BB: 179.99$ Magellan Roadmate GPS Navigation System (1412)

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At Bestbuy

Magellan Roadmate GPS Navigation System (1412) for 179.99$

Product Features


Simply touch the 4.3" full-colour widescreen to enter your destination address
SayWhere text-to-speech guides you with spoken directions with full turn-by-turn navigation
Search for restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more with 6 million points of interest
Preloaded maps of Canada, United States and Puerto Rico
Integrated rechargeable battery
Centrality Atlas III processor provides superior GPS performance and navigation
QuickSpell intelligently searches and checks spelling when entering addresses
SmartDetour prompts drivers to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic
Works for up to 3 hours while away from your vehicle and recharges with the vehicle power adapter


http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=0926INGFS10100482&catid=23496&logon=&langid=EN

[TimelessVictory]

Pretty good price. This looks like a new model? I've never seen it, only the one with the glossy piano black bezel finish. Any comments or reviews about this Magellan GPS? Text to Speech seems like a good function. How does updating Magellan GPS' compare to Garmin or TomTom?


Thanks in advanced, I have a family member looking to purchase a GPS.

[Talamasca]

I have the Magellan 1212 model. The only difference from the 1412 that I can see is that the 1412 is widescreen while my 1212 isn't. Excellent GPS though. Text-to-speech works great and it's very easy to use. Signal lock is very fast.

[TimelessVictory]

I have the Magellan 1212 model. The only difference from the 1412 that I can see is that the 1412 is widescreen while my 1212 isn't. Excellent GPS though. Text-to-speech works great and it's very easy to use. Signal lock is very fast.

Thanks for the input Talamasca. I'm considering this or the Pharos 250 for $129.99 from the Dell Small Biz Deals.

[cobalt]

I saw it can also do Multi-destination it sounds like a good thing if I have 2 or 3 places to go, but do any other gps offer this and should I even care? Also I saw this for $250 last week and $299 on bestbuy.com.



Multi-destination routing: Select up to 20 destinations and choose the order to plan a trip in advance and repeat the same trip again. Easily reorganize, add or remove destinations.

[kazudon]

I own this GPS system, and personally, I dislike it. I have Tom Tom installed on my cellphone and I find navigating through things in Tom Tom is much easier. you can't preview route like Tom Tom can, and a whole bunch of functions are lacking. so my personal advice is avoid buying Magellan. but again, its how I feel, others might love this particular navigation system.

[Talamasca]

I own this GPS system, and personally, I dislike it. I have Tom Tom installed on my cellphone and I find navigating through things in Tom Tom is much easier. you can't preview route like Tom Tom can, and a whole bunch of functions are lacking. so my personal advice is avoid buying Magellan. but again, its how I feel, others might love this particular navigation system.

The Magellan 1212 model has a Simulate/Preview Route feature. Not sure if this is on the 1412 version.

[kazudon]

The Magellan 1212 model has a Simulate/Preview Route feature. Not sure if this is on the 1412 version.

although I don't know the model number off the top of my head, but I'm sure the one I own does not have a preview function. And at least reading the functions and looking at the pictures, it's identical to the one I have in my car.