Magellan Triton 2000

The keyboard consists of a central navigation scrolling/enter button and five raised rubber keypads and is entirely logical. The soft touch rubbery case is comfortable to hold, can be used single handed and although the keys are not illuminated their spacing and tactile feel makes nigh use simple. A virtual keyboard allows alphanumeric data to be added where required and personal preferences can be saved for future use under profiles.

The tough screen works well, scrolls easily and smoothly and for most operations your fingur s just as successful as the stylus, memory can be enhanced by the use of an SD card (up to 4GB), to store charts and photos from the built in camera.

The detailed marine charts contain tidal information in the form of times and heights of high and low water, times of slacks and maximum ebb and flood rates, though no graphical information was available. The scaling of the buoys, etc is such that the screen is never cluttered, whatever the zoom level. With the SD card set at ‘read only’ mode to protect your charts, no photos could be taken or audio recordings made.

The supplied PC cable allows route planning to be undertaken on your PC with its larger screen and other maps and charts to be downloaded.

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PBO Review

“To have full access to detailed marine charts, the starting price for this set id £709, so this easy to use tough screen plotter jumps up to a price point way above the cost of a 5in fixed set. Only the buyer can decide if the extra features are worth the price.”

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