Magellan Maestro 4200 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

by Magellan

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 9.8 x 2.1 inches ; 6.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000V4S8BS
• Item model number: Magellan Maestro 4200
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,034 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description -- November 13, 2007

Amazon.com Product Description -- November 13, 2007 We've been big fans of Magellan's Maestro line since it came out inearly 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. 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 4200 Exceptional?

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 1.3 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 4200 offers 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

Take It Anywhere
The 4200 is super-thin, lightweight and fits easily into any pocket. The integrated rechargeable battery enables you to operate the Maestro 4200 away from your vehicle for up to three hours. The battery recharges while driving via the included vehicle power adapter.

Tons of Data
The 4200 comes pre-loaded with Navteq maps of the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and 1.3 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 4200provides a particularly large number of routing features relevant to its price point.

• Multi-destination routing: Select up to 20 destinations and choose the order that best fits your needs.
• SmartDetour: Prompts you to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic.
• Customizable route methods: Choose between Fastest Time, Shortest Distance, Least or Most Use of Freeways, and Avoid Toll Roads
• Route exclusion: Select streets and freeways to avoid so you can get there your way

What's in the Box
Magellan Maestro 4200GPS 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.

Product Description

The Magellan Maestro 4200 delivers the best navigation experience possible by featuring a new intuitive user interface that guides drivers to their destination via voice and on-screen prompts. It also includes a new, ultra-thin design, an advanced, easy-to-use feature set, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

130 of 139 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great GPS unit with only one flaw, May 3, 2008

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This review is from: Magellan Maestro 4200 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

Like all the Magellan products, this unit features a sharp, clear interface that is easy to use. You don't need instruction manuals to get started, it's very intuitive. The size of the screen is amazing. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that unlike many of the Magellan models I'm familiar with, you can't enable the unit saying the street names. I just announces "Right" "Left" etc. and the distance.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not Excellent, September 6, 2008

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F. Garcia "loverboy58" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Magellan Maestro 4200 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

The Magellan 4200 has a few standard features that you will find in more expensive models. It is lacking the street name directions. All you get is turn left or turn right. That part is annoying. You can still mute the unit and you will be ok.I tried searching a few addresses and it was pretty accurate. So in that sense is good. I will probably sell this one and get a better model. Overall, it is a pretty decent unit. Easy to use.

59 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good value, June 11, 2008

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MonsterJam (North Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Magellan Maestro 4200 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

Good looking Nav unit is easy to operate. Its reasonably accurate, and has an excellent database of points of interest.

It isn't feature-laden like more expensive models; this is a no-frills Nav unit.

The map is October 2007, so if you live in an area ripe with development like Las Vegas(well, there USED to be development), then you might be disappointed to find out there are no new map updates for this unit.

Final thought on this unit, and it applies to all Nav units, is that frankly I see very little utility in owning a Nav unit unless you travel often to places you are unfamiliar with. Nav units are no substitute for real knowledge and experience of the roadways.