Magellan RoadMate 800

Pros: USER INTERFACE! Size, Rechargeable, MAP Accuracy, Voice

Cons: Limited temperature range 32F to 115F, Spinning hard disk may have reliability concerns?

The Bottom Line: User Interface is key! Roadmate 800 is top of the line with millions of users testing and refining it daily.

Review: OK, Magellan has outdone itself. I have owned the previous 500 and 700 series Roadmate units, and with each one of Magellan's Roadmate units, it keeps refining the main goal: Providing EASY access to real-time driving directions. One main comment I ...

Pros: Great screen. Fast computer. Lots of data. Easy to use. Really good suction mount.

Cons: Nothing negative other than 2 hour maximum battery life, but is expected.

The Bottom Line: This is a great unit. I researched it and made the right choice. It's precisely what I was looking for.

Review: (Read Below for My Update ONE YEAR LATER and another Update (dated Nov. 13) which I wrote after this first section was written:) I bought the Roadmate 800 at Sharper Image earlier this week. I sat in the parking lot, opened the box, read the Manual ...

Pros: Size, sophistication, features, ease of use, good screen.

Cons: Need to update the software more frequently

The Bottom Line: The price, features, quality, and usability make this a total winner!

Review: I bought the unit at Costco because of the price and the return policy, thinking that if I did not like it would be no problem to take it back. Buying it at Costco was also a strategy to use with my wife since it was pretty expensive. But after I had ...

Pros: Fast, accurate, easy to use.

Cons: POI quirky. Horrendous customer service.

The Bottom Line: Great GPS. It has all the features I need, it's easy to use, it's FAST and it's accurate.

Review: I got my Roadmate from J&R through Amazon and it was great for about a week. (More on that later.) It was easy to use, just type in the address of where I was going and it gave me a choice of fastest route, shortest route, most use of freeways and ...

Pros: NEVER any downloading of maps. 20Gb drive holds everything!

Cons: A bit pricey,but discounts can be found

The Bottom Line: Awesome Product that even the wife will love!

Review: This is my 3rd GPS. My first was an Old Garmin that you had to download maps to the tiny 18MB of RAM. God forbid, I drove outside the downloaded maps or it would stop. Recalculating routes to 20 minutes while driving. Second GPS was with my Palm ...

Pros: Easy to use and many POI's and maps

Cons: takes some time to acquire satellites and locks up sometimes

The Bottom Line: Great price for many features

Review: The first time I ever tried any type of GPS device was while I was vacationing in Germany. Not only were the roads confusing but the way the most European countries direct you by road signs is by routing you toward a city instead of what direction ...

Pros: convenient, fast routes recalculation, fun to use.

Cons: User Interface, POI entries, accuracy in city

The Bottom Line: It's a good GPS, although a bit pricey.

Review: The days of printing maps via any on-line map services and/or trip planning-software is now over for me. From this day forward, this gadget shall service me on all my trips. :) I ordered mine via ebay, as many ebay sellers seems to sell this ...

Pros: It is a wonderful tool to maneuver through congested cities.

Cons: New streets not updated enough and rural areas sketchy.

The Bottom Line: It's worth the money despite the minor frustrations. Even though the directions may be off sometimes, it's great peace of mind to know you aren't truly lost.

Review: To begin with, let me just say that I'm glad I bought this. I live on the outskirts of Los Angeles, but HATE to drive there, and this is a wonderful tool to find my way around. Since others have written about how great this is, I'm going to focus on the ...

Pros: Huge database of POI's. Very easy to use.

Cons: Windshield mount is HORRIBLE!!! Voice is not loud enough.

The Bottom Line: I recommend this GPS but beware of the horrible windshield mount that comes with the unit.

Review: I love the Magellan 800 GPS and POI functions but the windshield mount that comes with the 800 has a ball and socket that renders the windshield mount practically useless. The GPS is constantly jiggling, moving, and jumping around, even when the bottom ...

Pros: Reliable,good map quality, Good 3D Map,multiple destination routing,Fast satellite acquisition

Cons: No FM transmitter for MP3 player, Player cant be used with GPS unit operating

The Bottom Line: Great GPS, would never be without one again. If you travel at all its a must have.

Review: I purchased my Magellan 800 over a month ago and have been using it every day testing it and becoming familiar with its options. I had reservations about buying from Magellan due to the many negative comments on their customer service thus I had ...