Magellan RoadMate 1200

Pros: Simple, Clean, Intuitive, Inexpensive

Cons: Map Upgrades, Exit POI's

The Bottom Line: For anyone who wants to know how to get from A to B with no frills...this is PERFECT

Review: Right off the bat, I'll be honest, I didn't really intend to buy this. For some time now I've been wanting a GPS, but I didn't have the money for it and I didn't want to buy a new car. But I am a technology junkie, so it was intriguing. We were in ...

Pros: Intelligent software High sensitivity antenna Orientation-aware even when idle

Cons: Bad Display Too soft sound Hard-to-reach power button

The Bottom Line: Has its strong and weak points. It's good idea to test-drive for couple of days and compare with competing unit.

Review: Recently, I was shopping for a new GPS. So I compared Garmin C330 and this Magellan 1200. They both performed remarkably, both having stronger and weaker points. Display This is the weakest side of Magellan unit. The streets are painted too thin and ...

Pros: Easy to use once oriented to the unit, a great reference item!

Cons: No paper manual, no case

Review: Overall, I'm very happy with this unit, great for GPS for the average person, phenomenal information at a low price.BUT this unit (and probably all Magellan's GPS) come with no paper (hard copy) manual. It comes with a CD from which you can ...

Pros: Not much!!

Cons: so slow it is USELESS!!!

Review: VERY disapointed in this unit. It was so slow at calculating routes that EVERY time I started a new trip, I would pull out of a parking lot up to the first spot where a turn was required, and it would not tell me which way to go. It was also ...