is VERY NICE and the MOST Important!!!!! You can Listen instead of watching the screen constantly for the next turn!! I have the Garmin Nuvi 260 and the ONLY thing I don't like about it is my Maps need to be updated!! I need the 2010 for City Navigator North America NT Maps but cannot afford them right now. Yep, they might be the same as what I have but I have had mine for about 1 1/2 and they say it outdated,,,,,,, I think it is job security. Anyway, There are some that has Life Time Map updates,,,,,, to me that might be worth the extra money,,,, but to some it might not. Hope this helps,,,,,, My wife & I were trying to get to the Horseshoe Casino in Southern IN. about a year ago and a train(YES I STILL LOVE THEM!! ) was blocking the road and I hit "Detour",,,,,, It took us a "Back Road" that was "BEAUTIFUL"!!!!!! I am really NOT for sure they had running water or lights in a few of the places but we enjoyed every minute of the trip!!!! Good luck in whatever you choose and have a great night, Mark & Tonya Todd