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| Magellan Maestro 4000 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $449.99
Buy New: $194.00
You Save: $255.99 (57%)
New (6) Used (4) Refurbished (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  108 reviews
Sales Rank: 2952
Color: black/silver
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: Unknown
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4 x 1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: Maestro 4000
Model: Maestro 4000
UPC: 763357116939
EAN: 0763357116939
ASIN: B000NMKHVW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great quality but poor navigational skills November 13, 2007
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I have not owned the Lowrance iWay 250C, Magellan Maestro 4000, and Garmin nüvi 200W. I began with the Lowrance 250 but unfortunately it was stolen and I was forced to replace the unit. I bought the Magellan 4000 but returned it in a short period to purchase the Garmin 200W. In an attempt to summarize my thought on these units, I'll summarize my observations in a 'pro / con' format.
As a summary of the following, I was extremely impressed with the Lowrance iWay 250C's dependability and price. The Garmin Nuvi 200W has good navigation tools and a clear, large display. Finally, the Magellan 4000 was built in a quality manner but lacked basic navigational functionality.
Lowrance iWay 250C -
Pros:
1) Fantastic routing sequences. This unit has great navigational features and never misguided me at any time.
2) Can add personalized POIs with symbols using street address.
3) GREAT price for a solid unit.
4) Voice and sound quality excellent.
5) Overall very dependable unit with intelligent navigation and outstanding value.
Cons:
1) Slow to locate signal.
2) Small 3.5 inch screen.
Magellan Maestro 4000
Pros:
1) Audible chime to signify upcoming turns.
2) Large 4.3 inch screen.
3) Extremely solid construction with MANY accessories included (AC charger, etc).
4) Large touchscreen buttons which allow for easy control.
5) Voice and sound quality excellent.
6) Clear display of menu funtions and user friendly.
Cons:
1) Hard to read maps and poor general map display. Most roads are displayed very small and the map background colors are poorly selected.
2) Poor selection of routing preferences.
3) Adding personal POIs requires separate interface using latitude/longitude only. It is impossible to add personal POIs with the simple use of street address.
4) Several times this unit provided routes which were incorrect. Most errors occurred due to its inability to know that road medians have turning lanes.
Garmin nüvi 200W
Pros:
1) Can add personal POIs with symbols using street addresses.
2) Clear and large display.
3) Large touchscreen buttons which allow for easy control.
4) Clear menus displayed with intuitive and user friendly functions.
5) Overall good unit with clean navigational tools and ease of use.
Cons:
1) Power connection in rear of unit can be frustrating to plug/unplug.
2) No AC charger included.
3) It is not possible to display the remaining trip mileage as the route is being displayed. The estimated time of arrival is shown but switching this to the remaining mileage is not possible.
4) Some routing has been incorrect. These errors seem to occur due to its inability to know that road medians have turning lanes.
5) Very short device for windshield mounting.
 GPS Newbie November 12, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
We first encountered the Magellan GPS System as Herz' "Neverlost" and were amazed at how helpful it was on a trip through "terra incognito" in northern Florida. We were so impressed that we bought one for our family car, and, although it has only been used once so far, it fully met expecations. It is especially impressive when you veer off the intended path (accidentally or intentionally) and it instantly recalculates the route to get you where you wanted to go.
Excellent Purchase November 11, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Easily programmable. I have all my customers' addresses programmed into the memory for my sales calls. Accurate 99% of the time.
Very user-friendly, indispensable. Price was at least $50 less than any other site, I ordered it Friday night and it was at my house on Monday morning.
jth November 7, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Worked great from the onset of use. Would be better if it had an instruction booklet with it instead of having only CD rom for learning about the use and features. Would purchase again.
A Good GPS but with some Drawbacks November 3, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
A good GPS Navigation system that gave me the courage to explore new cities, after updating the firmware (a free download from Magellan's website), the map display updates are quicker. The new firmware also gave me the ETA, time left and distance left display and it also labels streets much better than before. I really like this unit, but it has a few drawbacks:
1. Slow to Acquire GPS Stateliest. If you arrive at a new city at the airport, you will have to wait in the open area (e.g. most Parking garages can't receive GPS signals) before you can start your trip. It seems to take about 5 minutes to acquire satellites once you arrive in a new city. It takes it a while to acquire the satellites (this maybe an inherent limitation of a GPS satellite tracking).
2. Slow Processor. Some times, it takes too long to recalculate routes, or to search addresses. A faster processor would have been really nice in tight quarters such as certain downtown areas where streets are too close and often not labeled clearly and you tend to miss turns. I drove around downtown Seattle for 15 minutes because this thing was too slow to calculate route.
3. POI has errors. I don't think you can blame Magellan for this, who ever the vendor for this data is most like to blame for the errors. I called a restaurant from the Points of Interest only to find that the name and the type of food served had changed two years ago (so the POI is two years old??)
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