Originally Posted by
datlas
Thanks. The irony is I have a Garmin 130 that I really love, but it's battery life sucks and I need a unit that will give me turn-by-turn directions from a preloaded route and also work with my Varia radar. The 530 seemed to be a cost-effective decision but it's turned into a hassle with the maps snafu and also the volume is pretty quiet for the Varia, my 130 is actually better in so many ways except for crap battery life.
I was talking about the 1030+ (extra zero). The 130/130+ doesn't have maps (or enough memory).
The 530 does everything the 130 does and lots more. People might prefer the monochrome screen of the 130 over the color screen of the 530 but the 130 isn't "better" (it's just simpler and there's nothing wrong with preferring that). Maybe, the volume of the 130 is louder (I don't know).
The free OSM maps should work fine on the 530.