SAVE $139.00 - Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished) $110.99

good gps but do not update to 2.20 The refurbished 1470 gps receiver unit has a slide switch on top for power-off. There's no reset as described by another reviewer. Maybe this one has different hardware version (version 4 as listed in the "product configuration" menu.) make sure you have your computer antivirus enabled before attaching the USB cable to the 1470. AVG antivirus detected and removed LCASS.EXE virus located in f:/recycle bin and "Worm/Slow" virus in f:/autorun.inf. while the vehicle was moving some lags were observed between the vehicle actual position and what's showing on the map. And it appeared that the lags got worst when in zoom "out" mode, which displayed more streets. The position lag was about 2 seconds in zoom "in" mode. If you missed the exit, the reroute process occurred very fast. when there's a divider in the middle of the road, the lane assist "feature" sometimes showed me two choices. One went to the wrong side of the road!!! after the car powered on the unit acquired the satellites pretty quick, within 20 sec. I was quite happy with the magellan 1470 until I updated the software from version 1.12 to version 2.20 downloaded from the web. The unit was hosed after the update. I sent the unit back for an exchange...So DO NOT UPDATE TO 2.20. updates - 01/30/2010 I receive a "new" refurbished gps today...only three days after I sent the "hosed" unit back...I'm impressed!!! this one has the same hardware/software versions (hardware version 4 and software version 1.12) as the returned one. Since I'm happy with the way it is with version 1.12...I won't do the software update again. if you run the 1470 on battery, the battery is only last for 1 hour. Not 3 hours as listed in the spec. Rating: 4 (muhp, 2010-01-30) Product reviewed: Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished)

Not what I hoped for..... First of all, since this product was supposedly FACTORY refurbished I expected a like new device. What I got is a machine that can't hold a battery charge. It also gives incorrect directions. I was going to a mall in another town. The device got me to the right street alright, but told me to turn left into my objective. Problem was the mall was on the right. When I turned right it insisted that I do a legal U turn as soon as possible. Finally had to turn it off. Also, gives the wrong county road for a friend of mine. Good thing I know the route to her house, without this device. Rating: 3 (V. Kinche, 2010-01-27) Product reviewed: Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished)

Several negative points, some positives. WARNING: My refurbished unit arrived with a computer virus onboard. My AVG software detected it, and I confirmed that the threat was real. Autorun.inf file pointed to the recycle hidden system folder to run the known virus file LCASS.EXE in a command shell. This would happen automatically on many computers when the unit is first attached to a USB port. I do not know what happened to the factory-intended software or how to properly rebuild the unit, yet, but hope to sort it out with MAGELLAN. Pros: Nice screen clarity & brightness, fairly good touchscreen response, good fit and finish, provided with USB data cable and in car charging cable (use same mini-B port). Cons: Only charges in the car, not by USB data cable, so charging it for 4 hours meant leaving my car "turned on" for the cigarette lighter to power up the unit. Slow to acquire satellite signals in wooded areas around WA state. Poor menuing layout in my opinion, difficult for me to learn where various menu functions are organized and accessible.... probably requires time to read the manual. Experience: Unit auto-reroutes when you miss a turn, usually tries to get you back on the original track, and is pretty good at giving lane recommendations in time to avoid problems. Sometimes it gave me turn information while driving which differed from the original navigation list. Also made some mistakes on street names (as much as 4 blocks off) but seemed to get the turns correct. Rating: 2 (B. K. Marsh, 2010-01-26) Product reviewed: Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished)

Dont update the maps I originally ordered a Garmin and sent it back for the 1470 since the Garmin froze up on my Wife and it could not find a satellite when the unit rested on my lap while traveling down a main road in Pittsburgh. Now, I wont bore you with my trip to Grandmaws house. The bottom line is the 1470 GPS worked well until I updated the maps. Two days after the 2.20 map update the unit froze and finally lockedup on the Magellan startup screen. There is no way to reset the unit and connecting it to a computer did not help as the computer wouldn't recognize the unit was connected. You would think Magellan would actually have a little reset hole on the unit. After reading about similar problems online I realized the unit cannot be fixed and must be returned. I liked the size of the screen, the maps and the lane assist feature, however the on/off switch is really cheesey. The switch has 3 positions on/off/reset and it is very easy to put the GPS in the reset position rather that off, in fact I dont know if using the off position actually turns the GPS off, it seems like mine usually ended up in the reset position, maybe that contributed to the malfunction. The other complaint users have it the 12v connection is on the bottom of the unit. After I updated the maps I notice several roads completed for a couple years were not shown on their so called new map update. Why cant they sell these units with the latest maps, I suspect its some kind of scam to milk another $80 out of you. The good: The Magellans can find a satellite while I'm in my house and they obtain the signal rather quickly. I will order another 1470 and NOT update the maps if I can find one for $99.00 as I was happy until it quit working. Now my opinion on GPS's: Anyone paying much more than $100 for any GPS is crazy. I bought my Wife a refurbished Magellan last year for Christmas and it has worked great, I have used it daily since I am a Trucker. I understand if you send the GPS in to be fixed they send you back a refurbished unit anyway, so how would you feel about that after spending about $300 on a new one. I believe that these GPS mfgs add a couple of new chicken resturants to the POI's and that constitutes a map update, gimme $80 please. Rating: 3 (hammerhead, 2010-01-02) Product reviewed: Magellan RoadMate 1470 4.7-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished)