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Summary: Magellan GPS Companion GPS Software
Review: The GPS unit is very slick. I have tried two software packages with it: the Rand McNally Streetfinder software that comes with the unit, and the Mapopolis software. Unlike another reviewer, I had no problem with the Streetfinder software scrolling slowly. However, there is a known bug that won't let you use the software with an SD card--the program hangs trying to find maps. I talked with their support about this, but the fix they gave me did not solve the problem. However, once you get it running with the GPS, the maps are great! They are much more readable to someone with aging eyes than the Mapopolis maps, and they scroll just as fast (on a Palm M515). They also have a lot of point of interest data (Hotels, parking lots, etc.)--more than Mapopolis has. Plus, it's free! Mapopolis isn't free anymore, and you have to buy Map Packs or individual maps and download them.
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Summary: Palm User
Review: The StreetFinder software tends to have a problem when you have a large SD card attached (512MB - Even without map on it!) When you select the changing map option, the StreetFinder goes into la, la land (I only waited 5 min & soft reset). But if you pop out the SD card it will function normal again.I'll try a 128MB card with 60x write speed. Probably not going to make much difference. Anyone knows a work around on this?
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Summary: Magellan Companion for Palm m500
Review: This is a great product that works very well with the Palm m500. The Rand McNally Street finder is very useful as well. However, I have encoutered problems connecting the unit the my Palm m500. It worked well for about 2 weeks, but now the two products do not snap together well and it is now virtually useless.
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Summary: Magellan Companion for Palm m500
Review: This is a great product that works very well with the Palm m500. The Rand McNally Street finder is very useful as well. However, I have encoutered problems connecting the unit the my Palm m500. It worked well for about 2 weeks, but now the two products do not snap together well and it is now virtually useless.
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Summary: Palm gps companion
Review: This is a nice piece of equipment! I'm using a combination of Street Atlas 2003/X-Maps and Mapopolis. This allows great preplanning of routes, POI and travel maps from my desktop, plus tons of on the fly routing maps on the Palm. For instance I planned a road trip for my motorcycle group, printed individual maps for the participants, used the GPS to guide us on the road, and had Mapopolis stored on SD to improvise changes, side trips, ect. A really powerful tool for organized travel. The Palm/gps is THE way to go. When Pocket PC's get cheaper they have a potential advantage, but for me the Magellan/Palm 505 is just great. I've had mine for three months and consider it essential touring gear.
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Summary: This thing is great, It even works on my M130
Review: This thing rules! It took me an hour to get all the stuff installed and working, but it iz awesome. I don't know wut the other people were talking about when they say that the Mapping Software is bad, i think it rules! After some minor shaving, i got it so that my m130 works with it, how crazy is that? Espacially with the rebate, this thing rules!
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Summary: My First GPS
Review: We were tired of getting lost in a strange city with a rental car map. First I bought an M515 Palm then went looking for a GPS adaptor. The Streetfinder software is huge and not very intuitive. Otherwise all went well. We took a trip over the weekend and I took along the GPS/Palm just to experiment. It way exceeded my expectations. The only negative is the need to map out a route and then load maps of your destination. This requires a little planning. It is awsome to see your icon travelling down a route. The downside is trying to drive while viewing. After the new wears off, I'm sure I'll just listen for the tones to tell me where to turn. I'm not convinced the altitude readout is accurate Buy it, but also buy the lighter adaptor. On my first use, I learned I need it. A very cool gadget that will keep me from getting lost.
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Summary: Hooray for Magellan! Boo for RandMcNally!
Review: With the right software, (Quo Vadis, Fugawi, GeoNiche) this item works great. Rand McNally software works fine for directions on a PC, but the maps are too large and clunky when downloaded to the palm. Built-in GPS tools are very limited in the software as well. Really like how versitile my Palm515 has become. For 80 bucks (plus other software) you can have a pretty good GPS. Don't drop it though.
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