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I thought I would write this review to prepare someone who might think about buying this device and let them know what they're getting before they order. Also, hopefully save them some time if they do decide to order the unit.
If what you've read worries you, then don't buy this. If you're intrigued, read further.
1st thing, you're getting a device that lives in 2014, you should be slightly worried that your PC or Mac may not be compatible with it. I have a PC so I can talk from that point of view. when I plugged it into my PC it didn't load at all, my computer told me the device had malfunctioned and it couldn't load the drivers for the mass storage device. I thought I had a bum unit, something was clearly up.... or not, the issue is that USB 3.0 hubs are not compatible with this device. You need to plug it into a USB 2.0 port on your PC if you have one. If you don't, then don't order this thing.
2nd. Don't download the Magellan software. Why? it hasn't been touched since 2015 and will do you no good, however, as it turns out this device is the same as the Mio Cyclo and here is where things get interesting. Download the Mio Cyclo App, it looks identical to the Magellan Cyclo App, however it appears that the Mio Team has continued to support these units. You can download the software from the Mioshare website Once you've downloaded the software you can update the unit to v4.2.4 and it will update the OSM maps on your device.
3rd. OSM maps. These are US only as this Magellan device is actually US only. If you're outside of the US you can still use the Device, you'll just need to update the maps manually through the USB folder interface. It's not a major issue, unless you're looking for ease of use.... then look somewhere else. You'll also notice that it pulls down the OSM 2015 maps. if this is a big issue for you, then either look somewhere else, or manually update the maps.
4th. More updates. Once you've updated the software and the maps, I would suggest manually updating the software again to the 4.4.7 version. You can get more information from the Mio Share web site. Make sure to check out the news section. A word of warning, you'll be installing the Mio application on a Magellan device, but it's worth it. You'll get access to additional features like Strava live segments and additional info screens when you ride. This is also completely unsupported, however Magellan customer service is crap so it's not like it matters. Just make a backup of the original software and you can recover, or follow the recovery steps from the Mio beta documentation.
5th. Support. You can find good support documents from Mio. Check out the user manual on the Mio web site.
6th. Use. I've had the chance to use the device a little bit and I've been happy with it. It seems to be responsive and had no issues connecting to my heart rate monitor or my speed and cadence sensor, both of which are not Magellan units. The live segments in Strava are awesome and I've found the additional information screens to be useful. I can't comment on battery life, but I don't think I'll need more than 12 hours, if so, I'll get an external charger.
Conclusion.
It is a decent device if you're willing to invest a little bit of time and pain to set it up.
Pros:
It's really cheap, like really cheap for everything it does.
It's responsive and easy to read
Mapping works great
pairs easily with sensors
Mio is still updating the Cyclo software
Cons:
No support
Magellan doesn't plan to support the unit moving forward
WINCE is end of life (software this thing runs on)
no USB 3.0 compatibility
pain in the butt to set up
US Maps only, if you want other maps you'll need to manually install them
Edit: after some more time with it, I've upped the rating. Works really well after the pain of setting it up. Since the set up it's been pretty much rock solid.
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