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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: 4022
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:
 Excellent Product and a Value for the Price May 31, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with this purchase for the price paid. Yes, the Garmin was better but was also over $200 more. I researched, I read reviews and I can't be more happy with my purchase. I did not want to spend $499 and up which was the going price at Best Buy/Circuit City and other retail stores throughout. I did find it online for approximately $400 and Amazon came-in even lower with all the cables and mounts. Likewise, the service contract was reasonably priced. I have had an opportunity to use it several times and will be taking a trip down the east coast later this week . . . thus far, it has proven to be 98% perfect. In one case it routed me off the primarily street in a square back onto the same street . . . otherwise, it's been awesome and I would recommend it to anyone. Four major features I was looking for that this model has . . . nice size screen/easy to hand carry, bluetooth capable, voice commands, and SD Card insertable. On top of all this, with AAA integrated, it sure has made traveling, site-seeing, restaurant-going, and POI-looking very easy . . . I love it!
 Outstanding May 29, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Size of unit is highly visible with a good size screen. Day / Night screen is very useful when driving before and after sun set. Take it with me when traveling to cities I had never been before and can now get to meetings on time and increase business callsMagellan Maestro 4040 Portable Auto GPS System for U.S./Canada/Puerto Rico
 Major issues with the 4040 May 28, 2007
21 out of 29 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!
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