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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 New: $329.00
You Save: $270.99 (45%)
New (9) Used (3) Refurbished (3) from $199.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  197 reviews
Sales Rank: 2997
Color: black/silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 480 x 272
Display Size: 4.3
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
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed - Authorized Dealer- 1 yr Warranty - WE SHIP SUPER SUPER FAST ALL ORDERS SHIP WITHIN 24HRS, SHIPPING INSURANCE INCLUDED - HAVE YOUR UNIT WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS. SHOP WITH CONFIDENCE WITH OUR 30 DAY DEFECTIVE RETURN POLICY - Signature required at time of delivery We do not ship to P.O. Box / APO address. We do not ship to NY,HI,PR
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| Customer Reviews:
 Major issues with the 4040 May 28, 2007
20 out of 28 found this review helpful
My wife and I like to "road trip" on our vacations. For us this means picking a general outbound route, a turnaround destination, and a return route. We particularly enjoy using "blue highway" routes and avoiding Interstates as much as possible. We also like to take side trips off our our main route when something looks interesting.
We bought the 4040 thinking it would be an ideal replacement for mapping our trips by hand and navigating by a paper map. Our first (and last) experience with the 4040 was a disaster. This puppy's on the way home to Amazon!
Deal-breaker complaints:
1. A "destination" to this unit is a numbered street address and city. Not possible if you are "exploring" and don't know that speicific information at the destination (we usually only know the turnaround city).
2. The "multiple destination" feature is a joke. It's really multiple final destinations in sequence. There is no way to design a complete route "via" specific intermediate points. The unit forces you to go to the first destination then calculate the route to the second, etc. Royal PITA.
3. There is no "look ahead" feature for a route, other than zoom-out. All you can see on the unit is where you are, but you cannot see where you are going. While this may be OK on a freeway (with signs and markers) it is not helpful while navigating rural secondary roads.
Bottom line: IF you always know precisely what your destination is, and that's the only place you're going, the 4040 is probably as good as any other GPS system.
However, if you're in to exploring and spontaneous side trips, this thing is useless! Look for a unit with better features for "multiple destinations" and "multiple via's."
 Magellan Maestro 4040 Portable Auto GPS System May 27, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recently received a Magellean Maustro 4040. I have been putting it to the test. I am impressed. I was out of town and wanted to find a particular restaurant and a store. I was able to type them in by name and or general area and the 4040 directed us right to the front door.
The only negative things I can say about the device is: If you choose a different route than the one mapped out the device spends too much time trying to direct you back to the original route. I also received the wrong cradle in the box used to mount the 4040 to the arm. I called Magellean and they advised they were shipping the correct cradle out asap.
These two items aside the 4040 has worked well so far. It lives up to the promises made by Magellan. I would reccomend, and I have, the 4040 to anyone looking for a transportable GPS device.
Didn't work out of the box May 26, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The touch screen didn't work out of the box, it has a hot spot that causes it to pick anything that comes across it. I've been trying to get someone at Magellan to help me for the week that I've owned it and all I get is computer responses. When I try their tech support phone and work through the maze to the 4040 support line, it says "not available try again later".(I've 'tried again' several times with the same result.) I think I may like the unit if it ever works but after trying to deal with their tech support, or lack thereof, I will never buy anything from Magellan again!
Unit shipped with wrong mounting bracket May 25, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Although the 4040 itself is a very nice GPS, Megellan packaged the wrong mounting bracket with the unit, this means you can't use it in the car. Amazon was nice enough to replace the first one via overnight shipping but the replacement unit had the same bad bracket. Called Megellan, first they promised to send the correct part overnight - did not come. Then they said it was on backorder and had no idea when it would be availible. I can't recommed anyone buy this unit until Megellan recalls the bad units and starts shipping good ones.
Great unit for the money... May 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love the Magellan Maestro 4040 and it does the job I expected. With the next firmware update the few minor bugs will be fixed.
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