Handheld GPS Reviews - Magellan Triton 2000 Handheld Navigation System

Use our exclusive VantagePoint⢠software to easily manage and upload detailed maps, user generated content, updates and upgrades on your PC. View saved routes and tracks. Customize them for future trips or create new ones.

Use your own SD-cards, up to 4 GB, to save photos and sounds, store routes and waypoints and add an unlimited number of detailed maps. It's easy to expand your navigation capabilities with optional topographic maps, marine cartography, and other applications. Find your way on all your outdoor adventures. Plus, Triton is the first handheld GPS to offer compatibility with National Geographic maps. These highly detailed nation-wide topographic maps based on USGS 1:24.000 series quads, offer seamless scalability, multi-layer overlays and much more.

Use the 2 mega pixel camera to capture images of your journey. Snap a shot of the amazing view, your adventuring companions and your found geocache or favorite campsite to attach to a waypoint or just to capture the moment. Share your images with friends and family, download the pictures to your PC for posting to the Web, email friends and family or create prints.

Record audio notes for waypoints and play them back with the built-in microphone and speaker. A powerful, low battery consumption LED flashlight helps you find your way in the dark: an invaluable tool for camping and other outdoor recreation.

Additional advanced features include a 3-axis electronic compass and built-in barometer. The electronic compass shows your direction even when standing still and no matter how you hold the unit. The barometer gives you advance notice on the changing weather and helps provide a highly accurate elevation reading.

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Amazon.com Product Description, January 8, 2008

Magellan's new Triton series seeks to reinvent the handheld GPS by combining extreme ease of use, rugged durability, and a unique direct-upload capability for National Geographic TOPO! maps The high-end Triton 1500 and 2000 also feature the first handheld touch-screens and multimedia capabilities that can be used to accentuate geocoding.

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See More, Hear More, Capture The Moment
The Triton 2000 has a big 2.7-inch (diagonally) full-color touchscreen display, and a rich array of multimedia features. View photos and listen to MP3 files via the embedded speaker or headphone jack.

Use the integrated 2-Megapixel camera to shoot geocoded pictures in the field.

An integrated speaker and microphone let you record audio files to associate with geographic locations

Accurate Bearings
A simple-to-use, 3-axis electronic compass delivers stationary heading and bearing at any altitude—without having to be horizontal to the ground, even in uneven terrain and high altitudes. An embedded barometer tracks atmospheric pressure changes to give more accurate altitude readings and indicate changes in weather. An embedded LED flashlight helps you find your way at night.

First handheld GPS compatible with National Geographic TOPO! maps

Use Magellan Vantage point software to add, store and manage optional maps, tracks, waypoints, routes, geocaches and other user-generated content

Incredible Map Versatility
Pre-loaded base maps and uploadable detail maps identify major roads, rivers, lakes, cities, and other geographical boundaries, and its SD card slot offers unlimited storage possibilities. Every Triton includes VantagePoint software to manage maps, view saved routes, and more.

Through an exclusive partnership with the National Geographic Society, Magellan Triton series devices are the first and only handheld GPS units configured to directly upload National Geographic’s award-winning TOPO! maps. TOPO! Maps provide five layers of the best maps available—from National Geographic Atlas maps to the most detailed USGS topographic maps. View the maps in 3D on your PC, select the map areas you want, and upload them to your Magellan Triton—the industry's easiest-to-use handheld navigation device!

Takes a Licking
Rugged and waterproof to IPX-7 standards, the Triton 2000 defeats harsh environments; it can withstand a drop to concrete and immersion in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. Easily replaceable AA batteries ensure you'll always have power when you need it most, while its integrated antenna enables clear reception—even in heavy cloud cover and deep canyons.

What's In The Box
Triton 2000 GPS receiver, USB data cable, 2 AA batteries, VantagePoint software, Quick reference guide and CD

• Bike mount
• Swivel mount
• Windshield mount
• Vehicle power adapter (12-24 watts)
• AC power adapter
• Carrying case
• NMEA cable

• GPS Chipset: SiRFstarIII
• Processor: 400 MHz
• GPS accuracy: 3-5 meters
• Antenna Type: Patch
• USB: 1.1
• Internal Memory: 128 MB
  
• External Memory: SD card
• NMEA Output: Yes
• Product Dimensions: 5.75 inches H x 2.5 inches W x 1.13 inches D (14.6 cm H x 6.6 cm W x 2.9 cm D)
• Product Weight with Batteries: 7.9 oz (224 g)
• Screen Size: 2.7 inches diagonally (6.86 cm)
• Screen Resolution: QVGA (320 x 240)
• Battery Type: 2 x AA
• Battery Life: 10 hours
• Type of Backlight: LED
• Water Resistance: IPX-7
• User Interface: Touch screen/keypad
• Barometer: Yes
• Compass Type: Electronic 3D
• Camera: 2 Mega Pixel

• VantagePoint: Yes
• Software Compatible: Topo Canada, Topo Mexico, U.S. Topo Basic, U.S. Topo Premium, Lakes USA; Mountain Dynamics; National Geographic TOPO!; BlueNav
• Pre-Loaded Base Maps: Contiguous 48 United States, Alaska, Canada, worldwide geographic boundaries
• Fish/Hunt times: Yes
• Sun/Moon Phases: Yes
• Vertical Profiles: Yes
• Localization Mean: MSDK
• Language Support: English (default), French
• User Grids: Yes
• Coordinate Systems: Latitude/Longitude and UTM

Which Triton is Right for You?

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Screen Size diagonal	2.2 inches	2.2 inches	2.2 inches	2.2 inches	2.7 inches	2.7 inches
USB Data Cable Included
SD Card Slot
Internal Memory	10 MB	10 MB	64 MB	64 MB	128 MB	128 MB
Barometer
Touch Screen
Speaker & Microphone
AA Batteries Included
LED Flashlight
Processor	266 MHz	266 MHz	266 MHz	266 MHz	400 MHz	400 MHz
Camera
Dimensions (H x W x D) inches	4.65 x 2.16 x 1.22	4.65 x 2.16 x 1.22	4.65 x 2.16 x 1.22	4.65 x 2.16 x 1.22	5.75 x 2.5 x 1.13	5.75 x 2.5 x 1.13
Weight ounces	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	8	8

About Magellan
Magellan is a leader in the consumer, survey, GIS, and OEM GPS navigation and positioning markets.

Recognized as an industry innovator, the Company is the creator of the award-winning Magellan RoadMate series and the Magellan Maestro portable car navigation systems, the Magellan eXplorist and the Magellan Triton outdoor handheld navigation devices, and the Hertz NeverLost car navigation system, the best-selling single frequency GPS survey product line on the market. The Magellan Maestro series includes such unique features as built-in AAA travel information and voice command and control driving—which no other portable GPS manufacturer in the U.S. or Canada offers. The company is recognized worldwide through its Magellan brand and has experienced dramatic revenue growth as GPS technology has proliferated across a range of consumer and commercial applications.

The Company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with European headquarters in Carquefou, France.