Magellan Maestro 4700: Not Quite Worth the Price

Magellan's Maestro line of GPS devices has always been designed to appeal to consumers who are willing to pay more for more features. And that's still true of the new Maestro 4700. However, Magellan has also added more features to the models in its budget-friendly RoadMate line--so much so that you have to wonder whether the Maestro 4700 is worth even its slight price premium.

Priced at $300 (as of 11/25/09), the Maestro 4700 includes an impressive list of features. You get a larger-than-normal, 4.7-inch screen; maps for the United States (all 50 states), Canada, and Puerto Rico; a database of 6 million points of interest; highway-lane-assist signs; text-to-speech; and multisegment routing capabilities. You also get several items unique to Magellan, such as the AAA tour book and the One Touch feature, the latter of which lets you easily navigate to a favorite destination or search with just a single tap of the screen.

But here's the thing: All of those features are also available on the $250 RoadMate ...

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Craig Ellison, PC World