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RockyRiver

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  1. Great, I still have one more for sale. Anyone need Magellan TOPO?
  2. I have a used Magellan sportrak map for sale. http://www.magellangps.com/en/products/product.asp?PRODID=98 I will take $100 for it plus shipping. USA sales only and I take Paypal or COD. I have the serial connecter cable for it, but no owners manual.
  3. I dont know the difference, maybe its on their website?
  4. I got everyones sent out and tracking numbers emailed. I have one more left for sale. $40.00 plus shipping for Magellan TOPO software version 4.20D. This is the latest version, anyone want it?
  5. Yes, the link you provided is exactly what I have. As of now I have no GPS's for sale. I have just been too busy with work to try and find deals on the internet or at local hunting and gun shows on them.
  6. I will take $40.00 plus shipping, this is version 4.20D. This is the newest verion offered by Magellan. I have several factory original copies for sale. I accept paypal and COD, (COD is extra).
  7. It looks like a Vista to me on the, "Link to auction"?
  8. Yes you can see the Platinum very well drivng, but the Garmins are more crisp to be honest. The Platinum is considered one of the best geo caching GPS's on the market. Remember that the Magellan takes different software than what your buddy may have for detailed mapping of streets. The screen is clear as a bell, but the Garmin is just more crisp and clear. here are the two side by side. I hope you can zoom in and see.
  9. Thats a tough one. Heres an article I wrote last yeear on the two. Remember I wrote this last year before the 60 series and 76CS series came out. Garmin 76S VS Magellan Platinum, The big dogs duke it out. I had to take a trip from North Carolina (My home state) to Las Vegas, Nevada for a little business and pleasure. In this trip I thought I would do a side by side comparison of the two on this journey and while in Las Vegas. My main part of testing was in the air on an Airliner. I know these two units are handhelds and are more for Marine and Land use, but I feel A good GPS should be an all around performer and not limited to just certain task. This alleviates the problem of buying several GPS’s, one for each task. At the time of this writing (12-09-03) the two best standard screen (not color) handheld units offered by the two top guns are the Garmin 76S and the Magellan Platinum. Details about the two units can be found on these homepages from each manufacturer: http://www.magellangps.com/en/products/product.asp?PRODID=1 http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap76s/ Please forgive me for any typos or errors I may have in my article, it is not meant to promote or defame either unit, but to simply point out facts the way I found them. I will edit and admit error on my behalf if anyone wishes to make reply’s about its contents. Thank you. Magellan Platinum: (firmware ver5.12) This unit has a tough rugged look, and looks ready for a day of hiking or driving. While in flight this unit picked up nicely the satellites it needed in each state and stayed accurate throughout the flight. The unit does seems to have to much detail at the 80 mile zoom screen, even with the detail set in the menu to “LESS” . I would suggest to Magellan to have no highways shown after 80 to 100 mile zoom and major towns and cities only, or have in the menu selection not just land and marine use, but also aerial to correct this. I really do not care to see Highway 218 on the GPS at 36,000 feet. Also a slight bug in the firmware was the fact that at any altitude over 20,000 feet the screen info space for the altitude would cut the first digit in half, in other words the left side of 2 in 20,000 FT would be cut off. The unit was a joy to use and if it had an external antenna port it would be an even better unit for cabin use when you can’t hold the unit near the window all the time. The display seemed to be a little grainy in comparison to its competitor. In the air the Magellan did good overall. Once on the ground I turned the detail mapping on Via a standard optional SD memory expansion card (not included with most units) just like the ones found in certain digital cameras. All sizes of SD cards are available, but this particular unit has an optional 256 MB SD card made by Sandisk in it, so a lot of detail mapping can be placed in this unit without having the need to reprogram for another given area, eliminating the need for a laptop on travels. Also one other note that makes this unit a joy to program is the fact that you can reprogram the SD memory expansion card with a standard SD film reader (not included), just like the ones used for digital cameras. Since most digital film readers are USB this means programming the SD cards for detail mapping is quick and takes only a few minutes to do whole states. Magellan should do better on correcting its detail maps accuracy and offer to its users of Mapsend an update of new roads and info at least every 6 months to 1 year. Pros – Button controls beneath the screen make it a joy to use, SD card memory expansion (the future now), easy on batteries in comparison to its competitor, tough outer case that does not show scratches easily. Cons – Detail mapping not as accurate as competitors, unit needs to be able to adjust font size, needs ability for aerial use in menu along with marine and land, LCD display grainy in comparison to competitor, The pointer indicating your position on the map screen needs to be smaller or the ability to make it user selectable in the menu, Example small, medium, large, No lanyard hole on unit, No