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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: 1585
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:
 Works Good May 29, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just got mine 3 days ago. The road mapping works pretty good. It has tried to take me down some dead end roads in town, but paper maps show the roads as through streets too, GIGO! The battery seems to give 7-8 hours of life. POIs are a bit disappointing, in town maybe 30% of gas stations, restaurants, etc are shown. Could be because I live in a small kinda rural town, 9K people. One thing I can't figure out is how to show all the POI's. For example find all hotels near Kalispell MT, the GPS says >25, but it only displays 25. How do I see the rest? I looked at the topo maps and it seems that what everyone else has said is true. I did a 110 mile trip on Hwy 101 today and it kept good satellite lock and position in heavy foliage with me holding it in my lap in the back of a van. Waiting for motorcycle mount so I can use it in bike. Plan to use it in the car also, but bought it primarily for motorcycle use.
 Perfect May 25, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I love this GPS...for one thing it has a large enough screen that I can see the map without pulling over and putting on reading glasses. Very friendly verbal driving directions. I like that the color scheme automatically changes in the evening making it not so bright then. My only complaint is that the green rubber protection piece (which can come off) is a bit loose. A tighter fit would be better. It comes with the car cigarette adapter which was not clear from the Amazon page.
Great product with some slight reservations May 22, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'd actually give this 4 1/2 stars out of 5 if I could. It can provide navigation and mapping capabilities for roadway, water, or off-road hiking (I'm not a boater so I can't judge the waterway aspect) which makes for wonderful versatility. The road navigation works very well and is fairly easy to use. The topographic maps that come pre-loaded for hiking are not as detailed as I would like -- according to the users manual, one can purchase (at considerable cost) more detailed 30-meter topos on SD chips to replace the 90-meter maps that are programmed in, but actually these are not yet on the market (as of mid-May 2007 I was told it would be "a few months" before they would be available for purchase). The device can not export waypoints and tracks to other more sophisticated mapping programs such as Topo USA. The unit lacks a magnetic compass (but rather calculates directional bearings based on your movement) which is a slight disadvantage if you turn on the unit while standing still and want to know which way is north, for example. Satelite reception is excellent. Battery life is excellent. It is a bit on the heavy side to carry into the field. All in all it is a great product, with the caveat that if you are into serious hiking or mapping you may need a separate GPS unit dedicated to this purpose -- I plan to hold on to my Garmin ETREK for this reason.
Allterain May 18, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great unit on and off road so far. Still trying to figure out how to exchange data with computer. Not sure it interfaces well with MapSend.
Good GPS but not Waterproof May 17, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The off road software works great for what I use it for, point to point navigation on both land and water. The street navigator is really quite good but not as intuitive to use as my Garmin nuvi350. The mp3 player is the weak link in this unit. The volume output is to low to properly power a small pair of head phones. It is not capable of playing music while navigating and having the voice commands over ride the music like the Garmin units do. The auto power off feature is also a bit of a dissapointment. It does not always power off automaticlly so you can run the battery down. Remember to turn if off manually. The big advantage this unit has is that you can do all your navigating in one unit. Overall a great product but has room for some minor improvements.
After 5 months of use here is an update. My friend and I both bought this unit for our ATV's. We have both had to send our units back for water getting behind the screen and rendering the unit useless. My friend has had to send his back twice for the same problem. These were not left out in the rain, we only operated the screen with wet hands. This unit is not waterproof as advertised. The turn around on repairs was about 3 to 4 weeks and customer support was not that great. I have had better luck with Garmin products and support so this will probably be the last Magellan product I own. Do not use this unit in wet or damp environments.
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