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| Magellan Maestro 4250 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $209.99
You Save: $390.00 (65%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (324 reviews)
Sales Rank: 53
Color: Silver/Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: Unknown
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Clothing Size: 2GB
Size: 2GB
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 9.8 x 2.1
MPN: Magellan Maestro 425
Model: Magellan Maestro 425
UPC: 063357118033
EAN: 0063357118033
ASIN: B000V4PZCI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Voice Command; AAA TourBook reviews and ratings | | • | 4.3-inch WQVGA full-color, anti-glare, touch-screen display | | • | Bluetooth for hands-free calling | | • | SmartDetour prompts drivers to route around traffic and delays | | • | Simple, intuitive interface; Utlra-thin design, only .7 inches deep. |
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Product Description
Say a command and enjoy hands-free control of your Maestro! The Magellan Maestro 4250 GPS Navigation System features a large 4.3" wide-format color touch screen and amazingly easy-to-use interface to add pleasure to your driving experience. It includes built-in maps of the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, 6 million pre-programmed Points of Interest, integrated AAA TourBook guide information, SayWhere text-to-speech, LIVE traffic report capability and more. Plus, make hands-free phone calls with your Bluetooth -enabled phone. Say a command to access the most used navigation functions with Voice Command and Control. Its QuickSpell feature intelligently searches and checks spelling while entering addresses and POIs, making it easy to find what you're looking for with just few touches of the screen while the Interactive onscreen icons show nearby services. Touch an icon to see the address and phone number (when available) and get an instant route. It even lets you store locations in the Address Book for easy navigation on recurring trips. Set the Home button to your house or any location to easily find the most direct way back from wherever you are. You can even backup your personal data using your own SD cards. The integrated traffic receiver offers onscreen traffic incident reports in real-time.Your Maestro 4250 automatically recalculates your estimated time of arrival based on traffic conditions and prompts you to reroute when a quicker way is available. The SiRFstarIII GPS receiver and built-in high-sensitivity antenna provide the fastest position acquisition in the industry for reliable navigation. SmartDetour prompts you to route around sudden slow freeway traffic. The integrated rechargeable battery provides navigation for up to four hours when power is unavailable. Ultra-thin, elegant and completely mobile; take your Magellan Maestro anywhere for easy, accurate navigation!
Amazon.com Product Description -- November 13, 2007
We've been big fans of Magellan's Maestro line since it came out in early 2006. The Maestro interface is incredibly easy to use, even for those who are not completely comfortable with electronics. At the same time, Magellan was ahead of the industry with useful innovations like multi-destination routing and pre-loaded reviews for points of interest like hotels and restaurants (from AAA). With it's 3200 and 4200 series, Magellan has improved the Maestro line giving them a SirfStar III chipset that provides super-fast. satellite lock and making them thinner. In fact, at .7 inches, these are -- at the time of this writing (November 2007), the thinnest portable GPS navigators available. Distingushing between models is also fairly easy.
3200 and 4200 Family of Navigators
Distingushing between models is also fairly easy. The 3200-series navigators feature a 3.5-inch screen, while the 4200s have a 4.3-inch widescreen display. The 3200 and 4200 offer great, basic navigation with turn-by-turn spoken directions, pre-loade maps of the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and 1.3 million POIs. The 3210 and 4210, add maps for Canada and Alaska, AAA travel information (see details below) and bump you up to 6 million POIs. The 3220 and 4220 add maps of Mexico. The top-of-the-line 3250 and 4250 add a host of other features, including text-to-speech directions that give real street names, bluetooth for hands-free phone calls, integrated traffic (with a free 3-month subscription), and voice command.
What Makes the Maestro 4250 Exceptional?
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Easy to use navigation features SmartDetour and auto re-route. View larger. | 
Access built-in AAA information from your GPS touch screen. View larger. | Easy To Use Interface
The intuitive user interface makes the Maestro series incredibly easy to use. Use the big icons on the 4.3-inch widescreen touch screen to search for your destination by address, intersection, or any of 6 million points of interest (POIs), including restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more. You can even touch an onscreen icon for a nearby destination, see name and address, and get an instant route. Turn by turn visual and spoken directions guide you every step of the way.
Auto re-route gets you quickly back on track whenever you make a detour or miss a turn. QuickSpell feature intelligently searches and checks spelling when you enter addresses. The 4250 offer multiple view options, including 2D, 3D, and TrueView that shows your upcoming turn using a 3D split screen. Maneuver List displays the full turn-by-turn details of your route. Auto night view adjusts color and contrast for easy night viewing.
Click to see a video on the Magellan Maestro 4250's Voice Command system. | Voice Command and Control
Voice Command further enables hands-free operation so you can keep your eyes on the road. Say a command to access the most used navigation functions. Find the nearest coffee, restaurant, gas and ATM or get an instant route home. Plus, you can ask for your location, the distance to your destination and quickly get details for the nearest roadside assistance and more, all with the sound of your voice.
AAA-enabled
With built-in AAA travel information, the Maestro 4250 gives you instant access to the most trusted source for trip planning, searchable AAA TourBook listings, Show Your Card & Save locations for member discounts, approved auto repair facilities, attractions, events, and more. The Maestro 4250 also provides AAA members roadside assistance details, with exact location and a toll-free number. Plus, the Maestro 4250 is Bluetooth-enabled so you can connect your Bluetooth cell phone directly to AAA for immediate help when you need it most. Note: AAA member roadside assistance requires AAA membership.
Bluetooth for Hands-Free Calling
The Maestro 4250's Bluetooth wireless technology lets you make hands-free phone calls with your Bluetooth-enabled phone. You can store or sync numbers and contact information through the easy-to-use touch screen, and even place calls directly through the Maestro 4250's integrated microphone and speakers.
