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| Magellan RoadMate 2000 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $449.99
Buy Refurbished: $66.95
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New (2) Used (3) Refurbished (8) from $66.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 7610
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 3.4 x 4.3 x 1.1
MPN: 98088901
Model: 980889-01
UPC: 063357115612
EAN: 0063357115612
ASIN: B000HZTB80
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 perfect for my purposes March 13, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In my search for my own GPS unit to keep in my car, I was debating between Magellan and Garmin, and ended up going with Megellan simply because it was in-stock at the time.
So far, I'm happy with it. I have used the Magellan 700 series GPS in the past (my husband owns that one) and so I'm more familiar with how this one works because it's very similar to that one...and in some ways easier. No longer to I have to look at the menu buttons on the side and try to figure out which one to press. This unit has the menu on the screen and just about all of the same options of the 700 series. The only differences I've seen so far have been it doesn't speak the street names (which is fine because I disabled that function whenver I used my husband's GPS) and it doesn't allow settings for more than one user, again fine since for the most part it's just me using this one.
Overall I'm happy with all of the features of this unit and even happier with the cost, at about 1/4th of what we paid for the 700 series unit just two years ago.
Great product with an important WARNING March 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Convenience and nice functionality as with most touch-screen GPS devices - you know what standard GPS's are supposed to do so my review won't cover that stuff. The RoadMate 2000 does all the standard stuff as well as the rest. I love(d) mine, BUT...
WARNING: Although the unit as a whole is physically pretty tough (I had dropped it on asphalt twice from waist-height and it kept working perfectly) the touch-screen is VERY delicate. One relatively light bump directly on the touch-screen was all it took to completely destroy the unit. One little crack in the LCD layer renders this unit 100% unusable. The bump that killed mine was NOT from a sharp object. In fact it was from my knuckle - fairly light incidental contact that ended my automated navigation journey instantly.
Occassional operating system hang/freeze notwithstanding (most reviews for this product mention this shortcoming - the reset switch always does a good job though), I was always pleased with the RoadMate's functionality and ease of use. I'm replacing my broken 2000 with a "ruggedized" Magellan CrossoverGPS - same chasis/profile as the RoadMate 2000 but with traffic-jam-reroute, off-road tracking, topographical maps/functionalities, 8-hour battery and couple other extras - well worth the additional $160.
All in all, for the money, the Magellan RoadMate 2000 is hard to beat! Get one if you're on a constrained budget, but be careful with it!
Good Most of the times March 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just bought the RoadMate 2000 and its a great GPS system most of the times.
What bothers me is sometimes it will not tell you to turn on a street even though its been outlined by the program . The same street exists in the system but it doesn't come up on the directions and if you only pay attention to the audio you will miss the route. I have looked up to see if they have an upgrade for the program but untill this date they haven't come out with one that is very necessary. Everything else is great on this one. I use it every day to deliver Papa Johns Pizza and it helps me get there quicker.
 Zach March 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We use the Magellan to help our service techs find houses in New orleans.
Since so many street signs are still gone, the magellen 2000 is great.
For the price, not too bad February 20, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just got the unit installed last night. Didn't have to read the users manual, yet, but was really disappointed in the window mount. It doesn't have a good way if position it if you have a long dashboard, so it's a good ways away from you to control. It needs a better window mount.
I liked the directions given by the VZ Navigator better somewhat, but they can still lag a bit in crucial times (like the turn you JUST missed) and recalculation of the route (thus paying a connect charge again.) However, it wasn't bad for the price.
So, all in all, it's not bad for under $300. Just need to get something like a telescoping window mount from Panavise so i can reach it.
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