Our RoadMan GPS navigators feature a simple touchscreen interface, with automatic route calculation to any destination and turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions along the way. Selecting a destination is straightforward and requires only a limited amount of input from the user. Plus, the RoadMan 300 allows you to choose between a three-dimensional navigation view or the more traditional “bird’s eye” overhead view.

For the ultimate out-of-the-box convenience, the RoadMan 300 comes preprogrammed with highly detailed BackSeatDriver street data. The database features nearly six million points of interest—including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and attractions.

As an added benefit, import customized points of interest with the help of Garmin's free POI Loader software. The possibilities are endless — upload safety cameras or school zones, and you will receive a warning if you are traveling too fast. In addition, an optional proximity-alert feature notifies you of upcoming custom POIs.

The centerpiece of the RoadMan 300 is a bright, 3.5-inch diagonal, 16-bit color display that makes navigation a snap. The unit also features dual integrated speakers for high-quality voice prompts, and an internal lithium-ion battery for out-of-car route planning.

The new RoadMan boasts distinctive and sleek styling—the only buttons are a rotary volume knob and an on/off switch. The device is secured by a suction-mount cradle that fastens to the windshield for easy portability between vehicles. Users can customize their unit’s appearance with an array of colored faceplates (sold separately).

New! Our Asian Americas version of the RoadMan 300 features an Asian language user interface — perfect for North American motorists who wish to navigate in their native tongue. Menus, text, and turn-by-turn voice prompted directions are now available in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, or Taiwanese.

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The Roadman 300 is a well designed, easy to use GPS. It does not offer all the bells and whistles of the Garmin 2620 or Magellan RM700, for example - but the 300 offers simplicity and quality in a nice neat package. The advantages of the 300:

• The display is awesome - high resolution with good contrast.
• No buttons! Everything, except volume and power, is controlled by the touch screen.
• The software is fast; route calculations take just a few seconds.
• After the initial lock, this little unit locks on very quickly after powering up.
• The internal battery is terrific; you can do your route planning indoors without looking for an AC receptacle, and you can leave the unit on during a rest stop on your trip to preserve trip data. Battery life is 3 to 4 hours.
• The OS is super intuitive.
• The 3D view is simple to follow, but the map view is excellent, also.
• Navigation performance is excellent.
• Speakers are built in, with excellent sound quality.
• Windshield mount is small, sturdy and simple.
• The unit is small enough that it won't obstruct your view.
• The power cord is hardwired to the windshield mount - no plug to contend with.

A few disadvantages I've noticed:

• The battery is not user replaceable
• The 300 cannot save a route. But this is not a big deal. When you start up after a stop, you just have it calculate the route to your destination, which takes just seconds - or just leave it on if your stop doesn't exceed 3 to 4 hours.
• The display can get washed out in direct light on a bright day - but I expect that is common to all GPS units.
• As I mentioned, it doesn't have the bells and whitles of the 2630 or RM 700. For example, you can't monitor satellite signal strength from indiviual satellites. you can't determinen your lat/long position, and as I mentioned, you can't save routes in the 300. And you can't program it for several different users like you can with the RM700.

But all in all, the 300 is a winner. It's simple to operate, well designed, very effective, and reasonably priced. It's a strong buy!