October 27, 2007

New entry level unit -- Magellan RoadMate 1200

UPDATE: Read our Magellan RoadMate 1200 review.

Looks like Magellan has a stealth strategy for Black Friday, rolling out the new Magellan RoadMate 1200 completely under the radar. No press release, nothing on their website, yet the RoadMate 1200 has been on Amazon for two months.

This new unit uses the Centrality Atlas processor, has 1.3 million points of interest (POIs), a 3.5" screen, and comes with "maps of the continental U.S., Hawaii and Puerto Rico." Hmm, either they don't consider Alaska part of the continental U.S. or they're verbose!

Via GpsPasSion.

Oct 27, 2007 6:50:00 PM | Hardware, Magellan

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