Magellan RoadMate 1440

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 21 reviews
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• 9 stars

  1st GPS. Seems pretty easy to use but we'll see.

  by NancyT2u on September 16, 2009

  Pros: 1. Reasonable price
  2. Easily understood voice
  3. Large, easy to read display
  4. Light and easy to carry
  4. Ease of programming

  Cons: 1. Instruction manual is not terribly helpful. Took me a long time to figure stuff out since this is my first GPS. Still haven't figured out how it works when it is connected to computer.
  2. Have to buy traffic cord for "free" reports. ($50-80)

  Summary: OJT taught me most of what I have figured out. This is not a hard unit to work. Just frustrating for a first time unit. After fooling with it for ...

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  Summary: OJT taught me most of what I have figured out. This is not a hard unit to work. Just frustrating for a first time unit. After fooling with it for an hour or so, I have mostly figured out how it works. I will let you modify routes so you can take side trips and this was my most difficult discovery. I like it inspite of the lack of clear instructions. It has extra features I will probably not use, music and video, but is still entry level priced. Will definately recomment to others if you have solid basic computer skills. Not too hard to figure out.

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  5 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Works great!! Premium Features at an entry level price!

  by john21082 on July 26, 2009

  Pros: Fast satellite acquisition, Text-To-Speech - says road names, Has AAA Tourbook POIs/Ratings, Large 4.3" screen, One-touch menu,
  Lane Guidance - Tells you which lane to be in on the highway prior to your exit,
  Ucoming highway exit POI preview.

  Cons: Nothing. This unit simply works and works well!

  Summary: Cost-atio-to-features simply makes this GPS a premeir unit at an entry-level cost!
  Simply Works Great!!! I've not had any problems and the unit has always given the correct directions. ...

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  Summary: Cost-atio-to-features simply makes this GPS a premeir unit at an entry-level cost!
  Simply Works Great!!! I've not had any problems and the unit has always given the correct directions.
  
  This GPS has everything you need for navigation. It does not have all the bells and whistles that most people probably don't need, such as blue-tooth, MP3 player, JPEG picture viewer, etc. But it has ALL you need to get you to your destination!

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  5 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Absolutely fantastic purchase!

  by shtonton on September 13, 2009

  Pros: -Highway lane assistant is fantastically helpful
  -Nice large screen (and at a very good price for the size
  -POI features work great and have a lot of need options
  -much easier to navigate the menus then with others ive tried
  -work al around fantastic

  Cons: - Slightly expensive (not not for the features)
  - Some menu items are overly simplistic (which makes it more complicated in the end)

  Summary: A great unit which is jam packed with useful features for the price you will pay for it. The Large screen makes navigation very simple and the heads up are ...

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  Summary: A great unit which is jam packed with useful features for the price you will pay for it. The Large screen makes navigation very simple and the heads up are at very smart timings. I would recommend this to anyone looking to spend money on a quality unit.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Almost perfect

  by Doug370 on September 12, 2009

  Pros: The pros of this unit has to be the features (usually found on higher end units) available at such a reasonable price. Try finding text-to-speech (spoken street names), memory slot, AND lane change assist on a unit that retails for less than $200.

  Cons: I have seen some people give this unit a low rating because of a "dim screen". The issue is not the brightness. The real issue is Magellan's choice of daytime display colors that do get a bit washed out in direct sunlight. Only a minor issue for me.

  Summary: Great gps, with high-end features, at a very reasonable price.
  
  Highlights:
  
  Bright and very sharp display
  Fast processing
  High end feature on a reasonably priced unit
  Cheap

  Summary: Great gps, with high-end features, at a very reasonable price.
  
  Highlights:
  
  Bright and very sharp display
  Fast processing
  High end feature on a reasonably priced unit
  Cheap

  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  My first GPS--not a bad choice

  by aila49 on September 3, 2009

  Pros: Audio for turns at 2 miles and 1/2 mile. Choice of fastest or shortest route. Fun to watch the miles or ETA tick down. Choice of elevation, driving speed, direction, ETA, time left.

