Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
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* 4.3-inch WQVGA, full-color, anti-glare, touchscreen display
* 6 million searchable points of interest: Customers can easily search for restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more.
* SayWhere: Text-to-speech tells drivers the street name of their next turn.
* Widescreen, ultra-thin form factor with the functionality and navigation features that GPS consumers expect
* SmartDetour: Prompts drivers to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic
Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Reviews.
This is my first GPS. Given the number of options available and brands, I could not decide so I have been shopping for many months. I decided on the Magellan since this is the brand provided by Hertz (neverlost) and I had success with these units in the rentals. What sold me was:
The feature where the unit will complete the spelling for you of objects being searched;
The 4.3″ screen;
The huge POI library.
I compared to a Garmin NUVI 260 at Best Buy and it seemed the Garmin spent a lot more time thinking than did the 1412.
The huge POI library was also a plus. I entered many known POI’s and the 1412 always displayed them accurately. Finally the 4.3″ screen was a seller.
We first saw this GPS at Costco for $[...]. Then, we saw the Coupon. Even without the coupon it is a heck of a deal. I would go so far as to say it is a steal! We’ve considered a GPS for our car for some time. We looked at Tom-Tom’s, Magellans, Garmins and Navigon. Magellan just came out with a new line of hand helds and they have had a bit of a rocky start. So, we were initially a little leary of this new addition to the Magellan Auto GPS line. But, Costco had them as part of a working display and my wife and I got a chance to try the unit out in demo mode in the store. The unit was quick and flawless.
Though the unit has 6 Million points of interest, not every gas station, store and Resturaunt is in there. We find the problems to be with the establishments that are 10 or more years old. We also found this problem with the other brands as well. We actually liked the Tom Tom better than the garmin as well. Garmin is mighty proud of their units and need to figure out that they need to bring down the price point if they are going to stay competitive. The Navigon and it’s 1 million POI’s is a little limited based on it’s competition. We have a Magellan 210 Explorist that we use for Geocaching, and we love it. So, we were willing to give this unit a try and we love it!
For the money, the Magellan 1412 is the way to go for a complete Navigation unit. We didn’t want one to Play MP3′s or have blue tooth or do traffic stuff. This unit is perfect for us and we look forward to using it a lot.
We found that the unit was very quick to re-route us when we missed a turn. The Text to speech pronounciation is very good. The unit comes with a built in battery so you can do routing in the comfort of your Home or RV and then move it to the dash and ‘Away you go’. The unit changes to a black screen automatically, when it gets dark out to make it more comfortable for night driving. We find the user interface to be very intuitive. We would highly recommend this unit to anyone considering a GPS for the vehicle.
Happy camping. – Eric -
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