Don't get us wrong—we know that Magellan has a full line of less expensive, very capable handhelds—but we wanted to take a look at its newest color product. Viewable even in sunlight, its 240- by 160- pixel, 16-color high-resolution display brings topographic maps vibrantly alive, as they should be.

The SporTrak has 32MB of built-in memory, including a 9MB rudimentary base map of North America. That still leaves plenty of memory for downloading more detailed maps from any number of optional MapSend software programs (each program is $100 street). Although the SporTrak has a slightly narrower screen than its cousin, the Magellan Meridian Color, we think that it could also do passable double duty as an outside and in-car unit.