Magellan RoadMate 1412 Review

The Magellan Roadmate 1412 is a large screen GPS device that is one of the simplest to use GPS systems found on the market. The menus on the device are all easy to use and it comes equipped with over six million points of interest.

The device is compact which allows you to slip it into your pocket and take it on the road with you even if you aren't the one driving. The Magellan Roadmate 1412 is made of hard durable plastic which is designed to sustain high impacts. When you carry your GPS device with you, rest assured that it can handle being carried around, mounted in your vehicle or thrown into your backpack to have with you everywhere you need to be.

The Magellan Roadmate 1412 will help you find lodgings, restaurants, ATM machines, fuel, and all the businesses in your area. This can be an invaluable tool when you are out on the road in unfamiliar territory. A GPS should be more than just a device to give you directions to the locations you program into the device. The Magellan Roadmate 1412 is an all in one companion for your next road trip.

On the road, simply enter in the information for your destination and let the Magellan Roadmate 1412 know how you want to get there. Let the device know you want to get there in the shortest time or the shortest distance, for example, and the Magellan will map out the best route for you to take.

Touchscreen on the 4.3 screen makes this device an intuitive way to use your GPS device. Simply touch the screen to use the menu. The SayWhere text to speech feature will tell you turn by turn how to reach your destination. And the SmartDetour feature will help you change your route in the event of a detour or traffic congestion.

Customer reviews for the device are mainly positive, centering on the feature where the unit will auto-complete the spelling for you, the 4.3" screen and the hugely impressive POI library.