I used to be a Garmin person, but switched to Magellan just because it was easier to use and much easier to enter addresses into quickly. I have never found any short comings with the Magellan maps. Especially not leaving off a town. I just recently bought the new Magellan Smart GPS and so far I really like it. It works in conjunction with your smart phone or iPad. You can pick your routes or destinations on your smartphone and send it via Bluetooth to the GPS.