Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
I have Magellan's flagship hiking GPS (Explorist 710). It's awful. The slowest GPS I've ever used. Something is wrong with the compass, the map constantly changes orientation on the screen and is almost impossible to read. Based on my experience, I would not buy another Magellan unit.
I was recently on a ride using a Magellan Cyclo and it worked great. At the same time, a number of people with Garmins were complaining about problems with their units- navigation, display problems, etc.
I don't know if it is luck of the draw or if the quality control these days is just that bad.