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| Magellan RoadMate 2200T Portable GPS Navigator, Silver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $549.99
Buy New: $125.00
You Save: $424.99 (77%)
New (3) Used (2) Refurbished (1) from $90.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 7295
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 6 x 9
MPN: 980897-01
Model: 980897-01
UPC: 763357116014
EAN: 0763357116014
ASIN: B000IELOY4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 I wish I had bought the Garmin June 1, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this thing thinking it was well priced and would do the job. I was disappointed. I have used Garmins and find it more accurate and easier to use. If you try to put in an address this thing doesnt like it just refuses to allow you the option of putting in the numbers. Instead of identifying each street as you come to it, it identifies every other or less. I am sorry I bought in now. Will probably give it to someone else and buy the Garmin
 Good choice May 29, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this gps. It is basic without all the bells and whistles they come with now and easy to operate. It does need the option of putting in destination coordinates though. I'm satisfied. Dick
 Thumbs up. Cheaper than marriage counseling! May 29, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've been thinking about getting portable GPS for awhile. My wife and I don't argue alot but she gets on me once in a while in the car if I get lost. Of course paradoxly she didn't want me to spend any money on a portable GPS nav system.
So, with a big weekend coming up in Napa for a friend's wedding...I decided to take a plunge. Costco had a good deal on the Magellan Roadmate 2200T. I checked the reviews and they were decent. Figuring it was better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission from my wife...I bought the Magellan!!
In the Costco parking lot I opened up the box and plugged the thing into my car. I punched in my home address and it lead me straight home. Very intuitive and easy to use. At this price point the voice instructions with street names is very nice.
Napa weekend was upon us. My wife glared at the GPS. I punched in the hotel address and off we went. Two hours later we pulled into the hotel parking lot in Napa...not a single missed turn as the GPS said "You have arrived at your destination". My wife looked halfway impressed. That night there was a rehersal dinner at a winery the next town over...not a single missed turn. Breakfast the next morning in another strange town...not a single missed turn. Wedding day at another winery...not a single missed turn. Etc, etc, etc.
Nice weekend, no missed directions, and no arguing in the car. On the way home my wife finally admitted it was worth it!!
Magellan thought this product out well. So far so good and five stars!!
- JT Clark / San Jose, CA
One Month update - the unit freezes up occassionally (once a week) and I have to push the reset button. After it resets it works fine again. But, the frozen screen makes it frustrating for my wife to use by herself so I may return it.
Two month update - The 2200T unit has been returned. It froze too much...too bad, everything else about it was decent. I'm looking around for another unit, possibly Garmin Nuvi.
Great value and solid product May 22, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just purchased and used this in the Boston metropolitan area while looking for different places to rent. I picked it up at Coscto for $250 and it worked out of the box, no upgrades or anything. This was very important as we were leaving quickly on a trip. I am upgrading the firmware now, but I never experienced any of the bugs that this new firmware fixes. It worked great and I can't imagine getting around that area without it. I was somewhat concerned because I had read (I think from cnet reviews) that some Magellan products were sluggish on the recalculation of routes after wrong/missed turns. We found that it worked just fine for us and we missed plenty of turns. Keep in mind that I have not compared this to other units to see if it is slower or faster. We did find however, that sometimes the route recalculation would have just been better to say "Turn around." I don't know if all GPS units do this or not. Eventually, however, we did ignore the directions enough that we got the instructions to "make a legal u-turn as soon as you can."
I really like that it speaks the name of the street (text to speech) that you are turning on. In fact, after this trip I think I would have returned it if it didn't have this feature. For us this was important, otherwise you have to look at the unit more frequently while driving.
For the price I paid think it is a great value. Instead of having your co-pilot buried in the laptop computer screen or map and me pestering him/her with "what street are we on," "did you see that street yet," "how far until this or that." It was a much more enjoyable trip and we could both see and get to know the area.
Improvements:
Easier POI of interest integration with your current route. This happens when you have plugged in your destination and want to detour to a point of interest. I think you can do this in the trip planner but not on the fly. I may be wrong.
Would like to have the ability to change the voice once in a while. After a while I just start to tune out some of the commands. I think some of the tomtom products allow for different types of voices. Not necessary but would be nice.
Show the names of the cities on the map. I thought this was strange. It doesn't show the name of the city, even if you pass by the city center.
Its not as small as the more popular garmin nuvi but it does fit in my shirt or pants pockets.
A very mixed review May 21, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am very happy with the performance of the product itself. It is quite intuitive to use and gives reasonable, clear directions. It recalculates routes after missed turns quickly. The rating on product performance alone would be a 5.
Conversely, the rating on the units physical design and construction would be a 1. I only had the unit for 3 weeks before the port that accepts the power cord broke. Magellan did repair the unit for free, but they took their time about doing it (rating 3).
I ordered a protective pouch and AC power supply the day received the unit (2 months ago) After a call to customer service (more on that later), the case is supposedly being shipped, but I have no idea when I'm going to get the AC power supply. And I had no luck finding any accessories locally. Rating 1.
The calls to customer service (for service on the broken unit and to get an explanation on the wait for accessories) were adventures. Language was definitely an issue on both calls. After I explained that the website had been telling me for 2 months that my ordered items were on backorder, the person on the phone told me only that they would be shipped as soon as they were available (but he had no idea when that would be). One day after the call, one of the items is supposedly being shipped. Hmm. Rating 2.
As long as I don't have further problems with the unit, its performance will outweigh the other issues. It truly does do what it is supposed to and is easy to use.
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