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26 of 26 humans found the following review helpful.
Very nice budget unit
By W. Heck
This unit is very similar to others in the Newer series of Magellan GPS devices, so I won't go through all of the details. But a few points are worthy of note:

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Nice but Disappointed
By John Newcomer
I not long back purchased this as a second GPS for my second car. I have owned a number of Garmins and my latest, and bestloved is the NUVI 1390 LMT. This is the popular I use to compare others. When I saw the Magellen 2120 and noticed the added features I thought I would undertake it.

4 of 4 persons found the following review helpful.
Horrible GPS Unit - Returning After 1 Day
By briandsloan
I got this from a local warehouse store on sale for $100, and am returning it one day later. I don't think I have ever hated a piece of engineering as much as this thing.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Very nice budget unit
By W. Heck
This unit is very similar to others in the Newer series of Magellan GPS devices, so I won't go through all of the details. But a few points are worthy of note:

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Nice but Disappointed
By John Newcomer
I lately purchased this as a second GPS for my second car. I have owned a number of Garmins and my latest, and favored is the NUVI 1390 LMT. This is the usual I use to compare others. When I saw the Magellen 2120 and noticed the added features I thought I would try it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Horrible GPS Unit - Returning After 1 Day
By briandsloan
I got this from a local warehouse store on sale for $100, and am returning it one day later. I don't think I have ever hated a piece of technology as much as this thing.

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Magellan Roadmate Vehicle Navigation System is from Global Positioning System

With a simple touch screen interface, automatic route calculation to any destination, and turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions, the StreetPilot c330 GPS navigator is a powerful associate for your adventures on the road. Plus, Garmin has designed the "c-series" of car navigation units to be as simple and easy-to-use as possible-- no more daunting features, just straightforward, basic navigation at your fingertips. Selecting a destination is as simple as a few finger-strokes, and you may choose among a three-dimensional navigation view or the more established "bird's eye" overhead view.

The streetPilot "c-series" GPS navigators feature a simple touchscreen interface, with automatic route calculation to any destination.

The 3.5-inch diagonal, 16-bit color display makes navigation a snap.

The included database features almost six million points of interests including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions.

The c330 keeps track of places that you find and stores the fifty most recent finds in an easy to access list called Recent Selections, placing the most not so long ago viewed at the top of the list. This becomes a very helpful feature if you visit the same places over and over and don't want the inconvenient of reloading the data in the unit multiple times. Although the c330 boasts distinguishable and sleek styling, simplicity is the name of the game. The only buttons are a rotary volume knob and an on/off switch. The device is secured by a suction-mount cradle that fastens to the windshield for easy portability amidst vehicles. You may custommake the unit's aspect with an array of colored faceplates that are sold separately.

For the uttermost out-of-the-box convenience, the StreetPilot c330 comes pre-loaded with highly elaborated MapSource City Select street data. The database features an industry-leading five million-plus points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions. The c330's bright, 3.5-inch diagonal, 16-bit color display makes navigation a snap. The unit also features dual integrated speakers for high-quality voice prompts, and an internal lithium-ion battery for out-of-car route planning.

It's likewise worth mentioning that with some GPS units the manual to use them is as thick as a phone book, but it was a pleasant surprise to find that the c330's manual was very easy to use and provided numerous screen shots to make sure the user understood the units capabilities. If you find yourself on the road looking for addresses many times and just want a GPS to tell you where to go merely and distinctly than this unit was made for you.

What's in the Box
StreetPilot c330,Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America or Europe (full coverage), Vehicle suction cup mount with integrated power cable, USB cable, USB drivers disk, Dashboard disk, Quick reference guide

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705 of 714 persons found the following review helpful.
Undoubtedly the best Car GPS in today's market !
By Han38some
UPDATE:
Below is my review which a lot of people found useful. So, i want to write this udpate. Now, get the C340 & not the C330. the biggest divergence is C340 spells street name out like turn left on main st, take 95S etc. It MAKES A BIG DIFF FOR ANOTHER $50 !!!

