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Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished

Okay, it's February, just after the Super Bowl. In other words, it's a little early to be state firmly the winners for "best GPS 2010". Having said that, there are various front runners, which according to Amazon, will surely be challengers for the title. Let's look at these in turn.

Best GPS 2010: Garmin Nuvi 780 4.3-inch Widescreen Bluetooth GPS

The Garmin Nuvi 780 4.3-inch Widescreen Bluetooth GPS is one of the hottest marketers on the Internet right now. Whatever it's marketing for right now, I may guarantee you that you're getting a ton of features for the price. With the Garmin Nuvi 780, you get the widescreen and Bluetooth, of course. But also you get text to speech (actually says street names), multi-point routing, and 9 months free MSN real time traffic and weather.

Best GPS 2010: Magellan RoadMate 1412

Although rather a bit for less than the Garmin Nuvi 780, the Magellan RoadMate 1412 shares numerous of it is features. It's got the widescreen and text to speech. In addition, it's got multi-point routing. The RoadMate is a somewhat older series than the Nuvi 780s are, but I don't think that actually makes much difference.

Best GPS 2010: Garmin Nuvi 755/755T 4.3 Inch Portable GPS with Traffic

If you like the real time traffic option of the Garmin Nuvi 780, you might want to consider the 755/755T model. It's got lifetime traffic! In addition, the Garmin Nuvi 755 has "Lane Assist" which helps you locate the rectify lane to drive in when in intersections. Like the 780, the Garmin Nuvi 755 is very well priced.

Best GPS 2010: TomTom XL 330-S 4.3 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

One of TomTom's top marketing GPS navigators is the TomTom XL 330-S 4.3 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS. It's being sold at Amazon at a very lowpriced price, specially when you realize how galore features it's got. You get the widescreen and text to speech. But also you get TomTom's "Map Share" technology, which lets you change Tom Tom's database. Also, it's got a outstanding Help Me! feature, which instantaneously locates the nearest emergency facilities.

Best GPS 2010: Garmin Nuvi 765/765T 4.3 Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic

The Garmin Nuvi 765T is like the Nuvi 755, but with Bluetooth. It's a higher end model, but still very, very affordable.

Best GPS 2010: Garmin Nuvi 285W/285WT 4.3 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic

Again, if you like the 755, but don't need rather all the features, there's the 285. It's got the widescreen and Bluetooth. Also, it's got traffic, but no multi-point routing.

Best GPS 2010: Magellan Maestro 4700 4.7 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

The Magellan Maestro 4700 4.7 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator is part of Magellan's Maestro line, which is a little newer than the RoadMate line. The Maestro 4700 comes with text to speech, Bluetooth, and multi-point routing. Also, the screen is even larger than the Garmin's I've noted here.

Best GPS 2010: TomTom EASE 3.5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator

The TomTom EASE 3.5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator is sort of the "Mini Cooper" of GPS devices. What I love in regards to the EASE is...well, it is ease of use. When you turn on the device, you see just two icons. If you want splendid navigation, but don't need the other bells and whistles, then the TomTom EASE 3.5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator could without apparent effort be the right model for you.

Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished

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Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished

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Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished

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Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished

Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished Photo

Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished

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Magellan Roadmate Widescreen Navigator Refurbished

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46 of 47 persons found the following review helpful.
5I love this Magellan Roadmate 1475 (Refurbished)
By Robert Neth
I have a Magellan Maestro 4040 that is 4 or 5 years old. The last couple of map updates cost $80 each and the last one available for that model was 2008. I looked at the Roadmate 1475 on the Magellan internetlocation and a refurbished one was $150. The cable for live traffic was $80.

I purchased my Refurbished Magellan Roadmate 1475 from Amazon for $84. The live traffic cable was $30 and of course no shipping nor sales tax charges.

The 1475 has free map updates for life and the live traffic updates have no subscription fee; no charge at all.

I am exhaustively pleased with the unit. In fact I purchased a second one. The menus are all bettered and more user friendly than those of the Maestro 4040.

I strongly commend this model to any person purchasing their introductory GPS Navigator or replacing an older unit. A terrific bargain.

30 of 31 humans found the following review helpful.
5As described!! Better condition than expected.
By MG_CA
My local bestbuy had this one for closely double the price! I purchased this refurb unit for $83 and it works just as good as the brand new one. After receiveing this, I immidiately returned the other unit to bestbuy.

I had a Magellan 1412 which lasted me when it comes to a year until I dropped it last week. This is so much more immediate and posing no difficulty to see.

Some hairline scratches on the front bezel but thats a given. Eventually you'll get a good deal of on it one way or the other.

Havent seen any traffic alerts come in yet but I'm sure that works fine as well.

I'm very happy with my buy and I saved over $90.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
4Excellent unit- Simple and easy
By jb
Extremely easy to use and the 4.7 screen is just the right size. I have owned a few GPS units and I think Magellan has by far one of the best interfaces for ease of use. You can not go wrong with this item.

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