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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: 7284
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:
 Magellan Road Mate July 5, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Good product but, takes too long to find the satellite and calculate route.
If I was given the choice again I would have purchased a Garmin.
 Good Value for Money June 24, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Goods:
1. Easy to use
2. 6-8 hours runtime on battery which is higher than most others I researched.
3. Features matching with models almost $ 200 more expensive.
Not so goods:
1. Maps not upto date. Atleast 3 times in as many months that I have been using this, the GPS got confused.
2. Voice directions commands are not natural and not very clear. Especially long names.
3. Cannot listen to music while showing directions.
4. Doesn't work well in downtowns near tall buildings.
 Worth its weight in gold, it'll steer you in the right direction! June 19, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a former field artillery officer who relied on maps for navigating, I was initially skeptical about the ability of this portable GPS navigation device to correctly get me from point A to point B, but my skepticism turned to admiration when I used it on several trips to test if out: from colonial Williamsburg to Winchester, Va., this wondrous device literally took me from my house to the door of the programmed destination. I subsequently used it to successfully navigate from the Boston airport to Peabody, Mass., and back.
In the past I've relied on road maps and TrikTiks from AAA, but this technology is amazing, not only in its accuracy but in its flexibility: If you take an alternate route, it'll reroute you so that no matter how many wrong turns you make, it'll put you back on course.
Using a very clear color display -- two or three dimensions -- and a clear, mechanical voice to indicate turns and directions, this device will literally steer you in the right direction.
I've put the maps and AAA TrikTiks away forever and will be relying on this as my indispensable road guide: affordable, portable, reliable, and flexible in its programming, it is best used within cities to navigate when it's impossible to navigate and drive at the same time. (As I do a lot of driving in large cities, this ingenious device will be packed along with my laptop computer and cellphone.)
I previously used a handheld Magellan that had a black-and-white LCD display; and although it was very useful, it was difficult to see during daylight (not enough contrast), though at night the backlit orange showed up very well. The problem is that it showed your location, but did not have the voice and navigational prompts that make the Magellan RoadMate so useful.
If I'm going anywhere to car, in a strange city, especiallly at night, or in bad weather, I think that this is the best insurance you can have against the possibility of getting lost or disoriented. It helps if you can read a map and have a general idea where you're going, but it's even better if you can have this mechanical aid that will reliably tell you where to go and how to get there without fail.
This earns my highest personal recommendation.
Hertz June 8, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you like what Hertz has in their rental cars, you'll find this easier to use and better with the same voice.
Slo........................w June 2, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought this unit 2 weeks ago and now returned it. Reasons?
1. Satellite lock takes from 5 to 10 minutes, even after latest software updates. Isn't it vaunted SirfstarIII chip set?
2. It's reacts slow. Even the speed is 30mph and you missed your turn and the next possible turn is in 100 yards range it takes 1-2 sec to understand what I missed the turn, 2-3 sec to recalculate the route and no time left to tell you about next turn. So you missed the turn again and again and again.
3. Some places, developed more than 2 years ago are still not on the map. I saw it in Newport, VT
4. POI database is very old and limited.
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