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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
4.4 stars
(based on 24 reviews)
90% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Accurate maps(3), Acquires satellites quickly(14), Compact(7), Easy controls(3), Easy menus(14)
Cons:
Short battery life(4)
Best Uses:
City driving(3), Faster routes(13), Finding specific address(13), Highway driving(3), Planning trips(8)
Describe Yourself:
Bad with directions(3), Gearhead(4), Traveler(10)
Primary use:
Personal(15)
 
Awsome
By Bob from New Hampshire on 5/16/2008
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Bulky, Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions, Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

1 out of every 20 address is wrong.It show a house a 1/4 mile away but you are in front of the house.That's about the only real fault I can find with the system.

 
Problems after Firmware Upgrade 2.36
By VaioVerified Reviewer from Wisconsin-USA on 5/14/2008
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Easy Menus
Cons:
Inaccurate
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Liked it in the begining but after the Firmware Upgrade to 2.36 it is acting up. Now it Gives wrong directions. Even tells me to turn on a ONE WAY street where traffic is comming my way.

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Where Has This Thing Been????
By URNDWAY from Chester, Virginia on 4/16/2008
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Flimsy Mounting
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

My mother gave me the Magellan 4040 as a Christmas present and I used it for the first time in the town where I live. It was such a pleasure to use that I felt like a kid in a candy store.
My wife and I used it on a vacation to North Carolina, and we had NO trouble navigating the roads going down there. I then used it when I had to go record something in a County on the eastern shore and felt such at ease knowing that this product was guiding me to my destination. All I can say is "Mapquest, what is Mapquest?"
The only thing wrong with it that I can see is that the one time I tried mounting it in my car, it didn't stay very long, which I probably can take partial blame for.

 
rough and tough......not really
By Draconis35 from NYC, NY on 3/25/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Cons:
Bulky
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips, Rural Navigation, Urban Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Got my first on in August the speaker died in November. Got the replacement in December its March the speaker died just after the 90day walk in replacement was up. Other than that it was great maybe i wont get a defective one when they mail me the replacement. Just a suggestion but get the Extended Replacement Service Plan its sure worth it.

 
i love this thing
By scorpionVerified Reviewer from ny on 3/23/2008
Pros:
Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

we used my girlfriends aunts gps to go on a roadtrip for the day and i liked it so much when we got home i went to buy my own the speech on it is clear and it gave me the directions in enough time to change lanes

 
Love it!
By Little Red from Northern California on 3/5/2008
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Better then Husband, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Planning Trips, Rural Navigation
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions, Technically Challenged
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

My Husband bought this for me for Christmas, tried it out in my home town (which is VERY rural)and was suprised it actually had the lane I live on in it!. I just got back from a trip to central California to look for a car for my daughter. It was extremely helpful in finding the routes to the cars we were looking at (and finding a hotel and places to eat). After we finally bought a car, we were en route back home and my husband tried to tell me the directions back to the freeway(he drove the new car). He got on the wrong road, but I didn't because I had my Magellan!. It is easy to use and the blue tooth works great.

 
Great Product
By ianVerified Reviewer from modesto, ca on 1/5/2008
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Secure Mounting, Simple Controls
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Geocaching, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This product is the best for its price. it has bluetooth and text to speech. it works fast. and the bluetooth feature is cool. it has very many points of interest. i had a magellan 1200 and switched to this. it is a great product that works flawlessly. i definitly recommend it. its easy to set up. i didnt even read the directions and i figured it out in less that five minutes.

 
Great Purchase
By soccer2 from Baltimore, MD on 12/31/2007
How long have you owned it:
One-to-three months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Secure Mounting, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I didn't know much about GPS units but checked them out on the internet on found the Magellan 4040 at a good price. Purchased after Thanksgiving and have been happy with unit since. Works great and I have downloaded updates from Magellan already. Will purchase same 4040 for my wife this week. A must buy.

 
Great GPS!!
By GPS Gary!Verified Reviewer from Youngstown,OH on 12/28/2007
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Secure Mounting, Simple Controls
Cons:
Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address
Describe Yourself:
Technically Challenged
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Have read so many GPS reviews and come to the concluson that nothing is perfect. that being said i bought the 4040 and am very happy with it! My kids have tom toms and i like this one a lot better.Easy to operate and get going,easy to read gets me to 10 feet of my house.Wish it had a few more voices to pick from but will get used to the one it has.Also the battery runs down pretty fast but with the 4.3 display i'm sure most do. Also the case they give you for it is junk...use it for a change purse,to hard to get unit in and out! I got a nice navigon leather case at RadioShack for [$]and works very well. Got the Magellan for [$]at radioshack and think it was a great deal compared to others. Very happy

 
i would buy this for everyone i know
By bellmoretommyVerified Reviewer from bellmore, new york on 12/28/2007
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Best Uses:
Geocaching
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

have not found anything i don't like about it

 
They're back
By rgmniVerified Reviewer from Baltimore, MD on 12/26/2007
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Reliable Performance
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Well, in the past, the Magellan products had really been awful. They were at one time a leader, but dropped off the map until now. I had only used Garmin products because they were so much more advanced and reliable than all other companies.

Magellan has really made a great rebound. The maps, directions, bluetooth work very well. I really cannot believe the maps are more recent than my Garmin purchased at the same time. They are also rather diligent in updating the firmware for some really improved and missing features. Really great work and now a great price as well.

Also, if you are having problems with the touch screen - go to diagnostics in the System Settings menu and perform the touchscreen test 2 or 3 times in a row. I really have no problems with mine.

