Reviews for Magellan Portable GPS Receiver SporTrak MapMPN: 98061601 
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cuffandstuff
- Jan 25, 2005
Magellan Portable GPS Receiver SporTrak MapStrengths: easy to use, accurate, dependable, great features for the price. Weakness: none i use this unit for geocaching and it is just great. i have had no trouble getting satellite coverage under trees, bad weather, etc. i installed mapsend topo on my laptop and with the interface am able to load large area maps of any location i need. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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jbrainard
- Jul 5, 2004
Magellan Portable GPS Receiver SporTrak MapStrengths: Compact, good battery life. Weakness: Weak reception, especially in woods. Inconsistent readings. Slow to get even a rough location readin, and inaccurate relative to a similarly priced Garmin. Used in Albany, NY area and Vermont. Very slow to settle down on a location, and even then quite inaccurate. In VT it was dramatically worse than Garmin and hadless useful screens. 79% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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rbt421
- Jun 25, 2004
Magellan Portable GPS Receiver SporTrak MapStrengths: Basic functions are easy to use. This GPS has a lot of features. Support was VERY helpful. Weakness: Screen is a little small. I've traveled to several parts of the country with this unit and it has performed flawlessly. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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pfradejas
- Jun 1, 2006
Magellan Portable GPS Receiver SporTrak MapStrengths: Outstanding GPS. Light weight easy to learn, and quick sattellite lock. No problems since I have had it for better than the Cobra I purchased. Weakness: None Works better that I thought it would. Very quick GPS lock. It was fast than what I was used to. Great display easy to work with commands and controls. Absolutely user friendly. I have tried two other brands of GPS system and this one outperformed in everyway. I really like this GPS because I didn't have to download any additional software to get it going, or have to pay extra to get more detailed maps. I this GPS has everything that I need and it is very accurate with 10 meters. I am in the army and GPS systems have become very important to our operations. We have stuff that is issued by the Army that costs thousands and thousands of dollars and does not work as well. This unit works far better and cost me less than $100.00. This is a great product, and I enjoy using it. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top 
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Magellan Portable GPS Receiver SporTrak Map
Strengths: easy to use, screens are eaisly read, waterproof,and pc compatible and free batteries included
Weakness: none so far
i looked for a gps since jan2003 and bought this one
i got caught in a rain shower it's waterproof so if it gets wet it still works:)
i use a sony vaio desktop and easygps software the gps is pc compatible so its easier to download and upload waypoints to the gps and the pc cable is easy to attach to the gps and computer.battery life is quite good for me but you should carry a spare set if you leave it on for long trips
i got mine with a wrist strap,batteries,pc interface cable,and users manuals(english and french)
i highly recomend this gps
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May 14, 2006
Helpful to know that you can communicate with your computer to download map detail.