Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Garmin has a reputation for shipping units that are 95 % done, then fixing the remaining bugs in production. Especially with their Edge units. The 520+ probably won't be as mature a product the day it hits the shelves as a lot of people would like. Food for thought.
I just bought a 520 a few weeks ago and was tempted to return it and get a plus but... I generally refuse to buy a garmin that hasn't been out for at least a year for the reasons you mentioned.
If you need nav - the 520 is not your head unit. the 1000 series are probably best. Or personally, if I get really lost and need real nav, I'm using my phone. YMMV. I only use my garmins to follow a predetermined course.