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| Magellan Crossover 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Road and Trail Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $219.95
You Save: $380.04 (63%)
New (7) Used (3) Refurbished (3) from $119.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 1576
Format: Cd
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Color: Olive
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: Unknown
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.3 x 1.1 x 3.5
MPN: 980890-01
Model: 980890-01
UPC: 763357115703
EAN: 0763357115703
ASIN: B000KMEGDA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 a simple test, say's it all February 10, 2008
On the magellan 2500t crossover GPS. If you go into an electronics store, look at the disply of all GPS brands for sale. Usually displayed towards center of the store. If all units are turned on, the Magellan will be the only one strong enough to pick up satellite signal indoors. I own this unit but wanted a garmin. I beleive the Magellan is easier to use and far superior to any other brand. I constantly compare all brands even tho I am satisfied with what I have. I use off road for quad riding and street navigation. For over a year of use, it has never failed me. Flawless
Great for Auto and Marine use February 2, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have had my unit for almost a year, so I though I would weigh in with my evaluation. Overall, this product has met my expectations. The advantages of this unit (the ability to operate it in auto, marine or land mode) are also the primary disadvantages in that it is not going to the best in any one of those categories.
For auto use, the unit is top notch. While it may not be the best AUTO unit available, it provides more than adequate service given the other features it has. Signal aquisition, accuracy, voice information seem to be on par with most other auto units I have seen. On the downside, not allowing the mp3 player to work with voice naviagtaion on is one feature this unit lacks that seems to be industry standard.
For marine use, the unit works well. Waypoints are easy to manage, point to point navaigation works well and the marine maps you can purchase add all the detail one would need, IN A UNIT THAT ALSO FUNCTIONS AS AN AUTOMOTIVE GPS. Sure, there are $500-1000+ marine only units that update quicker and offer better mapping and resolution, but can you also move them to your car in a matter of seconds and have them function as a full blown auto gps? For the small boater who wants basic marine and fishing functionality, this unit is great. It has proven to be very durable, waterproof and accurate in sending me back to my favorite fishing spots.
As a hunting/hiking unit, this product probably falls short for those in need of high quality topo features. Sure it will give you all the basics like speed, course, elevation and gps position on an adequate background topo map with elevation lines, but the built in topo map may not have enough elevation detail for some needs. For my rare uses of this mode, walking in a local park, biking on a trail or hunting in the woods near my house, the unit has worked very well. However, I can see that if one has a specialized need for a quaility handheld hiking unit (where size, weight and topo quality are issues), one would probably be better off buying a separate $200 auto unit and a $200 handheld unit. You would, of course, be losing the excellent marine features.
Overall, for those boaters interested in a gps unit functioning for both their car AND boat, this unit is hard to beat. At this point, I would not hesitate to buy this product again should my unit become damaged.
 Promissing Product with Proper Upgrade & Support January 31, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Car GPS portion works at acceptable level- "3.5 star". Not as refined as Garmin or TomTom but it works.
Marine GPS map is nearly useless. It shows gps points and water boundary lines. No bathymetric charts, no road ways other than freeways, no lakes and no rivers. -"0 star"
Outdoor topo map is very basic. A large lake longer than 5 miles with 13k acres doesn't show up in 2miles scale map. Very Basic - "3 star"
Manual is a basic operation instructions. Not much of substantive content in CD-ROM pdf manual - "1 star"
Customer support is "0 star"
SD interface horrible. I could only get 15MB out of 2GB Lexar card. Called tech support. After ~15minutes wait, a tech support says nothing larger than 1GB card and only SanDisk & Toshiba cards are supported. I couldn't get sincere admission of the SD problem. I want to know if firmware upgrade will be coming soon? or it has a hardware problem which requires return for repair. Only response was use 1GB SanDisk/Toshiba card.
SD card based maps and downloadable maps may not be available yet due to same SD card problem.
Not recommended to buy yet. Xover seems to be released for sale soon after initial beta prototype for 2007 Xmas season.
 Decent Product - Horrible Support January 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the Crossover ~1-14-2008 and the product arrived quickly as usual with Amazon. I wanted this unit so I can load the lakes maps and use it as a marine GPS as well as in the vehicle. For the most part the vehicle part works well. I rent cars with neverlost so I am familiar with the interface and it seems to be on par with that product.
There is not a marine chart included. I live on a lake and the base marine map doe not show any water. I find this a bit strange to say the least. If you are planning to use it for marine as well, be prepared to buy a maps upgrade, Make sure to buy the SD card and not the online software. (Read below)
The once thing I can say is the support from Magellan is horrible. I purchased the Lakes maps for download on the Magellan site since I wanted to test it out over the weekend. Well, the site let me proceed with my purchase BUT it never let me download the maps. It has been 2 weeks and I still have not been able to download the maps from the web site. After several calls they determined that their server was down for maintenance.
It would not be such a big deal if they followed through with their promises. The first call, I was told it would take 24-48 hours to send me the link. So I waited. Then I called back, and they told me the servers were being upgraded over the weekend. So, I waited, and then called back and they said 24-48 hours and the link will be emailed to me. This is crazy.... The best part is that they will not let me cancel the order.
This is a case study on why outsourcing is not a good idea. The people that answer the phones barely speak English, and they do not have a grasp of what my problem is. I have to spell out my name each time I get transferred. It is very frustrating to say the least.
I do think the product itself is worth the money, but the support is not so good. There are other units out there that have more capability, BUT they cost twice as much. Do you homework and see what fits your needs.
Make sure you search the web for Magellan support issues...
Traffic Kit Doesn't Work January 19, 2008
I don't have any major complaints with the GPS unit - but I just wanted to warn prospective buyers that the traffic kit that's advertised as a possible add on to this unit doen't work for me in Baltimore/DC or several of the other cities that are listed in the coverage map. Go to the traffic kit and read the reviews there for more info.
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