Magellan Maestro 3210 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Magellan
Category: CE
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $139.99
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 818
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
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Native Resolution: 320x240
Display Size: 3.5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 9.8 x 3.7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: Magellan Maestro 3210
Model: Magellan Maestro 3210
UPC: 763357117929
EAN: 0763357117929
ASIN: B000V4PZBO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 3.5-InchQVGA full-color, anti-glare, touch-screen display | | • | 6 Million Searchable Points of Interest: | | • | AAA TourBook guide travel information | | • | SmartDetour prompts drivers to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic | | • | Newly designed, intuitive user interface makes the Maestro series the easiest to use |
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Amazon.com Product Description -- November 13, 2007
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. 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.
What Makes the Maestro 3210 Exceptional?
Easy To Use Interface
The intuitive user interface makes the Maestro series incredibly easy to use. Use the big icons on the 3.5-inch touch screen to search for your destination by address, intersection, or any of 1.3 million points of interest (POIs), including restaurants, hotels, airports, gas stations, and more. You can even touch an onscreen icon for a nearby destination, see name and address, and get an instant route. Turn by turn visual and spoken directions guide you every step of the way.
Auto re-route gets you quickly back on track whenever you make a detour or miss a turn. QuickSpell feature intelligently searches and checks spelling when you enter addresses. The 3210 offers multiple view options, including 2D, 3D, and TrueView that shows your upcoming turn using a 3D split screen. Maneuver List displays the full turn-by-turn details of your route. Auto night view adjusts color and contrast for easy night viewing
Take It Anywhere
The 3210 is super-thin, lightweight and fits easily into any pocket. The integrated rechargeable battery enables you to operate the Maestro 3210 away from your vehicle for up to three hours. The battery recharges while driving via the included vehicle power adapter.
Tons of Data
The 3210 comes pre-loaded with Navteq maps of the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and 1.3 million points of interest (POIs). POI data includes telephone numbers and addresses.
It also has an Address Book in which you can create and store POIs and addresses that you use frequently.
Flexible Routing
The 3210 provides a particularly large number of routing features relevant to its price point.
- Multi-destination routing: Select up to 20 destinations and choose the order that best fits your needs.
- SmartDetour: Prompts you to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic.
- Customizable route methods: Choose between Fastest Time, Shortest Distance, Least or Most Use of Freeways, and Avoid Toll Roads
- Route exclusion: Select streets and freeways to avoid so you can get there your way
What's in the Box
Magellan Maestro 3210 GPS receiver, Adhesive disk for dash mounting, Basic cradle, Vehicle power adapter (12-24 watts), Quick reference guide and CD, Windshield mount
Optional Accessories
AC Wall power supply/charger, USB data cable
About Magellan
Magellan is a leader in the consumer, survey, GIS, and OEM GPS navigation and positioning markets.
Recognized as an industry innovator, the Company is the creator of the award-winning Magellan RoadMate series and the Magellan Maestro portable car navigation systems, the Magellan eXplorist and the Magellan Triton outdoor handheld navigation devices, and the Hertz NeverLost car navigation system, the best-selling single frequency GPS survey product line on the market. The Magellan Maestro series includes such unique features as built-in AAA travel information and voice command and control driving which no other portable GPS manufacturer in the U.S. or Canada offers. The company is recognized worldwide through its Magellan brand and has experienced dramatic revenue growth as GPS technology has proliferated across a range of consumer and commercial applications.
The Company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with European headquarters in Carquefou, France
Product Description
The Magellan Maestro 3210 portable navigator eases your travel with its powerful combination of guidance and communication. Use the newly-designed interface on the 3.5" Touchscreen display to find detailed maps of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, along with the 6 million preloaded points of interest. The included AAA features give you instant access to service details and recommended destinations from the leading travel resource. Enter your destination and follow along on the display in 2-D or 3-D map mode as the voice prompts alert you to upcoming maneuvers. The Maestro 3210 can quickly route you around problem areas and get you on your way. This GPS satellite navigation unit has a built-in antenna suction-cup windshield mount and dashboard disk headphone jack car power adapter and built-in rechargeable battery with 3 hours of life. Pre-loaded North American maps - Built-in maps enable you to travel all 50 United States, Canada and Puerto Rico 6 million Points of Interest make it easy to find gas stations, restaurants, ATMs, coffee and more. Search by name or category near your position or near any city. Use Touchscreen to get instant route to destination QuickSpell - Exclusive auto-complete feature makes it easy to enter destinations with just a few touches of the screen and even corrects spelling Clearly see your surroundings in 2D or 3D. Choose between Map View, TrueView 3D split screen, and Maneuver List SirfStarIII SD-card slot Rechargeable battery backup
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| Customer Reviews: Read 47 more reviews...
