Magellan eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver

alaTest has collected and analyzed 39 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the memory and screen. The design and usability are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the performance.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other GPS the Magellan eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 67/100 = Good quality.

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Magellan eXplorist 300 Review

 

Compare prices on the Magellan eXplorist 300

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Buy Top-Of-The-Line Magellan eXplorist 600

 

I bought a Garmin eTrex for wilderness hiking navigation. Big mistake. During the first year, the springs in the battery compartment broke because they are badly engineered. Garmin customer support refused to solve my problem. I soldered the springs...

Magellan: Big Color Screen, Excellent Tracking

Garmin: Cannot Read in Dark, Poor Tracking in Forest

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Amazing GPS unit for the price!

 

This is one of the best GPS units I have used for the price.

Altimeter, Built-in detailed maps, Accurate, Easy to use

No connection with PC

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Good Unit and easy to use.

 

Light weight with good 10 foot ability and easy to use. The background maps are good enough to zero in on intersections and mark the point. Includes Canada and offshore USA

Can't add maps, but that is not why I bought it. Paid less than $175 new

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Very fun and easy to use

 

The keys, screens and menus are very intuitive and I did not need to read user's manual to understand how to use it. I liked the WAAS capability

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Amazon review summary for the Magellan eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 27 user reviews of the Magellan eXplorist 300 GPS Receiver from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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56% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Keypad loses contact

 

I got this unit about three years ago as a gift. While it worked, I thought it was great. I use it sporadically on trips from Eastern Canada to the USA about twice per year as a basic roadmap. Some of the keys (Zoom In, Nav, maybe others) no longer...

Ideal as a basic map if only main roads are required

Keypad failure after 2 years, Canada maps outdated

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hard to handle and broken faceplate

 

hard to handle and broken faceplate

I am in the infantry and we use what is called a Plugger. It is huge, slow, and no good. For Iraq I used an E-Trex by Garmin. The face plate cracked, but it still works. When I got home I bought a new GPS. We were switching to the DAGGER, another...

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hard to handle and broken faceplate

 

I am in the infantry and we use what is called a Plugger. It is huge, slow, and no good. For Iraq I used an E-Trex by Garmin. The face plate cracked, but it still works.

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Magellan GPS - Buyer Beware

 

Megellans "customer service" is by far the worst we have experienced. Based on our experience, it appears that Magellan's customer service tactic is to put the customer on hold for long periods hoping that they will hang up, always making the customer...

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Product Specifications

An incredible value, the eXplorist 300 features Magellan TrueFix technology for superior accuracy and reliability. eXplorist 300 gives you a trio of advanced tools for even easier navigation. The barometer provides information on changing weather. The altimeter easily determines your present elevation. And the electronic compass shows your direction, even while standing still. eXplorist 300 includes 8 MB of built-in maps, three navigational screens and the ability to save 5 track log files, 500 points of interest and 20 routes. By putting all of this together in one compact package, the eXplorist 300 offers an unprecedented value.

Battery

Run Time (Up To):14hour(s)

Built-in Display

Diagonal Size:2.3"
Diagonal Size (metric):5.8 cm
Resolution:160 x 120

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:1.3in
Height:4.6in
Weight:3.9oz
Width:2.1in

GPS Software

Maps Included:North America

GPS System

GPS Functions / Services:Bearing / Distance / Electronic compass / Elevation / ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) / ETE (Estimated Time Enroute) / Heading / Speed / Time/date
Receiver:14 channel
Recommended Use:Hiking
SBAS:EGNOS / WAAS
Type:GPS receiver

Header

Manufacturer:Magellan Navigation
Model:300
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Magellan eXplorist

Miscellaneous

Waterproof: Yes

Navigation

Routes:20
Tracklog Points:2000
Tracks:5
Waypoints:500
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