, and one of the most blatant and obvious differences was the times at which the routes were calculated and recalculated accurately when I purposely went off course to see how they both handled the situation.

One of the weaknesses with the garmin unit was the sound, with the built in speaker sounding kind of metallic and in a few cases required more concentration – switching to the FM transmitter you give up the ability to listen to your radio – at least it comes in the box now and doesn’t have to be purchased separately like some of the other GPS systems out there.

Battery life was decent, and the screen is awesome and incredibly readable when the lighter adapter is in… however when you switch the power conservation settings the brightness and readability does drop and wasn’t such a clear cut winner against an internal navigation device in terms of visual readability.

Aside from the fact that the sound and visuals can lack in certain situations, the Garmin Nuvi 750 GPS reviews I’ve been seeing with perfect scores don’t seem to be too far off. I’ll give the nuvi 750 a slightly less then perfect review rating, but it is definitely going to be my preferred device over the internal Mercedes GPS now that I have tested them side by side.

We just picked up the Garmin 750 nuvi to put in the family vehicle and allow my wife to take our old garmin nuvi 660 exclusively in her own car as we fight over that like cats and dogs!!

This is one hot little unit folks – the new look and design of this badboy are as much an aesthetic upgrade as it is a portability upgrade with its slim shell. I don’t have too much to report in this garmin nuvi 750 review just yet, but so far there are a few obvious pro’s and con’s that I can point out until we take this cross country for the holidays:

Pro’s of the Garmin 750 GPS:

1. The new screen is more bright and vibrant with better contrast and glare resistance which makes it seem much easier and reliable to read in all sort of conditions of the cockpit
2. Solid, simple and intuitive… This might be said about the Nuvi 660 we have too, although there are a few upgrades and layout changes that are marked improvements on the UI
3. The new ‘slim form factor’ is great, and makes it less bulky and invasive on the windshield. The disappearance of the antenna which sticks on the garmin nuvi 660 is a nice change and no loss in power to the sky has been seen yet (although it’s been all sun and no clouds so far)
4. Garmin’s name – what else can I say… Garmin GPS’s are hands down said to be the best and although I haven’t owned a competing unit, I’ll take the word of the Nuvi reviews on net to be tried and true already.

Con’s of the Garmin Nuvi 750 GPS:

1. Lack of a comprehensive manual out the box… Be warned if you are the type of person that likes to really examine and read the manual of your new electronics front to back, garmin simply doesn’t simply believe in including a comprehensive manual in the box but does offer one online
2. A nice little carrying case for those that like to slip and toss around there unit in pockets would be nice – I bought the Nuvi 660 leather case for those days when I’m walking around with this thing in my pocket and don’t want to scratch it
3. Not exactly cheap just yet… maybe in 3-4 years GPS technology will cost next to nothing, but for now unless you feel like you could really take advantage and travel more then a couple times of year, look at some of the cheaper and lower prices alternatives

With that being said this looks like it seriously trumps garmin’s nuvi 600 and 300 model ranges, and I am absolutely satisfied with my purchase and will give this thing a 9 out of 10 rating if not for the very minor cons

I got to play with a Nuvi 750 GPS for a few minutes at a local store and instantly I knew I was going to buy one (the salesman could tell too and was already counting the commission in his head) This thing is just wow type of cool, and as a traveling businessman that takes me across the states frequently I knew that the new garmin nuvi 750 would be a strong investment in saved time and frustration.

I haven’t really had much experience with automotive gps systems other then the occasional rental car when traveling on business out of the country, but it always seemed like an expensive luxury until I really took a look at the cheap new prices on the technology and considered how much of an investment it would be for a person that travels as frequently as myself and colleagues.

This is my first dive into the automotive GPS market, but if the massive boom of these gadgets will indicate, it is definitely something that people truly love and never go back from… hopefully the new nuvi 750 will be as cool a shift as the day I finally adopted a cell phone haha!

I have owned both the Garmin Nuvi 350 and 650 – and with the announcement that the garmin nuvi 750 GPS unit will be shipping in November of this year – I immediately preordered the system after a just a moments glance at some of the new features and changes to the hardware and software that have been made over the previous nuvi 350 and nuvi 650 systems.

One of the first things that stood out about the Garmin 750 system as I read through a few reviews and previews on the net, was the upgraded and sophisticated appearance change. I really love the new darker metallic colors, and I think that the new screen (supposed to be the brightest and best yet) will be better suited with a darker back drop and will make situations of high glare reading much less of an eye squinter.

There were a few new features unique to the 750/760/770 units that will be refreshing for people that have previously owned nuvis; as they are long awaited and simple features that should have been implemented a while back in my opinion as the requests from customers go to show.

I haven’t actually got to play with my system yet, and intend on coming back with a more informative hands on garmin nuvi 750 gps review once I have had the chance to drive around for a while and really see what the latest and greatest system offers.