Magellan launch the entry level eXplorist 310 handheld GPS
Date: Thursday, October 20 @ 13:03:06 UTC
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Magellan have just introduced a new entry level handheld GPS to their eXplorist range: the eXplorist 310. Although aimed at and priced for beginners the eXplorist 310 is packed with a host of advanced features that will appeal to both the beginner and the expert alike.
The handheld GPS has a 2.2 inch colour screen with a resolution of 240x320. It uses the common AA batteries and has a claimed battery life of 18 hours. As with all the other new Magellan handheld GPS devices this includes features for paperless geocaching.
The GPS comes with a pre-installed world-wide base map which includes complete non-routable road mapping for USA, Canada, Western Europe and Australia. The maps also include water features, land usage and shaded contour relief. You can also extend the map coverage with Summit series maps which can be bought from the Magellan store. I am currently in communication with Magellan to determine exactly what these cover and if they apply to the OS mapping products.
For those of you with a technical interest the GPS is the SiRFstarIII chipset which incorporates SBAS so will give more accurate corrected positions down to 3m when the enhanced data is available. It is based on a 400MHz CPU so has plenty of power. There is also 500Mb of memory for storage of additional maps, tracks, routes and waypoints, all of which can be exchanged via a USB connection.
Priced at £180 it is £120 cheaper than the next eXplorist GPS in the range, the 510. These are recommended prices and a quick search of the internet shows companies selling the new 310 for about £150 so shop around to see if you can pick up a bargain.
The official Magellan Press Release follows:
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