I have used my Garmin Drive Smart 50 for almost 2 years.
I have found as follows:-
Inaccuracy
The map is always 15 - 25 meters behind when approaching intersections, this is not only frustrating but also dangerous. On occasions the device shows that I am driving 50 meters off the road and parallel to it.
Outdated
Despite loading maps again and again, they are months, even years out of date. New roads open for 6 months are still not appearing.
Frustrating
Tried pairing three different phones and on each occasion the device does not perform as a...Read more

I have had a miserable 18 months experience with Garmin DriveSmart 50 LMT.
Bought new at JBHiFi June 2017, frequently updated. Used it for travel in QLD and VIC.
The maps are accurate but the navigation choices are STUPID.
All I want is to go somewhere with easy route, main roads preferred, minimum turns, no shortcuts down narrow side streets.
Tried both routing choices, "Faster Time" and "Shorter Distance", and it still takes me down minor suburban streets instead of main roads.
For example (if you are familiar with Melbourne). If I want to g...Read more

The device was sent to me as replacement by Garmin after my Nuvi permanently shut down; good customer service by the company.
Since using the device for a 4500 km. trip around Queensland, I must warn users of the navigation errors.
1. It ordered a sharp left turn into a cane farm at the base of the Gillies highway in North Queensland; there is only one entrance and exit to this major access road to the Atherton Tablelands, you cannot get there via a cane farm!
2.While approaching Toowoomba from the West, ordered a sharp right turn on approac...Read more

We used to have a Tom Tom but the annual map cost made us decide to buy a Garmin with lifetime maps. We had the first unit replaced when the screen kept disappearing. We have just come back from 7 weeks on the NSW Central and Southern coast and the maps kept showing fuel stops were there were none, banks in the middle of empty paddocks and non existent shops which didn't help us to plan our refuelling stops. I emailed the problem and a response suggested i call to "speed things up" - nothing like getting your customers to do your work for you. ...Read more

I bought this to replace my aging Garmin NuVi 50. At first I was a little underwhelmed as the maps haven't changed in look and feel since the last generation, compared to what you get in Google and Apple Maps. But then I realised the whole map database is loaded into the device to use offline so that's why it's still basic. It does have pinch to zoom like a smartphone and other minor tweaks that make it more usable.

This model comes with lifetime maps, red light and fixed speed camera alerts, voice command and live traffic updates. It integr...Read more