external antenna connection port, Compass seemed not to be 100% accurate even after calibrating several times. Overall: 4 star rating out of a maximum of 5 on the Magellan Platinum (This is a rating based on just the two units reviewed in the article, and if they had their cons fixed would have rated higher). Garmin 76S: (firmware ver3.60) This unit has a nice clean and well built look about it and its LCD screen is excellent to say the least, and this is one of Garmin’s strong points. In the air this unit took a while to get a fix on the satellites and often lost them in flight. The unit gave me the ability to add elevation to the map screen, but not actual GPS elevation, resulting in the elevation being shown that of the cabin pressure on the plane (about 7600 feet), even though I had a lock on 4 birds. On the Satellite status screen of the GPS was the actual GPS elevation that did show the actual elevation of 36,000 feet. After reading thru the manual, I found no way to add actual GPS elevation to the map screen info. I am sure this can be corrected in a latter firmware version. The unit when set to “LESS” in the menu on its mapping info, showed just the right amount of detail such as towns and cities and major interstates when zoomed to 80 or 100 miles, making the 76S have the best looking detail for flight. The unit is limited when it comes to detail mapping to 24MB’s of info. The unit uses standard comport communication to upload detail mapping to the unit and this takes about 40 to 45 minutes to upload all 24 MB’s this way. In years past this has been the standard way of uploading maps to units, but I think that this will be a thing of the past and cheaper units on newer models to come from Garmin. Once on the ground the 76S performed flawlessly, and the detail mapping showed to be more accurate and superior to that of its competitor. The 76S seemed to be a well thought out GPS, with lots of features and options to make anyone happy using it, not needing a large area of detail mapping. Hikers and boaters will benefit more from this unit more than long range travelers. Pros – Excellent detail mapping available with optional Mapsource software, LCD is crisp and the best I’ve ever seen on a GPS, Has a lanyard hole and lanyard, External antenna port, Pointer indicating your position on map screen is just the right size. Cons – Rougher on batteries than competitor, needs ability to turn backlight on longer than 2 minutes (4 Minutes), Does not seem to pickup and lock on satellites as fast as competitors, Control buttons are above the screen and this puts your hands in the way of the screen when using controls, Only 24 MB’s of built in memory, Slow comport uploads of detail maps, Once on the ground for compass to be accurate you must hold unit level, case scratches easily. Overall: 3.5 stars out of a possible 5 (This is a rating based on just the two units reviewed in the article, and if they had their cons fixed would have rated higher). Conclusion: Its hard to go wrong with either unit, however I think that Magellan caught Garmin off guard when they introduced the Meridian series and Garmin is going to have to catch up a little on some its features and options especially the memory storage and the out dated comport upload area. I think we as consumers are going to reap the rewards as now Magellan seems to have forced Garmin into making more sophisticated units sooner than they would like, to keep up to or surpass their competitors in the near future. I feel strongly that in electronics, the manufacturers hold back on making units that are fully loaded with all the bells and whistles that we as consumers want, this way they add a few options a year to keep us wanting more. By doing this they make us want the newer fancier model they offer every few years, thus creating more sales, and not having to compete with their true number one competitor, people selling used units. RockyRiver
  10. I am asking $45 plus shipping. This is Version 4.20D, the newest offered TOPO software by Magellan for there Meridian and Sportrak handheld GPS's. This adds better detail mapping over the factory installed basemap. I take Paypal or COD (COD is extra).
  11. I have a new in the box Magellan Meridian Platinum for sale. I also have a SD card for the unit if you need one for extra memory. I have a 256MB SD card. I am asking $200 for The Platinum plus shipping and if you buy It I will sale the 256 SD card to you for $30.00. I take Paypal and COD (COD is extra)
  12. I ship UPS only, so as to provide a tracking number and for a signature from buyer, It would be $15 to ship to you. And yes this unit is still for sale.
  13. Yes, it can. However it has terrible battery run time on its built in battery (4-5 hours tops) , And the units don't like to be dropped, or banged around like other units that are more rugged.
  14. At this time I am not looking for any trades. But thanks for the offer.
  15. To try and sale, I will sale the SD memory card for $20 if you buy the GPS unit.
  16. I am lowering the price to $185.00 plus shipping.
  17. If you dont make a deal with blocko1000 let me know, I may have you a sportrak map.
  18. Yes the Magellan TOPO version 4.20D will work with the color meridian and be in color.
  19. This unit was my personal 76S unit and is adult owned and in excellent to new looking condition, I am selling it since I bought a 60CS last month. I have the box and cable and manuals that all came with it. I am asking $230.00 plus shipping. I take Paypal and COD (COD is extra) Go to below link to see the specs on this unit. http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap76s/
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