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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:
 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.
 Truly amazing product! May 22, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Indispensable for everyone out there who loves to travel. Very user friendly. Just get it out of the box and go.
Great GPS!! But Poor!!! Technical/Customer Support by Magellan. May 22, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read some reviews of the Magellan Maestro 4040 and heard some bad things about it being slow, calculating routes the wrong way and re-calculating routes very slow. I had the unit so far a week and do not find it slow at all and in fact I kept trying to confuse the unit and each time it re-calculated the within a couple of seconds. I like the unit very much and the POI database is very large. The Bluetooth feature is not as advanced as others but it pairs well with my Motorola RAZR 3c even though the website does not list my phone as one of the supported Bluetooth phones for the 4040. You can dial the POI numbers directly via Bluetooth. The speaker in the unit is very clear and I can understand it when says the name of the streets. This was a negative in some reviews but again I have not had any problems understanding it. It has an integrated antenna within the body of the unit and there is no need to pull out an antenna like on some other more expensive brands.
It does not have an MP3 player or pic viewer, but I have an iPod for that purpose.
My only complaint is that my unit came with the wrong cradle. This is very annoying because I have to use my cup holder and can not read the screen well when it is sideways. I call customer support and the option for the maestro series guides to a recording that says "your call can not be completed at this time, please try your call later" :-) I pressed the 3rd option on help with navigation and was connected to a live person. I tried explaining this to the person but they I guess did not care because a week later it is still that way :-) I explained the problem about the cradle and they said right away that they will send me a new one and I will get it in 7-10 business days. That was last week on 5/16. They said that I would get an email confirmation, but nothing. I call again today (used option 3 :-)), and they said that they will ship me a new one today and I should see in three days. Hhmmm We should see. This is the reason for a 4 star rating instead of 5.
Other than customer support, the 4040 performs very well and is very accurate in my opinion. For $400, you can not go wrong. I don't see the MP3 player and extra Bluetooth features (like synchronizing your phone contacts - which is neat) worth an extra $200 to $300 dollars.
Remember, if you need customer support, don't use the maestro option or you will just get a recording :-) unbelievable :-) Use option 3.
For now I will keep using my unit in my cup holder :-) until I hopefully get my replacement cradle.
UPDATE: 5-25-07, I just called Magellan Support today because 3 days have gone by and I have not seen any cradle and/or updates. They told me that the cradle is backordered and they will not receive any until the first week of June on the 7th and I should see it in about 2 weeks but there is no guarantee. Their excuse is that technical support mis-informed me about the status of the cradle. This will put me into the second week of June without using my GPS properly on the windshield mount.
Unbelievable! I would send it back to Amazon but the unit itself works flawlessly and with my luck, a whole replacement would probably net me a broken unit. So I continue to wait.
UPDATE: 5/29/2007, I sent Amazon customer support an email. They sent me a new unit overnight and this one came with right accessories. Thank you Amazon!!! Too Bad for Magellan.
Excellent GPS system May 21, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have experimented with GPS systems going back 10 years. Last one I used was Delorme USB device with laptop. After much research I narrowed it down to Nuvi 660, TomTom 910 and stumbled on Magellan 4040. My daughter steered me to 4040 based on it's sturdy looks and screen. I did read the reviews on line and even though there are negative reviews the key navigation feature on this system are really good (multi-point trip plan, detour, exclude-route, exit-poi, split-screen before turn etc.).
It does not have MP3 (which is a good thing because menus are less complicated).
Using it for last week I find the satellite reception excellent and quick to acquire signal.
Screen is very nice 4.3" and bright (even usable in sunlight).
It's portable and compact to carry easily.
TTS instruction do sound computer generated but understandable. The chime feature before the turn is excellent and accurate.
Route re-calculation is quick 1-3 seconds if you miss a turn.
Route calculation is 1-5 seconds (5 seconds for 1500 mile trip NE to Miami).
The best feature is AAA tour guide. It has all USA,Canada,PR attraction, lodging etc. guide. Find anything near given city and click Route.
You have to experience this feature to appreciate how useful it is.
Bluetooth integration is very good too (I heard it does not download phone contacts).
Some limitations:
I do see slowness on manuver list on a long trip listing.
I do see slowness when zoom-in/out though nothing that will get in the way of nevigation (it's not as snappy as Nuvi 660).
I don't like the fact it removes map when doing route re-calculation.
I think this is a very good navigation system, I gave 4* because of slowness.
Robert
PS: I did download latest firmware 1.22 (which went smooth on first try).
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