
- Easy to use
- Widescreen display
- Unable to speak street names
- Limited points-of-interest database
- Outdated maps
Experts like the fact that the Magellan Maestro 4000 offers a widescreen, and users particularly like the low price. However, Magellan discontinued this model, and users complain that the maps are out of date. The Maestro 4000 also has fewer points of interest in its database than other GPS units, and experts downgrade it for not speaking actual street names (e.g., "Turn left on Elm Street in 100 feet" instead of just "Turn left in 100 feet.")
GPSReview.net conducts by far the most detailed road test of the Magellan Maestro 4000, although the review doesn't indicate how the Maestro 4000 stacks up against other GPS units. Kiplinger.com recommends the Maestro 4000 based on its features, but the reviewer there doesn't conduct any testing. CNET rates the Maestro 4000 based on its test of the similar Maestro 4040. User reviews at Amazon.com are particularly helpful, because they reveal some of the issues that can pop up if you buy an older GPS model like the Maestro 4000.
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GPSReview.net tests every aspect of the Magellan Maestro 4000 and evaluates it in detail. Although Tim Flight doesn't give the unit a numeric rating or rank it against other auto GPS units, he does offer clear buying advice. The Maestro 4000 is fine for budget shoppers who don't want extra features, he concludes.
Review: Magellan Maestro 4000, Tim Flight, Feb. 19, 2007
2. Kiplinger.comDetails/Subscribe
A wide screen is one of the few extra features worth paying for on a budget GPS, Kiplinger.com senior editor Bob Frick says. The Magellan Maestro 4000 is one of three widescreen GPS units he recommends. However, Frick does not test the units.
Review: The Best GPS for $300 or Less, Bob Frick, June 2008
3. CNET
CNET gives the Magellan Maestro 4000 a 3.5-star rating (out of five), but reviewer Bonnie Cha actually tests the Maestro 4040. She points out that the Maestro 4040 adds Bluetooth and spoken street names to the Maestro 4000, but it also adds millions more points of interest, all of which could skew the test results.
Review: Magellan Maestro 4000, Bonnie Cha, April 5, 2007
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