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Retail Price: $119.99
Deal Price: $74.99
Savings: $ 45.00 ( 38% )
Stock: N/A
Manufacturer: Magellan
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Average Evaluation:  
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Batteries: 2
Battery Description: 2 AA
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Magellan
Color: Bright orange
EAN: 0763357109368
Feature: TrueFix technology with a 14 parallel channel, WAAS/EGNOS-enabled GPS receiver
Includes Mp3 Player: 1
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Magellan
Manufacturer: Magellan
Model: explorist 100
Native Resolution: 160 x 120
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Tracks: 3
Publisher: Magellan
Special Features: Electronic compass
Studio: Magellan
Variation Description: Bright orange
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Features
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TrueFix technology with a 14 parallel channel, WAAS/EGNOS-enabled GPS receiver
Stores up to 500 waypoints, 20 routes, and five track logs
Convenient, easy one-button control makes operation a breeze
2.3-inch, grayscale LCD and rubber-armored, impact-resistant, waterproof shell
Measures 2.1 x 4.6 x 1.3 inches (WxHxD)
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Editorial Reviews:
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MAGELLAN Explorist 100 GPS Handheld System - The eXplorist 100 is the ideal all-around recreational navigation device for hiking. journeying, and exploring. At an entry-level price, it offers the best value in a GPS/track plotter for the budget conscious, yet it's powerful enough for the expert GPS user. Small, lightweight and easy-to-use, anyone can pick it up and get going without studying a manual. Among its many features, the orange eXplorist 100 offers three navigation screens with track plotting to help you find the fun ? then find your way back. It also saves up to three track-log files with up to 2000 points each. Uses 2 AA batteries (not included)
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Reviews :
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Evaluation:
Conclusion: One of them died and its a paper holder
Review: Less than a year ago I bought 8 units for public programing and teach people how to use a GPS.
I have used them twice and on the second program one of them froze while walking on the park. I tried to turn it off but nothing happened. I removed the battery, turn in back on... nothing.
I tried with brand new batteries, the same result. The GPS unit seem to be dead.
I tried to contact Magellan 3 times through their webiste and all the messages bonce back saying that there is a delivery problem with their email.
After 45 minutes waiting on the phone through costumer service they told me that I had to send it back and they will replace it. It is going to be hard to teach people how to use GPS with different units. I was told that they would replace the unit for free. Now I will have missmatching units and afraid that the other 7 will freeze at some point when they are needed for a public program.
This units seem to be ok but the quality is really poor so I would buy something more reliable that the explorist GPS.
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Limited use
Review: I got this last summer to do hunting in the national forest
(texas) and it really is nothing more than a fancy electronic
compass. The trackings and routes are nice, and it has evaluation.
Eats battery like a starved dog.
This was my first GPS .. and it died after light use .. 8 months.
Maybe a dozen weekends. The keyboard buttons barely respond anymore.
It has no abilities to connect to a computer and up/download
map savings either ... The more you use your GPS unit, you will
likely expect that functionality.
Or maybe not !
Evaluation:
Conclusion: Great for starters
Review: My wife bought thhis model for me on Valentines Day in 2007. What a great gadget! I am a newbie at Geocaching and after a few outings with this GPSR I have become an amateur geocacher. It is easy to use and great for learning the basics of GPS Navigation. It is a wonderful student model, and though it doesn't have fully featured maps, it gives explorers a handy way to mark surroundings, waypoints and paths. The Go To feature is the best for finding caches and it stores planty of waypoints. Great tool!
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Conclusion: 100 No longer supported by Magellan
Review: My eXplorist 100 is only 4 months old and is defective. It's been treated very carefully but it will randomly clear the screen, lose the satellites and now is clearing all data... very frustrating.
When I contacted the company, they say it's no longer supported and they won't repair it or honor the warranty (they are offering some sort of trade up, but I can't find out what the offer is yet as they say the phone system is having 'technical difficulties').
So I loved the 100's price and features, but if you buy it, realize that if there is any issue, you are on your own.
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Conclusion: Does the job
Review: I purchased this unit for a hunting trip to northern Wisconsin. It did the job I needed. It quickly and accurately fixed my position and lead me to and from tree stands in the deep woods. I have used it here in Alaska too, and it works just as well here.
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