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The Magellan RoadMate 1470: a More-than-Capable, MidRange Navigation Device

Magellan RoadMate 1470 (on the dusty dash of my old Subaru)So I’ve been tooling around town for a couple of weeks now with the Magellan RoadMate 1470, and even taken it on a few road trips out of town. I’ve taken it along to places I go frequently, playing around with options such as “mostly freeways” and “fastest time” in order to see how its routing compared to what I already new to be the shortest or fastest route. I’ve also taken it along to places I’ve never been before, to see if it could indeed get me where I needed to go with the purported ease promised by its maker. I’m happy to report that the new 1470 lives up to its advanced billing.

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