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(More customer reviews)4350 vs 4370: The 4370's screen is higher res ad it's sold exclusively at Best Buy, otherwise they're exaclty the same. ...I haven't seen the two side-by-side.
Why I bought the Magellan 4370?: I spent a great deal of time researching all the units and I eventually narrowed it down to the Tom Tom Go, Garmin Nuvi and this one. On paper, they're very similar, but the Tom Tom's wikipedia-like Mapshare made it the early leader. The problem was after spending about 2 minutes playing with each of them,the Garmin clearly had the best interface, now making it the leader.After spending a great deal more time playing with the menus, I stumbled upon some POI features in the Magellan I couldn't live without.The ability to customize the on-map POI's was exaclty what I needed. I could choose to have my bank, and only my bank visible on the map. Same goes for my favorite restaurants, places to shop, etc. And when I'm on the interstate, I can easily find food, gas, and lodging at the next exit...without pushing a button.
What I'm using it for?: I'm somewhat new to South Florida, so between work and fun, I'm constantly looking for an impossible address, and then I'm hungry and/or need an ATM.Also, I go on many weekend trips.
Pros: Lane change is useful, 3d building are cool, one-touch is great, time to destination is a life saver, but the far-and-away best features are the POI's. I don't want to push buttons, I'm driving, I just want it to show me what's nearby. The Exit POI's are even cooler. Again, without pushing a button, I can see if the next exit has gas, food, lodging and/or car repair/towing services.I can't tell how many times I printed out google instructions, called someone to look something up for me or was hungry and no idea where to go.What took me so long to get a GPS?!I love this thing!
Cons: Needs to be reset far too frequently...stupid Windows OS. It's easy to reset and takes only seconds, but this shouldn't happen in a $400 device.As compared to the satellite images I'm used to using in Google, these maps look cartoonish and old (Google needs to make a GPS).Suction cup/install kit that comes with it looks like a small crane on your dash/windshield...hideous. And like my Sun Pass, it doesn't keep its suction forever.When driving in a parking lot, it thinks you're on the main road making it jump around like a crazed fool recalculating over and over again...very annoying.The map is rather accurate, but I've seen a few small mistakes...destination is actually on the other side of the road, you don't need to go all the way to the light and make a u-turn, destination is no longer there/map is now out of date, etc.The street names are mostly pronounced accurately, but sometimes they get butchered...more amusing than an issue.
Conclusion: Despite the cons, I love this thing and I can't stop raving about it. Like my first cell phone, how in the world didI ever live without one?
Wishlist for future GPS designs: Aside from the many POI's that show up as logos (likely due to Magellan selling advertising to these companies), I can't tell one POI within a category apart from another. i.e. All shopping POI's are blue with a shopping cart, no matter if I select "all," or just "Target." I wish I could customize them so that Target was red with a "T" and Walmart was blue with a "W." Maps should be satellite images instead of 1980's-looking computer graphics.I'd like to be able to touch an on-map POI and choose if I'd like to route to it.As it stands now, they're hard to touch, and when you do get them, you have to push another button at the top and then decide if you want to route there...still better than Garmin and Tom Tom. I'd like the clickable items I the menu to be boxed, so that they cover a larger area and are easier to click. i.e. Like the Garmin.
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4.3 VGA Screen, 6 Million points of interest, AAA Tourbook, Roadside Assistance, Text To Speech, Hands Free calling, Voice Command, Pedestrian mode, One touch user interface, 3D Landmarks, MP3 player, Video Player, FM Transmitter,
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