458 of 462 humans found the following review helpful.
Nicely Done, Garmin!
By J. Evans
The Garmin C330 is a well designed, easy to use GPS. It does not offer all the bells and whistles of the Garmin 2620 or Magellan RM700, for example - but the C330 offers simplicity and quality in a nice neat package. The vantages of the C330:
- The display is awful - high solution with good contrast.
- No buttons! Everything, except volume and power, is controlled by the touch screen.
- The software is fast; route calculations take just a few seconds.
- After the introductory lock, this little unit locks on very quickly after powering up.
- The internal battery is terrific; you may do your route planning indoors without looking for an AC receptacle, and you may leave the unit on for the duration of a rest stop on your trip to preserve trip data. Battery life is 3 to 4 hours.
- The OS is super intuitive.
- The 3D view is simple to follow, but the map view is excellent, also.
- Navigation performance is excellent.
- Speakers are built in, with magnificent sound quality.
- Windshield mount is small, sturdy and simple.
- The unit is little sufficient that it won't obstruct your view.
- The power cord is hardwired to the windshield mount - no plug to contend with.

A few disfavors I've noticed:
- The battery is not user replaceable
- The C330 can not save a route. But this is not a huge deal. When you commence up after a stop, you just have it calculate the route to your destination, which takes just seconds - or just leave it on if your stop doesn't exceed 3 to 4 hours.
- The display may get washed out in direct light on a bright day - but I suppose that is mutual to all GPS units.
- As I mentioned, it doesn't have the bells and whitles of the 2630 or RM 700. For example, you can't monitor satellite signal strength from indiviual satellites. you can't determinen your lat/long position, and as I mentioned, you can't save routes in the C330. And you can't program it for assorted dissimilar users like you may with the RM700.

But all in all, the C330 is a winner. It's simple to operate, well designed, very effective, and somewhat priced. It's a strong buy!

202 of 204 humans found the following review helpful.
Hats offf to Garmin's C330
By N. Joseph
This is my initial Navi ever, but I'm no stranger to it, I just never owned one till now. For the features I was looking for, I narrowed my choices to The Garmin 2620, Garmin C330, and Megellan 700. Needless to say the C330 was my pick.

I painstakingly reviewed these (3) GPS items and read each review and feedback I could find, then I comb the makers web sites for all specs and features,updates yaddy yadda, then I made a few trips to the store to get a good deal of hands on experience and feel of the products.

The C330 has a freshening out of box experience. It may be fired up right away to commence use. I did not need to read the manual to get started using it, the moron proof interface makes it very easy to learn, which is a plus because my wife may use it when I'm doing the driving. The models that I also considered provided a little more features than the C330, But they did not have an internal power source. Memory-wise, the C330 has a 2 GIG micro drive, which is rather adequate for all the US maps and any updates etc.
Personally, my heart was set on the Magellan 700, but the cost and the fact that it only had 2 million POI (Points of Interest) equated to Garmin 5 million POI, turned me away from it. Of the (3) items I considered, the C330 is the only one that has a 100% touch screen interface and the smallest size so that it may be mounted/stored anywhere. GPSs' are not getting any bigger, with today's designers using micro/flash memory technology, our units will become more inconspicuous.The C330 may be a little difficult to see in the Sunlight, but not too bad. The Megellan 700 and the Garmin 2620 does have a port for an external antenna as well as the C330, which may be had for with regards to $20 from a third party source.
The manual is very easy to read and colorful, but I found that it was not in-depth, a heap of things I had to call Garmin to clarify. I was curious regarding the internal battery, that only they may change. It would cost $125 just to send the unit in if it necessitated work outside of the warranty period.....hopefully the battery will last when it comes to five years when I'm ready to upgrade.

