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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:
 Not a good choice May 13, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Let's start with what it does well: It will reliably direct you to an address, even an obscure one. No problem at all with that function. It was only after purchasing this unit and taking a long drive with it that I began to notice the shortcomings. Here are some of the more significant ones:
1. No city or town names in "map" mode.
I'm not kidding. It will tell you the name of every single park you pass. It will label the lakes and rivers. It will even tell you where the railroad tracks are. But it won't tell you the names of the cities and towns that lie ahead. If you're driving from Alexandria, Virginia to Rockville, Maryland, you might want to know that Washington, D.C. is in between. Magellan doesn't feel that you need that information.
2. Very limited information regarding services at exits.
My old handheld Garmin Vista, which was really designed for hiking, would tell me every gas station, restauarant, etc. at every freeway exit. Magellan tries to do this too, but it only covers the next 6-7 exits. What if you want to stop in 20 miles but not in 5 miles?
3. Gaps in "points of interest" information.
Driving down the interstate, I found that it often "missed" gas stations, etc. that it should have known about, like Shell stations that had been at a certain location for a decade.
4. Incorrect "estimated time of arrival" information.
ETAs with the Magellan always assumed travel at around 50 MPH. Don't ask me why. Couldn't it at least assume that if your average rate of speed is 65 MPH (many freeways now have 70 MPH limits) that you're going to get there faster, and recompute?
5. Clumsy "browse map" feature.
When I returned this unit, I still hadn't figured out this feature, since it's not described in the manual. But in "map" mode, you can "tap" the touchscreen then pull the map in a certain direction. Would be a nice feature, IF the cities and towns were labeled. Since they're not, you can't really know much more than that there are roads, railroad tracks, and city parks in a certain area.
6. Useless bells and whistles.
It's supposed to play MP3's and let you look at pictures, but it cannot do so and navigate at the same time. So who cares? My MP3 player can do all those things, and comes in a much more efficient form. I would rather Magellan spare us the bells and whistles and improve functionality.
Just my thoughts. If you're going to use this mostly for keeping you on track when you're driving around towns and cities, this unit will serve you fine. As for me, I'm going back to Garmin.
 No home address. May 12, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Doesnt locate my home address, although in been there for 6 yrs. Instructions very vague at first use, you have to use allot of trial & error.
A very solid GPS May 6, 2007
In a nutshell, this is a very functional GPS and good value for the money. I think the text-to-speech function works very well, and it gives one plenty of time to navigate. The map view is one of the best I've seen. While it is not slick as some other units, it gives you quite a bit of essential information (like which road you're now on, and which road you'll be turning onto, and in what distance, in a nice LARGE font). I especially like the expanded view of upcoming turns that pops up when your intersection or exit is coming up. This view will also show you multiple upcoming turns if they need to be made in quick succession (great!).
However, there are a couple of things I would really improve on this unit. The primary one is the routing engine, which rarely seems to find the optimal route. The second is the somewhat dated user interface, which could use some improvement.
The unit has not crashed on me, and is very stable. Interface is a tad on the sluggish side.
In all other aspects the unit is great. Windshield mount is sturdy, it has good battery life. Custom POIs can be loaded, specific roads can be excluded from a route. I also think that the price is good for what you get (text to speech and optional traffic receiver).
 Never again!!!! May 4, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I purchased this item about a month ago and had to return it. The unit worked well for two days, then it started acting up. It constantly froze up and had to be reset. When it did stay on it kept rebooting itself for no apparent reason. The POI database is very limited. I just purchased the Nuvi 350, i hope i have a better story to tell about that one.
I dont recommend May 3, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
i bought the 2200t and returned it after 2 days. it froze on me a few times while in route. The POI database is horrible. I live in the suburbs of a big city and it couldn't find common places for 100 miles. It was very frustrating. I then bought a garmin and have been very satisfied for the past week.
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