( 10 reviews )
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Posted: May 2 2009
This gps is great. You must download all the updates for the maps and the firmware for it to work correctly, but once you do that it will work great. I recommend buying the national geographic TOPO for your state. It is worth the price and is easily downloaded onto your gps.
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Posted: Feb 7 2009
This is a quality product, except it comes with very sketchy instructions and is pretty complicated to operate. I wish Magellan epuipped the product with a more detailed operations manual. Not for a newbie.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Feb 4 2009
Just got the unit with the TOPO Explorer deluxe. First problem is the set up which as others have noted is complicated. I got the latest firmware upgrade from Magellan's VP site and the TOPO software still doesn't find the 1500. The Vantage Point software finds the unit, but the TOPO doesn't. I see on other reviews that you can search the web and figure it out, but why do I need to figure out their messed up software? They sell both products, you would kind of assume that they work together! Second problem is that the TOPO software frequently crashes on my computer (Toshiba laptop with XP pro.) Next is the resolution of the TOPO software. If all you need is very limited 10 mile resolution for TOPO it will work, but if you want to see any detail (like maybe you want to actually hike a trail) you have to purchase additional maps. Exactly what did I pay $59.00 for besides an expensive index of where to purchase what is actually useful? Display: Poor, maybe due to the extra layer for the touch screen, but almost useless in the sun. Got the 1500 on a closeout at Walmart for $199.00 so I may work through the problems. But I have to ask myself if my time is worth more than $1.00 per hour so I will see how much time it actually takes to work through the problems. If I had paid $400.00 it would be going back today! Before you purchase, read some of the reviews at the gadget and GPS sites. Unlike some glowing reports here that appear to have been written by Magellan plants you will see realistic reviews. Read about all of the product and software problems and absolutely believe them!
