The MGI AI 500 GPS All Terrain Electric Trolley arrives in an incredibly crowded electric trolley market, but looks to be a more than serious contender. It aims to provide golfers with a premium experience that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the established giants of the electric trolley market. Having spent several rounds out on the golf course with the latest offering from MGI, it’s clear we’ve got another trolley brand ready to compete with the likes of Motocaddy, Stewart Golf and PowaKaddy
Though I’ve used an MGI trolley before when I reviewed its remote-controlled Zip Navigator, first impressions with a relatively unknown brand in the UK are crucial, and the Ai 500 screamed quality right out of the box. It feels every bit as solid and well-engineered as its direct competitors from Motocaddy’s S5 GPS and PowaKaddy’s CT12 GPS. The chassis is sturdy, the folding mechanism feels precise, and the all-terrain wheels look and perform the part, instilling confidence that this trolley can handle any course condition you throw at it.
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Where the MGI AI 500 truly shines, and what was the standout feature for me, is its integrated GPS screen. The first thing of note is the portrait orientation of the 4-inch touch screen, which provides a much more natural and expansive view of the hole layout and distances compared to the more common landscape screens found elsewhere. We’ve seen PowaKaddy move all of its in-built GPS systems into a portrait orientation this year, too, and it does make the landscape GPS screens on some Motocaddy trolleys all of a sudden feel rather dated.
The graphics are incredibly bright and crisp, making it effortlessly readable even in direct sunlight, which is a huge bonus on those glaring summer days. Furthermore, the touchscreen responsiveness is lightning-fast; commands are registered instantly, making navigation and interaction with the GPS features a seamless and frustration-free experience.
The GPS is a solid performer. The graphics aren’t massively detailed, but they don’t need to be as the GPS does a great job of showing a clear layout of the whole hole ahead with yardages to the front, middle and back of the green as well as to the fronts of hazards. One neat feature I haven’t seen on any other built-in GPS devices is a hole…
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