Magellan Maestro 4000 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Review
November 4th, 2009
Magellan Maestro 4000 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Review from John Pollock. Great deal!, We chose this to use both in our older vehicle as well as portable use. It is large enough for easy viewing, but still fits easily in a jacket pocket.
Very surprised to find it works perfectly even when resting on the center console, beneath the dashboard. It regularly tracks ten satellites while buried down there. The supplied mounting bracket attaches firmly and quickly to the windshield, and can be positioned for easy use by both the driver and the front seat passenger/navigator.
We’ve been using the ($2K) factory installed GPS in one car for eight years, and find this inexpensive unit does most functions as well or even better. Unlike the factory unit, this one takes the direct route to our house, instead of a mile longer route on arterial streets. It also shows current speed with very high accuracy, even while walking with it in your pocket. Precise latitude and longitude are just one click away.
The factory installed unit requires manual time setting and adjusting for Daylight Saving Time. This one reset itself when DST ended. Unlike the factory unit, it does not take you to a destination by simply entering a phone number.
We updated the CD database once in the factory installed unit; that cost nearly twice what we paid for this Magellan. Update chips cost nearly as much as this unit, so if/when we ever find that necessary we could just replace it with one with the latest chip.
Overall, very pleased and have already pointed friends and family toward this unit.
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