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User Reviews for
Magellan Maestro 4250 GPS Receiver
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Great GPS
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Reviewed
January 30 2008 11:43:40 PM
7
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7
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Bluetooth, accuracy |
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Cons:
?? I own 4 GPS units, all different, and I found that this is be best of all. The Garmin screen is too small and does not have an ear plug. The Garmin with the Bluetooth and the earplug allows me to mount on the motorcycle and still be able to hear the commands.
This unit is highly recommended by myself and the best bang for the buck!
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Maestro 4250 honest review
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Reviewed
January 11 2008 11:14:08 PM
6
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6
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
3
out of 5
Pros:
Ease of use; portability; wide screen |
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Cons:
Freezes up; voice command I owned a Magellan 3000 series for over a year and loved it. Unfortunately it broke, so I bought the Magellan 4250. I really like it's slim design, it's easily portable to travel with, and it is extremely user friendly. After using for a little over a month, I have experienced several problems. The biggest issue of all is that the touch-screen often times does not respond when I'm trying to key in an address. I often times have to touch the same letter over and over again. I called Magellan support. They said to fully power down the unit, then restart it. I did this and it didn't help. Another complaint is that the speaker is too weak/cheap to support the voice when volume is at it's max. Voice distorts a little bit. My last complaint is that this unit has voice-command (say, "Magellan re-route, for example) and it does what you tell it. Problem is, if the radio is on or you're talking to your passenger, this can cause the unit to think you're trying to give a voice command. So you have to push "re-route" to see the navigation screen again. This happens often enough that I had to disable the Voice Command feature. (Recommended solution by Customer Support.) Why pay for a unit with voice command when you have to disable the feature due to glitches in the system? Summary:
Good: Easy to use, nice slim disign, great wide screen.
Bad: Too many glitches for the money.
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Best GPS receiver of them all
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Reviewed
December 27 2007 12:39:23 AM
4
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5
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Clear screen, acurate |
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alittle pricey This GPS is great. I had the Cobra, built in on-star in and a Garmin and Magellan is the best one. The blue tooth feature is also a great addition. Seriously, learn from my expesive mistakes and get this one first.
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wanted to love this, but.....
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Reviewed
April 28 2008 3:55:25 AM
1
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1
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
3
out of 5
Pros:
ease of use, good graphics, |
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Cons:
voice too mechanical, gave wrong directions This is my 2nd Magellan. Still have the RoadMate 800, so my review is completely comparitive. It sounded like they retired my old "Maggie" for a newer model, and the newer one needs a speech therapist. First it was funny; then it started to grate on me; ie, the new one was too, too mechanical sounding, and then, well, it would say stuff like "General T-R-C R-D" instead of "General Trace Road". So combine the 2 problems, and you have to look to see what she just said.
The biggest is what the Magellan was designed for; give directions, and give then with preciseness. Here's an example: I'm driving into Lubbock, Tx looking for a particular Holiday Inn. I pass one on the freeway and think, "this is just a different Holiday Inn, because according to Maggie, I still have another mile and a half to go. Well, I ended up exiting where she tells me, making a U-turn, and coming right back to the same one I passed earlier. That's one of many of the same problems I ran into a 5 day business trip through West Texas. Talk about frustration. After I got home I returned Maggie reluctantly. What a bummer.
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This is the WORSE product ever!
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Reviewed
April 23 2008 4:52:22 AM
0
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0
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
1
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Pros:
Nothing |
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Everything I had a Magellan Roadmate 700 which the cradle broke and was under warranty. I called tech support to get a replacement who told me they don't make the 700 anymore and that I could choose between 3 different 4000 series models. I called back and spoke to the service department. They wanted to offer me the Maestro 3010. After arguing with the very rude person in the service department (who was from India), he told me I could get the 3250 not the 4250 which I was promised. I ended up getting the 3250 and eventually got the 4250 after writing an angry letter. The 4250 (and 3250 same GPS with a smaller screen) is the worse piece of crap. The waypoints are lousy/lacking. It reroutes very slow and also is not very smart in rerouting. Magellan's customer service is total crap and very rude. I am never buying a Magellan product again.
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No Mac Support
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Reviewed
April 22 2008 8:10:09 AM
0
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0
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
4
out of 5
Pros:
Nice little unit,powerful |
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cannot download updates,not mac supported My only issue with magellan is that when you need to download any software,or updates to your GPS unit you have to use windows OS to do it. I've asked that question to magellan's web site and as of this writing they do not have mac support,though they say they are working on it and will let users know soon,it doesn't help me now. If I had known that,i wouldn't have bought the unit. To have products like these out in the market and not have support for both windows or macs doesn't make any sense. I know the newer macs can run both OS, but for the most part people use ether windows or mac, the companies today that have electronic products should have support for both OS before a product is for sale.
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