Which Seems To Be Better Gps Magellan Or Garmin?
Looking at Magellan roadmate 1440 and Garmin 255w. Both seem to be great systems, one might have ability the other doesn’t and vice/versa.
Looking at Magellan roadmate 1440 and Garmin 255w. Both seem to be great systems, one might have ability the other doesn’t and vice/versa.
Garmin is the top brand in North America. They have the strongest satellite system and can re-route fairly quickly. I would never compare a Magellan to a Garmin.
The only other GPS I would consider if i’m spending more than $150 would be a TomTom. The only problem there is they are a European brand and getting tech support or map updates is not easy. TomTom has the easiest User Interface though.
The 255w is a good model and very popular. It has multimedia, expandable memory, Text-to-Speech, only thing it is missing is hands-free calling.
I would definitely reccommend the Garmin though. However, if you start looking in to TomTom go for the TomTom 630. You can find it in Canada for about $299 (in Canada, not sure about the U.S.) and it is a top of the line model. It has almost everything except FM transmitter, which neither of the two you listed have.
Anyways, hope this helps.
To be perfectly honest, I never found any difference between the two in the shop, (the salesman showed me the two as demos) But I stuck with the Garmin as I find it’s a more reliable brand, I had a magellan as my first GPS and sometimes it would lose signal and I’d heve to reboot the menu and replan my journey. They may have worked out this little bug, but if not be warned as it’s very annoying!
As it happens I ended up buying my garmin 255W online as I saved $100!http://www.twenga.com/dir-Cars-Motorbike…
A lot of people really like Garmin. I would buy them just because they have such a good reputation.