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Magellan Maestro 5310 5 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

June 10th, 2009 GPS Reviews No comments

Magellan Maestro 5310 5 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator




The Maestro 5310 delivers a superior navigation experience, in an ultra-wide 5″ screen that makes it easy for customers to enter their destination and go. With large icons and buttons, it is now easier than ever for drivers to get to their destination. Advanced features include integrated live traffic alerts, a highly intuitive user interface that guides drivers to their destination with on-screen prompts, 6 million points of interest, and more. Built-in Navteq Maps includes pre-loaded maps of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The included Live Traffic Alert service comes with a free 3-month subscription, and provides both real-time traffic updates, and reroutes drivers when an alternate route is available. SmartDetour prompts drivers to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic Exit POIs make it easy to access commonly used POIs while driving on the freeway AAA TourBook travel information for the United States and Canada AAA member Roadside Assistance details AAA Show Your Card & Save member discount locations Atlas III GPS Chipset 5-10 meters GPS Accuracy 1900mAH Li-Ion rechargeable battery, up to 3 hours Route Calculator Methods – Fastest Time, Shortest Distance, Least Use of Freeways, and Most Use of Freeways Option to Avoid All Toll Roads Basic VantagePoint Support Dimensions – Height 3.61 x Width 5.64 x Depth 0.79 (9.18×14.34×2.03cm) Weight – 6.9 ounces (196 grams)

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars just as advertised
works great no problems so far. I am a courier and use it all day

1 Star OUTDATED MAPS
The packing on the Magellan Maestro should have a warning and all store that sell it should warn that the maps that come with the 5310 are old, outdated and do not include Alaska. I just bought this for my father in-law and the first thing he did was try to get a route from my house (in Anchorage, AK) to his. And why should I pay for a 79.00 DVD if Magellan won’t even tell me if any Alaska streets on on it. GO figure…

If you live in Alaska – go NOT buy Magellan products as they will rip you off and you won’t get a useable product.

2 Stars Magellan5310
I got my 5310 from Costco without checking the online reviews. Since I am a Amazon customer and know their review system are fair, so after I used 5310 three times I’d like to post the review for this product. I am a regular user and don’t need the 05/2009 map (so far) and the other common functions are good. But I notice that the battery doesn’t hold for 3 hours as the manufacturer said. It ONLY GIVES LESS THAN 50 MINUTES battery usage after two-day charge. I don’t know it is defect or not? The worst part of this product is that the unit seems to be over heat after 30 min. commute usage. It was so hot that I could barely hold it.

1 Star Magellan Maestro 5310 GPS
This product is the second magellan maestro I have purchased from Amazon.

The first one stopped working after 6 wks. The second never worked at all. I have owned a magellan gps which worked well until I squashed the screen and broke it. I do not know whether my problems come from buying thru Amazon, or bying Magellan.

5 Stars DPD
I purchased a Roadmate 700 series from Amazon several years ago. It worked fine… until recently. And that is why I went searching for a new GPS. I like the size of the screen and the ease of touch programming. I’ve only had it, about, a month, but am using it much more frequently than my old one. It’s much lighter and easier to install. (I have the bracket “velcroed” to an area of my dash so that it is concealed yet easy to refer to.

I would recommend this product to anyone interested in a quality GPS!

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Magellan Maestro 5310 5 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

October 8th, 2008 GPS Reviews No comments

Magellan Maestro 5310 5 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator




The Maestro 5310 delivers a superior navigation experience, in an ultra-wide 5″ screen that makes it easy for customers to enter their destination and go. With large icons and buttons, it is now easier than ever for drivers to get to their destination. Advanced features include integrated live traffic alerts, a highly intuitive user interface that guides drivers to their destination with on-screen prompts, 6 million points of interest, and more. Built-in Navteq Maps includes pre-loaded maps of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The included Live Traffic Alert service comes with a free 3-month subscription, and provides both real-time traffic updates, and reroutes drivers when an alternate route is available. SmartDetour prompts drivers to route around heavy or stopped freeway traffic Exit POIs make it easy to access commonly used POIs while driving on the freeway AAA TourBook travel information for the United States and Canada AAA member Roadside Assistance details AAA Show Your Card & Save member discount locations Atlas III GPS Chipset 5-10 meters GPS Accuracy 1900mAH Li-Ion rechargeable battery, up to 3 hours Route Calculator Methods – Fastest Time, Shortest Distance, Least Use of Freeways, and Most Use of Freeways Option to Avoid All Toll Roads Basic VantagePoint Support Dimensions – Height 3.61 x Width 5.64 x Depth 0.79 (9.18×14.34×2.03cm) Weight – 6.9 ounces (196 grams)

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars magellan maestro 5310
yes I like it but I returned the product couse it did not have the bluetooth feature in it so I have to give it back. it looks good thou big and clear but no bluetooth.

2 Stars FAIR
I have shipped this one back and received a new one. The first one I received looked used not new. However, the performance of this unit is not great. I liked the roadmate 800 better. The 800 was faster all the way around. The maestro takes too long to re-route and way too long to search for a point of interest, sometimes as much as 1 minute to locate a POI. The POI editor is too complicated ot figure out and I could not get it to work. I installed the updated firmware for this unit and it did not help at all. There is also a quirkey deal with a message indicating that battery power is being used and it is not. Maybe the next firmware update will take care of this if one is ever developed.

Magellan also charges for map updates which I believe are pricey $ 79.00 bucks! I believe these should be free.

The traffic feature works OK, however has not yet informed me of anything I didn’t know. After the free 3 month subscription, I will nor be subscribing again.

I would definately consider buying another brand next time .

2 Stars Magellan maps worthless zoomed out
The Magellan Maestro 5310 is a great screen size but is worthless if you want to see more than a few blocks ahead. At 1/2 mile zoom level you lose all county roads. Zoom out another level and you only see interstates and a few state roads. No city or town names any where. SD card is only for transferring routes..

I want to tour the country. These maps are only helpful for seeing a few blocks ahead in town. I returned it after 3 days.

4 Stars overall pretty good…
overall the Magellan Maestro 5310 is pretty good, i’ve read that the garmin are slightly better however i chose the magellan because i am able to switch routing type while in route such as (avoid freeway, easy route, shortest route) etc. while with the garmin there is a series of hoops you have to jump through to change and it isn’t dynamic.

the Magellan didn’t get the last star from me is because of the power chord/plug issue. if you move it while plugged in it very easily disconnects and you have to move it again to get it to register as connected. however if you plug it in and have a good connection, just leave it be and don’t move it. play with it after the charge. I havent tried the ac adapter for the car yet.

overall the magellan is way super user friendly and great to use.

5 Stars Magellan Maestro 5310
The product has functioned as expected … it came with a dashboard mounting assembly and not the windscreen mount as was specified on the original box. The product was delivered expeditiously after the order was confirmed.

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