Thanks for reviewing this product. I got a more positive impression of it than I expected. Not too many people have bought this. I spoke with a representative at Sharper Image about this, pretending to be in the market for a GPS device. His tone of voice was somewhat reserved about this product. I asked him how many people had bought this and what the return rate was. He informed me that his store had only sold one (after a month) and that it was returned because the buyer couldn't understand the interface.

When I asked him about the Nuvi 660 his voice changed and he told me that this was the top seller and that they had no returns. He too recommended Garmin as an easy to use machine that was reliable.

I played with the Maestro 4040 at Best Buys and it was very impressive. It did announce what side of the street the destination was on in the simulator mode for 3 trips. The Magellan Maestro simulator is better than my Nuvi 660 since it compresses time and allows you to simulate a 20 minute trip in about 5 minutes. The Nuvi simulates in real time. If it is a half hour trip, the Nuvi will take a half hour to simulate.

I think that the Maestro 4040 I used had firmware fix 2.4 which fixed a lot of the problems. Unfortunately, Magellan's web site will only allow you to have V 1.22, so existing owners are left in the lurch. The 4050 has no firmware updates at the moment, which means that users will live with the original problems.

I think that the Maestro series are fine devices, but Magellan is as screwed up as the Federal Government and totally blew the release of this series.

Again, thanks for the review. I have been waiting for this for a long time.

It's funny, but when you ask most of the more knowledgeable reps at most stores - Best Buy, Circuit City, etc., and mention Magellan, their eyes roll. Mention Garmin and they come to life. Then they'll tell you (quietly and out of earshot of others) about the inordinate amount of Magellan returns, Magellan's poor service, faulty devices, etc. It's almost become predictable. As a small example of their inferiority, is their TTS. I'd be EMBARRASSED if I were to offer my worst enemy a gps with Magellan's TTS. With today's technology, that is inexcusable and a portend of what to expect if you purchase Magellan unit.

Then you read reviews of Magellan owners and many mimic what the sales reps are saying. So, obviously, there IS something to it.

Then you read the rave reviews on some boards and they don't go into much detail other than "I love it!" which makes me somewhat suspicious. When you confront them to be more specific, or as them about some glaring flaw or bug, either they don't respond or give some lame excuse for Magellan, as if they own stock in the company. Very odd.

Then you read about those who were committed enough to stay with their device and tried contacting Magellan for some support. Then what happens? You either don't get a live voice, voice mail messages go unreturned, emails are unanswered - a complete nightmare. IF you're lucky enough to get a rep, they can barely speak English and their stock answer is "It will be fixed in the next update." EVERYTHING is getting fixed in the "next update" according to Magellan! If you believe that, I have a lovely bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.

Magellan comes out with v2.04 (which obviously didn't fix "everything." Some will be "lucky" and buy new Maestro's with the latest version. The rest? Don't hold your breath. Read up on Magellan's history - past and current - and you'll know what I mean.

Magellan seems to be shooting itself in the foot, or worse, committing suicide. If they are going to sell an inferior product with features that don't work, the very least they can do is offer quality support. They don't and it's why I predict the "death" of Magellan in the near future.

I was seriously considering a 3140 (after my awful experience with the 4040) but after reading horror story after horror story about Magellan, I woke up. I wouldn't lend Magellan any support, not even a dime. They could care less about their customers once you purchase their product, so I could care less if they go under.

Just a thought - maybe they should only sell their product in India. At least the natives will be able to understand their support reps. That is IF they can get through to them or get a return call or email.

I was waiting for this review. However, I went to the links for the 660 & 680 to see where their release buttons were and I didn't see them, as displayed with the Magellan 4050. Where are the release buttons for the 660 & 680 located? Seems like on the Magellan you feel for the only button located on the top and press. I will read on but that was my first question. I am looking to purchase my first GPS unit and was looking at the 660, 680, or 4050.

I have learned a lesson...don't post a comment until you read fully! I do see after reading onward WHY the release button on the 4050 is awkward. I also went back to the 660 & 680 and read where the release button is on the Garmin and see it on the bottom. My mistake!

I have learned a lesson...don't post a comment until you read fully! I do see after reading onward WHY the release button on the 4050 is awkward. I also went back to the 660 & 680 and read where the release button is on the Garmin and see it on the bottom. My mistake!

