So if you turn off the road into a parking lot, the cursor will follow you, seemingly into nowhere. The Garmin also goes off track when you do. Knowing the direction is VERY helpful while driving. The Garmin will tell you the direction to the POIs in addition to the distance, the Magellan only tells you distance. Garmin displays speed limits on the highway and major roads, so far I have not seen the speed warning feature of the Magellan, though I hear it is only on Interstates. The Magellan does neither, although the voice is MUCH clearer and more natural sounding on it as opposed to the mechanical sounding voice on the Garmin. The Garmin does have different voices you can use (not TTS though) and different icons for the pointer. The Garmins are fine, but when I know where Im going, I am biased and like certain routes.I suppose everyone does.but the Garmin likes to take me around the long way a lot of times. Its more in line with the route I would choose. It also routes very well after the update. The Magellan will display MPH on the screen while routed.and I thought it wouldnt. The screen looks (per my wife) cartoony on the Garmin compared to the Magellan. But the Magellan searches them MUCH faster than the Garmin does. The POIs on both units seem to be almost identical. The Garmin takes a LONG time, and needs to be told to keep searching. The Magellan 4350 can acquire sats in my basement rather quickly. Well, I now have both to evaluate for a couple days.ДЄ few things Ive noticed right off the bat. Oh, and Ive read that the Magellan at least could be used for geocaching, so I COULD sell my Vista if need be.not sure about the Garmin. So, Garmin with less features, or Magellan with all kinds of features including MP3 and RF modulator.as well as lane assistance, and 3d landmarks and more accessories? (I read on recent review of a similar issue before updating that disappeared after.) In all fairness, I did NOT update it before I tried that, so it could have updates.

The only real issue I had with the Magellan was an interesting routing issue that took me around the block to the LEFT when the place I wanted to go was on the RIGHT and BEFORE it wanted me to turn. Oh, I should say that I did own the Magellan for about 6 hours ysesterday, but thought Id give the Garmin a try, so I exchanged them. I just bought the extended warranty, so if there is a problem, its an over the counter exchange.regardless of which one I choose. I know that Magellans support has been hammered around here for a while, but I dont plan to use it really. Why do I really care about seeing my speed while driving? I have a speedometer dont I? Otherwise, it seems to have better graphics or at least much more subdued tones.and many more features, as well as included accessories in the box (case, ac adapter, USB cable which Garmin doesnt include).ДЄnyone have either that would care to comment? My real issue with the Magellan is that it wont display current speed while 'routed' to a location. They are esentially the same price, with the Magellan actually being about $15 cheaper. I already have a VistaHCx handheld, but the screen is just too small to use for routing in a car or motorcycle.ДЄnyway, any opinions about these two units?

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