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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: $249.99
You Save: $550.00 (69%)
New (28) Used (4) Refurbished (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 2500
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 5 x 4 x 1
nv:Type: Receiver
WAAS Enabled: Yes
GPS Accuracy Position: 3-5 meters
Touch Screen: Yes
Voice: Yes
Battery Type: Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
Battery Life: 2 hours
Antenna: Integrated multidirectional patch
MPN: Maestro 4050
Model: Maestro 4050
UPC: 063357116954
EAN: 0763357116953
ASIN: B000NMJJPM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Never Used - Brand New!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Review January 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had bought a Mio C310 a year ago and thought of buying a more renowed with text-to-spech unit. So I got the Magellan Maestro 4050. On my first trip with it to Tennessee, it left me going in circles in Johnson City. Good thing I had my old Mio C310 unit in my suitcase for an emergency, which guided me right through. Conclusion, now I have 2 Mio's, the C310 and the newly bought C520 model. Although it costed me much less than the Magellan, so far it's working like I expected it to work. My only proplem with it is that it only has "Samanthas" voice in the TTS feature.
I'll appreciate if anybody out there would let me know if I can, and how can I change the Samantha's voice.
 Worthy of 4 Stars!! January 4, 2008
I received this unit as a gift from my employer back in November and for two months I have put it to the test, traveling over 5000 miles with this on the dashboard. I have several other GPS units including TomTom, Garmin, & Navigon. This unit, like the others, offers something different for Navigation purposes. This particular unit has a clear & bright screen, even in direct sunlight I can still make out the map. The speaker is VERY loud, I can hear it easily over the road noise. I particularly enjoy the split screen feature which displays the direction of the turn on the left and the current map on the right so you can still keep up with your position. Another feature I enjoy is the AAA information. Look up a restaurant or hotel and a brief description is given, handy if you are a member of AAA. Which, by the way, you can get your warranty extended an extra year when you register your product, if you are a AAA member. The bluetooth feature is nice, which allows you to use the GPS unit as a speaker phone, once your pair it with you cell phone.
The Text to Speech capabilities are good, not great. The Voice Recognition works well, however the commands are limited. I have had to reset the unit one time to get the Voice Recognition to work again, however this was after I upgraded the firmware from Magellan. Every since that point it has worked fine. There are a few minor improvements I would like to see Magellan correct nothing major though.
If you are looking for a wide screen GPS with a clear bright screen, Text to Speech functionality, fast route recalculation, loud speaker, and AAA guide book for the POI database then I would recommend this unit.
 A bad unit with worst customer service January 3, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's been referenced before but it bears repeating: magellan's customer service is in India. Which is bad. But it is apparently the part of India where it's not necessary to know about the products you offer service for. And the accents have ranged from "extremely thick" to "I don't think indian people can understand this guy either"
Look, all GPS units, no matter their manufacturer, have problems. I had a tomtom and it had some problems. I had a garmin and had a problem. But in both cases I called customer service and they tried to fix the issue to the best of their ability. Magellan makes absolutely no such claim. They are doing the bare minimum. They need to have customer service so they have someone, thickly accented and barely knowledgeable, on the other end, thumbing through a manual that only covers the most basic issues.
And if you need actual service then you'd do just as well to wrap your unit in bubble wrap, shove it in a bottle and throw in in the ocean. Because there is a good change the ghost of Ferdinand Magellan will get back to you with repairs or replacements long before the company will.
I know. You don't believe me. Well here's the number for customer service 800 707 9971. Pretend you have an issue with the maestro 4050 unit defaulting to turn by turn directions on its own. (I know I did). See how long it takes for you to get any help. And how well you can understand the help being offered. After the first 30 minutes you'll come to the same conclusion I did:
Do not buy this product. Do not buy ANY magellan products. Life is too short and the disinterested service in India is too far away.
Not bad but could be so much more January 3, 2008
With todays tech toys I have to say it is a fine addition to my car. The product does work well and only had one glitch which was easily resolved by recalculating trip. I activated the free trail of their traffic service but was not impressed and would think twice before paying for.
It has a SD slot to update your device and add POI's but that is its limit! A built in memory card and a USB port would of made more scene. I would hate to think how long it takes to manually add 2 gigs of POI's to my SD. You also need a second SD "empty" to update your unit. Other GPS offer media formats: Media player, MP3, and Picture display. Media would of added features I would of valued.
My over all feeling is: it good but could easily have been so much more. If it is a NAME BRAND GPS you crave with no thrills this could be for you otherwise there are other GPS units that offer more versatility for less money.
One Bug That is Irritating! January 1, 2008
We are getting used to our Magellan 4050 and find it satisfactory so far. Being from Virginia, we are most irritated to hear our state pronounced Virginyer! We can understand road names being mispronounced, but States? Please offer a fix!
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