 
Outstanding GPS equipment
By TheBrainVerified Reviewer from Las Vegas, NV on 12/26/2007
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Secure Mounting, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Finding Specific Address
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I tried the navigon and a garmin. I returned both. I said to myself, I'll try the Magellan 4040. One of the better decisions I've ever made. So far, I've had nothing but success and fun operating the Magellan 4040.

 
This GPS has it all!!!
By GPSuserVerified Reviewer from Richmond Hill, NY on 12/1/2007
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I take it with me always, even to places to which i know the ways. It showed me new, better routes to the places I had been going to for a long time.Has all the latest features except Voice recognition. I bought it on sale and couldnt be happier with the price I bought it for -> [$]... cool stuff

 
YOU SHOULD HAVE THIS ON YOUR TRIPS!!!
By JHUN from SIMI VALLEY CA on 11/27/2007
How long have you owned it:
A month or less
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Long Battery Life, Reliable Performance, Secure Mounting, Simple Controls
Cons:
NO CHARGING INDICATOR, Short Battery Life
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

ITS EASY TO USE.ITS A USER FRIENDLY.

 
The Magellan 4040 Rocks!
By Ed is 417Verified Reviewer from Los Angeles, CA on 11/9/2007
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Compact, Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up, Long Battery Life, Reliable Performance, Secure Mounting, Simple Controls
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address, Planning Trips
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler, Gearhead
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This is my second GPS unit and this one is WAY better than my first one (which I really liked too). This summer, I took my family on the ultimate road trip where we drove over 6000 miles through almost every state in the western half of the USA. We had no plans and no agenda, we just went wherever the hell we felt like going. The built in AAA Tour Book is absolutely awesome! You roll into town, hit that feature, and it gives you every hotel/motel in town (including a physical description, quality rating, price category, address and phone number). It's TOO easy. And then once you get your hotel/motel figured out, you can relax and figure out what type of food you're interested in for lunch or dinner, and the 4040 gives you that too. How Cool. It's not perfect, but nothing ever is (it froze twice crossing the border between California and Oregon and had to be reset with a paperclip). That being said, I would recommend the Magellan 4040 to anyone! [...]

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Support not so good
By roadmate6425 from Tennessee on 10/26/2007
How long have you owned it:
Three-to-six months
Pros:
Acquires Satellites Quickly, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up
Cons:
Flimsy Mounting
Best Uses:
Faster Routes
Describe Yourself:
Frequent Traveler
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

This product works well but the mounting bracket broke within two days and have yet to find out from support where to purchase another one. The unit quit charging [...] I'd probably try a different brand next time[...].

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
perfect item i lve it..
By benny from bronx new york on 9/25/2007
Pros:
Easy Menus, Easy To Read, Easy To Set Up
Best Uses:
Faster Routes, Finding Specific Address
Describe Yourself:
Bad With Directions
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

nice easy to use

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good product
By duong 4Verified Reviewer from Haverhill,MA on 8/12/2007
Pros:
Accurate Maps, Easy Controls, Easy To Follow Directions, Nice Visual Interface, Reliable
Best Uses:
City Driving, Highway Driving
Describe Yourself:
Commuter
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I love it, however, twice it reset on it owns while I was trying to zoom in or out. First it showed the busy signal for about 20 seconds and then it reset by itself, then it came back with the option "Resume" and "Cancel" and that is what I like about, it did not delete the original route that I asked for.
Is it a very accurate map??? Yes, but once. It took me to the intersection of the opposite side of my destination on a totally different street and announced "You have arrived", luckily was just about less than 300 Feet away from where I was suppose to be.
The screen was stalled sometimes when I turned on the unit and I had to press the power button to reset the unit. That is something that Magellan company needs to have it fix.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Best thing I've ever bought
By ibrnVerified Reviewer from Northeast Louisiana on 8/6/2007
Pros:
Accurate Maps, Easy Controls, Easy To Follow Directions, Nice Visual Interface, Reliable
Cons:
Haven't found any cons
Best Uses:
City Driving, Highway Driving, Rural Driving
Describe Yourself:
Home health nurse
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I was tired of getting lost with wrong directions that were on the patient's chart. Now, it takes me right to their home, no matter where they live.

 
Excellent
By AndieVerified Reviewer from Staten Island, New York on 7/31/2007
Pros:
Accurate Maps, Easy Controls, Easy To Follow Directions, Nice Visual Interface, Reliable
Best Uses:
City Driving, Highway Driving, Rural Driving
Describe Yourself:
Commuter, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Have found this to be extremely easy to use and love the way it even provides the street names verbally.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
I had exchanged a TomTom ...
By Keith D from Travelers Rest, SC on 6/25/2007

I had exchanged a TomTom 910 for the Magellan Maestro 4040. It's a much more reliable unit and the numerous points of interest beat TomTom hands down. I'm glad I bought it. The touchscreen issue is correct, the numbers are hard to press sometimes.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Very easy to use. ...
By Paul R from Indianapolis, IN on 6/13/2007

Very easy to use. Expanded maps and POIs beat Garmin and TomTom hands down. A great value.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Good maps, address input ...
By F K from Ft. Lauderdale, FL on 6/5/2007

Good maps, address input by zip code is very convenient. Text to speech is disabled when Bluetooth is activated, so you can't get guidance from the device and a person at the same time - kind of defeats the whole purpose of having it ion the first place. Touch screen is difficult to operate - sometimes takes many presses before it responds.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Great GPS System, beats ...
By J P from Los Angeles, CA on 5/8/2007

Great GPS System, beats the Tom Tom & Garmin brands with its expanded POI's and bluetooth feature. The sensitivity of the touchscreen is hard to adjust at first.

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