Originally Posted by
Fredd
We bought a European chip for our Nüvi 350 and it has worked like a charm, so far in the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Norway, and Denmark. ^
While we like the extremely small size, the computerized voices that tell you you're "arriving at 123 Smith Street on your left," and other features of the Nüvi, one should factor in the extra cost of that chip as opposed to other units with the European maps already loaded before you purchase.
Cheers,
Fredd
What is the chip for and how much does it cost? I though with the SD card you can load up the European software, the activation code and you are good to go?