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Magellan Roadmate 6000T review

Dec 14, 2006 gps navigation, magellan

We started talking about the Magellan 6000T back in Spring 2006. There hasn’t been that many reviews about this gadget just yet. Today we got our hands one one of these which only gave the 6000T two stars out of five.

Here is what they didn’t like:

… surrounding the display are no less than 10 individual buttons along with a directional keypad. This seems all the more unnecessary given that the screen is a touchscreen. This does mean that almost everything you would normally use the touchscreen for can be achieved using the external buttons, but all that does is highlight the fact that the touchscreen isn’t anywhere near as precise as those found on rivals like Garmin GPS systems.

…tendency to lag when you jab at too many buttons in frustration. And in pretty much everything but the address finder, the speed of operation seems to hang a lot too.

The display is also a bit of a let down. Most map settings offer graphics that look like something that escaped from the BBC Micro era, although it is nice to have the option to select from a wide range of colours until you get something more bearable. Less forgivable are the abbreviated road names that appear around your location to help you keep track of where you are – again competing products often manage to display these in full and without compromising on clarity.

This may all sound really bad but don’t believe everything (or anything) you see on the internet. Go give it a try for yourself since most chain stores do sell the 6000T. Amazon sells it for $520.

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