Magellan RoadMate 500

performance, usability, voice guidance, screen, design

73% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

So I cannot evaluate it, I just want to remove it from my review list. It is an old device anyway.

In a pinch and without doing my homework, I purchased the Roadmate 700. I am happy enough with the navigational aspects of the unit, but do not count on it for points of interest. The database is just woefully inadequate. More importantly, when the...

After reading a review stating that you only have 45 days to load the maps and then you can't reload additional maps, I simply could not believe it. I bought the 500+ anyway. I read in the directions that I only have 45 days to load the maps and after...

We bought the Roadmate 500 primarly because it was on sale and we needed a second GPS unit. I currently own the iQue 3600 (bought from Amazon), which is similar in function to the Garmin 2600 series GPS units. The Roadmate has nice build quality....

We bought the Roadmate 500 primarly because it was on sale and we needed a second GPS unit. I currently own the iQue 3600 (bought from Amazon), which is similar in function to the Garmin 2600 series GPS units. The Roadmate has nice build quality....

............. but you can only download one region at a time on 128MB card (actual space available is around 100MB. Region of VT, NH and ME is only 25.7 MB while MA, CT and RI are 52.3 MB. You are lucky if you need this regions - it can fit on 128 mb...

............. but you can only download one region at a time on 128MB card (actual space available is around 100MB. Region of VT, NH and ME is only 25.7 MB while MA, CT and RI are 52.3 MB. You are lucky if you need this regions - it can fit on 128 mb...

............. but you can only download one region at a time on 128MB card (actual space available is around 100MB. Region of VT, NH and ME is only 25.7 MB while MA, CT and RI are 52.3 MB. You are lucky if you need this regions - it can fit on 128 mb...

............. but you can only download one region at a time on 128MB card (actual space available is around 100MB. Region of VT, NH and ME is only 25.7 MB while MA, CT and RI are 52.3 MB. You are lucky if you need this regions - it can fit on 128 mb...