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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: $218.00
You Save: $381.99 (64%)
New (12) Used (2) Refurbished (2) from $159.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 1515
Format: Cd
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Color: Olive
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
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:
 Crossover -crossed up April 3, 2007
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Ordered crossover in January and while entering waypoints it locked up. Sent back to the GPS store for an exchange. Just went on trip from Boise Id to Las Vegas and the new unit locked up and kept returning to the Blue Screen. Contacted Magellan and they said a software update would fix it. Downloaded update last night and it appears it fixed the problem. Will see. I was ready to try to exhange it for a different unit but Magellan said this would work-Hopefully we will see. The tech support guy I talked to was difficult to talk to. He sounded like he was revved up on Red Bull and took forever to get him on the line. Tech support sucks. To use the topo and marine functions you have to buy memory cards loaded with the program at $200 a pop. That really sucks to have to buy cards at that price. Half that I could swallow. Further use, more money spent on sd cards will tell if it performs as expected. So far skeptical.
 This is an excellent GPS April 3, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This product works great as a turn by turn GPS. I also love it for walking and tracking in the parks. I have not used the marine part yet, but I am sure it will be great also. I would recommend this product.
Finally Just What I wanted March 25, 2007
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've had a magellan map 330 for forever, and I wanted a color screen, a gps that stayed on the road (not 100 feet or more off the road)and annouced directions. I've used the magellans in rental cars, and was happy with their capabilty. The crossver meets my expectations, and its great to have all the maps as part of the cost. I am planning to buy the enhanced topo maps, because I use the unit for hiking as well. About 8 hours of battery time. My only issue is why do I need a gps to play music or show pictures. Magellan stick to what you know.
 Nice Product- Only one with hiking/ driving/ boating GPS functions March 22, 2007
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is a decent product for the money, but best be served with a separate in-vehicle and outdoor unit. It is the only one on the market that does both driving, Hiking/ Geocaching and Boating all in the same unit. It is also the only combo unit that is splash resistant. NOT WATER PROOF!!! IPX4 is splash resistant up to so many liters/ minute. Better than a unit that would zap out even if damp!!! Easy to read screens with multiple color options for maps. Very nice automatic night viewing option that changes the screen to a 'negative' light. Very clear voice turn-by-turn directions. Very fast rerouting when you go off course. Great functions for steering around traffic.
The unit does have some negatives. Fisrt, Magellan put this stupid sticker on the GPS screen to 'simulate' the screen while in the package. The sticker left the sticky residue all over the screen. Alcohol and a soft cloth took it off, but why do something like that Magellan? Also, the mapset is OLD. I could not find my work location via the search. The road is not on the map and the address is not in the database. Granted, my work developement is newer (2000). The map data NAVTEQ (mapset provider) has on their website HAS the road. Magellan does not have a map update from NAVTEQ on the support site. The POI's are also old. A lot of gas stations I pass are not on the map. Restaurant icons are in places there are no restaurants. I had one instance that the GPS was WAY off, which required a restart to get my 'vehicle icon' back on track. One thing Magellan doesn't tell you is that the installed Topo map only goes to 300 feet detail level and in order to get detailed Topo maps (with rivers and greater detail), you have to purchase separate software from Magellan. A bit misleading if you ask me.
Overall, I'm happy with the unit. Hopefully, Magellan gets on the ball with a mapset update. I already have an email into them.
UPDATE: This is an update to my original review. Unfortunately, it only gets worse. One update has come along from Magellan, and it did not fix the inaccuracy of this unit. It has sent me in circles, only to come back to a road I had already crossed, and then advised to turn. Side by side with a Garmin Nuvi 660, the Magellan took me onto side roads that the Garmin maintained highway travel- much better routing with the Garmin. Support from Magellan is rediculous. They still have no map updates available. NAVTEQ mapset IS updated on their site and they advise to contact the manufacturer for updates.
Another issue that has come about with the Magellan is its ability to maintain Satellite contact in the woods. I went for a hike and then reviewed my data only to find that coverage was spotty. Not what I had expected with a WAAS enabled receiver. This could be attributed to the farther north location that I used the unit, a symptom of lesser Satellite reception due to distance from the equator/ southern hemisphere.
I would recommend an in-vehicle unit and separate outdoors unit- both from Garmin- to anyone that is looking for a 'mixed use' unit.
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UPDATE: This is an update to my original review. Unfortunately, it only gets worse. One update has come along from Magellan, and it did not fix the inaccuracy of this unit. It has sent me in circles, only to come back to a road I had already crossed, and then advised to turn. Side by side with a Garmin Nuvi 660, the Magellan took me onto side roads that the Garmin maintained highway travel- much better routing with the Garmin. Support from Magellan is rediculous. They still have no map updates available. NAVTEQ mapset IS updated on their site and they advise to contact the manufacturer for updates.
Another issue that has come about with the Magellan is its ability to maintain Satellite contact in the woods. I went for a hike and then reviewed my data only to find that coverage was spotty. Not what I had expected with a WAAS enabled receiver. This could be attributed to the farther north location that I used the unit, a symptom of lesser Satellite reception due to distance from the equator/ southern hemisphere.
I would recommend an in-vehicle unit and separate outdoors unit- both from Garmin- to anyone that is looking for a 'mixed use' unit. Guidelines
Good unit overall, some bugs March 18, 2007
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
So far I've found this to be a nice unit. I don't know why the last reviewer said there are no maps, the built in street maps are very accurate even out here in the middle of nowhere where I live. The topo map is very detailed and includes roads that I would better describe as cow trails. Magellan will supposedly release more detailed topo's soon.
I am disappointed in the computer support. The only computer support is the POI generator and you can only generate POI's from Lat/Lon coordinates. This is very weak, I should be able to create POI's by typing in a name and an address. I should also be able to manage my address book and create trip plans on the computer and download them to the unit. Music and pictures? I have much better electronics to do that.
I have had the unit for about three days and have experienced one lockup that required me to power off and restart it. I have also encountered one software bug. DON'T zoom the topo map out as far as it will go. Apparently a programmer forgot to check an upper limit and the unit will lock up, restart and then will lock up and restart every time you try to view the topo map again. I have had little to no response from tech support yet on this issue, but was able to fix it myself by searching for a POI, selecting one and then viewing it on the map. This caused the map to rezoom back in to the minimum and it's been OK since.
Overall, I have found this unit to be well built and programmed. There are some improvements that can be made and I will be looking forward to firmware upgrades in the near future.
ALSO, the technical details on the Amazon page are in error. The unit DOES include both the AC and car adapter. So you DON'T need to purchase additional power adapters like I did.
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