A couple of points. My 4040 does announce what side of the street the destination is on so I wonder why a higher end model would not. Secondly it's mentioned that during route testing that some units had you arriving with the destination on the left and this was described as an error. I honestly didn't realize that having the destination on your right was considered correct but it may explain the convoluted route I was taken on when nearing a restaurant destination the other day.

"My 4040 does announce what side of the street the destination is on so I wonder why a higher end model would not. Secondly it's mentioned that during route testing that some units had you arriving with the destination on the left and this was described as an error."

That was an error or oversight in Magellan's part and they had brought this feature back as far as announcing which side of the street the destination is on for the Maestro 4050 etc.

I know Magellan products is not perfect and they are working very hard to improved upon it, but we must compare the overall features and value for the product before passing judgement as to the value of such product.
Garmin seems to be superior at a higher cost, and Magellan will be reacting to this by also offering higher end models that is feature rich very soon. Stay tune.
As far as tech support in India goes, they are addressing that issue also, things don't happen overnight so it is what it is for now.
Magellan has taken market shares away from Garmin, TomTom and Mio, so with this in mind, you would think there is a change in the over all thinking of the consumer for the Magellan product.
Again, for those of US that had use many PND before probably is a bit more critical than the first time user. Heck the Mio C310x at the $149 price is far from perfect, but you see tons of them on the road and most users don't know any better and think they have the greatest PNAV unit available for the low price of $149 till this Black Friday where PNAV will come down to $89-$99, than what?
Again, if you like the unit you committed to, great, keep it. If you think another brand is better, than go with that brand. NOT all units fit everyone needs.
If you wish to have multiple routes optimization and AAA tourbook, exit POI, able to transfer address book quickly using only an SD card than the Magellan unit is the right one for you. If you want to have MSN and travel kit, than the Garmin is right for you. If you wish to buy a NA / EU unit for $499 or less than the TT 910 is the unit for you.
Is just that simple, there is no perfect unit but they all have their pluses and limitations. I can tell you the product line up for Magellan in the next 6 months will BLOW all your minds. It's going to be a wild ride and I think the race will be even more aggressive in the 2nd half of this year.
Stay TUNE!

On the review of the 4050 I notice that you made the statement that "Magellan's text-to-speech technology is the worst of the big three", but on the review of the 3140 you stated that "Text-to-speech quality on the Maestro 3140 is on par with Garmin. Just wondering which statement to take as true as the first seems to be a broad generalization against all Magellan TTS products.

This is a little off topic, but if you still have a Crossover model still around, please give a report on how everything works after the 2.14 firmware update to the Maestro interface. P.S. Hi Mia.

Costco currently has the Maestro 4050 (online only) for $499.99 including shipping & handling. Good through about August 8. It had been $649.99 but now there is an online coupon of $150.

Fletch, your reviews are incredibly detailed and informative. I've been reading them since January 2007. I have a GPS installed in the dash of my 2005 Toyota Sienna XLE Limited (which is very good by the way...although it doesn't have Bluetooth but does play through the car stereo speakers) but want one for the other car that has none. I've been using your reviews to make, reconsider, & remake my purchase decision. I do detect a Garmin bias in your reviews. Perhaps the models you test don't have the latest firmware updates at the time of purchase. I've finally settled on the Maestro 4050. If it's bad, I'll be sure to post here.

This is a request to Mark's post of July 14 about the Maestro 4050. I will be eagerly waiting for your feedback on whether it overcomes the cons of the 4040.

Thanks.

Paramjit Kahai

Once you hit ok on the original startup disclaimer can you use this unit while the car is in motion? Like the Garmin Nuvi

I just ordered the 4050 from Costco at the $499 including shipping price. The best part of ordering from Costco is the return policy. I can return the item 6 months down the road if I decide to.

What swayed me to the 4050 after a week or so of reading is the AAA integration, the detour function, the avoid certain road function and of course the VR.

At $649 I probably would not have bought it but for $50 more than a nuvi 360 I think they are offering more bang for the buck.

And if I find I don't like it I give it back to Costco for a complete refund and get a nuvi 8^)

Perhaps someone knows the answer to this question. In the review the author mentioned that during route testing that some units had you arriving with the destination on the left and this was described as an error. I honestly didn't realize that having the destination on your right upon arrival was considered correct.

