Got my Mio Dec. '08, and my second one Jan '09 after the first one got stolen. About the size of a man's wallet, it's easy to take it with you when you park the car. The system is a great first Nav. for most local travel (have not gone on a trip yet). The text-to speach is helpful but she does not always pronounce the words correctly so you may have to look at the street that is displayed, but she'll tell you when to turn, sometimes when you get right up on the turn, but not bad, you get used to gauging it. Pricing, I got mine at Staples for $120 with a coupon, I recently saw them at Radio Shack for $99 BUCKS- that's an unbeatable deal. No wonder Mapsco is going out of biz. Very new streets don't show up for me which is a pain since I show new homes occasionally, the maps could use some updating for newer areas as well. I did notice a recent update, a speed limit box pops up and shows me the limit on a route if I exceed it. It does not do that on generic map version. The best Nav. for the money in my opinion, has flaws but I understand they all do.