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eXplorist 500

eXplorist 500 by Magellan

  • Magellan
  • 2005
  • Rating
  • 1137
  • 5086

Built-in North American or European maps; 14-channel WAAS/EGNOS-enabled receiver; color screen; SD card slot; impact-resistant, waterproof shell; runs up to 14 hours on rechargeable lithium-ion battery

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eXplorist 500 Device

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Rating written by Premium Memberclosedsundays on Wednesday, February 11, 2009:

I think the accuracy is not bad but it doesn't receive waas as advertised. I've also had a few small issues (charging cord screw stripped, sd card slot flimsy, main button starting to rip... but that's probably my fault for using it too much!) Decent unit overall.

Rating written by Premium MemberLefty Writer on Wednesday, February 11, 2009:

Rated 3.5 stars Overall, a nice, functional unit, that was a replacement for my Magellan SproTrak Pro. This model has the rechargable battery, compared with the other model that uses standard batteries. Pros: Lightweight, reasonably accurate and mostly user friendly. The addition of an SD card slot greatly enhances space for detail maps. Reception outside is fairly sensitive, and inside is quite good as well. Now that Magellan considers this a "legacy product," the price has dropped considerably and one should be able to find this at a great price on some place like eBay. Cons: Being a "legacy product," support from Magellan will become scarce. Geocaches must first be managed by a third party software, such as GSAK before being loaded onto the unit. Processing time is a bit slow due to the file system. Battery life can become an issue since the backlight is always on. This will make a great "backup" GPSr for those using a newer model.

Rating written by Regular Membernewby1 on Wednesday, February 11, 2009:

Always gets me where I need to go.

Rating written by Premium Membercasadelrut on Wednesday, February 11, 2009:

The GPS is great, mostly. It has a lot of built-in paperless caching features. My only real complaint is that it is slow. It;s slow to route, slow to refresh the drawings on the page. It also only holds 200 geocaches at a time, but at least it does it with all the details of the cache... difficulty, terrain, owner, last found date, hint, etc.

Rating written by Regular Membertet838 on Wednesday, February 11, 2009:

I love this GPS. It is so user friendly. One of the best purchases I've made in a long time.

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