  Cons: Not updated on rural roads. Uses only AAA, which for me gives poor directions. Poor battery life. Don't know how they compute time of arrival, always longer than what I know the route to be. Update not downloadable for me.

  Summary: I have had mine for two weeks. As a travel nurse, I travel all over the country on new assignments. So far, I have only used it for amusement while ...

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  Summary: I have had mine for two weeks. As a travel nurse, I travel all over the country on new assignments. So far, I have only used it for amusement while waiting for my next assignment. I compute distance between my home and my daughter's. We are both rural settings, with her home street not listed on my RoadMate. It shows my home address half-way down the street on right side rather than left. My actual physical location (one-way street) is last house on left side of street.
  
  I am looking forward to trying in "big city" that I am not familiar with, while trying out shortcuts and highways. I do wish it would show active contruction, but that is my pipe dream.
  
  All in all, I am pleased with my RoadMate and the price I paid for it. I keep it charged while driving, using the car charger supplied with the package. It is also interchangeble with my cell phone AC charger. Another plus for me.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Compared to Tom -Tom this is great unit

  by mikasaraj on July 29, 2009

  Pros: Simple to use

  Cons: CHOICE OF VOICES, Laungages are poor

  Summary: Easy to use.Don't like extra cost for maps,it's map it outdated for Chino,Ca.Wife and daughter liked so much,compared to complicated TOM- TOM unit ...

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  Summary: Easy to use.Don't like extra cost for maps,it's map it outdated for Chino,Ca.Wife and daughter liked so much,compared to complicated TOM- TOM unit what we owed before.Thanks good it's broken.Speaks streets names , not just turn left or right.

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  4 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Good alt to the TomTom

  by rwtiedemann on October 23, 2009

  Pros: Very low learning curve with an excellent view. The unit is faster then the TomTom I tried with a good loud speaker for voice notifications. Any basic user will be satisfied with this unit, even the non tech savvy.

  Cons: While the cost seems to be on par with like systems it's still a bit pricey from my point of view. No external volume control. Not real heavy on options.

  Summary: Fast, easy to use for almost anyone, not alot of options may drive more tech savvy to a slightly more costly model I can't see how anyone would be ...

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  Summary: Fast, easy to use for almost anyone, not alot of options may drive more tech savvy to a slightly more costly model I can't see how anyone would be dissapointed with this system.

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  3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  Car charger goes bad 2 times

  by jrphad on October 18, 2010

  Pros: Easy to use and works well

  Cons: I like the product but both times I purchase the car charger has gone bad in less that one year

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Great value

  by gr8gray on July 17, 2010

  Pros: It is easy to use, I pulled it out of the box, plugged it into the car and it started talking to me. I took it to Vancouver and all over BC, my wife fell in love with it. She could enjoy the views and not worry about maps. Great!

  Cons: I can't think of one.

  Summary: I just keep being surprised by things this GPS does. Just when I think I know everything it does it tells me I am in a traffic jam and this ...

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  Summary: I just keep being surprised by things this GPS does. Just when I think I know everything it does it tells me I am in a traffic jam and this is how to get out. It tells me where to find food, gas, ATMs. We cal her Maggie, and great new member of the family.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 7 stars

  Very good for the price

  by busybuyer on July 16, 2010

  Pros: It gets me where I need to be. I love the POI feature, and when I need to get back home, it's fantastic. If I miss a turn, it re-routes me from wherever I am w/o me having to stop. I love that.

  Cons: Sometimes it takes a while to acquire a signal. You must be fully stopped to get the signal. The traffic link really sucks. I've been stuck in traffic on the hwy, and the traffic link didn't pick it up. Green arrow is too big.

  Summary: Great product for first time users at a great price. I would get this one every time. Updating the maps is easy. You recommend this product to anyone as a ...

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  Summary: Great product for first time users at a great price. I would get this one every time. Updating the maps is easy. You recommend this product to anyone as a first time user of GPS.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

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