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34 out of 44 people found this review helpful
1.0 stars
"Don't waste your time or money on this one"
Pros: Nice sleek design, current maps, great POI, AAA
Cons: terrible text to speech, unreadable fonts on map, confuses instead of aiding you while routing, bad u turn function, too many impt options buried
Summary: My Garmin C550 was recently stolen and after doing some reading up I decided to buy the Maestro for a change. What a huge mistake.
Where do I start? Out of the box it looks solid and has a nice sleek design. The interface looks pretty good ... read more >> -
14 out of 16 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"An excellent GPS unit at a great price, one of Magellan best"
Pros: large 4.3" bright touch sceen display, excellent audio out put, AAA tourbook, TTS, SiRF, BT
Cons: Not as much POI information as some of the more expensive units
Summary: Magellan has done it again, the Maestro 4040 is a great contribution towards the PNAV market, similar to a 4.3" Garmin Nuvi like device that is a no nonsense personal navigation device without all the extras.
My experience has been excellent with... read more >> -
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Magellan finally gets it right!"
Pros: Bluetooth, speaks street names, AAA linked, very light and thin, many pre-loaded maps
Cons: 2 hour battery life, no synch of cell contacts, robotic female voice, updates erase address book so an SD card is key
Summary: I started my quest at Sam's Club. The only GPS that suited my needs was the Garmin Nuvi 660 for $599. A great price, but, alas, they were sold out. So off to Best Buy I went. They had three models that I liked: The Nuvi 660 for $799, the Nuvi 350 fo... read more >>
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13 out of 17 people found this review helpful
1.5 stars
"The Maestro 4040 looks better on paper than it actually is"
Pros: Lots of features (if they work correctly; which they don't)
Cons: Poor routing, poor software design, long recalcs, viewing route list hangs unit up, slow map redraws
Summary: OK....I couldn't wait and bought the 4040 at Circuit City at 10 AM. I returned it at 7 PM. Can you tell I wasn't impressed?
I will give you my opinion and I'll be interested to see what Fletch has to say in his upcoming, in depth review.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
Pros: GREAT DIRECTIONS - UNLIKE GARMIN 350 & TOM TOM XL-S
Cons: Great unit... Have none
Summary: I owned the TomTom one xl-s for a week and had to return it. (NO good in the NYC area) I was told the Garmin 350 was "hands down" the best in its price range and they were wrong. Was lost big time in the bronx, NY. Not a good place to be lost....I r... read more >>
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