Magellan Maestro 4040 GPS Receiver

Maestro 4040

By Ronnie P  Sep 26, 2007 | 6 out of 6 found this Magellan Maestro 4040 review helpful

Pros: interface; speaker; Bluetooth; widescreen; price at costco

Cons: City selection during search. I can't give a 'support' rating because I have not needed it.

I am a GPS user at work everyday. We use the Garmin, and that was my first choice for personal use, but as I started to compare the two devices (Magellan 404, Garmin c503) I decided to go with the Magellan. Initially I was choosing the Garmin, but af...ter reading comments about the software upgrade, I went with Maestro 4040. I am glad I did! If you are reading this comment, please take a look at the Maestro. It has a wide screen, excellent resolution, good speaker (as good as you can get in a small device), and easy interface. When I first accessed the interface, it seemed odd, or not to intuitive, but later I concluded it was because I was used to the Garmin interface. The 4040 tracking to me is better than the Garmin. It shows me actually on the road, and not beside the road (sometimes) like the Garmin. When driving, if I go under an overpass, the 4040 is right on the money and shows me going under the overpass. When using the Bluetooth, the person I am talking with has no idea I am on a speaker; when asked, they say they could not tell,” it sounds normal.” I have no rerouting problems as some posters state. The unit recalculates with ease, and establishes a new route. It does request sometimes to “do a legal U-turn”, but if ignored, the recalculation is quick. I can access my Longitude and Latitude from the 2D screen, and make it a destination for later trip. I have elevation and speed of travel from same screen. I can pan the map and select a destination, then route to it. I could go on about the ‘pro’s’ of the 4040, but will save time and just say, I am very please with the GPS. I have one ‘con’ to the software. When accessing the ‘city’ portion of the search, it seems slow, and doesn’t give the largest city first, which to me seems logical. I like the way the Garmin is quick to give you choices to select for city in the search, and only after 3 letters. I am sure this is just a software fix, and hope it will change. I am now using my personal Magellan Maestro 4040 at my work. I am a paramedic, and the Magellan is my routing for emergency calls. Read more Less