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Magellan RoadMate 860T Auto GPS

Magellan RoadMate 860T Auto GPS

11 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
usability (5)
design (2)
price (2)
route planning (1)
reliability (1)

Negative
performance (3)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 11 reviews of Magellan RoadMate 860T Auto GPS. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other GPS for all reviews. People really like the route planning and screen. The design and price are also mentioned favorably. Many are less positive about the performance, while there are some mixed views about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other GPS the Magellan RoadMate 860T Auto GPS is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 70/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Magellan RoadMate 860T Auto GPS

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of Magellan RoadMate 860T Auto GPS from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other GPS on Amazon.com. People really like the screen and design. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably, whereas there are mixed opinions on the reliability and performance.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Craig Ellison (pcmag.com)

Magellan RoadMate 860T

With the introduction of the Magellan RoadMate 860T ($799 list), the new top-of-the-line model in the company's 800 Series, Magellan joins its competition in offering live, integrated traffic data that can be used for automatic rerouting around...

Excellent POI categories. Live traffic data with automatic rerouting. QuickSpell facilitates data entry. Text-to-speech conversion announces street names. Supports multisegment trip routing.

Can't play music while navigating. Awkward software application required for transferring music and picture files. Traffic data lacks list view.

The Magellan RoadMate 860T is a nice upgrade from the 760, but for the same list price, the Garmin C550, which also has text-to-speech, live traffic data, and a Bluetooth phone interface and can play music files while navigating, is a better value.

Jun, 2006

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Magellan RoadMate 860T Vehicle Navigation Unit Review

The Magellan RoadMate 860T looks quite different to others units in the RoadMate range, having a circular cluster of buttons on its right hand side. Unlike many other vehicle navigation units, both the touch screen and buttons are used for navigation....

Jul, 2007

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Expert review by : Rich Owings (gpstracklog.com)

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Jul, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Very helpful

This is my very first GPS and have enjoyed it very much. It has helped me when I was travelling through Chicago during rush hour to find I55 when I got off the Dan Ryan. I, of course, had to navigate close enough to I55 in order to take that instead of...

Unit performs beautifully. If I miss a turn, it automatically recalculates where I need to go to get back on route. I love the voice telling you which way to turn, what road it is, and how far til I have to turn. It mounts on the windshield

At times, it seems to take a while to find a satillite. If you are not in an area that does not support the FM tuner, such as Chicago, it does you no good. If side streets do not support doing shortest time, it does you no good. If you select shortest...

Dec, 2006

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