Magellan Maestro 4000 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Don’t have a wreck trying to drive in heavy traffic and looking at your GPS’s small screen to see where your next turn is! The Maestro 4000 offers great, basic GPS navigation with an easy to see, widescreen format. Of course, it has lots of other features…
What I Like About The Magellan Maestro 4000
- 4.3-inch Widescreen (measured diagonally!)
- Sleek design and integrated antenna
- Turn-by-turn voice directions
- SiRF starIII™ chipset — according to Magellan, it’s the fastest in the industry!
- Preloaded with maps of the entire continental Unites States
- AAA Tourbook is integrated (discounts and roadside assistance for members only)
- 2D/3D view
- Multiple destination routing — select up to 20 destinations and it will figure out the best route
- 1.5 million Points of Interest
- Customizable route method — fastest route, shortest route, least used freeways
- Instant location — you touch the screen and it tells you where you are!
What Other People Are Saying About The Magellan Maestro 4000
- Very accurate GPS receiver
- Voice prompts are clear
- Screen is easy to read
- POI’s are all AAA rated places (limited database)
- No way to download more POI’s from your computer despite the fact the device has a USB connection
- Battery holds a charge for about three hours
- Some problems with how the unit calculates routes
Summary
If you’re looking for a good widescreen GPS device, then the Maestro 4000 is for you. One of the biggest problems I see is the small database of Points of Interest. 1.5 million Points of Interest might sound like a lot, but when you consider how many restaurants, hotels, ATMs, hospitals, etc., there are in the continental United States, then 1.5 million is relatively small. Personally, I would upgrade to a unit that has 6 million Points of Interest. On the plus side, I really like widescreens. For me, they feel safer while driving in heavy traffic.
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