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| Magellan Maestro 3210 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $175.99
You Save: $174.00 (50%)
New (35) Used (1) Refurbished (1)
Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 5290
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: Unknown
Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 9.8 x 3.7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: Magellan Maestro 3210
Model: Magellan Maestro 3210
UPC: 763357117929
EAN: 0763357117929
ASIN: B000V4PZBO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great product January 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This has been a great product for us. It came quickly and was just what we ordered.
Loving my newest toy! January 23, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My husband bought me this GPS for Christmas, and I love it. My job frequently takes me to unknown areas or addresses and the GPS gives me a since of security.
However, I have had a minor glitch or two with this unit. Since this is my first GPS I have nothing to compare it to so I am not sure if all GPS units would do this or not but ...... One time it didn't show a major freeway interchange that I should have taken so it misguided me past the exit. Once I went past the interchange it re-routed itself and got me back on track, but it did take me 10 minutes out of my way to get me back on track. Another time (this has happened twice) it said "you have arrived" or "destination on the right" and it was not correct. Example one: In one incident I was looking for an apartment so I was in the complex on the street, and it said destination on the right, which it was, but 3 building behind the one I was in front of. Example two: I was looking for a steet address on a street that was a circle with East and West. I followed the GPS directions but it took me to the wrong house on the east circle. It should have been the west circle, and the address it had me arrive at was one number off. I wanted 35313 West circle, and it had me at 35312 east circle. That one took me a while to figure out on my own.
As for the description of this item, it does not have the speech to text as stated. However it does give you 3 indications of when your next turn is. One at 2 miles before the turn, one at 0.5 miles and then it makes a ding noise when you are at the turn. So the text to speech is not necessary, at least for me.
All in all even with the minor glitches I have experienced it is mostly correct and very helpful. It is also simple to figure out how to use. Even someone who is technically challenged could figure this unit out just by playing with it.
I am please with it and I would recommend this unit to a friend.
really like it January 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this gps unit for my wife for christmas and she loves it. It gives you plenty of time to let you know turns are coming up and then signals when you are supposed to make the turn. The 6 million poi's have a ton of stuff and the AAA tourbook is very detailed. I really like this item
 Disappointing January 18, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have the Roadmate 800 and bought the 3210 for my wife. The upside is the small, light size and the responsive touchscreen. The downside is the mapping software. It seems that Magellan went backwards instead of forward when they did the software. The unit routinely picks routes that are not logical or efficient. As opposed the the Roadmate series, the 3210 will not do a proper recalculation until you pass the next turn. It can take you miles out of your way. Also, it does not recognize the smaller, less travelled roadways that the Roadmate does. I do not have any faith in the accuracy of the units directions.
Love my Magellan! January 17, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I searched long and hard to find a GPS unit that I wanted which was affordable and didn't contain a bunch of things I didn't need. I found that with the Magellan Maestro 3210.
The unit is about palm-sized and pretty thin. It comes with a car charger (while you may see the port and think "Great, this works with my cell phone," think again -- it behaves as if you've plugged it into your computer and doesn't charge) and an arm so you can affix it to your windshield.
This little gizmo is amazing! It has maps of all 50 states, plus Canada and Puerto Rico, and over 6 million points of interest! I can find anything: restaurants (which are even further categorized as fast food, Chinese, Cajun, etc.), gas stations, banks, medical facilities, the geographic center of a city (although why I would need that, I do not know), museums, courthouses, and more. We were looking for a restaurant called the Victorian something (we weren't sure what it was), so we did a POI name search on the partial name 'Victor', requested it close to our current position, and we got the route in seconds. They even have some AAA ratings, plus it gives you the phone numbers for AAA should your car break down. You can even access your longitude and latitude!
The satellite lock is very good as well. I can turn it on inside my house, and it'll lock onto my position almost instantly. I do not believe that Magellan has an updated map for this unit, or that they even offer such a thing for the Maestro series, but it's perfectly acceptable for well-established areas.
We've been using it for a while now, in town and on trips, and it hasn't steered us wrong yet. We like to take different routes just to see how the system copes with the error. It really likes U-turns, but in the city, it does a good job of getting us onto a different street. It lets you know when your next turn is coming up in 2 miles and .5 miles, and it also dings (different tones for left and right) when you're on top of your turn so you're not likely to miss it. The voice is a standard female voice, and I don't see any option to change that. It's easy to use right out of the box, without instructions. You can set your home address so you can reroute yourself home, from anywhere, with the touch of a button. Add locations into your Address Book so you can access them easily. I've also noticed it will save your previous destinations (and so far, with approximately 40 of them, none have been removed from the list) so you don't need to continually input them.
There are a few nuances which we found annoying but not deal-breakers:
- We took it out of town, and it gave us a side road which cut our travel time by 15 minutes. Fantastic on the way there, except on the way back it refused to route us by that same side road, as if it didn't exist. We followed it anyway, and the unit kept telling us to make a U-turn to get us back to the interstate.
- One of the main roads in our town does not permit you to turn into a business from it; you have to take a back road to get there. However, since the street address is on that main road, the unit will tell you that you have arrived as you pass it but will not tell you how to get to it via the side roads. I don't blame the unit for that (it got us to the right address without problem), but it's something to consider.
- You can put in a route, and the system will "drive" it for you; we haven't found a way to teleport ourselves directly to the end of the route or at any point along the way, but you can drag your finger along the touch screen all over the map so it's easy to bypass.
We are absolutely pleased with the 3210. No problems so far. It's been a fun item to have! Highly recommended.
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