Magellan RoadMate 700 Review

UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For current recommendations, please refer to our auto GPS buyers guide or check out our other Magellan auto GPS reviews.

The Magellan RoadMate 700 is a mid-level model in Magellan’s RoadMate line of auto navigation systems. With touch-screen controls and built-in maps of the U.S. and Canada, this unit is ready to go, right out of the box.

A popular unit, the RoadMate 700 received an average 4 (out of a possible 5) star rating at Amazon, from 116 reviewers.

Here’s what other reviewers are saying:

• GPSInformation.net reviews the Magellan Roadmate 700 and 500.
• PCMag.com gave the Magellan 700 their Editors Choice award, and a 4-1/2 out of 5 star rating. The two readers who chimed in weren’t quite as enthusiastic.
• ZDNet gave the Road Mate 700 a 7.3 out of 10 rating, while 126 of their readers rated it at 7.0.

Other resources that you may find useful:

• The official Magellan Road Mate 700 web page.
• A PDF version of the RoadMate owners manual.
• See how different models stack up against each other with this Magellan GPS comparison tool.
• There is a Magellan RoadMate message forum at GpsPasSion.
• There is also a Magellan GPS message forum at Yahoo, and an alt.satellite.gps.magellan UseNet group.