List Price : $299.99 Price : $199.99
Product Description
GPS 315 12 Parallel channel, hand held receiver with wrist strap and user guide.
Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description With 16 MB of built-in map data and a Secure Digital Memory Card slot, the Magellan Meridian Gold Global Positioning System receiver gives you plenty of memory to store and access location information. This rugged handheld GPS unit coordinates data from up to 12 satellites to pinpoint your location anywhere on the globe. The Meridian Gold's 16 MB base map gives you detailed information on U.S. cities, interstates, and waterways. Slide in a data card to get even more detail, or use a memory card to store waypoints and routes.
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The Meridian Gold is PC-compatible and stores up to 500 waypoints and 20 reversible routes with up to 30 legs. It also comes with a quadrifilar helix antenna for optimal satellite signal reception and fast position fixes. WAAS and EGNOS capability adds to the versatility of this receiver, which can be operated in English, French, German, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or Swedish.
With Meridian Gold's seven navigation screens and vertical-profile graphs that show elevations of the route traveled you be able to see your exact position. The oversized, backlit grayscale display allows you to easily see location information day or night, and it comes equipped with a backlit keypad for easy button navigation in any condition. Waterproof rubber armoring and an ergonomic, compact design add to the Meridian Gold's functionality.
The Meridian Gold is compatible with Magellan's MapSend software, including MapSend Streets Europe and the recently released MapSend Topo for the United States. Vehicle, bike, and swivel mounts are sold separately.
What's in the Box
Meridian Gold GPS receiver, PC cable, 2 AA batteries, wrist strap, user's manual, and CD-ROM (user's manual with 9 languages).
- 12-channel GPS unit with 16 MB base map
- Built-in detail on U.S. cities, interstate highways, major roads, parks, waterways, and airports
- Secure Digital memory-card slot for expanded storage
- Waterproof; rugged, ergonomic design
- Oversize gray-scale screen with backlight; includes serial PC interface
Magellan Meridian Gold Water Resistant Hiking GPS Reviews
Magellan Meridian Gold Water Resistant Hiking GPS Reviews
| 183 of 198 people found the following review helpful  Magellan Meridian Gold - The Good, Bad & Ugly, By Joe Baughman (Jackson, WY United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Magellan Meridian Gold Water Resistant Hiking GPS (Electronics) After much comparison of Magellan and Garmin GPS, I plunked my $$ down on Magellen. Purchase decision - My impression from OTHER reviews and info for Magellan was great hardware, weak software but considering all pluses, minuses and price points and my usage: hiking, biking, back-country skiing, driving, boating, I chose a Magellan Meridian Gold, 32meg memory, and Mapsend Topo Sofware. Keep in mind there's a lot to choose from and yet none seemed PERFECT. I've now had it for 2 weeks of vacation time biking, hiking, driving and land surveying in S. Utah. I monkeyed with this unit everyday, becoming completely familiar with it's usage. The Good: Solid, durable hardware. The Gold has a great feel, is a good size and fits into any of my outdoor shirt pockets. It holds satellite signal extremely well in trees, 2nd story house, Utah canyons. Solid feeling buttons and rubber armoring are all great. Seems to do very well on batteries using roughly a pair or less a day. (I already... Read more 50 of 52 people found the following review helpful  No comparison, By prv8eye (oceanside, CA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Magellan Meridian Gold Water Resistant Hiking GPS (Electronics) Since the Meridian is the ONLY hand held GPS receiver with expandable SD Card memory, how can any other unit compare?It has superior reception and is also the only unit with rubber "armor" coating and a frame protecting the viewing screen. The second day I owned my Meridian Gold I got out of my car, forgetting that the unit was on my lap. The Meridian hit the asphalt with a loud whack but never suffered a scratch. The thing seems to lock on to sat signals like it's hungry. The base map often shows roads and details I did not expect to see. My only complaint is that, like the other GPS makers, Magellan charges way too much for their map software. After spending hundreds of dollars for a GPS receiver, it is quite disconcerting to be charged and additional 50-100 dollars for the software. Seems to me they would sell a lot more units if the software was more affordable or even if they charged a little more for the receiver and included one... Read more 67 of 72 people found the following review helpful A great unit., By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Magellan Meridian Gold Water Resistant Hiking GPS (Electronics) I've been looking for a GPS unit for a while. Garmin and Magellan are obviously the two key players in the market, and honestly, at this level ($200+) issues like accuracy aren't the decision point.I started seriously looking for a unit after going out Geocaching with a couple of buddies. In that single use, I started to realize what I really wanted in a GPS unit. The top of the list was comfort in your hand - to use any unit in the field you're holding it in your hand. The unit should be comfortable, and the buttons should be easy to get to. One thing that immediately came to light was that most of the Garmin units are _not_ comfortable to hold, and those that are, really only "work" in your left hand. That didn't make much sense to me and basically eliminated all of the Garmin units. Off to Magellan! The most popular of the Magellan units is the Map 330, and it is a wonderful unit. But, the one thing that bothered me about it was the memory size. 8 meg is a lot, but I was... Read more |
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