Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

I have owned this product for about a year. Mainly the experience has been positive. I love many of the features of the unit and it has been easy to use. Unfortunately the unit appears to be a bit buggy. It often would hang on bootup. At times the unit would get confused and send you in a loop. Most of the time it would get you where you wanted to go and quickly rerout you if you chose to go a different way. The AAA tourbook was a big plus for me.

I got one of the first units that came out. I just upgraded the firmware on the unit and that seems to have fixed many of the problems that I had with the unit. Overall I like the unit but have had to put up with its tempermental nature so I can't really recommend it. They need to do a better job with their software debugging. Also, $80 is a bit steep for a map update.

Bought this GPS for my husband for Christmas last year. He had been using a borrowed "other brand" 3.5" gps and kept saying I wish it would be better. HE LOVES HIS MAGELLAN ROADMATE 1470. Easy to use out of the box and holds a charge well. Has great advance turn warning. Doesn't nag at you like some other gps's if you are on a long road trip. The 4.7" size is perfect. Fits on dash while not blocking vision. Very soothing voice. He has nicknamed it Maggie.

good gps, very up to date. voice is little hard to understand. Maps easy to read, auto zoom is really nice. Lane assist not all it's cracked up to be but ok.

Works about as well as any other GPS navigator I've used. Entering addresses is quick and easy (unlike the Neverlost units Hertz provides in their rentals). The large screen is also definitely a plus, although the windshield attachment could be more rigid (the face of the unit tends to droop down, requiring frequent adjustment). My other gripe is that custom routes cannot be programmed, which I believe is possible with Garmin's latest series of offerings. And yes, while I have found the navigation with this unit to be a tad lacking at times (a turn might be called a merge), the convenience of having GPS navigation more than compensates for such occasional issues. And on the upside, I have found re-routing (after the unavoidable missed/wrong turn) to be fairly quick.

I was greatly anticipating the receipt of my Magellan model 1470. I have had Magellan GPS products before and have always found them to be both reliable and trustworthy. I installed the new GPS and found it easy to put in the addresses and routes we wanted to use. Within three weeks of use however, my excitement had subsided due to the fact that the model 1470 had misrouted me several times. This was particularly true if there were two or more Interstate highways in the same area. The GPS also has an annoying trait of simply shutting down when you least expect it and need it's directional advice the most. Needless to say I am very disappointed in this product.