Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

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Customer Shopping BuZZ

Magellen RoadMate 1412
The Magellen RoadMate 1412 is very easy to operate and extremely accurate. A reliable product at an affordable price.

The good and not so good…
After extensive review of lower end gps units with text to speech capability, I purchased this unit. I returned the unit less than one week later after extensive testing in locations I knew well.

It has numerous good points, a few are clear and loud voice, good visibility screen, adjustable voice from main screen, good window mount, prompt return email from customer service, maps remarkably tracked what were basically gravel trails and logging roads near and just off of the North Shore Drive of Minnesota, auto change to night mode on screen, ability to drag the map from the screen to see what’s ahead in each direction without zooming out, favorites for locations.

A negative was the POI’s were not available for stops that were present in the location of interest, ie, coffee shop in the area wouldn’t show up even though there was one in the area. Though that’s not what I purchased the unit for.

I obviously did purchase the unit for directions. That’s where it repeatedly failed, regardless of which of the four options were chosen, fastest route, shortest route, etc. The unit failed most every time I used the device for navigation. It continually chose indirect, more time consuming and undesirable routes to destinations. I wanted to keep the unit. However, it’s a somewhat expensive gps purchase not to be able to use the navigation feature. Maybe the 1412 would perform better in other areas of the country?

Doesn’t power up
After a couple months and rarely used I can’t power it up. I have charged it up for 4 hrs. and nothing. Can someone advise?

About Magellan RoadMate 1412 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator detail

Amazon Sales Rank: #289 in Consumer Electronics
Brand: Magellan
Model: Magellan RoadMate 1412
Dimensions: 2.10″ h x 9.75″ w x 5.13″ l, 3.00 pounds
Native resolution: 480 x 272
Display size: 4.3

Features

New 4.3″ WQVGA, full-color, anti-glare, touch-screen display
6 Million Searchable Points of Interest: Customers can easily search for restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more. Results include telephone numbers and addresses.
SayWhere: Text-to-speech tells drivers the street name of their next turn.
Wide-screen, 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