Magellan Maestro 2008 2009 Map Update
Magellan Maestro 2008 2009 Map Update
preloaded DVD with detailed road maps of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico * includes points of interest plus key roads * works with Magellan Maestro navigators * Windows?2000, SP2, XP, or Vista * 128MB Ram *
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star DOESNT UPDATE ANYTHING. DO NOT BUY its a WASTE of money
I bought this and its called a map update but it doesnt update NOTHING. It didnt do anything different to my gps. Then when i called magellan to complain and ask for money back or cop me for it some way they were VERY RUDE and didnt care that i spent money on there product and it didnt work.
4 Stars Not required, but makes the unit more useful…
Truthfully, I was not particularly enthused about having to update a barely year old GPS system (and having to pay for the priviledge), but if you want your points of interest/road layouts and such to be more recent – notice I didn’t say current – it doesn’t hurt too much if you find the upgrade for a decent price. I can get rid of some of the saved destinations I had to enter because they didn’t show up on the old version, but probably won’t bother. There is at least one obvious enhancement: the turn arrow displayed when you are heading to a destination is large and orange now (as opposed to smaller and green?). I would strongly suggest having a wall adaptor plugged in when upgrading your unit, because 1.) it takes a couple of hours to run, 2.) the upgrade will not start if it detects that the unit is not fully charged, and 3.) any termination of the upgrade process before completion could render your unit unusable. Have a nice day.
2 Stars Not so great
I ordered this product hoping to get the latest maps, but from what I can tell they are still at least 18 months behind. We have a bypass that was compleated more than a year ago and it is not on the machine. I do not think I got my money’s worth. The POI may have been updated but I do not use that part much. Next time I will buy a gps for $40 more.
1 Star Turned our GPS into a brick
This completely crashed our GPS and turned it into a brick. Magellan would not accept it back as it is not under warranty anymore, even though THEIR update crashed it! We tried hacking the system per some websites to reload the hard-drive and firmware, but nothing resolved it. We had to buy a new GPS, which by the way… they don’t have the new update installed in them yet… so we’re wringing our hands deciding whether to take the risk again. My house, built over a year ago, is not on the older maps, as well as the road that runs to my house so I have to wait until I’m several milesa way before entering an address. At $79.99 per update (which might wipe your GPS clean), I’d go to another GPS brand altogether.
2 Stars Much needed Map update, should be free or much cheaper
This update refreshes the Magellan PNDs with a much needed map update. The upgrade process is for the most part easy to follow, but takes a long time. Make sure to apply the lates firmware patch from the Magellan site as the upgrade includes an older version. The only difference that I notice after the upgrade (aside from new maps of course) is the addition of an arrow tracer pointer that walks you through upcoming turns and streets. This alone makes it worth the upgrade as previously I would miss a turn especially at a busy intersection because it was hard to understand the manuever. Now with the arrow showing the way it makes it easier to follow the next step. Also the Enter Address navigation screen has an option upfront to navigate to previously entered Points.
Other than that the interface looks just the same. I whish they had addressed the issues with the AI voice recognition system as it is still worthless.
Overall I’m not too satisfied with this product, the upgrade should be given to Magellan customers free of charge or at least nominal charge of say no more than $20.00, everyone else is following suit at making map upgrades cheaper and so should Magellan.
