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The Magellan Maestro 3100 Portable Auto GPS System delivers the best navigation experience at an entry-level price point. Pocket-sized, powerful, and re-engineered for easy use, its fresh graphics, intuitive interface, and friendly voice will guide you turn-by-turn as you enjoy the drive. If you don’t like reading directions, you’ll love the Magellan Maestro 3100. It’s simple to use and ready to guide you to virtually any destination in the 48 continental United States. Just turn it on and go. Its thin, sophisticated design and attractive, intuitive touch-screen graphics make driving a pleasure. Enter an address or select from 750,000 preprogrammed points of interest (POIs) with just a few screen touches. SiRFstarIII™ gives you the fastest GPS position accuracy in the industry.

Additional Product Features

• Turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance: Enter an address or POI and get there quickly and safely
• Graphical interactive maps: Built-in maps and destinations for the continental U.S. mean you’ll always know where you are and where you’re going
• Rechargeable battery: Navigate when you don’t have access to power
• SmartDetour™: Automatically prompts you to route around suddenly slow freeway traffic
• Auto night view: Adjusts color and contrast for easy night viewing
• 750,000 points of interest (POIs): Optimized database to easily find gas stations, restaurants, ATMs, and more, with smart location search by name, category, and region
• TrueView: Pop-up visual of upcoming turn
• Map View: 3D bird’s-eye and standard map views
• Reception: Integrated antenna for clear GPS signal

What’s in the Box
Magellan Maestro 3100 Portable Auto GPS System, flexible windshield mount, dash mounting adhesive disk, cigarette lighter power adapter (12-24 watts), quick reference guide, reference manual CD, and USB cable.

I’ve been watching the market for car GPS units for several years. Never could pull the trigger because the cost/benefit was always too high. Finally, there seems to be a set of new models from several manufacturers that allow sub-$200 prices. These units do everything I need. After some internet checks, I bought the Magellan 3100, and in its first day of trial, I am loving it. Advantages include small size, internal battery, fast & accurate satellite fix, good re-routing, very nice mounting system. Just flat out works. The only thing I could get with greater investment would be frills. I feel I am really missing NOTHING with this model. (Don’t need fancier speech, bluetooth, big screen etc). So my conclusion: strong buy recommendation.

Everything you need in an auto GPS
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. – By Charles Marsh

Best buy for new users
I bought for a trip from Texas to New England and several locations in between on a month trip and never had a problem getting there or finding the next stop. Great GPS for the newbie or one not wanting to spend alot on something they won’t use much. Great price if you look around right now. Friends I know have all gone out and gotten a 3100. – By R. Lamar

Excellent value for the money.
I bought this unit on a Black Friday sale for $150 after extensive research and I was actually going to return it based on a review which said the 3100’s maps cannot be updated. I contacted Magellan support and found out that this is false. The maps can be updated to a current version, and the device comes with a USB cord. This is not a throw-away unit. If you’re looking for Canada, Mexico, HI, AK, etc. and if text-to-speech is a must, then avoid this unit. If you’re looking for a basic value-priced GPS for the contiguous 48 states, look no further. It does what it’s supposed to do….navigate you from point A to point B; provide detours and directions. - By Ronald Devito

Tags: GPS, navigation

This product review was published on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 at 12:13 pm and was filed under Car Navigation. You may follow any user submited item reviews through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.