Magellan Maestro 3220 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech

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Magellan Maestro 3220 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech

Ultra Thin Auto Navigator
3.5 in QVGA Color Touch Screen
Pre Loaded North American Maps w/6 Million Points of Interest
SiRFstarIII / Fastest GPS Position Acquisition in the Industry
1.7 Lbs (WxLxH) 0.7″ x 3.65″ x 3.25″

Product Description
MAGELLAN Maestro 3220 3.5 Inch Automotive GPS Systems Auto Navigation. The Magellan Maestro 3220 delivers a feature rich navigation experience at a highly affordable price. Its new industrial design is ultra thin and elegant, while its intuitive user interface guides drivers to their destination via voice and on screen prompts. Essential features include 6 million searchable points of interest, pre loaded maps of North America, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, multiple look up options, and more…. More >>

Magellan Maestro 3220 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text-to-Speech

5 comments

Gerardo Gonzalez says:

October 21, 2009 at 10:09 am (UTC -5)

There are not many GPS units that offer as many maps as this little jewel. I’ve used it extensively for driving in Mexico and Mexico City. I have been extremely happy with this unit and own three of them. I would not recommend anyone drive in Mexico without having this GPS. The map may have been dated but I got to where I was going in Mexico City without any problems.

If you want a true workhorse GPS with a bunch of maps – especially Mexico – this is the unit for you. I’ve studied most models and this one is turn-on and go – literally.

For the money – under $100 in most cases – you can get a better deal anywhere. So what if you need to update the maps – new map costs $70! However, the core information and mapping is extremely reliable.

I cant say enough about this product. I’m considering the 4220.

I hope Magellan does not discontinue this product and offers other units with these maps.

Jerry
Rating: 5 / 5
robert wong says:

October 21, 2009 at 10:16 am (UTC -5)

I updated the firmware and ordered the latest 2009 Spring map before I tested this unit. The sound volume is barely loud enough and can be better. The screen color is kind of washed and difficult to see in daytime. Here I am comparing functions of the Magellan to my 3 years old off brand GPS with Text-to-Speech.

Pros: 1. Very easy to make entries for destinations

2. Much better POI

3. Very cheap for a branded unit

Cons: 1. Routing is odd. I tested my 7 miles trip from home to work. No matter what routing options I picked, the direction was always the a long city route even though the freeway was just next to it.

2. Text-to-Speed was very busy especially at tight turns, making the feature very annoying at times. Occasionally, the speech would stop when a few turns happened within a short distance. Confusing.

3. No indication of destination to your left or right at times.

Summary: I highly recommend this unit for the exceptional cost to feature ratio (if you can get it cheap). Routing may be odd in some cases but accurate. Very Good no frill unit.
Rating: 2 / 5
Fred says:

October 21, 2009 at 11:56 am (UTC -5)

I bought this unit because it was on sale. I already had a Crossover and loved the actual gps, but like so many others, had lots of problems dealing with the company. This time was very different. I called the support number to check on the map update guarantee, and was promptly given all the info I needed. They even allowed me to use a forwarded email from amazon as proof of purchase. Ten dollars and only two days later I had a new map update in the mailbox. Update went smoothly and everything works fine. My only complaint is that the screen contrast is not quite as vivid as my previous gps, making it a little harder to see on sunny days. I am hoping that a shade will help.
Rating: 4 / 5
David Lug says:

October 21, 2009 at 2:46 pm (UTC -5)

The feedback for this gps is misleading a lot, in my personal eyes. The bad feedback is only regarding company service, rather than the GPS tool.

I didn’t deal with issues with Magellan company, so I don’t know how that is. However, this GPS is actually the best one since I owned. In past 5 years, I owned one GPS from MIO, one GPS from Garmin, two GPS from Megellan, and another one GPS connecting with PDA. In general, Garmin 350 and this one are the best in my mind, but this one is much cheaper. I’ve recommended many friends around me for this tool.
Rating: 5 / 5
Todd R. Brangers says:

October 21, 2009 at 5:13 pm (UTC -5)

Magellan Customer service is the worst customer service I have ever dealt with. They offer a free 30 day map update since all of their products ship with out of date maps. This would be a good thing except it is in the fine print of their products and their customer support email address that their website list is the wrong address. I had to get through to their customer service by posting a bad review on their website. By the time they responded my unit was beyond the 30 day limit and they refused to give me the update. This is a bad business practice. Garmin has a 60 day guarantee which is posted directly on their website in plain view.
Rating: 1 / 5