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What People Are Saying:
Pros: Cons: Best Uses: - Easy to read (27)
- Simple controls (26)
- Reliable (25)
- Acquires satellites quickly (24)
- Easy setup (22)
- Easy menus (21)
- Compact (18)
- Secure mounting (8)
- Accurate maps (3)
- Easy to follow directions (3)
- Poor battery life (10)
- Inaccurate (6)
- Complicated controls (4)
- Difficult menus (4)
- Flimsy mounting (4)
- Bulky (3)
- Acquires satellites slowly (2)
- Buggy software (1)
- Haven't found any cons (1)
- Limited in rural areas (1)
- Finding specific address (22)
- Faster routes (18)
- Planning trips (13)
- Rural navigation (12)
- Urban navigation (12)
- Geocaching (3)
- Highway driving (3)
- Travel (3)
- Adventure (1)
- Unfarmiliar parts of city (1)
- Problems after Firmware Upgrade 2.36
- - Vaio from Wisconsin-USA
- "out dated maps"
- - gene from Phoenix,AZ
- "Give This GPS Strong Consideration"
- - Westxn from Lake Tahoe, NV
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User review from
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Superior Features At An Affordable Price
by discerning2, Oct. 20, 2008 - Pros: It quicker than the other units I have had, and I love the split screen for turns
- Cons: I like the unit. I can think of no negative features.
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I have had the TomTom and Garmin units, and they were fine. But this Magellan has many thoughtful features that make it outshine those other units. It acquires the satellites much more quickly than those units. Programming routes is easier than those units. It automatically changes to a black backround at night to avoid interfering with night vision. The split screen function it changes to for turns allows you to see what the intersection looks like in advance to avoid confusion about which lane to choose when turning, than follows up with a bell at the exact turning moment. i just found it to be an all-around better unit than the other three I have owned; two TomTom units, and a Garmin. ...
User review from
Shopzilla
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Great unit but be prepared to pay to update the maps!
by yorkl, Oct. 15, 2008 - Pros: Bluetooth for hands free cell phone usage
- Cons: volume when using as hands freee speaker phone is not sufficient. Also the loaded maps are out of date and the cost to update is $80. First update should be free.
- Comments:
An excellent unit with high degree of accuracy. Routing methods are excellent. Like the bluetooth hands free for use with cell phone but volume is not high enough. Biggest peeve is the maps are out of date and it costs an additional $80 to update them. The initial update should be free with the unit. When you buy a GPS you expect the maps to be current at the time of purchase. They are not with this unit. ...
User review from
Shopzilla
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Great for those who have relocated to a new area!
by judiye, Oct. 12, 2008 - Pros: It has enough spoken prompts and tones, the screen is clear, the size and weight are fine.
- Cons: I encountered one directional problem.
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The Magellan 4040 is large enough to be practical yet small enough to be portable. It's easy to use with a good display and sound. ...
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Shopzilla
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Fun on the Road
by kramnollem, Oct. 11, 2008 - Pros: fast satellite acquisition, can easily hear the voice over traffic and radio noise
- Cons: sometimes routing does not make sense
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The 4040 makes an excellent addition to anyone's gadget group. The screen is large and legible. The voice is clear and understandable over normal traffic and radio noise. An easy and intuitive screen. My only problem is the routing sometimes sends you in an indirect route when you select either quickest or fastest route. I do live in a rural area and that might have something to do with the way the software selects routes. If I was unfamiliar with the geography it would take me a longer way around. (Example: Sun Valley ID to Twin Falls ID - route would take me down Hwy 75 to Hwy 20, east to Carey and south on the 93 to Shoshone and on to Twin Falls. The correct route would be to stay on the 75 from Sun Valley to Shoshone then 93 to Twin Falls. 4040 would make route about 10 miles longer). But as a general aid to navigation I love this unit and have had several makes and models previously. ...
User review from
Shopzilla
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Solid product at a low price
by JCLHP, Oct. 9, 2008 - Pros: So far so good- very pleased. I also like the upgrade options (traffic).
- Cons: Needs to have the maps updated.
- Comments:
Great product, inexpensive to start into the GPS arena. The upgrade options are relatively inexpensive as well. ...
User review from
Shopzilla
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Great value for the money
by kharperca, Oct. 4, 2008 - Pros: Bought it because it was an excellent value for the money, text to voice, bluetooth and not the unneeded options like MP3 and picture viewing
- Cons: Too many levels of menus to get back to the top (need a main menu button on all screens)
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We needed a bluetooth hands free to comply with California law, and for the price, I got the GPS that I have been looking for for free. The recognition is excellent, fantastic number of POI's, accuracy is wonderful and in spite of knowing that the maps are 3rd Q of 2006, it still is very accurate and quite complete, and we have had a lot of growth in this area over the past two years. I know I will have to update the maps soon, and look forward to seeing how much more accurate the locations are. It was easy to use right out of the box, plugged it in the wall and set my "Home" location up immediately. The AAA added functionality, for roadside assistance location and phone numbers could make an emergency situation much easier to handle. Also, the AAA tourbook info will be very helpful when we go on vacation for locating places to visit when in unfamilair territory. The only drawback is the need to backtrack through all multiple levels of menus to get back to the main menu (a main menu button would be a great cure). I had a business trip on the east coast, the unit got us to the location in a small town (except it had it on the other side of the road-not a complaint unless you are REALLY directionally challenged)...
User review from
Shopzilla
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excellent
by chowdhury, Jun. 26, 2008 - Pros: this is the good gps for routing and locating the destination.voice direction is awesome.enough poi.
- Cons: designe and weight should be improved.
- Comments:
this the best gps i ever used,everything about display,routing.location finding, batery life and faster signal is awesome.but the only thing designe should be more slik and weight should be little less. ...
User review from
Shopzilla
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The Great Magellan Scam....
by PaulM143, Mar. 11, 2008 - Pros: It's slim
- Cons: Everything else
- Has Owned Product: 12 months
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Magellan's Maestro series, and the 4040 in particular, promises all sorts of goods. Bluetooth compatibility, 4.5 million points of interest, color screen, battery back-up, an SD/MMC for expansion, additional maps for regions "around the world" and so on...
User review from
Shopzilla
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Re-route is very slow; Current position is not updated ;
by Online Shopper, Sep. 23, 2007 - Pros: mounting device is okay. On highways it does the job.
- Cons: Re-route is very slow; Current position is not updated ;
- Has Owned Product: 1 month
- Comments:
Re-route is very slow. Many times this tool can't understand where is my position. Specialy when I start from Parking. It takes too long time untill it can found when I realt am (even much time after I left the parking) <br>; Maps are not updated - It d...
User review from
Shopzilla
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Read This
by Online Shopper, Apr. 21, 2007 - Pros: Stylish
- Cons: Outdated Maps
- Has Owned Product: 1 month
- Comments:
There is not much to say, this more looks like TOM-TOM than Magellan. <br>It looks cool but nothing else is great about this product. <br>User friendly but not so friendly after all. <br> <br>THX...
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