Garmin modified maps normally comes out each 10-14 months so one is due out any time now. and it would cost me $75 to update the maps if I so desire. If you plan to get one and you get it on or after the new maps release date, the upgrade would be free.
I'm very please with the touch screen response and the layout out the maps, the list of Hotels, restaurants etc. all w/ phone numbers too. the volume is great, as long as you're not do 80MPH w/ your windows down. It recognizes dirt roads also - provided that the roads all existed before 2004 (the last map release date).
I will not be redundant and mention all the other points that the former reviews mention, but for the most portion the (3-4) reviews before mine were exact and very helpful.
The C330 does not display your elevation, which is a minus, it's nice to recognise when driving in the mountains.
This unit has it is portion of nuggets to find that will just leave you in amazement. If I had to choose all over again I'll still get the C330.

Buyers beware, If you buy the more highpriced model (c330) it comes preloaded with all the maps so there is no need to be transferring data back and forth, but you DO NOT get the software on City Select CD ROM. If you opt for the for less version (C320) you will get the City Select CD, because the entire map can't fit on that unit..you'll have to transfer selective information thru memory card.
I've likewise noticed that unless you are looking directly perpendicular to the screen, the colors don't show correctly, in other words if you are the driver or passenger and you look at the screen at an angle, it will be still visible but the colors tend to wash out, sort of like with a laptop if the screen is not tilted right.
My experience with Tech support is fair. The wait time is a little lengthy, but once one the phone, they don't try to rush you through your questions to get you off the phone. I was helped adequately with all my questions.
A great vantage is the mounting flexibility, any area of the windshield, the dashboard or console (comes w/base mount) or as a handheld providing the internal battery doesn't quit. Icons, splash screens and markers may by customerized by way of the Garmin software on their website. the images may be transported back and forth from the unit as BMP files and edited.

There are three ways to view the map
1) Bird's eye view with the map always facing north and the arrow/cursor moves as you drive.
2) Bird's eye view with the arrow remains still and the map moves around as you drive
3) "3D" mode. Where the view is the same as you would see out of your windshield except it's more or less elevated so you may see a wider angle and observe streets with regards to a block away an all three sides of you.
The unit mechanically detects your speed and zooms out when you're driving fast and zooms in when you're moving slow, so you're never over/under driving the map. The receiver is very good in my opinion, now and again (depend on what part of the house I am) I get a good signal indoors. I have my C330 mounted above my rearview mirror in my vehicle (barely got it to fit) so it does NOT have a clear view of the sky and if it did, the factory tint in the windshield would also block it...yet I get a good signal. Mounting it on the middle of my windshield yield the best results and get started up time, but I chose to mount it above my rearview mirror to eliminate any sunlight glare from hitting the screen and it's working great.

To respond to former reviewers comments.... It was pointed out that Garmin should've added a feature where you may see an Icon or marker that conveyed the locatings of all the POI nearby as you drive by them. Well I've found a way to do it, altho it's not brought up in Garmin's sub-par manual. All you have to do is go to [Menu - Where To - Show Map] and you'll see all the attractions, lodging, eating, gas etc. locatings on the road/area that you're presently on.
Another thing that's not noted on the manual. Lets say you're someplace and you don't know the address, but you want to save and revisit that location. Go to [Menu - Where TO - Show Map - Info - Save]

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Garmin Streetpilot 3 Inch Portable Navigator is from Global Positioning System

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great addation to a Handspring
By A
I travel for work and any thing to keep on time is a outstanding help.

My Handpring along with the GPS system are a great addation to my car. This bracket keeps the unit pointed the right way.

Due use care when installing the unit and operating the GPS. Your family shares the road with you.

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3 of 3 persons found the following review helpful.
Great addation to a Handspring
By A
I travel for work and any thing to keep on time is a great help.

My Handpring along with the GPS scheme are a great addation to my car. This bracket keeps the unit pointed the right way.

Due use care when installing the unit and operating the GPS. Your family shares the road with you.

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Magellan Vehicle Mounting Bracket Companion is from Global Positioning System

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0 of 0 persons found the following review helpful.
Extra Power cable
By Russell Proffitt
I got a new boat with dual controls. This data/power cable was for the lower station and came packaged in a new Garmin box. Product was new and worked perfectly.

