Sorry Buckeyes, but you can’t upgrade the maps on this puppy, CD or no CD. You get what you get unless you are friends with either Macgyver or MegaGeek.
Whether you’re on your way to the florist, lost in the forest, or just a tourist
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Im a florist, and I shot a tourinst in the forest…will this GPS be of any use to me?
So why not check out MS streets and trips with the included GPS module? Plugs into your USB port and has very detailed street level maps that can be updated for free. Runs about $80. I have it and really like it. It’s not perfect, but it’s not a bank breaker either.
Jessie, as much as it pains me to say so, you can’t reason with people like that. It’s a problem humans have faced for a long time.
Well, not entirely free…the cost for the GPS constellation was 15 billion in 1995 and it is about 0.75 billions a year to operate. The cost is there in your taxes…somewhere.
I had a history midterm today that had to do with Magellan. The song would have been useful to remember some facts, like him dying in the Philippians.
What do you mean by ‘home’ coordinates?
This is a good deal on an excellent general purpose GPS. Be aware that the unit does not allow input of add’l maps. For many people, that’s not a big deal. Add’l maps can be useful, but a GPS’s real use is tracking YOU, not stuff around you. You can use paper maps for that.
Also, this thing has a barometer and a compass - both really useful (altitude and direction). My Garmin, which I like a lot, has neither, and it’s a hindrance having to rely on separate devices to accurately get that information.
Good luck all, but I’m going to have to pass on this. My dad got a car with GPS about a year ago and I found it rather handy, but this thing without ability to upload new maps with greater detail, it just doesn’t suit my purposes.
I think Paul almost died in Phillipians. Magellan died in the Philippines.
You can get the Explorist 400 from Sam’s club with the North America Topo 3D and a carrying case for $199. The 400 leave off the thermometer, barometer, and compass and gives you a computer cable (USB, emulates a disk drive or a serial port for GPS apps) as well as an SD card slot (includes largeish memory card (256MB, IIRC)) and rechargeable, replaceble Lithium Ion battery.
Once you’ve loaded a topo map regoin onto the GPS, you can search for locations be address, or find all the chinese restaurants close to your current location, etc. Maps are detailed. Routing directions is another sw package if you want the GPS to bark commands at you as you drive to a particular location.
The 300 does not have any of this capability.
However, the receiver is nice, so you’ll get good lock in many areas where some GPS’s don’t work. The screens are useful and informative - You can store the location of your campsite, and wander aimlessly knowing you’ll be able to get back without a problem. If you don’t mind inputting locations by hand (fairly easy, but tedius) then you can have fun doing geocaching.
It’s merely “ok” for a GPS receiver - if you’re looking for something in the $100 price range, and don’t need computer connectivity (or can live without it while learning to use a beginner GPS) then this is an excellent choice - it has many features (compass, barometer, thermometer) that many high-end GPS don’t have.
If you can spend another $100, then skip it and look around for something that will do more for you.
Wrong. It took less than 29 seconds for the first one to sell. It takes the CC companies awhile to give clearance.
Just a question - what the h*ll matters if it takes 28seconds or 27 minutes to see the first?
If they don’t sell out, we see it on a WootOff. L
I have an eXplorist 400 - a little step up. Was $250 with a $50 mail in rebate. Has computer connectivity, the ability to do on the fly directions (i.e. I can say get me to 1234 anywhere street) and it will tell me turn by turn. The software to do this was $100. eXplorists are good units, and this would be a good starter unit. The buttons aren’t easily pressed by accident. You have to REALLY press it. Not saying it’s hard to press when you WANT to, but it’s hard to accidentally press them.
Great Deal for me! I lost my Garmin Etrex Vista on the trail about a month ago (very dumb) I loved it but don’t really want to spend the $182 amazon wants for it. This is a perfect replacement for my Vista. Reasons?
Altimeter
Thermometer
Barometer
Electronic Compass
Possible to make PC connection (See next paragraph)
The only other Magellans with these features are the 500 which are way too much for me. There IS a USB connection for your PC, and you can buy it RIGHT HERE for $38. (You will need to download some software too)
This is probably NOT FOR YOU if you want mapping software for driving around or a big color screen to eat your batteries… I am a geocacher and hiker, so the thermometer, compass and altimeter are very cool and with the PC cable “hack” I can download waypoints.
BOTTOM LINE: Good for hikers, geocachers. Bad for driving or mapping users!
I’m a girl and I don’t get lost. I go on adventures. And if my kids knew this was tonight’s woot they would pitch in and buy one for me. They have spent half their lives in the car with me going on adventures. They were adults before they figured out that backing out of the driveway i’m lost. I would definately get this, if it was only closer to the first.
What are these "satalites " mentioned in the description?
Spend a little more money and get a REAL GPS. This one is outdated, buggy, and not worth its price.
I’m thinking that with the USB Cable avail. at http://pc-mobile.net/mex100.htm that you could essentially use this as a stand-alone or as a mouse that could feed NMEA data to a carputer for example. That’s what I’m gathering could be done anyway. In which case, this would be arelatively inexpensive “dual-purpose” solution.
Strange, the best accurancy this thing gets is within 15 feet? I thought even the low end models did better than that.
But the killer for me is no SD card slot.
Pretty nice unit though and the price is decently woot-ish. About $25 less than Amazon shipped. I also like that it takes regular batteries. I think having to recharge a GPS is pretty useless…with this one, you can use rechargable NIMHs (I would imagine) and still use regular AA’s in a pinch.
I am tempted, but I think I will pass.
Just a quick anecdote… I took one of these on a cross-country commercial airline once, and position and altitude were dead-on accurate… these are very sweet and handy devices to have if you’re driving or hiking as well. All in all, a great product, with a great form-factor – for a specific market, granted.