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Product Reviews Summary
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
3.8 stars
(based on 25 reviews)
80% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Acquires satellites quickly(13), Compact(18), Easy menus(18), Easy to read(18), Easy to set up(20)
Cons:
Acquires satellites slowly(4), Inaccurate(3), Short battery life(6)
Best Uses:
Faster routes(10), Finding specific address(16), Planning trips(7), Rural navigation(9), Urban navigation(12)
Describe Yourself:
Bad with directions(7), Gearhead(3), Traveler(9)
Primary use:
Business(4), Personal(16)
 
Not all features work
By Virtuous70 from Winterport, ME on 12/16/2008
Pros:
Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Some features are broken
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Enthusiast
How are you with directions:
Bad w/Directions
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

The "Exit POI" feature doesn't work at all. Throughout our entire road trip, we were unable to pull up the approaching points of interest for the next exit. The 1200 would ask for a memory card to be inserted. Tech support acknowledges this as a known bug, and 6 months after I bought the unit there is still no fix. I'm returning it.
If this feature worked as advertised, I would be very happy with the 1200. It does a great job with directions, though gets a little confused with one-way streets.

 
This is SUPERB!
By JonVerified Reviewer from Sacramento, CA on 7/29/2008
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions, Delivery Driver, Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I use this device for getting my job done during the work day. I travel all over the place, and most places I don't know where they are until I get there. This GPS system has really saved me a lot of time and headaches. Every once in a while there is a street that does not show up in the system which is a bit frustrating, but 95% of the time every address I punch in to the keypad I find, and it takes me right to it!
The only things that I don't like about this particular model is that the voice does not pronounce the street names before you go to turn on to them, so you have to look at the system every time to view which street you are going to turn down next. But, for the price, this is an excellent tool and I love it!

 
UNRELIEABLE GPS
By josh the pizza manVerified Reviewer from St. Louis, MO on 6/16/2008
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Business
Pros:
Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Acquires Satellites Slowly, Inaccurate, Magellan has discontinued, Unable to update maps
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I use this product on a daliy bases and after 2 months the gps is unable to locate streets. I have notifed Magellan and was told that this model is discontinued. [...]

 
Really easy
By Finally got a GPS from Albany, OR on 6/11/2008
Pros:
Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I found this incredibly easy to set up and begin using. I have had zero issues with it. It's easy enough to use that my wife was able to navigate with no prior GPS experience and without reading the manual. Can be slow to re-acquire satellites. Haven't had a battery life issue, but I mostly use it plugged-in.

 
Can't Beat the Deal
By NYCop from NY on 6/9/2008
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler, Gearhead
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I am a police officer and received this as a gift. I have a seven hundred dollar unit as my primary unit but this one compares side by side with the other. Can't beat the deal, get one for yourself!!!

 
Excellent GPS
By rgoswamiVerified Reviewer from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad on 6/1/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Like Hertz Neverlost
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Geocaching, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I bought this to hopefully replace Hertz Neverlost that I always use whenever renting a car in the US. Got it at a sale price in a Miami Radio Shack last week. Had the opportunity to compare the two systems side by side and I was impressed. I used to have to rent at least a midsize car to get the Neverlost (not available with compact/economy cars). Now, with the Roadmate 1200, I can rent whatever size car is needed. Also the speed at which satellites are acquired was amzaing. Although there aren't street maps from my home (Trinidad), it does display the general country map, along with standard GPS coordinates, elevation and directio like any standard handheld.

 
Magellan 1200
By capmoment from Texas Crossroads on 5/27/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

Even an 11-year-old can figure it out and find places to eat.

 
Excellent GPS for Incredible Price
By MikeM from Avon, OH on 5/26/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

Radio Shack has the best price on this GPS. My son has had one for 6 months and uses it daily for his sales job. The only thing it doesn't have is voice-to-text where it states the road names, but who needs that? Voice directions are clear and map is very easy to follow. Setup is simple. Highly Recommended!

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
I'm addicted
By Karen from Virginia on 5/11/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Only has car charger, Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Great with maps, Love gadgets, Moving to new city
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I have a great sense of direction but I'm moving to a new city very soon and thought it would come in handy as I learn the lay of the land. Been testing out in my current neighborhood and found it to be very accurate. Never have a problem acquiring sats very fast. Very easy to look up addresses and add them to a address book for future trips. Very helpful in planning road trips too, with restaurant and gas along the way. The voice prompt is pleasant too. I don't put mine on the windshield--afraid I'll hit a car. Bought a friction mat for now but am looking to rig it on my vent. Easily switchable when I take my husbands car or travel. Dislike that it can't be charged in the house (just in case I want to use it away from the car). Highly recommend for road trips or just for quick map access when you're out and about.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good GPS but has a factory flaw ......./
By Richard from Birmingham, Al on 5/8/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Compact
Cons:
Exit POI no good..., Flimsy Mounting
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

The factory built this GPS with a flaw... the exit POI does not work and they are unable to correct so the unit will not help on interstate driving with the POI's near exits... This flaw is on all model 1200 and should not be sold with this flaw...The service department has told me that they can not fix this problem...

 
Nice unit slim and portable
By chema from framingham, ma on 5/2/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, More sattelites 3 to 9, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

This is my second gps (for testing) that i have used the 1st one was tomtom one 3rd edition. i bough the Magellan 1200 from radioshack for [$] its slim, easy to set up in less then 2 mins. i get more sattelites believe me i have checked the satellietes status and it shows up to 9 satellites in massachusettswork in my building, text to speech only with female voice, takes only 4 to 6 secs to adquire an address or point of interest, i like that fact that the Magellan can tell me where to turn before i get there even from 5 miles away i can also search points of interest in a different state right from my house.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
wonderfull ,just great.
By whiplass from clanton,alabama on 4/16/2008
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Female voice, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls, Touch and drag, Touch screen, Turn -by- turn
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

love the female voice.

