The Popular Magellan 4040
Now at discontinued unit pricing

The Magellan 4040 portable car GPS system offers some high end features at low end pricing. Check out the GPS ratings and Magellan GPS review by owners. It may be the best portable GPS for you. The Magellan Maestro 4040 sports a wide 4.3" brilliant color screen and comes with preloaded maps of North America and Puerto Rico. The screen is equipped with Auto night view which automatically adjusts the color and contrast for night driving. The maps may be viewed in 2D and 3D.

Customers of a newly purchased Magellan Vehicle Navigation unit are covered by their 30-Day Map Guarantee. This guarantee gives customers who have purchased and registered their new Magellan Maestro™ or RoadMate™ device the ability to update their device's preloaded map free of charge if Magellan releases or makes available a map update within 30 days of the date of customer's purchase. Magellan will have new maps for 2009 released in June.

SayWhere™ text to Speech is included with the Magellan 4040, enabling the unit to announce street names in addition to when and what direction to turn. You also have the option to purchase an upgrade to Voice command for hands free control of the GPS. The Magellan 4040 is traffic alert compatible. Add the Magellan TrafficKit™ and receive live traffic alerts helping you avoid costly traffic tie-ups. This must be purchased separately as it is not included in the purchase price. To check if your area is covered just click Magellan TrafficKit™ Coverage Map. In addition to traffic alert, the unit comes with Bluetooth technology allowing you to make "hands free" calls on your compatible cell phone. To determine if your phone is compatible just click Compatible Phones.

Creating a route has been made easy with the newly designed screen. Smart buttons and Magellan's unique QuickSpell™ function enable error-free spelling to minimize steps and give you a customized route to your destination with just a few screen touches. Or you can select any one of the 4.5 million points of interest and a route will be created to it. You can also select a previous destination. Multi destination routing is possible with the Magellan 4040 which allows up to 20 stops along the way. A real time-saver for deliveries or sales calls. You can even customize your route by selecting fastest time, shortest distance, least or most use of freeways or avoid toll roads. You can also exclude selected streets and freeways so you can get there your way. One touch Instant locate will give your current location, allowing you to give accurate directions for roadside assistance or emergencies.

Navigation features aren't the only high points of this unit. The preloaded AAA TourBook® allows you to search for member discounts, hotels, restaurants, approved auto repair facilities, attractions, events, and more. The Maestro 4040 also provides AAA members roadside assistance details, with exact location and a toll-free help number. A membership to AAA is required for discounts and roadside assistance. An address book is also included so you may enter POIs of your own. Should you find yourself in need of the owner's manual just click Owner's Manual to download a copy. As these units are discontinued, you may receive a unit that does not have the current software. For the current software version download just click Magellan 4040 Software Update.

Specifications - Magellan 4040 GPS

Discontinued: December 2008
Unit Dimensions: 5.0" L x 3.75"W x 0.88" H
Display Size: 4.3 inch diag.
Display Resolution: 480 x 272 pixels
Display Type: WQVGA full-color, anti-glare touch screen
Weight: 8.5 oz.
Battery Type: Li-Ion rechargeable
Battery Life: Over 2 hours continuous use
System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP

What's in the Box:

Magellan Maestro 4040 GPS
Pre-loaded maps for 50 United States, Canada and Puerto Rico
Windshield Mount
Basic Cradle
AC Wall Power Supply/Charger
Cigarette Lighter adapter
USB Data Cable
Adhesive Disk for Dash Mounting
Nylon Protective Pouch

Note: The state of Minnesota prohibits the installation of portable GPS units on the windshield of your vehicle.

Owner Reviews - Magellan 4040 GPS

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By THOMAS PALMER, May 14, 2009

I really like magellan GPS units - bought a tom tom but wanted to go back to magellan but after buying this one found out there are no updates for this unit and it is outdated by a couple years and when I travel a lot i need the latest updates on roads. suggest buying a model with updated files.

By Car Guy, April 22, 2009

We have had this product 2 years and it provides an impressive number of features for the price. We travel a lot between N. Calif. and Phoenix and "Ingrid" (that's what we call the unit's female voice) has proved invaluable.

Recently, we paid Magellan $80 to upgrade the maps to the 2009 version. On a recent trip to Phoenix, the updated maps were full of errors and Ingrid got completely befuddled in the Southeast portion of Maricopa County. Also, we have a AAA enabled version of this unit, and it was unable to find the nearest AAA office with the new map update.

We wrote Megellan and their response was that the maps were provided by a third party vendor (and were done in 2007 for the 2009 update!!);So Sorry. So be aware that the maps may not be as up to date as expected and may have some flat out errors. Oh, and the hardware performance seems to have deteriorated with the map update as well. It takes longer to find the satellites and seems to have more trouble finding the route at times, even if the map is correct.

Magellan 4040

By Jewel L. Carpenter, March 10, 2009

I bought this product in March of 2008 and just recently called customer service for the second time since I purchased the product and had no problem with understanding the customer service rep or getting a reasonable response for my reasoning behind calling. I am very pleased with my product purchase and the Magellan company.

By Angela Boyter, January 7, 2009

I have had my Magellan for about 2 years and really liked it. I especially liked the specific clues it gives you when you are to make a turn. HOWEVER, I go about 3 times a year to the Charlotte NC area, which is rapidly developing and where many new roads are being built and others closed or moved. The maps had LOTS of errors for that area.I eagerly looked forward to updated maps. In the fall I saw a map update dated Spring 2008 and bought it, even though it cost over $70. I went to Charlotte for Thanksgiving and found the maps were WAY out of date still. Roads that were accurate on a AAA map dated 2007 were not correct on the Magellan. When I contacted Magellan and told them their map update did me no good and I wanted a refund, they said they do not give refunds on maps. Period. This product is no good if its maps are not reasonably current, and clearly the maps are not. They should refund a customer's money.

PS The maps also cannot find an ENTIRE zip code in Pennsylvania,Hidden Valley, 15502. If you go to Hidden Valley the maps show all the roads properly, but if you try to find Lake Road in 15502, it sends you to Lake Road in 15501, 16 miles away!

Owner Ratings - Magellan 4040 GPS

Amazon:

219 Reviews
5 star = (82)
4 star = (68)
3 star = (21)
2 star = (19)
1 star = (29)

GPS Magazine: 246 owner votes: 3.1 out of a possible 5

Test Freaks: 70 user reviews: 6.1 out of a possible 10

WalMart:

33 Reviews
5 star = (23)
4 star = (7)
3 star = (0)
2 star = (0)
1 star = (3)

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