Magellan Triton 400 Handheld GPS Receiver

I made this purchase based on the company literature and hype provided on this machine on the web.I expected an easy to use hand held GPS with a short learning curve. This unit is not simple to use nor user friendly for a novice user. I have an earlier unit that works far more intuitively but had a steep learning curve. If you are looking for an easy to use, right out of the box unit this is not it. I have had it for a little over a week, read all of the literature, spent several hours in the field and I still cannot get the results I expected. I do like the unit size ,if that matters at all. I wish I had done far more research before making this purchase, I am sure there are better choices especially given the simplicity in use of car systems these days.

I bought this for riding ATV's and its great for it! This is a simple system to use and is durable and reliable it can pick up to 20 different channels and has great reception. If your buying a Magellan product this is a good pick and value !

This item is super easy to use. I just took it to work and played around with it and figured everything out with ease. There's not a whole lot I have to say other than I am happy with the product and I use it almost everyday. It works like a champ and acquires satalites quickly. Good piece of kit.

PROS: OUTSTANDING handheld device....accurate, easy to use, quick updates and easy downloads. COLOR screen!

Cons: The color of the unit! RED? Come on.....give us something a little more universal in color. Even BLACK would have been better.

This Magellan Triton 400 Handheld GPS Receiver is extremely easy to use for the common man.It will guide you anywhere you need to go.

I use my Triton 400 with National Geographic Topo maps to navigate through, and find my way back from, the many miles of trails in the National Forests surrounding my home in Northern Arizona. We mostly ride them on our ATVs. This unit is compact, very accurate and easy to use. I find that all Forest Service Rds and most trails are shown on the TOPO maps, making it very easy to select routes and the backtrack feature ensures you find your way home. One cactus or rock looks pretty much like any other Cactus or rock out here.

I read a lot of reviews about the Triton 400, both positive and negative, before I bought mine. The most common complaint in the negative reviews was that it was too hard to learn how to use it. I found this not to be true at all. Although it’s not the most intuitive electronic gadget I’ve used, it is not difficult to master. The on line manual is complete and concise and will step by step you through the options. Just play with it a bit and you’ll be fine.

If I have one or two complaints they are 1, the screen is very small (it’s a compact unit) and a bit hard on my 65 year old eyes. The other is that, although the Magellan manual is pretty good, the National Geographic Topo one is not. Many of the functions and options in the map PC application must be discovered via trial and error. They are very good maps but the progrsm is not very user friendly.

fast shipping good dealthe item was pictured correctly and was spelled out exactly the seller promised i am delight ed with the sale

Excellent satellite aquisition and accuracy. Mine froze once during the new firmware/software install. Otherwise great little gizmo for running around the countryside. Don't be afraid of reading the directions before installing the batteries and doing full updates after you understand the directions... it may take some thought process. ;)

It's a pain in the rear to load and get the maps to display they have a problem in there loading program

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Takes a bit of getting used to, very little instructions included. The on/off switch broke after two weeks on a brand new unit. I had to send it to Magellan for warranty repair, a 3-4 week delay. My main reasons for purchasing this model is to find the cords of eagle nests that I will be monitoring this breeding season and to do a bit of geocaching. Needless to say I have not gotten to do either. The price was good and the features available fit my needs. Looking forward to seeing it in action!!!

I purchased this GPS to use for live tracking on a netbook with National Geographic TOPO! software which it is advertised to be compatible. The National Geo support team advised me in this direction through several email communications. Once the GPS was connected to my netbook and the software, I discovered that the live tracking fuction does not work with the Triton unit, unlike all other compatible GPS devices.

I have not experimented with downloading the topo maps to the GPS device. This was not my purpose in purchasing it. Seems like a very basic function which should work with the unit. I'll be selling my Triton and purchasing an Explorist which works flawlessly.

While I haven't tried other functions of the GPS, the lack of live tracking on the software for which it is advertised to be compatible is inexcusable.