Ordered the Maestro 4050 from Costco on 7/16 @ $499.99 + tax (included shipping). It arrived at my house on 7/18. First played with it around 11:30 pm on 7/19 for about 1/2 hour. Again today to travel to work. Only thing I've had a problem with so far is keeping the Bluetooth connection. One minute the phone is paired & ready to make a call, the next minute, when I want to make the call, the phone is no longer paired. Documentation is on CD-ROM and doesn't discuss this issue (doesn't even have a troubleshooting section). Online support ("Ask Maggie", the automated chatter, as well as FAQ) was useless. Perhaps someone can help me solve this problem. Based on this site, I doubt if I'll get an answer from Magellan faster than from the readers of this site. Does the Nuvi have a problem with dropping the Bluetooth connection?

4050 is definitely loud enough to hear, even with the radio playing news, traffic, weather, sports, or music. I previously tried out a Magellan 6000T because I wanted multiple stop route optimization, but ended up returning it because I could barely hear it over the road noise in my car at highway speeds.

4050 appears to have route optimization (there is an option for this on the trip planner menu) although this feature is not documented on the CD-ROM manual.

4050 displays arrival time. The initial estimated arrival time at the start of the route has been very accurate so far.

4050 now allows you to turn off auto night mode. I prefer the regular daytime screen at night.

Haven't tried the traffic kit yet. But I'm planning on taking it with me to FL and will use the 3 month trial period to test it out there.

Paramjit: What specific cons of the 4040 were you interested in?

I think my firmware is 2.08, but I will confirm that later.

Release button on windshield mount is located behind the unit, making it hard to see what you're doing when you want to release the unit from the mount (you have to look behind the unit to see the where the button it). Magellan should move the release button to the front of the mount so you can see it when the Maestro is docked.

Yep, this con is still there but I can live with it for the price and features that it has compared to the Nuvi 660/680.

Text-to-speech is all computer generated and sounds artificial (although it is improved over previous Magellan GPS devices).

Aw c'mon. Sure, it doesn't sound like a silky smooth talking, seductive, desperate housewife. However, it is still understandable.

Text on the new map screen is too small and difficult to read.

Maybe you need your eyes checked. My unit is an arm's length away from me (attached to the windshield with the bottom of the cradle resting on the dashboard) and I have no trouble reading it.

Street names are sometimes word-wrapped in a strange way, making it hard to read the upcoming maneuver

Haven't encountered this problem.

Zoom in/out and volume icons are transparent on the map screen, making them hard to see

Maybe a little hard to see, but I had no problem after a little practice (sort of like learning to use the typewriter using the touch method rather than the look at the keys method).

No "night" version of the "Calculating Route" screen. The bright blue screen is blinding at night in a dark car.

Don't look at the screen when it is calculating.

Estimated arrival time not displayed on the map (or anywhere else)

It is now.

Space bar on on-screen keyboard has no label on it (doesn't say "space")

Again, sort of like "touch typing" You learn to use it instinctively.

Address book management requires too many clicks.

Not sure what is meant here. However, I am confused by Address Book and Favorites (a POI can be one, or the other, or both).

Interface should be streamlined.

Sufficiently streamlined for me.

no linkage between Magellan's 4.5 million POI database and the AAA TourBook

I can live with it, although I suppose it would be nice, but I haven't tried this feature yet.

Overly verbose announcing of full street names

Not sure what is meant here although I am a little annoyed when, in CT for example, it says "I-95 Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike". I can do without everything after "I-95".

Once the Maestro is in night mode, there's no way to force it back into day mode, even if you turn off "automatic night mode". You're stuck in night mode until daylight.

Not so. I turned off auto night mode and I get the regular day screen at night.

Only the map screen changes for "night mode". All other menus are the same for day and night, making the bright blue background blinding at night. This is particularly annoying for AAA / POI lookup and the Bluetooth menus, since you'll likely to use those while driving.

I prefer not to use night mode anyway.

Difficult to get the Maestro in and out of the included neoprene carry case.

Haven't tried yet but someone mentioned spraying the inside of the case with silicone spray.

3 hour battery life is less than average

Hasn't been a factor for me

Although you can create and store multi-destination routes, you cannot insert a single stop along a route you are already driving. For example, the Garmin interface allows you to add a single stop and then asks if you want that to be the new destination, or if you want to reach your destination by way of the new stop. Magellan's Maestro does not allow this.

