Magellan Maestro 3140 GPS

More features than the Garmin Nuvi 360 and cheaper

Strengths: AAA travel guide ,Allow multiple stops along the way, Exit POIs

Weakness: Short Battery life, No AC adapter, Hard to mount and dismount unit without removing the windsheild mount, Having to change maps when you reach Canada

I returned my Nuvi 360 for this Megallan. I don't understand why Garmin is so popular. It lacks a bunch of features that this GPS has such as an arrow in the display telling you what the direction of the next turn. This GPS has more options to customize the display. Even though there are weakness, it is still a very good GPS.

Magellan 3140

Strengths: Strong signal even indoor. No external antenna flip up like Garmin

Weakness: No bean bag mount for using at California

I'd love the feature of having bluetooth that connect to my cellphone during travelling. I like the build-in internal antenna. The unit is boot up and get signal pretty fast. Display remaining distance on screen is a plus. Having option to enter zipcode for address is also nice. In general, this is a very solid and useful device for traveling people.

A nice and affordable GPS

Strengths: New map, user friendly interface, nice POI, TTS, Bluetooth; Affordable compared to Nuvi 360; Most of all, it locks the GPS signal so quickly and even inside the house.

Weakness: No MP3, JPEG view; Ability to upload other region (such as Euro/Asian) maps not announced yet; Not easy to remove from mounting kit.

I have this GPS for about 2 weeks and I love it although it has the weakness mentioned about. The new map, Text-To-Speech, and bluetooth, quickness of locking GPS signals are the plus. However, Magellan should provide a wall charge like 4040/50. Otherwise, when you first get it, you need to sit in the car to get similar with the GPS (they should not save the cost by not providing the wall...

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Great Product with a Great Price

Strengths: Fast satellite lock, small, brand, easy to navigate, many points of interest

Weakness: No traffic, Voice Guidance does not always read the turn-by-turn, window mount is not that sturdy

I bought this from Sears on sale. The product works great in Florida. I used it on 3 trips from Miami to Orlando and it has been very accurate with finding my hotels, finding Disney, and even finding close gas stations and Pizza places. The product is small and doesnt block my vision. Unfortunately, it is a little difficult sometimes to select each letter to select my location - I would rather...

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Amazing GPS Loaded With Features

Strengths: Text-to-speech, 4.5 million points of interest,bluetooth, make calls with this GPS, very fast.

Weakness: The screen should have been larger for the price. Other than that, none.

This is an amazing GPS. I never get lost anymore. This system has so many features that makes it stand out. The text-to-speech is an important features as it allows you to know exactly which street to turn on. Other systems only tell you the distance which can cause some confusion. With 4.5 million points of interest, you're sure to find the store you want to go to on this system. Another nice...

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Maestro 3140 GPS (Vehicle, 3.5" LCD)

Strengths: Text to Speech Bluetooth Bright Screen

Weakness: None!

This is by far the best GPS unit I have ever used. Magellan makes it so simple to use this unit. The screen is bright and clear, the sound is loud enough to hear over the road noise and I love the split screen feature as you approach a turn. If you ever wanted to get a GPS, I would certainly recommend this one!

Best GPS in its price range

Strengths: Navteq 2007 Maps AAA built-in connection Text-To-Speech (announces street names) Bluetooth Accurate, Fast, and Loud SirfStar III 4.5 million POI's CHEAP!!

Weakness: Rather short battery life Only comes with car charger, no AC adapter Cant scroll the map Zoom In/Out is slow

The Pro's outweighs the Con's by far. The Maestro 3140 acquires a very strong signal every time. It starts up much faster than other GPS's I've used. Directions are clear and concise. It includes many features not found in other GPS's for the same price. The only thing it is missing is a MP3 player / Photo viewer. Overall: You can't find a better GPS for this price.

Best value in class, especially for user want...

Strengths: 1. Best signal reception + instant start time no waiting 2. advance routing option with find by ZIP code, fast interface 3.superb AAA tour-book/assistant and free 2nd year warranty for AAA member.

Weakness: 1. Tom Tom and Garmin is slightly easier to use. 2. No mp3/photo viewer/video features 3. Limited voice/language options.

The signal reception of this GPS is awesome. As soon as you switch on it is ready for use, no signal hunting, no brand-logo show casing -- it is ready to route in NYC even inside a building when I switched it on. In comparison, Tom Tom One takes 5-8 secs to boot and it needs 3-10 secs to lock signal when switch-on, not huge difference but 3140 is definitely faster. In the case Garmin NUVI 350, it...

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alot for the money

Strengths: has text to speech and blue tooth

Weakness: none

excellent piece. It is amazing that magellan can afford to put so many features into there units for cheaper prices than the other brands. I'm not sure exactly why brands like garmin make you have to pay so much more for units that pretty much do the same exact thing but they lost a customer to magellan when i so both this magellan and a garmin 360 displayed next to each other

Great value and features

Strengths: SIRFIII chipset, NAVTEQ maps, great signal reception, and AAA assistant

Weakness: none

This 3140 Magellan Maestro is a great bang for the buck. Along with the much more accurate satellite-fixing SIRFIII chipset, it (along with Garmin units) uses NAVTEQ maps which are much more accurate and up-to-date, unlock TomTom and others. It's a feature packed GPS that is great value.