Basic GPS at good price. August 14, 2008
I purchased this Magellan Maestro 3210 GPS as my first GPS. I did not want one with all the bells and whistles (just more to go wrong on them anyway). My GPS has performed very well so far and is easy to set up, understand and use. I have only had good results from this GPS and the price paid was very affordable. ($117.00)
 Great Value August 12, 2008
I had experience with another Maestro product and good performance brought me back to the line. Size and price were major decision points. This is compact and great price point. Fast shipping and delivery by Amazon. First unit arrived with defect, after quick trouble shooing call to Maestro tech support on Saturday! the instruction was to return the new unit. Simple and fast Amazon return process had another unit in route to me immediately via on line return system. New unit was fine and has been AOK. Simple user interface and a nice deep list of menu options with AAA listings etc. Best out of this was recommendation by Corvette user forum for simple mounting solution. " Stick suction cup mount on top if a nice smooth black spray paint can lid, then place lid down into a cup holder on dash!!" Instant mount convenient to cigarette lighter power point too. Easy to select a matching spray paint can lid to match your car's interior color.
Great price, good product, compact size, easy install. I would recommend this product.
Affordable GPS, With Some Flaws August 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When my Garmin StreetPilot's hard drive failed, I panicked. I had become used to having a GPS device in my car. Since I had recently purchased a Garmin nuevi 650 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator for our other car, I couldn't justify getting one of the more full featured models. Because the Magellan Maestro's price was right and because it had the basic features I needed, I bought it.
The Maestro picks up satellites much faster than the Garmin Nuvi does, even if you unplug it and transport it across the country. There's never any waiting to acquire satellites. This is especially important when you're driving in an unfamiliar area or need a quick recalculation. It has a largely useless but cool feature of showing how many satellites are tracking you and the strength of the signal. However, the map navigation software, the heart and soul of a GPS unit, is quirkier than the Garmin's, with an occasional outrageous route plotted. For example, it plotted a 90 minute route for a trip that I can make in 65 minutes, even though I had selected the fastest route on the touch screen; every time I disregarded the GPS directions, it would subtract another few minutes - odd, since it supposedly chose the fastest route to begin with. Most of the time, however, it selects the logical route, allowing users to program it for the fastest, shortest, most- and least-use of highways. Although I did have one problem with the GPS not getting me to my point-of-interest, I haven't had an issue since. The lack of trust that one miss creates is phenomenal. You shouldn't have to question your GPS. Still, it always gets me home. (Both brands may get the side of the street incorrect; for example, both list my address as being on the opposite side of the street.)
The Magellan uses different chimes to indicate the exact moment to turn, and it gives enough warning of approaching actions. The points of interest are adequate for most uses, although typing in, say, a school (for those traveling to see high school sports!) works better than trying to figure out which category it might belong to. I really like the feature that shows small gas station and restaurant icons on the map. The keyboard for entering addresses is easy to view and use. Recalculation is quick, and it doesn't hang or keep recalculating absurd ways to get back to the original route as our Nuvi can since it recognizes much faster when I want to pick an alternate route. The 3-D view is accurate and visible, even with the smaller 3.5 inch screen. The battery life lasts about 90 minutes, not enough to make it practical to double as a hand-held or to use without the car charger.
The unit comes with an auto charger, a cable to connect to your PC (Windows only, not Mac), and a suction disc/long-neck cradle to attach, more or less permanently, to your dashboard. Its size makes it easy to tuck out of sight.
All in all, this is a good choice for a budget GPS unit since all brands have their issues, especially at this price range. Those who depend heavily on GPS directions may want to invest in a better model, but infrequent users and those on a tight budget may find that the Magellan Maestro is their best bet. This unit would get two or three stars compared to the pricier Garmin units, but, in its price range, it is a sure four star product.
Magellan Maestro 3210 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator August 8, 2008
The magellan Maestro 3210 GPS is great! We really enjoy it! The only thing we don't like is that when it rains, the volume isn't loud enough.
This is a great unit! August 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Thinking of buying this GPS? Well, more reasons here from me. I bought after reviewing others and have to tell you it's an excellent unit at a very fair price. SO easy to use it's silly. Especially love the color display and the night-time mode is smart. I only hesitated to buy this only because I thought you might have to spend more on these things. Not so! This is fun and our whole family has used it already.
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