I can live without this feature for the price.

I just ordered A Magellan Maestro 4050 from Costco after using Nuvi 660 for about 6 months and returned the 4050 after a week. The biggest problem is the CRADLE - it is so large and bulky, the traffic receiver is huge, so the whole thing rattles somewhat when driving - and then there is a RELEASE NIGHTMARE - just like it was written in the review, you have to find the button BEHIND the unit, but Maestro doesn’t just come off when you do find the release and press it - you then have to work the unit with both hands go get it off, and at the end you end up pulling off the traffic receiver as well. So, IT SUCKS ROYALLY compare to NUVI 660, where you press one button and the unit is in your hand. So, if you like me - you live in the city and plan to take it off and put back on often, the release mechanism is gonna be a big problem for you. If you plan to just leave it on and never take it off, the release mechanism won't be a huge deal.
The actual navigation and the screen options is really nice, especially given those Magellan specific features - choice of route type before starting on a trip, route exclusion, quick spell, AAA and other Magellan specific features. You can exclude certain types of roads i.e. toll ways and highways, in NUVI as well, but you have to press quite a few buttons to get to it, while in Magellan it is more user friendly and is better thought through. POIs on the map inclusion and exclusion is also nice; on NUVI you don't have that option unless you zoom in all the way.
The bottom line is this: Magellan Maestro 4050 is a great start, the navigation and user menus have been overhauled, major thought and money have been put into redesign of the interface, which results in a great navigation unit + 2007 maps. However, little things like cradle haven't been thought through well, resulting in an overall dissatisfaction with a great navigation unit. If it wasn't for the cradle, I would keep 4050, but it seriously became a major hassle. I hope Magellan realizes that they shoot themselves in the foot by releasing incomplete unit, and there is no way they'll be able to compete with Garmin until they think EVERY detail through. Users like myself who have bought Magellan and were disappointed once will probably never buy another Magellan unit. We all know how that will reflect on the overall performance of the company in the market. So, I hope the next release Magellan makes will be more thoughtful than this one - so for now, I am going for NUVI 680.

Charlie:

As regards arriving on the right vs. the left, I think that it depends on whether making a left presents a hazard. My Nuvi 660 routed me around the block going to one destination. When I got there I could see the destination (an Albertsons supermarket) ahead on the left and was surprised to hear the Nuvi tell me to make a right, then a left, then another left and then another left so I would arrive on the right. This happened on another destination as well. Yet at other times it will announce the arrival on the left.

The reason: In the two cases I mentioned, taking a left into the parking lot would have involved an uncontolled left turn through three lanes of 50 mph traffic, a potentially dangerous maneuver.

I simulated a trip to work on a Maestro 4040 and unlike the Nuvi 660, it had me take a later exit off of the freeway and make two rights so I would arrive on the right. The Nuvi lets me arrive on left. Turning left in this case involves an uncontrolled left turn through one lane of 50 mph of traffic.

Now, the traffic is very light, so the Nuvi's routing was more realistic. The Magellan may apply this rule more strictly in that particular case than the Nuvi.

It just depends on the routing engine's "opinion" of the proper approach to the destination.

In response to Charlie,
I think the reviewer here is assuming that we would prefer always arriving with the destination on our right. This is likely only true for those who are reluctant at any time to turn left across traffic. While that may actually be safer in certain situations, I prefer the most direct routing 99% of the time, so I wouldn't consider a routing engine decision that results in a left turn-in to be an error.

"Posted on July 18, 2007 23:23
Charlie:
Perhaps someone knows the answer to this question. In the review the author mentioned that during route testing that some units had you arriving with the destination on the left and this was described as an error. I honestly didn't realize that having the destination on your right upon arrival was considered correct."

Charlie:

As regards arriving on the right vs. the left, I think that it depends on whether making a left presents a hazard. My Nuvi 660 routed me around the block going to one destination. When I got there I could see the destination (an Albertsons supermarket) ahead on the left and was surprised to hear the Nuvi tell me to make a right, then a left, then another left and then another left so I would arrive on the right. This happened on another destination as well. Yet at other times it will announce the arrival on the left.

