Magellan Triton 500

Pros: Interface is nice and the unit is light and compact.

Cons: Very incompatible with my PC (Windows XP Pro) and downloading maps is a chore.

The Bottom Line: Don't bother with Magellan, stick with Garmin and spend the extra $$. The Triton is not worth the headache.

Review: First I bought the 300 model but had so many problems linking it to my XP desktop, that I upgraded to the 500. The interface is great but the unit itself is a waste. When I fire up the system, it shows me that I'm in San Dimas, CA. Well, I live in Bend, ...

Pros: Small size and that's the only good thing I can say.

Cons: Poor tech. support, lousy product, buy anything but Magellan. Don't waste your money!!

Review: I have owned 4 different GPS units in my life and this is the Gold metal winner for the Piece of Crap award. Don't waste your money, look to Garmin or another brand. Not only is the unit of poor quality and even worse performance, the technical support ...

Pros: Really do not have anything good to say

Cons: Just say NO. Return if you can.

Review: This is my 2nd handheld GPS and I am wondering why I didn't check the reviews first. My last GPS was a Garmin eTrex that I purchased 8 years ago. The Garmin held up well but was limited on features. The Magellan 500 cost twice as much as the Garmin eTrex ...

Pros: Not a single thing! - seriously

Cons:

Unit is simply unfit for purpose - seriously

Review: Triton 500 value pack didn't work out of the box, Fatal Application Errors. Been back to distributor and "fixed". Do not believe anyone if they tell you a software revision will resolve the issues. I am appalled by the fragile nature of the software, ...

Pros: Didn't get the chance to find any

Cons: Stopped working immediately

Review: Got this as a present for the wife. Followed all the instructions out of the box but it crashed while attached to my computer. Now won't function at all. Will be exchanging it tomorrow for a ...

Pros: Small and made of plastic and will keep papers from moving on your desk.

Cons: Terrible technical support and service, lousy product, can't perform basic GPS functions. Don't buy Magellan!

Review: Magellen has the worst technical support and customer servie deptment in the USA. This Triton 500 is of very poor quality and features will not work and they can't fix the problem. The track feature will not work poperly if at all and they can't fix. ...

Pros: non

Cons: no map

Review: After a colaps of my Triton 200 europe Magellan did sent my the 500 without map. After contact with Magellan they sent my a link for down-loading a europe map, but it is a water-map and no walking map. Now Magellan don't support the europe market...