This is an excellent unit! I had purchased the Garmin V Deluxe package with some trepidation as reviews I had read of it were mixed. But I can honestly recommend it without reservation, having had it and used it for a while now. The quibbles I read about the time recalculating routes once off a planned route don't seem right - given 30 seconds or so, the machine recalibrates and calculates. Battery life is good, and acquisition and lock on to satellites is also excellent. In a battery saving measure, the backlight is turned off by default - I do hate that, but it is a very small problem.The unit is smaller than I had thought, and very light. It easily fits in a coat pocket. I like this unit - if you don't require a color unit, talking directions, or a larger screen, this will fit the bill very, very nicely.