The reason: In the two cases I mentioned, taking a left into the parking lot would have involved an uncontolled left turn through three lanes of 50 mph traffic, a potentially dangerous maneuver.

I simulated a trip to work on a Maestro 4040 and unlike the Nuvi 660, it had me take a later exit off of the freeway and make two rights so I would arrive on the right. The Nuvi lets me arrive on left. Turning left in this case involves an uncontrolled left turn through one lane of 50 mph of traffic.

Now, the traffic is very light, so the Nuvi's routing was more realistic. The Magellan may apply this rule more strictly in that particular case than the Nuvi.

It just depends on the routing engine's "opinion" of the proper approach to the destination.

Charlie,
Re. destination on the left: as I understand it, if it's a split road, you can't just drive over a median to enter your destination. You'd need to make a u-turn further down the street or drive around the block to access your destination, and that's what TT didn't account for. On a simple two-lane street where you can make a direct left turn to enter destination, either left or right should be ok. :)

Costco's offering of the 4050 makes the Garmin 680 a lot more expensive by comparison. (Last I saw a few weeks back you could get the Nuvi 680 for about 675 from Amazon, a little bit less from lesser knows with lesser return policies.) I have both (getting ready to return the NUVI to Amazon tomorrow). I like the look and feel of the Garmin, but I also owned a TomTom One (new) and admittedly was spoiled by some of the features it includes for $300 that you can't get on the NUVI such as the multi-destination, ability to choose alternate routes on the fly.. So far I haven't even been able to try the traffic on the MAESTRO b/c Magellan is updating the website, and it won't be up until mid-August and I can try to call in on Monday and get a trial code from Sales.) I shudder to think if I needed real help as the outsourced tech support is useless (when I asked the Floor Supervisor for another higher up I was told they were all at dinner @ 2PM ET) Hopefully as someone else mentioned, Magellan will correct that or perhaps AAA will encourage them as part of the partnership? Who knows for sure. I never needed to call support for TomTom or Garmin so I don't know how much better they are? While the Maestro is bigger and a little more cumbersome, I think the ability to have routing options is better then the Nuvi where you have to choose a default and change it if you want it. (Verus Maestro where you can choose each time you enter a route, and have the "re-route" option, much like TomTom has Alternate Route options. Maestro also has a detour option that lets you even specify how long you need to avoidthe given route (including custom distances). the $499 price tag (good for another few days, may even be worth the $55 membership if you don't have one.) This item is covered by Costco's guarantee to refund your purchase price if you are not completely satisfied. Note: "Costco's guarantee applies, even though this item may not be covered by the manufacturer's warranty, because Costco is not an "authorized" dealer of the merchandise." I don't know if this falls under the newer 90 day policy for returns, or the whenever policy as Costco did revise policies last year I think.. Either way better then most return policies and a heck of a price!!

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Charlie, you posted two comments here regarding arriving on right. I tried to respond but my post didn't take for some reason. As regards arriving on the right vs. the left, I think that it depends on whether making a left presents a hazard. My Nuvi 660 routed me around the block going to one destination. When I got there I could see the destination (an Albertsons supermarket) ahead on the left and was surprised to hear the Nuvi tell me to make a right, then a left, then another left and then another left so I would arrive on the right. This happened on another destination as well. Yet at other times it will announce the arrival on the left.

The reason: In the two cases I mentioned, taking a left into the parking lot would have involved an uncontolled left turn through three lanes of 50 mph traffic, a potentially dangerous maneuver.

I simulated a trip to work on a Maestro 4040 and unlike the Nuvi 660, it had me take a later exit off of the freeway and make two rights so I would arrive on the right. The Nuvi let me arrive on left. Turning left in this case involves an uncontrolled left turn through one lane of 50 mph of traffic.

Now, the traffic is very light, so the Nuvi's routing was more realistic. The Magellan may apply this rule more strictly in that particular case than the Nuvi.

It just depends on the routing engine's "opinion" of the proper approach to the destination.
Update: Well I got the new Garmin maps and guess what. Now the Nuvi is stricter about arriving on the right. I simulated a trip to work and now it routes me the same way as the Magellan did. But this time, it got the left and the right mixed up and thinks my work address is on the other side of the road. I called Garmin on it and the rep simulated the same trip with the old maps and new maps at the same time. They got the same result I did. They had no explanation for it. I replaced the work address with the geographical coodinates in the parking lot and it got the arrival message correct. Then I tested it coming from the opposite direction and it went right by the location (which this time was correctly on the left) and wanted me to make a U-turn, even though I have enabled the avoid U-turn feature. It insisted that I arrive on the right. Personaly, I think that the new maps have got a glitch as regards that location that the old maps didn't. Fortunately, I don't usually use it to get to work since I know how to get there so I am not making an issue of it with Garmin. I haven't noticed any new problems with the new maps.

