February 25, 2009

Garmin discontinues nuvi 2x0 and 7x0 series

Discontinued-nuvi-2x0

Garmin has discontinued the nuvi 2x0 and 7x0 series, leaving the multi-use 5x0 series as the only nuvis without text-to-speech (EDIT: Oops, not quite). Earlier this year, the nuvi 8x0 series was discontinued as well.

This may or may not presage new arrivals in the marketplace. Most PND manufacturers seem to be taking a cautious approach to new introductions this year. Nevertheless, Garmin has cleared up a backlog of inventory; the most likely time for new product announcements would be at CeBIT early next month.

Regardless, you can expect to see more deals on these discontinued units as retailers clear out existing stock.

Via GPSReview.net forums

Feb 25, 2009 8:14:56 AM | Garmin, Hardware

3 Comments

Tim

Almost... The 205 doesn't have TTS.

Posted by: Tim | February 25, 2009 at 11:12 AM

Rich Owings

hehe... I stand corrected.

Posted by: Rich Owings | February 25, 2009 at 12:02 PM

Maggie

I would expect that Garmin has something better coming on the market. Would be hard to believe they are not replacing products that have been so popular.

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visit me at http://www.garminhandheldgpsstore.com

Posted by: Maggie | February 26, 2009 at 02:23 PM

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