Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Electronics Brand: Magellan Color: Black EAN: 0763357103489 Feature: Combined PC connector and car adapter Is Memorabilia: 0 Label: Magellan Manufacturer: Magellan Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Magellan Studio: Magellan Variation Description: Black
Features
Combined PC connector and car adapter Connect to your car, truck, or boat's cigarette lighter for extended power Connect to a PC through an available serial port Download maps with preset waypoints onto your Meridian GPS Upload tracks from your GPS into your PC to sync with available maps
Transfer data from your laptop to your Magellan SporTrak or Meridian series GPS receiver while supplying power to your receiver from your car, truck or boat. The PC data cable with cigarette lighter adapter enables you to download highly detailed maps of streets, topography and more, using Magellan MapSend software products, or other popular navigation software or points of interest from Magellan DataSend software.You don't have to worry about your Magellan GPS receiver running out of power when you're in your car, truck or boat. Plug the external power cable into your cigarette lighter or auxiliary power port and add that little extra assurance that your Magellan GPS receiver will always be ready to go! Eliminate the need to carry spare batteries with you on a road trip or out on the lake. Track and view every route of your adventure with your receiver always on, showing you the way.Create your own detailed maps on your PC. Mark your personal points of interest and plot and store routes on your PC to easily custom plan your next adventure. Upload your saved routes, maps and points of interest from your laptop PC to your Magellan SporTrak or Meridian series GPS receiver even while you're on the road.Save your routes from your receiver to your PC and keep a record of your journey for a future return adventure.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Should have bought it years ago Comment: Should have bought it years ago... Very happy with my Magellan GPS, and this allows me to use my PC and GPS when I'm on the move without worrying about keeping fresh batteries on hand. Power and data cables are long enough to reach anywhere in my truck, and it works with a KeySpan adaptor to connect to a USB port. Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointed Comment: I just ordered my third one of these. The first two just quit working. I called Magellan tech support (clearly handled from Asia, by the way) both times and after a lot of diagnostic work was told my cable was no good.
Another irritation: why use a serial port connection? My laptop does not have a serial port so I have had to buy a cumbersome adapter (not cheap) that is itself finicky. Why not USB? Customer Rating: Summary: Works as promised Comment: I was really happy with how this product worked. Even with batteries in, it is smart enough to use external power when plugged into my dashboard. I only found one thing I didn't like... the cords could be a little shorter so they don't get in the way so much. But that's a small price to pay for a product that works. Customer Rating: Summary: Been looking for this item at a good Price Comment: The item works just great. I can now hook up my computer in the car and use it with my GPS without spending a large amount of money getting one just for the car. I have checked around and this is a good price. Customer Rating: Summary: Yep, It's A Cable Comment: The only question I have is why *only* the cigarette lighter adapter? Very few cars (I know there must be *some* out there) have CD-ROM capable computers installed in them and hard as I may try, my car won't make it up the 2 flights of stairs (without damaging the banister or carpet) to get to my home office.
The only way I could use both power and data connectors at home was by purchasing a 3rd party 110v to 12v adapter to use with household current. It's a cheesy and unattractive solution to Magellan's lack of foresight.
Other than having to explain to everyone that Magellan's too cheap to provide an adapter of their own, the cable works fine.
I use a swivel mount as a desk cradle and so the cable connector snaps onto the back of the mount removing the need to mess with the ridiculously small connector screw (guess their designers all have extremely thin and dexterous fingers -- not to mention 12v power sources built into their homes). The swivel mount is excellent.
It's a cable and it does the job but, really, how many people are able to use a serial port connector and auto lighter adapter plug at the same time?
The cable is expensive but since the GPS connector is proprietary you have no other option.