0 of 0 persons found the following review helpful.
Garmin GPS Power/data cable for Garmin 440S
By TexEd
The power pin on the old cable had corroded in rough salt water use. Learned my lesson and will rinse well after each use and employ corrosion proofing after each use.
Replacement worked perfectly--no problem; had to have it installed by electrician as am not the DIY type when it comes to electronics.

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Garmin 010 10918 00 Power Data Cable is from Global Positioning System

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Black Nylon Carrying Case Garmin is from Global Positioning System

Magellan Triton reinvents handheld GPS. Amazingly easy to use, Triton 500 is perfective for the first-time GPS user. And the full-color display, SD-card compatibility, heightened features, fast signal acquisition, authenti signal lock and precision positioning make Triton 500 an magnificent choice for the progressed navigator.

The next-generation handheld GPS for precision outdoor navigation. Click to enlarge.

Simple menus, instant access buttons, intuitive scroll pad and crystal clear graphics let you navigate with ease. Click to enlarge.

See your direction of travel, distance and position of destination, heading, bearing, speed and more on the beauteous graphic compass screen. Click to enlarge.

Ready to guide you on any adventure. Click to enlarge.

The smartly designed interface with simple menus and intuitive button and scroll pad control make navigation fun and effortless. The full-color crystal clear display shows all your maps and navigation selective information in brilliant, easy-to-view graphics. Instantly see all your maps, emplacements and saved tracks and waypoints with just a click or two. Unlike other elaborated appliances that require you to scroll through page after page, Triton 500 gets you to the data you want with a few keystrokes.

SD-card compatibility maximizes your navigation capability. Add an limitless amount of marine cartography and topographic maps navigate all your outdoor, boating. Plus, Triton is the initial handheld GPS to offer compatibility with National Geographic TOPO! State series and Weekend Explorer 3D maps. These highly elaborate nation-wide topographic maps based on USGS 1:24.000 series quads, offer seamless scalability, multi-layer overlays and much more.

Exclusive VantagePoint software enables easy management of maps, user generated content, updates and upgrades on your PC. View saved routes and tracks. Customize them for future trips or construct new ones.

Triton is designed for precision navigation, providing the quickest GPS positioning acquisition in the industry with the SiRFstarIII chipset. An integrated high-sensitivity antenna provides dependable signal reception even in heavy cloud cover, canyons or deep woods. Built-in signal augmentation reception (WAAS/EGNOS) provides 3-meter accuracy.

Rugged and waterproof, your Triton 500 is built to withstand intense use, accidental affect and immersion in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes (IPX-7). It's ready to guide you on any adventure.

The progressed features are also easy to use. View the elevation profile for the trail in front (or any route) or even the track you just traveled. See the precise time of sunrise/sunset any day of the year. Get a calculation of the best hunting and fishing time. And much more.

Triton is built on the experience of hundreds of thousands of GPS users and almost 20 years of precision positioning engineering science from Magellan: the introductory name in navigation.

Magellan Triton 500 Features

Amazing ease-of-use
Reinventing handheld GPS, simple menus, instant access buttons, intuitive scroll pad and crystal clear graphics let you navigate without the need for a Ph.D.

3-axis electronic compass
Clearly see your direction no matter how you hold your GPS, even when standing still

See your direction of travel, distance and position of destination, heading, bearing, speed and more on the finelooking graphic compass screen.

Barometer
Sensitive barometric pressure readings offer advance observe of altering weather and helps in supplying precise elevation

Full-color 2.2" display
The big display shows maps, simple menus, navigation screens and other selective information in brilliant color.

SD-card compatibility
An worthful feature enables you to use an limitless amount of map selective information for topographic and marine navigation.

Add elaborated maps
Upload optional marine cartography, topographic maps, and more, including the highly-detailed and feature-packed National Geographic TOPO! State series and Weekend Explorer 3D maps to your own SD cards.

