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| Magellan Maestro 4050 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
 enlarge | Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $265.90
You Save: $534.09 (67%)
New (10) Used (3) Refurbished (2) from $148.52
Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 7217
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4 x 1
MPN: Maestro 4050
Model: Maestro 4050
UPC: 063357116954
EAN: 0763357116953
ASIN: B000NMJJPM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Magellan Maestro November 13, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Only issue I have with it is some of the maps are a little outdated.
works good but some problems November 1, 2007
Overall have been happy with this product. Works well, but maps 1 year out of date. Points of interest library very extensive. Individual addresses are often located hundreds of yards away from actual. It gets you to the right neighborhood, but after that you are on your own. Voice command only works for a few options. You can get to a menu with voice commands, but then have to make selections by pressing buttons. A good concept not yet fully matured. CD needed to update points of interest arrived warped, and I keep getting the run around from customer service.
 Dependable--Easy to Use--Very Accurate October 24, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I travel frequently to unfamiliar parts of the country. Although I previously owned a Mio 310, which was a good GPS, I recently purchased a Magellan Maestro 4050 after much research. I found the 4050 to be user friendly, forgiving, dependable, and very accurate. Not only does it talk to me, but it will change the route to a more or less direct one, or divert to the nearest gas station or restaurant, ALL by voice command. It also has built-in blue tooth to communicate with my cell phone. On my last trip alone, this device probably saved me 10 tedious hours of using printed (or Google) maps to find locations, then potentially saved my life by not requiring me to read those maps while driving. My advice on buying a GPS is do the research first--these things can be pricey. Also, the models, capabilities, and prices are constantly changing. I went to a couple of walk-in stores to see several demonstrated, then purchased one online. Saved over $300.
Great product, glad I went with it October 5, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I researched this particular model against the Garmin 660 for a few weeks, and I finally settled on buying the Magellan 4050 instead. I'm glad I did.
I have used a Magellan roadmate 300 in my personal car for years, but the map was old, and there were no free updates for it.
I own stock in Garmin, and the company has done well, so I had figured for years that I would buy a Garmin when I was ready to replace my roadmate.
I travel quite a bit, and I always rent the navigation system when I rent cars. I have used Garmin quite a bit in that context, and I have always been frustrated by the fact that Garmin units do do not tell the driver which direction their upcoming turn is going to be. Sounds simple enough, and I always figured that the rental car models were just using an old version of Garmin software, and the newer Garmin models would have solved this problem.
After reviewing the latest Garmin software, I see the problem still exists where they do not tell the driver the direction of the upcoming turn. I contacted Garmin, and was told they do tell the direction, but they only say it in terms of "North, South, Northwest, etc ..."
In other words, "Turn Northwest of [upcoming road]" is printed on the screen.
That just wasn't good enough for me, as I just don't know north-south-east-west well enough, so I like it to print "left or right", and that is exactly what Magellan does - in addition, Magellan goes into a split-screen display before the turn, and shows the drive the exact drawing of the turn, so if its not a 90 degree turn, the drive will know what to expect before they get to it. No surprises here, and no accidentally being in the wrong lane when the turn comes up either, which has bit me a few times when using Garmin.
That is a feature I have grown to love, and the Magellan having it, and being the cheaper model of the two units really is what made the choice simple for me.
My recommendation is to buy the Magellan GPS, and use the money you save to buy some Garmin stock :)
Also, I have had no problems with the unit, it feels solid, and is much faster than my old Roadmate unit was. I am not disappointed in my decision to purchase this unit at all.
The Maestro 4050 GPS Great Overall October 5, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Having owned a Garmin street Pilot for 6 years I up-graded. I have found the Maestro to be fast and very user friendly. I do not like the pastel light screen colors and particularly the + & - buttons are very difficult to see in the daylight. Magellan should make their color pattern more bold. It will not accept my home address by typing but if I zoom in to the house the street name and number are there. The traffic warning doesnot seem to benefit us as we travel by motorhome any be more appropriately suited for big city driving.
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