Magellan Maestro 4350 reviews – one of the fastest PND

Monday, December 29, 2008, 11:34
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Magellan is one of the leader portable navigation device manufacturers and Maestro 4350 is another addition to its long lineup of high-end GPS devices. The $500 Maestro 4350 features the revamped user interface of Magellan which uses the OneTouch menu that allows you to easily navigate through various options.

The Maestro 4350 is 3.27 inches tall, 4.88 inches wide and 0.7 inch deep and weighs just 7.2 ounces. The device features a 4.3-inch widescreen which is good enough for viewing the maps. The Maestro 4350 offers all the features of a high-end GPS device. With Maestro you get the real time traffic updates, 6 million POI database, an integrated Bluetooth and maps of United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. But it lacks text-to-speech functionality which is quite handy and allows you to concentrate on the road while driving. Instead of text-to-speech feature, the GPS device supports a photo viewer and multimedia player. The photo viewer and multimedia player supported by the Maestro 4350 are best as compared to other portable GPS devices.

The 4350 features a completely improved user interface which is intuitive and uses the OneTouch feature of quick navigation. The Home screen sports three large icons- View Map, Settings and Go TO. The other features can be accessed through the icons provided on the bottom of the display. These functions include media player, Bluetooth phone interface, text messaging. An icon for OneTouch feature is located in the upper right corner of the display. When you tap the icon it allows you to access Home screen, Nearby Road Service, five user defined destinations or searches, Previous Destinations, S.O.S and Where AM I functions.

The 4350 uses the 6 million POI database to find your favorite restaurants, gas stations, hospitals, motels and much more. You can search the POIs by category, name, or POIs along the route or close to your destination.

The Maestro 4350 has some additional features that make it more competitive among the high-end GPS devices. The lane assistance guides you to the correct lane in which you should drive for an upcoming turn. The sign showing the upcoming turn or exit becomes brighter and the other signs get dimmer. The 4350 also allows you to view the 3D maps with landmarks for a number of areas. Moreover, the 4350 can calculate the route according to time and distance based on three different criteria simultaneously. It can calculate the route according to Shortest Distance, Fastest Time and most Economical. Any other GPS can calculate only one route at one time but the 4350 calculates the three routes simultaneously.