Magellan GPS PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter

by Magellan

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 2.2 x 7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J0J0
• Item model number: 730277
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

Magellan GPS 315 PC Connection Cable w/ Ciggarette Lighter Adapter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PC Connection is a MUST, August 11, 2000

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Richard Hughes (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magellan GPS PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter (Electronics)

This cable lets you connect your M315 to a PC and expand its capabilities 10 fold.

The cable lets you use the proprietary Magellan DataSend CD to customize your selection of world-wide built-in city, highway, airport, tourist or marine database features.

You can also link your GPS to PC software like MS Streets & Trips etc to get real-time full-screen lap-top street tracking and route-planning.

You can also hook up your GPS to shareware software like OziExplorer and GPS Utility to do some serious off-road trip planning using scanned topographical maps.

Having said all this it might have been wise to separate the power and PC cables which make cable management a bit of a wrestling match in the car.

But the bottom line is that you're only half-using your GPS if you can't hook it up to a computer - and you're missing a lot of fun.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't fit the Magellan Meridian in Car Bracket, February 20, 2002

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Glenn Wallace "cranky bear" (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magellan GPS PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter (Electronics)

Though Amazon offers this item at a discount with the Meridian GPS, it is the wrong model. It is designed for the GPS 315/320 and does not fit the Meridian when mounted in the Meridian Vehicle Mounting Bracket. The correct one (I presume) is labelled "Magellan Meridian PC Data Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter", part number 730345.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Protect the Pins, May 29, 2001

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Rock Scaler (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magellan GPS PC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter (Electronics)

I love using this cable with a laptop and a street atlas program to know exactly where I am and how far it is to the next turn. But be careful with the cable when not connected to the GPS. I bent a pin while pulling it out of my backpack and it eventually broke off. I had to buy a new one. I'm now making a cover to protect the pins during storage.