Important considerations before buying a hiking GPS is battery running time. A reliable GPS is one that can run on batteries for at least 24 hours. That is the Garmin etrex legend HCX or Garmin Vista HCX (H stands for High sensitivity and C stands for color). Those two are the best of the etrex series with the capability of transferring geocaches from the official geocaching web site directly to the unit using a USB cable; whereas Magellan cannot be used to transfer directly. You can still transfer geocaches to Magellan in a different (not as simple) way. Save to the PC first and then, open a software and whatever… It is mentioned in the official web site that geocaching is made for Garmin. Regarding the Garmin’s battery run time is 25 hours versus the Magellan Triton 400 with 10 hours battery life. If you leave in the morning with the Magellan, you have to make it back early in the afternoon, and make sure you still have the extra batteries with you. You are a bit safer with the Garmin. And when it comes to Topographic maps, the Garmin doesn’t fall behind with its Mapsource software (not included) and its ease of use. And if the track log in the Garmin is full with the 20 tracks, you may save them all to the mapsource and delete them from the unit to make room for more tracks. Put them back on the unit whenever you plan to use them again. Very easy to use. And the Hunt/fish calendar is nice to have (included, build-in). When it comes to ease of use with the Magellan, it is not comparable. A message on the PC may appear saying: “some ikerne is missing” and that is the beginning of failure to transfer. Garmin uses different software that is more reliable. What is attractive on the Magellan is the price. The Magellan with bonus maps cost less than the Garmin without the bonus maps.
Both Legend and Vista are recommended. Vista cost more than Legend because of the electronic compass and the barometric altimeter (not necessary). Every 7.5 meters there is one bar less in the atmosphere, so, if you are changing altitude don’t try to predict the weather and if the weather is changing don’t rely to read the altitude correctly. That’s why it is a nice addition but for a different use.

Unit seems to work.
Features appear that they could but useful.

Software will not work, Therefore GPS unit is worthless for its intended purpose.


Expensive, but attractive paper weight.

product is complex. need some study before you can really use features. but it is nice and complete. the only thing is that you need some other softwares if you want to see your trails using Google Earth.

What I Like: Easy to figure out (mostly) the GPSr itself; small; accuracy; different mode (geocaching, etc); expandable memory slot (SD card); rugged; water proof;

What I DON'T Like: Very basic base map; hard to figure out program to install on PC that came with the GPSr; the program to that came with the GPSr is ONLY compatible with PC! (very discriminating against Mac users)

I read many reviews before deciding this, and I was pretty confident that I will be in love with this product, but I must say it was very disappointing. I read that this product is good product for first-time GPSr owners, but it is not so true. The worst part was finding out that the computer program that came with the product is NOT compatible with Mac. It's good for what I use (geocaching), but if you want to use this product for more, this is definitely a disappointment. Next time, I'll buy GPS from other company with much more usability and ease of use.

For the most part, I like this unit. It works well for what I need, but the text size is too small for the older users. The menu system on the old explorist 500 series was easier to navigate through, and downloading programs can be extremely tricky without step by step instructions.

UNDER NO CICUMSTANCES PUT AN SD CARD FROM ANOTHER UNIT INTO YOURS, YOU WILL FRY BOTH UNITS AND HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED! The SD Cards are serial number coded for each unit and will be reformated if put into a new unit. We also found out that it is best to always have fresh batteries in the unit before you download updates or maps. If the unit powers off during this process, the software crashes (we fried 7 units between these problems).

The pedometer has come in very handy when going for evening walks and the barometer will be great during hunting season for weather changes.

The Accuterra program for the Triton has proven to be a great map and I look forward to using it on my hikes and hunts.

All in all, the magellan product line are user friendly in the field.

Works great for geocaching which is the only thing I use it for. A little tricky getting used to it but makes sense now.

its a really neat looking item,hadnt had the chance to reallly use it like i want yet,but it gots sun and moon sets--fish and hunt times-speed,compass,its loaded with goodies,just needs topo maps,or you dont see hardly anything>>>>