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Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #5333 in Consumer Electronics
Brand: Magellan
Model: Maestro 4250 Refurb
Dimensions: 3.25" h x .69" w x 4.89" l, .42 pounds
Native resolution: 480 x 272
Display size: 4.3
Features
Ultra-slim GPS navigator with a 4.7-inch touchscreen display
Preloaded maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico with six million points of interest
OneTouch favorites menu affords instant access to your personalized bookmarks of favorite places and searches
Bluetooth hands-free calling lets you make or receive calls thru your compatible cell phone
Voice command allows you to handle navigation tasks by simply speaking a variety of commands Amazon.com This is a refurbished GPS. Refurbished generally means that the unit has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings the navigator back to like new conditions. Some GPS may contain cosmetic blemishes. When a Magellan GPS product is shipped back, for whatever reason, it is inspected, tested, and repackaged for resale. The item can no longer sold as "new," only as "refurbished." Magellan's refurbished items are verified to be in original working condition after undergoing an inspection process by factory-qualified service teams. Each Magellan refurbished products comes with a 90-day limited warranty. Please note that this device does not qualify for Magellan 30-day map guarantee.

We've been big fans of Magellan's Maestro line since it came out in early 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.

3200 and 4200 Family of Navigators
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.


User Reviews

EXCELLENT GPS!  
I had several other GPS units before getting this one and now I cant leave home without it. Its been very accurate for me and POIs have served me well during my travels. It doesnt have some of the cool features that other GPS unit have but its very reliable. :2010-09-15 08:52:42

Arguing with Maestro  
The Magellan Maestro 4250 appears to be a cool product from the specifications and consumer report BUT it has a few quirks that are disappointing. The routing algorithm is....quirky! For example in the Bay Area highway 101 and 280 will get you from the south bay to San Francisco. 280 is faster and less congested than 101 but Maestro will not route to 280 using any preference. Even when I am on 280 headed north Ms. Maestro is nagging me to reroute to 101.

The reviews said the bluetooth operations was mediocre. Compared to a headset yes it is but compared to other speaker-phone type hands-free devices it is a good as it gets. However the supported bluetooth phones are very limited. Naturally the phone I have is not in the support list so I have to rebuild the link every time I want to use the maestro with my phone. The Maestro has only one (1) Motorola phone in its support list. Go figure.

Maestro has a voice command mode. I thought this would be awesome :2010-09-15 08:52:42

Do not buy Refurbished Maestro 4250  
Do not be lured in by the low price. This is a faulty model and Magellan will not honor its waranty.

I purchased this refurbished on the representation that it is as good if not better than new. Distributor Delivery from Tiger Direct was without incidient and the product arrived with all accessories so high marks for Tiger. However on about the 87 day of the 90 day waranty period while on an extended trip the screen started developing dark spots redering sections unreadable. Upon returing home I pulled out my reciept and found that I was now on day 94 so I reported the problem by email to Magellan. Customer service requested pictures of the screen which I promptly forwarded. Their one and only response acknowleded that the loss of pixels was a defect but refused to repair/replace the unit becuse I was out of warranty for all of 4 days before reporting. Clearly a gotcha! I sent three emails requesting reconsideration and recieved no response to any of them. Going back :2010-09-15 08:52:42

worst GPS custmer service. unit stopped working.  
I paid over $300 on this GPS. first it had a start up problem.now the software is encrypted and Magellan offer me deduction of $40-50 if I send back the old GPS and buy a new one for $350 again. I had the same problem with two different units so probably they have something wrong with their software or they specially created such a loop hole to sell more units. If you look online most of refurbished GPS are Magellans in the market. I liked Magellans mapping but frustrated from their service. :2010-09-15 08:52:42

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