Another test - why are my posts not showing up??

Ordered the 4050 deal from costco.com on 8/11. I hope it comes as fast as Mark W - I am thinking of calling costco or ups to upgrade the shipping from the free one - I'm looking for a place to move to and a GPS would be very nice asap.

anyway i was wondering of those that might have tried it - when you get the traffic working, does the route calculator use that information well (for example, fastest time routes should obviously be affected)?

Thanks.

I bought my 4050 last week and was disappointed to see that as of Aug 22 2007, one still cannot activate the TrafficKit. Essentially I have an expensive,bulky windshield mount pretending to be a traffic receiver

I received the 4050 as a gift today( August 23) and i love it. The TTS isnt as user friendly or intuitive as i would like, but works. When i paired my cell phone with the unit, I have no problem making calls, but havent received any thru it yet, but the audio on both ends seems superb. I was definitely impressed. I tried activating the traffickkit and ended up waiting for the screen to continue for about 15 minutes before i finally called up tech support to see if i can activate over the phone. The response that i got was that i have to wait 2 days before their ecommerce site is back up. After that i shouldnt have any problems. So thats that. August 25th was the day that magellan gave me for the date that activations are back up. I hope that this info is useful.

I have a question about the method used to award Garmin as the winner in the three routing tests. In your opinion, is the Magellan unit equally guilty of understating its routing time as Garmin is?

From your review of the nuvi 250 at http://www.gpsmagazine.com/2007/04/garmin_nuvi_250_indepth_review.php?page=7 you comment:

Yahoo! chooses an identical route to the nuvi, but estimates the arrival time at 6 minutes later than the nuvi. In fact, I found the nuvi was consistently too aggressive with it's estimated arrival time - I always had to exceed the posted speed limits to arrive at the destination by the nuvi's estimated arrival time.

Your reviews are very thorough and excellent to read, but it appears that you awarded Garmin the wins on each of the three tests based on time. Do you actually drive the three routes? Are all the vendors fibbing equally, or does Garmin win that prize, too?

I own a nuvi 350 and a Maestro 4040 and I'm not convinced Garmin walks away with the trophies.

As a Boston resident, I can tell you without hesitation that the nuvi 680 chose worst route of the three from Beacon Street to Cambridge Center. The nuvi backtracks 4 blocks to St. Paul. It then turns you around on Comm Ave to cross the T tracks. The Maestro gets you directly into that reverse direction loop via Carlton St.

Next, in lieu of the higher speeed, two-lane, zero traffic light section of Memorial Drive, the nuvi takes Brookline St for a distance of 20 intersecting side streets then sits at the light for Brookline and Mass Ave, and again for the Mass and Main split, a left turn restricted by a red arrow.

Admittedly, the Maestro dances around at the end dealing with one way streets, but at the benefit of a minor right on red signal and a major restricted left arrow signal omitted from the route.

With the choice of Carlton over St. Paul and Memorial Drive over Brookline St, the Maestro deserves a win.

For the choice of Vassar over Brookline, the TomTom deserves second place.

The nuvi loses.

You may like to know that in Europe at least it is very common and apparently legal to park on either side of a road in the same direction !! So the GPS's may be correct after all, in Europe !!

Is there a way to use the 4050 without using the windshield mount or mounting disc? I don't want it to shift during car movements, but I don't mind if it has to be held in hand while making data entries as I usually have a passenger who can do that. I checked with Proclip but they do not yet have a clip for my new 2008 model car. My problem is my wife will have difficulty driving with the mount stuck to the windshield even when the 4050 is not attached. As a fallback, how permanent is the adhesive mounting disc? I don't want to mess up the dashboard with something that can't be removed.

It would be idea if the Maestro 4050 could recognize any command given to it, however it can be difficult for any type of unit to always understand what you are trying to convey. This unit is one that most likely would rate high in extra features.

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