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| Magellan Maestro 4040 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $599.99
Buy Used: $119.99
You Save: $480.00 (80%)
New (8) Used (7) Refurbished (4) from $119.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  209 reviews
Sales Rank: 4164
Color: black/silver
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4 x 1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: Maestro 4040
Model: Maestro 4040
UPC: 763357116946
EAN: 0763357116946
ASIN: B000NMKHW6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Magellan Masestro 4040 March 24, 2008
This a great product, would give it five stars. I am still learning how to use some of the features, the blue tooth feature works great with my cell phone. I have entered several of what I thought might be obscure addresses but the unit has not failed yet. I have driven on some newer roads opened in the last few months and I am wondering how and when to obtain new downloads to update this unit.
 Magellan Maestro 4040 March 17, 2008
I'm not totally familiarized with this little gadget yet, too many other things to do first. I plan to have it well under control by the time we start traveling this summer. So far, it took me across Fort Worth, TX to my son's new apartment after he had programmed it in. When I got off course intentionally, it kept right with me, getting me back in the right place pretty quickly. Pretty amusing, actually. I felt like I should apologize for straying off course.
Gets me there... March 16, 2008
BLUF: This product had the ease and features I needed while operating in the United States. And will recommend it highly for such.
International travelers buy at own risk. I have had this product for over a week now and has worked as advertised. some of the POI's are outdated but that is expected (look at your current yellow pages). I have not had a problem with the devise or navigation so have not contacted customer service. Alot of companies have a challenge with this, so I tend to avoid unless there is a serious issue.
I got nearly immediate sat fix on my location when I turned it on (outside). Originally it had me somewhere in Ca when first booted up in my basement, that was very quickly corrected when I was close to being out doors.
At the price I got this (<$200) I can not complain. I read ALOT of customer complaints for customer service failure... but decided to roll the dice. So far, I am glad I did! I had no problem linking my phones blue_tooth with it, getting my self to a small street on the other side of town via a route I would not have used... but may use next time (aka better route than mine).
Comparative to what I used before: USASOC (Army) issued me a hand held Garmin vista (not the OS) (no voice, but great graphic route display). the Garmin Handheld literately saved my life in a couple theaters of operations. On an March 2004 (night) and again late Jun night in Baghdad via world wide addons/maps on my vista. This devise had all the world maps I needed to program courses to safehouses, some others got me out of and into explosive situation. However, back here in the US I needed something with voice capability on a limited budget. I am very loyal to Garmin, however my life is not riding on my current mission set. Maestro 4040 gave me the features I wanted (road names on turn and acquisitions time for the satellites at the price I wanted. Boils down to products built able for different operational mission set with awesome accuracy.
My big complaint with most, if not all good GPS is the desire to see systems for EU, CENTCOM AND AFCOM areas and US areas separately devise and software. And Magellan has NO ability to cover outside the US that will cover all areas (according to their tech support). Reps [reject a policy )they WILL NOT come up with a devise for the routine world traveler (sailors exclude). I would have shelled out the extra $250-$450 for the garmin versions that have units out the box to do this or sell maps for other area... I could not find on the Magellan website how to be able to us my 4040 in the US and EU. I was advise to not hold my breath. Makes NO SENSE when Garmin and others can do it, and without horrendous pricing. I am waiting on Mio for there version for overseas travel as they claim to have new mapping software in the pipeline. I may just regift my Magellan system or return it once Mio get there programs up and running! From what I read they will be kick bu# for world traveler's in the future!
Bottom line, I knew what I was walking into... very few Americans leave the US for any reason, for them, this is a near perfect devise for those who seek good POI bases, AAA rated/discounted products services and don't intend to travel abroad. May consider either waiting to going to Garmin if you are in current need. With everhing I know now, and if my situation keeps me OCONUS (inside the US) I would buy another with out hesitation!
Final Note: I will report back and problem with the Magellan Maestro 4040 when and if they come! So far, non to speak of.
Joe Bob says "check it out"!
Excellent GPS System March 16, 2008
We originally purchased the Magellan Maestro 4000, but it did not state the name of upcoming street/exit which made our trip to NYC not as easy as we would like (we were moving our son back home, and without the GPS system we probably would have gotten divorced :>) but realized that another model would better suit our needs. So, we purchased the 4040....it has everything we would want, is easy to use and the perfect GPS system for our family. In fact, we let my sister use it on a trip to Washington DC with her children. At first she didn't want to use it...she always uses an AAA TripTik. When I told her this had 1000's of AAA links she agreed. She liked it so much that she bought one as soon as she returned. Love it, love it, love it.
 They will lie to get you to buy this. March 11, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Magellan's Maestro series, and the 4040 in particular, promises all sorts of goods. Bluetooth compatibility, 4.5 million points of interest, color screen, battery back-up, an SD/MMC for expansion, additional maps for regions "around the world" and so on and so forth. In truth, it's a budget GPS in an expensive box with functionality bordering on laughable. They don't tell you that if you do pair it with a phone by bluetooth the unit freezes and can no longer produce directions. They don't tell you that the 4.5 million points of interest are solely for Magellan sponsors and offer limited options to the user, the expansion port is for Magellan's rarely produced but often required firmware updates only, that the battery back-up has a 15 minute life unless you switch off all sound and reduce screen brightness and resolution to a minimum, and they certainly don't tell you that they have withdrawn all the additional regions of maps they allegedly produced for this unit. The latter point is a major annoyance as Magellan instructed sales agents to use expandability as a major talking up point for this unit. In essence, they lied to shift this piece of rubbish. It's a sham, it's overpriced and anyone looking for any sort of true user friendly functionality should avoid this dreadful product like the plague.
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