Built-in maps
Basemap of the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, and Canada (major highways, city centers, bodies of water and more) plus international geographic boundaries.

Access exclusive VantagePoint software
Lets you without apparent effort manage user generated content, updates and upgrades on your PC. View saved routes and tracks. Customize them for future trips or fabricate new ones.

3-meter accuracy
SiRFstarIII chipset and integrated multidirectional antennae offer superior GPS accuracy using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).

What's in the Box
Triton 500 GPS receiver, Quick reference guide, manual on CD-ROM

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful.
You get what you pay for
By J. Bencina
This is my original time purchasing a hand kept GPS system. I didn't want to spend a lot of cash on a unit, and frankly I wasn't looking for a lot of bells and whistles. In retrospect, I am happy with my purchase, nevertheless I would not spend more cash for the pricier Tritons.

39 of 46 humans found the following review helpful.
nightmare gps
By D. Lee
I hate this GPS unit. In fact, I hate Magellan. I'm a pilot and had antecedently purchased the Magellan GPS that is designed for airplanes. I found that it was ackward and elaborated to use and I finally just threw it out and purchased a competitor's product, which I have now employed happily for various years. So, at Christmas, when my wife gave me a Magellan Triton unit, I closely said something with regards to my former bad experience with Magellan, but bit my tongue and imagined that perchance Magellan had figured out how to be more user friendly than it was a few years ago.
Unfortunately, I found this morning that this is not the case. My wife also purchased me three packages of Topo software and maps, which on the box assures us that it works with Macs, so I introductory tried getting Topo to work with my Mac, thinking that Topo might then be competent to update the Triton with a Topo map (it comes with no installed maps of any kind.) Apparently, that was a wrong assumption, as the Triton itself does not recognize the Mac and apparently the Topo driver interface won't work through the Mac.
Fortunately or unfortunately, I likewise have a Viao PC. So, I started over again, loading Topo, permitting Topo to update itself from the Topo website, then loading the Magellan disc and the Magellan drivers, then permitting it to update itself, all of which took a reasonable amount of time. It of course asked repeatedly for the respective serial numbers and so on, as they apparently expended a large total of time constructing software to make sure I in truth purchased their productions and very little time in figuring out how to tell me how to use their product. Then I hooked up the Triton to the computer and ... nothing. I then downloaded the manual ... which has all sorts of data with regards to using the Triton and establishing waypoints and so on, but no selective information whatsoever in regards to downloading any maps into the Triton. Without the maps, this GPS is no better than the most essential GPS units that became available when it comes to 10 years ago.
At this point, I've wasted when it comes to six hours attempting to figure out how to put topographical maps into the Magellan Triton unit. That's when it comes to my threshold for pain. I'm throwing it out and going hiking. I will never again buy or even receive as a gift a Magellan product.

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Magellan Magellan Triton 200 is from Global Positioning System

Vehicle Charger Garmin 4 3 Inch Portable is from Global Positioning System

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Not worth the cash & S&H
By Susan
Thought this product was great until when it comes to 2 weeks later when it started falling off the windshield. The suction no longer works no mater what I do. It was a waste of my cash that fundamentally went straight into the trash can. I'd skip this product and move on.

0 of 0 humans found the following review helpful.
Magellan 1475T GPS Mount
By Gary
This substitute windshield mount (Magellan 1475T GPS) arrived on time and works as well as the original. Plain and simple - no problems.

0 of 0 persons found the following review helpful.
great buy
By Rosemarie Schrump
I lost the initial Magellan windshield suction cup to my GPS. I check out Magellen web web site and it was very costly to replace, check out anazon, they had it for 4 times for less the Magellen was marketing it for, product arrived in 5 days, it is new and works perfect. I saved a lot of cash buying from amazon. and that is important to me.

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Original Magellan Windshield Suction Mount is from Global Positioning System

Garmin Foretrex 101 Waterproof Cycling is from Global Positioning System