GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav Reviews

Review score: 9.1 / 10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £176

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Overall Customer Rating

9.1 average based on 10 reviews.

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How customers rate GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Garmin
• Videos
• Summary
• Alternatives

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GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav features

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Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Sat Nav. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Sat Nav are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Sat Nav. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Garmin are really well respected for making great Sat Nav.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Sat Nav. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

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Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav and seeing how that compares to other Sat Nav and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Garmin.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Sat Nav. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £176.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 9.4 out of 10.

How much do Sat Nav cost on average?

We searched for all of the Sat Nav that we could find at Currys. In total we found 29 different products available.

The average price of Sat Nav was £192.96, which makes GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav below average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Sat Nav can vary. Of the 29 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £79.99 and the highest price we saw was £379.00.

In the Sat Nav category, 17 products cost more than GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav and 11 cost less.

How much are Garmin Sat Nav?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Sat Nav made by Garmin. We managed to find 13 options at Currys.

The average price of these 13 products was £185.54. With the cheapest coming in at £89.00 and most expensive currently showing as £359.00. Based on this price analysis it shows that GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav is below average against other Garmin Sat Nav.

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GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 10 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav is just what you’re after.

GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav has a customer review score of 8.9 and our review score is 8.6 out of 10. The average review score in the Sat Nav category is 8.0 with an average of 45 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Garmin is 8.6 based on an average of 52 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Sat Nav. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are GARMIN Drive 52 MT-S 5″ Sat Nav reviews, Drive 5 Plus MT-S 5″ Sat Nav reviews or GARMIN DriveSmart 51 LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav & Case reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like GARMIN GARMIN Drive 51LMT-S UK 5″ Sat Nav reviews or even Spirit 8670 LM Truck 6.2″ Sat Nav reviews.

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Buying Garmin branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Sat Nav.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Garmin then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

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YouTube Video of GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

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Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with GARMIN DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Sat Nav. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 8.6/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 10 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

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Further product details

• • Product ID 1: 10118379545

• • Product ID 2: 10162514

• • Brand: Garmin

• • Model number: 51LMTS

• • EAN: 753759169879

• • Description: Top features: – Lifetime map updates to keep you in the loop – Live services for real-time information – Hands-free connection to ensure road safety – Driver alerts for safer driving Lifetime map updates The Garmin DriveSmart 51LMT-S 5″ Sat Nav with built-in WiFi keeps you in the loop of maps all across Europe so that you can always find you destination without hassle. Receive updates as they become available simply by connecting to your wireless home network. Live services Share your location with friends, keep on top of traffic conditions, parking info, weather and more. The DriveSmart 51LMT-S makes all these live services easy and intuitive through the Smartphone Link mobile app, which connects the sat nav with your smartphone. Hands-free connection Stay connected and safe. The 51LMT-S can be synced with your smartphone via Bluetooth so that you can make and receive calls, see your text messages and appointment reminders without having to touch your phone. Additionally, you can active voice navigation, which responds to your verbal commands to guide you where you need to go. Driver alerts Be aware of what’s around you when on the road. The DriveSmart 51LMT-S Sat Nav alerts you to road hazards such as sharp curves, speed changes, railway and animal crossings and more so that you can think ahead and drive accordingly. The system also gives you a heads up when you’re in a school zone or approaching a red light, and suggests breaks and where to take them if you’ve been behind the wheel too long. What are free Lifetime Maps? Sat nav devices or smartphone apps with free Lifetime Maps allow you to download full updates of your map every year – stay up-to-date with changes to road networks, addresses and points of interest, as well as new businesses, road changes and junction alterations. Updates are released at least four times a year and apply to the map that’s pre-installed on your sat nav or included with your smartphone app. Geographical coverage and features will still match the original. Updates are free of charge and provided for the useful life of the device (i.e. as long as the manufacturer supports it with software updates, services, content or accessories). What is free Lifetime Traffic? Lifetime Traffic is a premium real-time traffic information service that shows exactly where delays start and end so you always know the fastest route. ‘Lifetime’ means the period of time that the sat nav manufacturer continues to support your device with software updates, services, content or accessories. The useful life of the smartphone app means the period of time that the manufacturer continues to support the app with updates. Lifetime Traffic is included with this premium sat nav device and cannot be transferred to another sat nav device or smartphone app.

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