Originally Posted by
mstraus
...Even if you can get the maps for free, its annoying that the Garmin doesn't come set up with them by default and let a user change them if they prefer. If I got one and then had to do extra steps to set it up, it would mean it would sit in the box longer for me to do so. ...
I think you're missing the point. When you buy a Garmin I believe you have the option to buy it with maps ( City Navigator on an SD card ) or you can buy without an SD card or map ( for people who want to supply their own map ). Without the map it's going to be cheaper and since with OSM ( and your own SD card ) it's much cheaper, many people decide to go that route.
The Garmin 705 which I own I bought second hand. It came with an older version of City Navigator on an SD card. If I want I can go to the Garmin website and download a newer version of City Navigator but of course that would cost a bit. Personally, I'd rather just use another SD card with the OSM downloaded on to it WHICH is much cheaper and is a much more useable map ( IMO ). I haven't done this yet but at some point I probably will.