Integrated Real-Time Traffic
The integrated traffic receiver offers onscreen RDS-TMC traffic incident reports in real-time. A free 3-month traffic service subscription makes it easy to avoid accidents, slow downs, road closures, severe weather and more. Your Maestro 4250 automatically recalculates your estimated time of arrival based on traffic conditions and prompts you to reroute when a quicker way is available.
One of the thinnest portable GPS navigators on the market | Take It Anywhere
The 4250 is super-thin, lightweight and fits easily into any pocket. The integrated rechargeable battery enables you to operate the Maestro 4250 away from your vehicle for up to three hours. The battery recharges while driving via the included vehicle power adapter.
Tons of Data
The 4250 comes pre-loaded with Navteq maps of the United States and Canada, and 6 million points of interest (POIs). POI data includes telephone numbers and addresses.
It also has an Address Book in which you can create and store POIs and addresses that you use frequently.
Flexible Routing
The 4250 provides a particularly large number of routing features relevant to its price point. Multi-destination routing lets you select up to 20 destinations and find the best route to get to all of them. SmartDetour prompts you to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic.Customizable route methods let you choose between several different routing methods, including "Fastest Time", "Shortest Distance", "Least or Most Use of Freeways", and "Avoid Toll Roads". Route exclusion lets you pick streets and freeways you want to avoid. What's in the Box
Magellan Maestro 4250 GPS receiver, Adhesive disk for dash mounting, Basic cradle, Vehicle power adapter (12-24 watts), Quick reference guide and CD, Windshield mount
Optional Accessories
AC Wall power supply/charger, USB data cable
About Magellan
Magellan is a leader in the consumer, survey, GIS, and OEM GPS navigation and positioning markets. Recognized as an industry innovator, the Company is the creator of the award-winning Magellan RoadMate series and the Magellan Maestro portable car navigation systems, the Magellan eXplorist and the Magellan Triton outdoor handheld navigation devices, and the Hertz NeverLost car navigation system, the best-selling single frequency GPS survey product line on the market. The Magellan Maestro series includes such unique features as built-in AAA travel information and voice command and control driving which no other portable GPS manufacturer in the U.S. or Canada offers. The company is recognized worldwide through its Magellan brand and has experienced dramatic revenue growth as GPS technology has proliferated across a range of consumer and commercial applications. The Company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with European headquarters in Carquefou, France.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 319 more reviews...
 Magellan Maestro December 4, 2008
I love having a GPS. The Magellan is a very good one, but whether it is better than a Garmin or a Tom Tom I cannot say. Mine is so accurate that at night I can use it to find a poorly lit side road. I enjoy the field that gives altitude, speed and heading (yes, I have a private pilot's license). I thought that the voice recognition would be more useful than it is--it has a limited vocabulary, so that the only command that I found useful was "Home," in which case it would lead me on the roads home. Since it sometimes was activated by a voice on the radio I turned off the voice recognition and have not used it.
Some of the routes that it has calculated have been bizarre, especially on longer trips. On a 300 mile trip, according to Google Map, Magellan calculated a 500 mile route, taking me 100 miles out of my way and then back along the same interstate to what I knew to be the best route. When I broke the trip down into shorter segments it was accurate once again. An older Magellan that I had routed me the wrong way on a one way street in a Boston suburb and had the wrong address for a restaurant in central Massachusetts, but then Mapquest had the same wrong address. Even with those errors, after I dropped it in the cold transferring it to a rental car, I replaced it with another Magellan
It isn't perfect, but I wouldn't want to be without it.
 Easy to use December 3, 2008
This is my first navigation system and I love it. I did quite a bit of research before making this purchase. The unit is very easy to use and intuitive in programming the destinations. The only downsides I see with this is the unit is a bit slow in acquiring the satellite signal and a little slow in announcing highway exits when traveling at 55+ MPH. You should be looking ahead at the next turn off when travling on the highway or you might drive past your exit.
 Map version outdated December 3, 2008
Bought one of these in August 2008. The map version is outdated! According to Magellans' own web site you should be running version 31 or higher. Mine came with version 29. Magellan wants $79.99 to download the latest version! So if you plan on buying this, expect to pay another $79.99 to get the latest maps. E-mailed Magellan but never had a reply, hope their service is better if I need any. Not impressed so far.
 Great GPS Unit, Great Price December 2, 2008
I bought two of these GPS units in October 08, a new unit for my daughter as a gift and a refurb unit for myself. Both units work great. No major problems. I updated the firmware from Magellan's web site, it's free. I also updated the maps. Both units shipped with 07-08 maps. The update is to the latest 08-09 maps, cost is $80 per unit. The traffic indicator works great and is inexpensive $40 for a year of service. With it enabled, the unit will route you around heavy traffic. The unit is very easy to operate. The controls and screen are very intuitive. The fact that the unit can act as a hands free speakerphone (Bluetooth) is a plus. The unit works with both my BB Pearl and my daughter's Palm phone. Without the firmware update you have to connect the phone to the unit every time you want to use it. With the update, once synced, the phone will auto connect. I looked at the 4350 at a major retailer, much more $$, no real difference I could see (maybe it comes with new maps, don't know).
This company is evil! December 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased a replacement mount to replace the cheap one that came with the unit that broke. The one I purchased from their website indicated it would fit my GPS but it did not. I sent it back in August after following all instructions from the magellan customer service rep. I have never received a refund. I've talked to and emailed their "customer service" departments several times. They kept me on the phone forever and promised a refund each of the several times I spoke to them. Same with the email rep. If I never reached a cust. svc. rep I wouldn't be half as mad as I am with representatives that lie. All of them lied.
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