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Magellan Roadmate 1400

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Pros

  • Compact (9)
  • Easy setup (9)
  • Acquires satellites quickly (8)
  • Easy menus (8)
  • Easy to read (7)
  • Simple controls (7)
  • Reliable (6)
  • Large screen (3)
  • Good battery life (1)
  • Well built / quality construction (1)
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Cons

  • Poor battery life (2)
  • Inaccurate (1)
  • Maps (1)
  • No usb cable (1)

Best Uses

  • Faster routes (6)
  • Finding specific address (6)
  • Rural navigation (5)
  • Urban navigation (5)
  • Planning trips (2)
  • Auto (1)
  • Geocaching (1)
 
 
 

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RoadMate 1400

Full vehicle navigation that's easy and affordable! Pick a destination and choose how you navigate to virtually anywhere in the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Featuring a 4.3" wide color touch screen, intuitive menu options, and an ultra thin design.

  • 4.3" WQVGA color touch screen: The large wide-format color touch screen shows your position on the map, route, destination, ETA, surrounding Points of Interest, signal strength, next maneuver, street names and more at a glance.
  • Voice guidance: Turn-by-turn voice guidance saves time getting directions before leaving the house and enables you to keep your eyes on the road.
  • Intuitive User Interface: Bold, intuitive menu options make it easy to pick destinations and choose how you navigate, without even reading the instructions.
  • Ultra-thin design: Uniquely stylish and compact, it's easy to transfer your Magellan GPS between vehicles or toss it in a suitcase to take anywhere.
  • Built-in maps: Travel the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico with all the maps you need, pre-loaded on the included SD memory card.
  • 1.3 million Points of Interest: Easily find what you need. Gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs and hundreds of other businesses and services are intuitively categorized and searchable from the built-in POI database. Most include the phone number.
  • Interactive POI icons: Select the types of services and amenities you'd like to see and interactive icons appear on the map. Touch an icon for a nearby service to see address, phone number (when available) and get an instant route.
  • Tow truck icon: The convenient "tow-truck icon" shows detailed information about your current location with a single touch so you can provide clear direction to roadside assistance.
  • Home icon: Program any location into the "Home" button and find your way back from wherever you are.
  • QuickSpell™: Enter destinations with a few keystrokes. QuickSpell searches locations and checks spelling to provide you with a simple list of available destinations.
  • SmartDetour™: SmartDetour prompt you to route around suddenly slow or stopped freeway traffic and automatically calculates the quickest detour. No fee or subscription is required!
  • Birds eye 3D view: Clearly see your surroundings in 2D or 3D.
  • Auto re-route: Never miss a turn and quickly get back on track whenever you take a detour.
  • Auto NightView™: Color and contrast adjusts automatically for easy viewing at night.
  • Customizable route methods: Choose the way you want to navigate to use the most freeways, least freeways, fastest time, shortest distance and avoid toll roads. Exclude specific streets or freeways after a route is calculated to get there the way you want.
  • Multi-destination routing: Select up to 20 destinations and choose the order to plan a trip in advance and repeat the same trip again. Easily reorganize, add or remove destinations.
  • Address Book: Create and save personal Points of Interest for easy reoccurring trips.
  • Rechargeable battery: Navigate up to 3 hours when power is unavailable.
  • Centrality Atlas™ III: The Centrality Atlas III processor with integrated GPS receiver provides superior GPS performance for accurate and reliable positioning and navigation within three meters.




Specification Description
Model 980-0144-001, 980-0256-001, RM1400-SGXUH, RM1400SGXUH
UPC 763357120646
Card Slot for upgrades Yes
Computer Connectivity SD Interface
GPS Style Vehicle - Car
Included Map North America
Screen Size (Approximate) 4 Inch Diagonal
Voice Guidance Included

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Last update: Oct 12, 2009

Magellan Roadmate 1400 Reviews

 
 
 

Most helpful positive review

[89 of 98 customers found this review helpful]

Most helpful negative review

 
★★★★☆
4.0
Good unit

"Pros I received this unit as a free promo with a laptop purchase during may 2008. I gave this to my wife so she can get around without asking for directions and she loves it! It can get her anywhere she wants and she uses it regularly everyday. Good unit to have for all occasions. Cons Since I did not have to buy it because it came free w/purchase, I don't think I would have bought this unit because it was $2..." Read Full Review »

Jul 19, 2008 by wgb7925

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★★★☆☆
3.0
Are your maps current?

"Can you get up to date maps? I received a Magellan as a gift. I get lost A LOT!!! The roads are ever changing, and I can't get map updates for mine. I am now in the market, and will NEVER think about using Magellan again. If they has such low regard for how hard it is to earn the money to buy their products, and can't offer the updates to keep my unit current, I will buy another brand. Of course, before doin..." Read Full Review »

Jan 07, 2009 by Lost In Space!!!

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Magellan Roadmate 1400 Review

Are your maps current?

★★★☆☆
3.0

    Pros

  • None

    Cons

  • Maps

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"Can you get up to date maps? I received a Magellan as a gift. I get lost A LOT!!! The roads are ever changing, and I can't get map updates for mine. I am now in the market, and will NEVER think about using Magellan again. If they has such low regard for how hard it is to earn the money to buy th …"  Read Full Review »

This Is The Unit

This Is The Unit
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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[89 of 98 customers found this review helpful]

Magellan Roadmate 1400 Review

Good unit

★★★★☆
4.0

"Pros

I received this unit as a free promo with a laptop purchase during may 2008. I gave this to my wife so she can get around without asking for directions and she loves it! It can get her anywhere she wants and she uses it regularly everyday. Good unit to have for all occasions.



Cons

Since I di …"  Read Full Review »

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Jul 19 2008
wgb7925
san antonio, texas
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[17 of 17 customers found this review helpful]

Magellan Roadmate 1400 Review

Good value for the money.

★★★★★
5.0

"Pros

I find it easy to program,the screen is bright and clear and the sound is sufficient. I would recommend anyone to buy it.



Cons

The only disappointment I have is there is no traffic updates as of yet. I hope in the near future Magellan will offer it as a download. I would certainly be a plus …"  Read Full Review »

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Nov 30 2008
bobcatjones
Groton, CT
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Magellan Roadmate 1400 Review

Great Directions

★★★★☆
4.0

    Pros

  • Acquires Satellites Quickly
  • Compact
  • Easy Menus
  • Easy To Read
  • Easy To Set Up
  • More »

    Cons

  • None

    Best Uses

  • Faster Routes
  • Rural Navigation
  • Urban Navigation
 

"I love using this to get around. I really don't need bluetooth, text to speech and stuff like that. I just need something to get around. It gets a signal quickly even inside a tunnel and I have never lost a signal! But best of all it has great directions. Even when I try it on routes I already know …"  Read Full Review »

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Aug 5 2008
Mason
Westchester, NY
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Magellan Roadmate 1400 Review

Buyer Beware

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

    Pros

  • Acquires Satellites Quickly
  • Compact
  • Easy Menus
  • Easy To Set Up
  • Simple Controls

    Cons

  • Inaccurate

    Best Uses

  • None
 

"The map is incorrect; every trip resulted in wrong directions provided (i.e. directed to drive in the wrong direction on a one way road; failed to recognize when you have arrived at a given location; gave circular route to arrive at a destination; and indicated the destination is on the right when i …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Aug 9 2008
teacher31
New Rochelle, NY
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