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10/10 Magellan Maestro 4370 Is Best GPS For Price Point

GlennGAH - 02/11/09

This is the 3rd Magellan GPS that I've owned. The company has listened to the market and their customers and it shows with the Maestro 4370. The entire system has been overhauled. Everything from the GUI to the routing engine has been enhanced. I have used this system in several states throughout the Southeast and it has worked flawlessly. Where I used to receive "re-route" notices, innacurate directions, etc., I have not had any since I received the system over a month ago. The unit comes with speed limit warnings, times to destination based on routing method, etc. The new maps are clean, easy to read, and not cluttered. The screen resolution is amazing, however, the updated "text to speech" is so accurate, one does not need to even look at the screen. There is also a "lane assist" feature that helps on freeways The first thing anyone who purchases a GPS needs to do is update the firmware if one is offered on the company's website. I have read previous reviews of this unit and all were completed prior to the end user updating the software.

3/10 Magellan Maestro 4370 issues

larryn2119 - 06/27/09  (Edited: 06/27/09)

Okay, read the previous post and have only one thing to say DO NOT UPDATE THE FIRMWARE. The POI database is flawed. When you try to search it, lets say for a pizza place in Phoenix, Arizona, it will only give you Pizza Hut. It ignores all other pizza restaurants even though they can be found by searching for their specific names. Same is true with Chinese. If the only place you want to eat is PF Changs, then fine, but there are hundreds of other chinese restaurants in Phoenix. Again, search by name and you will find any you want, but search by category and you will not. This is a problem in almost every category, so BEWARE, if you are stranded on the road somewhere, do not rely only on the GPS to find you a repair shop or medical facility, it likely is missing many much closer. The 2nd problem is the front touch screen. It is held onto the unit with adhesive, not glue or screws/clips. This adhesive can not hold up to the normal temperatures found in a place like Phoenix, and as a result, causes the face to fall off while you are driving. Makes it really difficult to see the screen when it is laying face down on your dashboard. Oh yeah, when that happens, the wiring seperates from the unit, so it only has to happen once. Magellan did replace the unit free of charge (though it did cost me $48.00 U.S. to ship it to them), and the same screen and POI issues were in that one. I fixed the screen problem myself with a bit of superglue, but the POI thing is the same. When I sent it back, I did ask them to NOT update the firmware. They said they would not.. they lied. Looks like I will be giving Garmin a try next time.

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