Magellan Maestro 3100 3.5Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Magellan GPS
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The internal battery of my Magellan 3100 died after only 18 months without being exposed to extreme heat or cold. Emails to Magellan were not answered.

Gift to my son
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I gave this to my son and he’s very happy with it, so I am too.

GREAT VALUE
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I STARTED USING THIS UNIT RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX AND UP UNTIL NOW IT HAS WORKED PERFECTLY. IT IS VERY EASY TO USE, HAS A FINE USER FRIENDLY SOFTWARE, RE-ROUTES BY ITSELF AND HAS A VERY CLEAR DISPLAY AND IS PERFECTLY AUDIBLE AS WELL. ALSO THE SELLER PROVIDED ALL THE NEEDED ACCESORIES INCLUDING BOTH CAR AND HOUSE CHARGERS AND A HANDY POUCH AS WELL. I WOULD RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR AN AFFORDABLE AND DEPENDABLE GPS. A GREAT VALUE AND A GREAT BUY!

Magellan Maestro 3100 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a fantastic product, I would definitley buy another one if anything ever happened to this one. It came nicely packaged and is very easy to operate.

Great GPS for the $$
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I got this for my stepdad who is in his 70s. He is not what you would call a gadget guy. It is perfect for him because it is very simple to use. What some might call a lack of features is a actually a plus for him. I helped him get started with it and he quickly mastered switching between the screens, entering addresses to navigate to, using the points of interest feature (very handy when traveling in unfamiliar areas to find gas, lunch, hotels, etc), and the current location feature (which gives your exact location in latitude and longitude, as well as relative location to cross streets and intersections. This really gives him peace of mind in case he needed to dial for help while traveling. My $200 Garmin does not even have this feature! I love it!). He is currently using it on a trip from Mississippi to Niagra Falls!

Not the most feature-packed GPS on the market, but for basic navigation and finding local points of interest (not to mention the current location feature), it is a great value for the price – less than $70 when I ordered. One ding on its review was the map update – you have to pay to update the maps on it. No big deal if you’re keeping to Interstates, but for areas with recent road construction you want the newest maps.

Great value
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is the smaller screen but I have never had a problem viewing it. For the price this is the best deal out there; I was able to get two for the family instead of one more expensive one. I also have left it in the car through summer and New England winter (probably shouldn’t) and it has been working great for over 2 years. There are others out there with more features, but this is the best deal for a no-kidding GPS that will get you from point A to B.

Piece of Crap
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
My Magellan Maestro died about a month ago and I needed to go on a long trip out of state. I saw that this one was a whole lot cheaper but still the same brand so I went ahead and bought it. BIG MISTAKE. This model is much more cheaply made than my last and was completely unacceptable. Let me see if I can remember everything that was wrong with it.

1) The processor is w a y t o o s l o w. It seriously took 2 minutes to enter an address in (which is not good while driving). And then, it would frequently freeze up while on the route, making me miss turns. What use is the thing if it can’t tell me when to turn right?

2) To update the software you have to have it plugged into the usb port of your computer to allow the data transfer, but it doesn’t provide power. For that you have to have it plugged into your cigarette lighter. Yes, in the car. So the first time I tried charging it completely in the car and then brought it in to my computer to update. The thing ran out of power before the update finished. So the second time I brought my laptop out to the car so the gps could be plugged in. After like 8 hours the update finished, but by then it had drained the battery in my car.

3) The suction cup didn’t stick. It had a hole in it or something. That was just annoying.

4) The trip calculator sucked. On the way home on my trip it calculated me a 24 hour route (going through a different state!) for what was really a 9 hour route. No, it was set on “fastest time,” I checked.

5) This model did not have “previous addresses” like my old one. That caused me some problems in my business.

6) The car adapter was much more cheaply made than my old model. I don’t know if this was a coincidence but a few days after getting this piece of crap my car wouldn’t turn on and the battery and alternator had to be replaced. The battery light still hasn’t gone off again. I guess the gps might not have been the cause of this, but I must admit I highly suspect it.

So of course I recommend you avoid buying this piece of crap. It actually makes driving harder. I think Magellan ought to recall and destroy all of this model before it causes some serious accidents.

Great GPS For any one.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Great GPS for any one, very simple to use. I liked all the features that came with it. Ken