Short Review on the Magellan Maestro 4350 and 4370 Portable GPS Navigators
The Magellan Maestro 4350 has one of the best-looking and most user friendly touch screens GPS. They finally received some great reports about the new Magellan Maestro 4350 unit being the top GPS pick by PC World. It delivered some of the top routes and has excellent navigation features. The Maestro’s 4.3-inch screen features 800-by-480 resolution, resulting in crisp, clear images and easy to read text. You can see an overview of your calculated route as well as possible alternate routes. By clicking on a button, you will see the estimated travel time and distance for three different possibilities (fastest time, shortest distance, or economical). The Magellan 4350 includes lane guidance and views of road signs and intersections. These views on the Magellan 4350 really help you find your way. You can choose to create shortcuts on a dedicated screen. You can get into the OneTouch screen by clicking a small icon on the display. You can also set shortcuts either to specific addresses, certain points or even features on the Maestro 4350. The Maestro 4350 consists of a traffic receiver and three months of traffic service. After the free subscription, you will have to pay for the subscription. Traffic incidents are automatically factored into planned routes. Other features include hands-free calling with Bluetooth-compatible cell phones, FM transmission, an audio/video/photo viewer, and even the power to send and receive text messages.
With a smooth and vibrant display, the Magellan Maestro 4370 is certainly an eye-catching GPS. It is also fairly compact at 4.6 inches wide by 3.2 inches high by 0.7 inch deep and weighs 7.3 ounces. It gives you easy access to favorite destinations via the new OneTouch interface. With a 480-by-800-pixel resolution, maps, text, and images look amazingly clear and smooth. The onscreen keyboard is fairly roomy and in QWERTY design, so entering addresses is fairly easy. The clever touchscreen can be accessed by touching the tab in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. On the right side, you will find an FM antenna input, a mini USB port, and a SD/MMC card expansion slot for side loading multimedia. There is a power button on top, while the speaker is positioned at the back. The Magellan 4370 comes packaged with a car charger, an AC adapter, a USB cable, a protective pouch, a vehicle mount (windshield and dash), and reference material. The GPS comes preloaded with maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico and 6 million points of interest. As always before you commit to an important purchase be sure to look up more detailed GPS reviews and analysis. It will save you some leg work.
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