Magellan GPS 315

Pros: Relatively cheap, easy to use, good sized
Cons: No Maps, DataCD and cords extra

GPS's are fun geek toys. Most likely, they aren't going to ever save your life. They do, however, come in handy more often then one might think, especially if you travel often like me. If you haven't read or heard anything about them, a GPS (Global...

Pros: Small, light, easy to read and understand instruction book.
Cons: Comes with none of the things you really need with it.

I have walked many miles in the north woods of Michigan. That is hard enough. Walking in the swamps of northern Michigan is twice as tough.

I searched for a GPS that would help me save some steps and assist me in finding my way back to the...

Pros: Lots of features and customization, position averaging
Cons: Does not replace backup nav tools

I have considered purchasing a GPS unit for some time. I thought it would be handy for mountain biking, hiking, occasional boating, and for Search & Rescue operations with my volunteer fire department. After reading some articles about geocaching, I...

Pros: A best buy
Cons: Not worth mentioning, manual is somewhat vague trying to be simple

My first venture with GPS. This product is as advertised. Compact and well constructed. Generally easy to learn and fun to use. After 6 months of regular use mine gave up the ghost and was promptly replaced in three days by Magellan. Inquiries show no...

Pros: Features, ease of use
Cons: none

This truly is a great GPS system for anybody who loves the outdoors. This easy to use, pocket sized GPS will direct you to nearly 20,000 worldwide cities or lead you back to as many as 500 locations that you can enter into it's memory. For those of you...

Pros: Price! Number of features
Cons: none so far.

I have been hiking and traveling a lot, never thinking of all the marvels of technology - after all - I love to hike to escape it all.
However, sometimes we might overlook something truly helpful and so simple that it is no longer a thing to run...

Pros: Reliable, easy to use, good battery life
Cons: Have to purchase computer cable and software seperately

I use this when I drive to places I haven't been to before. I get the address go to MapBlast.com and get the Latituide and Longituide. I plug that into the GPS and volia! If I get lost I can now pull out my GPS and find out how far and in what direction...

Pros: Small, lightweight, easy to follow screens you can customize.
Cons: Eats batteries especially if you use cheapo ones, only 2 AA so cost is minimal.

I got the 315 as a self-bought Christmas present and I absolutely love it. The car caddy and dc adapter is a must have but is a little steep at around 30 dollars minus shipping. I also bought the bike caddy, looks just like the car caddy but attaches to...

Pros: Very sensitive antenna, all the features you need for point a-b navigation.
Cons: No street mapping....carry extra batteries.

Bought the 315 after seeing one of the early models at an aviation expo. The Magellan rep said he flew around all the time with the unit laying beside him in the seat, and it worked great. This is most unusual for inexpensive GPS's as any pilot will tell...

Pros: Small, Light, Efficient
Cons: a little slow

My Wife got me one of these great little gadgets for our 2 year anniversary. I always thought GPS was really expensive (I guess I've had my head in these computers too long) I was surprised at how inexpensive it was and how good it was.

The...

Pros: "Street-track", good hi-res screen, antenna gain, city database
Cons: Lack of a 1 key MOB function, cost of accessories, battery compartment

This is really a nice piece of gear. I researched buying my own GPS ad nauseum, and having used two other brands at work - I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted in my unit.
The things that made the 315 the clear winner for me were:
1- the...

Pros: Compact, loaded with features
Cons: a little confusing to use

I get lost going around the block. My grandmother lived in the same house for 25 years (all my life at the time) in the same town I lived in and I would still get lost going to see her. I am directionally impaired.
So when I first heard about...

Pros: size, affordability, easy of use, function,
Cons: none

It is great, I took it on a Boy Scout camping trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota and it locked on to satellites easily and it never lost the contact with them in the heavily treed and hilly terrain. It is also very accurate it was a breeze to...

Pros: Very Few
Cons: Despite Manufacturer claims, Unit is not waterproof. Screen scratches easily. Short battery life.

I purchased the unit primarily for use on small watercraft. Magellan advertising specifically recommends the GPS 315 for this purpose and claims the unit is waterproof (page 59 of the owner’s manual). Seconds after falling into the lake, the unit...

Pros: Small, great display, easy to use.
Cons: A little heavy, no belt clip.

I hadn't actually considered buying a GPS before; I'd heard about them, used them in the Army (huge stinkin' things) but never wanted to put out the money to buy one myself. Then I got the GPS 315 for Christmas in 2000 and I was hooked.

The...