magellan meridian travelers pack
Submitted: Friday, Dec 23, 2005 at 16:05
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g'day everyone,i am thinking about buying a new gps and am interested in the magellan meridian travelers pack which comes with mount,lead etc.can the hema desert maps be loaded into this gps.[am doing the anne beadell and simpson next august/sept] any
feedback on this unit would be good. a very merry xmas and a safe and happy new year to all, cheers and beers,sparra
Reply By: arthurking83 - Friday, Dec 23, 2005 at 20:35
Friday, Dec 23, 2005 at 20:35
Hi sparra,
you can only "load" the Hema GDT maps that Magellan (NextDestination) sell in addition to DAST.
If you want the GDT map (images) that usually cost about $60-70 on CD, you will need a mapping program like Oziexplorer running on a laptop(or other mobile computing platform), to use them in a moving vehicle!
Check out the GPSOz comparison page.
Note that DAST topo (the latest version) has better maps than the original version!
Cheers.
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Reply By: ACDC - Friday, Dec 23, 2005 at 20:37
Friday, Dec 23, 2005 at 20:37
Hi Sparra, The Meridian range is just about obsolete the explorist is the one to go for now and in 2 months another new model that will talk too you!
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Follow Up By: arthurking83 - Friday, Dec 23, 2005 at 21:30
Friday, Dec 23, 2005 at 21:30
Meridians are not obsolete(in the ture sense of the term) and still supported by Magellan.
It seems to me though, that with every new model from Magellan, you get less features!
Meridans have their place in the market, and are now selling at very reasonable prices :))
cheers.
Depending on use (I suspect sparra is not one to hike for days though!!) the rechargable lithium battery in the explorist can be a limitation!
BUT!! ExploristXL is the model to go for.....nice big screen :)
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Reply By: geocacher (djcache) - Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 13:45
Saturday, Dec 24, 2005 at 13:45
Hi Sparra,
I wouldn't buy one in Australia. Get it from the USA and load the basemap here. Not hard and some people on here may be able to help procure the file required.
I know, I know - in advance to all the people re supporting local business, I've heard it all before.
I got TWO Meridian Golds from a guy I deal with in California (I've bought about 6 off him now - 4 golds, a colour & a platinum) a month or so ago and TWO windscreen mounts, and TWO power data cables. Total cost was about $820 landed here inc freight to my door in 6 days from order. Compare that to the unit only costs here for only one unit with no accessories.
And before anyone gripes about no warranty if you read the fine print the Magellan Warranty is an international one.
And they fixed the backlight on my US purchased unit without question, just asked me if I wanted the Aust basemap uploaded for a meagre $300 at the same time, and offer which I politely declined.
Dave
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