Garmin GPSMAP 440S 4-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter

by Garmin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 16.5 x 10 inches ; 3.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000MVJOY0
• Item model number: 010-00515-40
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,269 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Package Includes: GPSMAP 440 Built-in receiving antenna, Power/data cable, Crimp connectors, Mounting bracket with tilt/swivel, Protective front cover, Owner's manual, Quick reference guide. These sleek 440-series Garmin plotters pack a lot of value into their space-saving formats. They feature ultra-bright 4" QVGA displays and come ready to launch right out of the box with built-in cartography, new worldwide satellite imagery and a new streamlined user interface. The 440-series is preloaded with highly detailed BlueChart® g2™ marine cartography of the coastal United States including Alaska, Hawaii and the Bahamas. This data provides detailed coastlines, shaded depth contours, navaids, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and tide and current information. Plug in optional BlueChart g2 Vision cards to add true 3D-view detailed mapping capabilities (both above and below the waterline), plus helpful auto guidance, high-resolution photomapping detail, and "real picture" aerial photos of ports, harbors, marinas, waterways, navigation landmarks and other points of interest. Product Features and Specifications: Ultra-bright diagonal QVGA display, 320 x 240 pixels over 800 nits of brightness. New streamlined user interface offers easy selection of functions and features. Preloaded with worldwide satellite imagery and highly detailed BlueChart g2 marine cartography of the coastal United States including Alaska, Hawaii and the Bahamas. This data provides detailed coastlines, shaded depth contours, navaids, port plans, wrecks, restricted areas and tide and current information. Preloaded with Explorer charts covering the Bahamas, Single SD memory card slot for BlueChart g2 Vision cards, as well as saving waypoints, routes and tracks to a SD card whic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A step backwards for Garmin, September 8, 2007

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Chesapeake Boater - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garmin GPSMAP 440S 4-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter (Electronics)

From the time you turn this unit you wonder what Garmin was thinking. Its hard to use, has a smaller screen than previous units (GPSMAP172C, for example), and the user manual is virtually useless...it doesn't even explain how to use many of the basic features. Also of note is the reduction in buttons which result in having to use too many sub-menus (by the time you figure out how to use the MOB feature the MOB will be a gonner). Way too complicated....took me hours to try to figure out how to use the features. On the plus side the screen is very bright even if the resolution is not the greatest (block letters are not as easy to read) and a good set of marine charts is standard. Its not all bad and it does do the job reasonably well, just a step backwards and very pricy. Garmin....you can do better!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Garmin 440, June 17, 2009

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Ben E. James, Jr. "Old Cracker" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garmin GPSMAP 440S 4-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter (Electronics)

I use many of Garmin's products and have never been disappointed. The 440 chartplotter is no exception! The screen is somewhat small but very readable. It has quick startup and a user-friendly format. I recommend it for all Intercoastal Waterway boaters.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great chartplotter for the price, July 9, 2009

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S. Lau (Fremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garmin GPSMAP 440S 4-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter (Electronics)

For the price, this unit is awesome. I've read complaints that the screen is too small, but I don't think so. The screen is easy to read, even in bright daylight. The unit is packed full of features and it was very easy to learn and use.

The drawbacks:

The manual sucks. It's like they only wrote half of it and the other half still needs to be written.

I wish they had a compass page. But I guess we can use the Mariner's Eye View and get something similar. I guess it just takes getting used to.

I also wish that the split screen view could can be set for the track to be split separately for the two screens. I would like the bottom screen to be zoomed out with the tracking pointing north (like reading a map). Then the top screen I would like to be able to have the tracking pointed in the direction I am going. This is just a minor thing though.

Overall, I would get this product again at this price. It's great.