I purchased this GPS for my fiance last Christmas. Living near Boston poses its directional challenges (Big Dig, anyone?), but to add to that, I sometimes think the boy might have trouble finding his way out of a paper bag. I tend to have a better sense of direction, but even so, a GPS is one of those things that you never really realize how much you would need it or rely on it until you have one.

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I borrowed the Magellan Maestro 3100 and found it to be a great auto GPS. It has all the features you need in an auto navigation system. Because it has none of the extraneous features unnecessary in an auto GPS, the price is a deal. Magellan got it right with the Maestro.

Favorite Features:

Entering locations turned out to be easy with the predictive input system.

Setup was super easy. I had it up and going in less than a minute in my car. As I was borrowing it, I didn’t have a manual or anything, but all the screens were so intuitive, that was never a problem.

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By KKN

I have used it only for a week , Once for a long trip spanning 3 states, otherwise local routes.

Pros
—- Nice interface, very easy to use,works right out of the box, minimal setup. very friendly & intuitive user interface.
—- Price, as low as $200 if you look around, a great bargain
—- Decent maps/updated NAVTEQ mapping data (I think as of April 2007)
—- fast re-routing/detour calculations
—- Fast satellite acquisition even indoors
—- Nice features like Current location finder
—- Decent size for portability
—- So far no crashes or freezes

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I’m a long time TomTom user, and I bought this GPS for my wife because it is small, simple, and inexpensive. We’ve been very pleased! The SIRF star III GPS chipset is incredible! It was able to lock onto 8 satellites from INDOORS! My TomTom GPS receiver is lucky to find 4 signals in the backyard with a clear sky. The NAVTEQ maps used by Magellan are much more accurate in the U.S. than the outdated TeleAtlas maps in my TomTom. I used both devices to search for 5 random addresses from my address book — all of which are at least 5 years old. The Magellan found them all flawlessly — even those with re-mapped zip codes in mid-2006! The TomTom found 1 of the 5, got me close to a second, and didn’t have a clue about the street names in the other three. (Incidentally, TomTom won’t provide me with a map update because they dropped support for my device, which is only 3 years old!)

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