# magellan or garmin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 16, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magellan-or-garmin/267856 "2013-10-16T10:37:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![v8lonoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@v8lonoma](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/v8lonoma)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magellan-or-garmin/267856/13 "2013-10-17T00:48:55Z")
> [@Day crew vs Night crew thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/day-crew-vs-night-crew-thread/53549/105): > > garmin it is, now im torn between the 3597 and the 2797…the way i look at it is that i’ve gotten 6 years out of the $120 magellan, $20 per year, so even if i drop 350 on one and it lasts 8-10 years before they do away with updates for maps that only costs about $35 to $44 per year for a much better unit i think the screen on my magellan is like 3.4" Either one of those will work. They might be overkill but I like your theory pay more now and get many years out of it. I can only deal with phone gps for local shit but when I am going places I’ve never been I much prefer the window mounted. [http://mobile.walmart.com/m/phoenix;jsessionid=3D4B82E4DF78E9724FADA103953E35C0#ip/Garmin-nuvi-50LM-Bundle-5-GPS-w-Lifetime-Map-Updates-and-Friction-Mount/21632073?type=search](http://mobile.walmart.com/m/phoenix;jsessionid=3D4B82E4DF78E9724FADA103953E35C0#ip/Garmin-nuvi-50LM-Bundle-5-GPS-w-Lifetime-Map-Updates-and-Friction-Mount/21632073?type=search) That’s what I’ve have I think. Like I said I’ve used it in different city’s all over the country from Jacksonville, to Denver, to my Green Bay road trips and have no issues. Depending on your car and dash the dash pad may be better, I use the window mount and usually put it by the passenger sun visor tight against the rear view mirror. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magellan-or-garmin/267856)._