 
Really impressive
By x from San Diego on 3/24/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions, Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

Amazingly easy to use right out the box. Very accurate. Could not recommend it more.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not Impressed
By New from Everywhere on 3/17/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Easy To Set Up, Simple Controls
Cons:
Acquires Satellites Slowly
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

First time I got it had problems with it having file errors, slow to get maps loaded. Im returning mine for a tom tom which has more features and same price.

 
Terrific
By Eric from Chicago, IL on 3/10/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Urban Navigation
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

Blows the doors off the $1000 clonker that is built into my wife's Volvo. UI is very intuitive, gives you the controls/options you need when you need them and only then. responsive touch screen, battery operation too so you can take it with you on a trail or some such if you wanted. 48 lower + hawaii + puerto rico. bright screen, more readable than most screens 2x its size. SD upgradeable.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
I love it and so easy too
By SherriVerified Reviewer from Howard Beach, NY on 3/3/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I get lost going around the corner and this GPS has been accurate and easy to read. This is my first GPS and I find it easy to use

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
It gets us from point A to point B.
By JenniVerified Reviewer from Brooklyn, NY on 2/25/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Acquires Satellites Slowly
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address, Rural Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I purchased this gadget for my husband who does all the driving and leave the map reading up to me. I am not good with maps so this is just perfect for our road trips. It's gets us from point A to point B with no problems and I don't have a big sheet of paper trying to figure out which way to go. The only thing I don't like about it is when driving in the city it takes you on the scenic routes more times than not. [$]

 
Out in left field in rural areas
By gerryVerified Reviewer from Baton Rouge, La on 2/18/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Inaccurate
Best Uses:
Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

Delievery service use. Ok in the city but in rural settings, it will not get you close enough to the location. 300 plus feet is not good enough. Volume to low. Needs to be atleast 50% higher.

 
Great basic GPS for the money
By Joe G from Columbus, Ohio on 2/18/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler, Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

This is a great basic GPS unit.

I asked for a similarly priced Tom Tom GPS for Christmas and listed this one as an alternate. The Tom Tom was sold out at Radio Shack, so my wife bought the Magellan Roadmate 1200 instead.

I have always believed in reading the manual throughly and I always find at least one little tid bit that I probably would not find on my own. That was the case here. It took about an hour of reading and playing and driving around to get to know it well. As with any product with many features, I rarely use about half of what is available. Now, after two months, it is still easy to find the features that I don't use often.

The unit is acurate within about 50 feet.

My main gripe about this unit is the battery. It runs out in 2-3 hours. I would have preferred a battery life of 8 or more hours so I would not have to use the cigar lighter adapter in the car.

Be aware that thieves look for the round suction cup mark on the windshield. I have my unit Velcroed to the instrument panel well under the sun hood. It covers the tachometer when in place. I bought a cigar lighter plug and wired it into the dashboard mounted cigar lighter wire with a suitcase connector, then routed the power cable thru a gap in the dash board. Everything is well hidden when the GPS unit is removed.

Now my wife wants one of these - solves the Mother's day gift problem.

 
Great product!
By Directionally Challenged from Banning, CA on 2/16/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
No setup really needed
Cons:
No cons
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

This unit is so easy to use! I bought another brand and exchanged it 2 days later for a Magellan and couldn't believe the difference. Talk about being able to just plug and play with the Magellan! Screens are easy to see and options are easy to choose.

 
overall good product
By repairman100Verified Reviewer from grafton Massachusetts on 2/14/2008
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Std mini usb charger
Cons:
Bad points of interest, Inaccurate, Inaccurate by 100-200 ft, Not web updateable
Best Uses:
Alternate routes, Estimating time, Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead, Gps supporter
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I have a tom tom and bought this one for my girlfriend for xmas it is not as good but it was less expensive about one month after using it she went to look for a POI and the screen went blank, the speaker started making a noise that sounded like bacon frying, and it got very hot.
but I brought it back to the radio shack (with recipt)and they swapped it on the spot, no problems since.

 
Smooooth Sailing
By Wknd Mtn Bkr. from Fort Lauderale, FL on 2/10/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Acquires Satellites Slowly
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

As with most new electronic devices, this one too took some getting used to. It was very easy to listen to the prompts and go to the next phase. The screens are laid out perfectly for quick viewing. But the real fun began when I downloaded the update onto the unit. All my usual stores and POI's were added onto the memory card. Have been completely satisfied with this product.

 
nice
By rider from compton cali on 1/9/2008
Pros:
High Quality
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

this is the best system for the money its easy to work wit and it a great gas and time saver

 
nice basic unit
By lowryder from MD on 12/24/2007
Pros:
Easy to use-goof proof, Good Value
Cons:
A little slow on re-route
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

I like this unit.Its a good bang for the buck.It does all you need for a basic unit.

 
Good gps unit for the money
By Fuzzy6 from Southern Ohio on 12/8/2007
Pros:
Good Value
Cons:
Buggy
Best Uses:
For a Big truck, Freeway Use
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Magellan® Magellan RoadMate 1200 North America GPS:

Good unit works well. Tried it on some back roads here where I live and found some roads that I did not even know was there! Just bought this on 12-7-07. Seems to be kinda buggy but i am sure that a firmware upgrade will fix the small problems. Only big problem I have found is the rerouting is kinda slow but for a basic no bells an whistles unit,you cant beat it for the money!

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