It's available at Best Buy for $299.00

This 4.7" ultra-slim, wide GPS receiver is equipped with OneTouch favorites, AAA TourBook guide, Bluetooth hands-free calling, predictive traffic, Highway Lane Assist, Voice Command, 6 million points of interest and built-in maps of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico for easy navigation.

What's Included
Magellan Maestro 4700 GPS
DC adapter, built-in 1100 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Windshield mount
USB cable, protective pouch, dash mount disc
Owner's manual
Product Features
Preloaded NAVTEQ maps for the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada
Allow you to easily locate interesting destinations with premium maps.
6 million points of interest
Let you search for hotels, restaurants and more for your traveling convenience. 3D landmarks provide easy-to-spot visual cues for locations.
4.7" full color, backlit WQVGA touch-screen display
Allows you to easily navigate settings and functions during the day or at night.
OneTouch favorites menu
With shortcuts to favorite destinations and POIs provides an intuitive interface.
Built-in AAA TourBook
Provides access to AAA-approved and rated lodgings, restaurants, recommended attractions and discount locations.
3D landmarks
Provides easy-to-spot visual cues on your route.
Live traffic capability
Receive real-time incident reports on the screen with alerts for slow-downs, accidents, road closures, severe weather and more (requires Traffic Link accessory, not included).
Predictive Traffic
Access years of traffic flow data to take into account traffic patterns in your location to give you the fastest route possible for the time of day you travel.
Highway Lane Assist
Highway lane assist directs you to the proper lane when approaching interchanges and exits.
Multi-destination routing
Makes it easy to navigate to multiple destinations on the same trip.
Text-to-speech technology
Delivers the spoken street name of upcoming turns so you never miss a step in directions.
Quick Spell with Smart City search
Narrows your address and city searches to simplify navigation.
Highway exit points of interest
search lists upcoming gas stations, restaurants, hotels, and more near highway exits for added convenience.
Voice command, recognition and control
Lets you engage the GPS by speaking. Voice prompts announce upcoming street names and directions so you can keep your eyes on the road while navigating.
Bluetooth-enabled
For hands-free operation with your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone (not included).
Find Your Car
Find Your Car capability for simple navigation back to your vehicle.
Pedestrian Mode
Allows you to take the GPS with you to continue navigating your route after you exit your vehicle.
2D and 3D map views
Let you select your preferred viewing method.
Automatic rerouting function
Automatically prompts you to change your route when an optimal travel route is determined.
PC connectivity (with included USB cable)
Allows you to download updates and additional maps.
Built-in rechargeable battery
Provides up to 3 hours of power.

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"Uhh why the 4700 is not on the magellan site?

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Because Magellan have not officially announced this Maestro 4700 model yet, but I am sure some of the big box store buyers got their hands on one and are posting the information ahead of time. Problem is they don't know the product limitations. They are just posting what is supplied to them as product info. To bad...

"Axxording to Best Buy I can get it right now"
Better hurry before they are all gone! LOL...

After seeing the video review...

1) The woman voice would annoy me to no end. Would definately change it to a male voice.

2) I would probably disable the option (if any) where the GPS speaks each button you press.

3) For a top of the line model, there's no Active Mount?!?!

4) The UI seems fairly nice. I especially like the address input.

5) Voice commands seem iffy in comparison to the nuvi series.

It would be interesting to see if this 4700 has the same problems as the Roadmate 1470.
1. When saving current location, you can't route to it.
2. Not being able to input valid addresses on 22nd street in Lombard Il. At least that and Oakbrook Terrace Il. are the only ones that I know of.
3. Click on current location and it includes the city. Go to emergency and "where am I" does not include the city.
4. The unit has to restart to increase performance.
5. Showing Cass ave in Darian Il. as CR 15 only. No mention of Cass in the routing. Even though the address is on Cass.
It is iteresting that the manual makes no mention of the "Most use of freeways" and the "least use of freeways".
No routing where you can choose your starting point? The 4350 and 4370 had that.

Toby77 and Allen, I would guess this new Maestro 4700 is not the right unit for you guys!
I wish it had connected GPS service, wish there is an ability to have the unit route the way I want it to go even if it is not the most efficient way. Problem is we want everything for less than a few hundred dollars and we get what we pay for.
The Maestro 4700 will not be a unit for everyone, that is one thing that is for sure.... lol

GpS4me, items I listed 1-4 are not features I am looking for. They are obviously software issues. Defective software. I like my 1470. I just wish they would fix the software issues.

While i liked this unit a lot i decided to go to Best Buy and check it out. No luck , even though it was available according to the website.
1. Something i picked up from reading manual. Voice recognition is useless. Commands are limited to "nearest gas/coffe" and "get me home" and this is all already shortcuts. You can't enter address by voice or dial phone number. LAME!!!
2. Looks like map is not visible/audible when you using bluetooth to answer phone call. At least that what it looks like in manual.
2a. Magellan website/support for 4700 already mentions that you are not going to be able to dial numbers from POIs derectly and that will be implemented later (read, never on this model unless you pay is 100$)
3. I used Maestro 1470 to compare (almost the same)with Garmin and TomTom. Maestro blew competition out of the water in terms of looking for POI. For test i searched for Jones Beach in Long Island. While TomToms (several models. produced no results), Garmin units were able to find it with various time while 1300 found it in about the same time as Magellan, Garmin 265 was still looking for another 5 minutes or so.
4. Magellan interface seems to be most refined of all 3 GPS makers.

I'm really tempted to get 4700 despite moronic mount design and possible gripes with Tech Support

Hi

I was surprised to read that addresses cannot be entered using the voice commands. I was tempted to buy this unit until I saw that. My Nuvi 850 handles address entry easily. I guess that Garmin is still the closest we have to full voice recognition. If that feature is important to you, as it is to me, I think Magellan lost my business. If they can ever get to a stage where they can at least match Garmin, I will give them another look. Still in all the 4700 does seem to be well implemented in other areas. That at least indicates that they are improving. Something which is long past due.

I purchased the Maestro 4700 Friday evening from my local Best Buy and returned it 2 hours later. The blue tooth was frustrating, sometimes it would find my phone and pair up and others it would say it was paired up but it wouldn't work, I'd have to reset the unit for the bluetooth to work correctly again. The call quality was marginal at best. The software on the unit seems real buggy and the menu flow on the screens is jittery. I'm going to stick to my Maestro 3100 unit that I've had for 2 years now and I just did the 2008/2009 map upgrade which really did improve the maps and POI's. I like Magellan products I just think they have some bugs to fix on this new 4700

I went to Best buy today to see if the 4700 still has some of the bugs that the 1470 has. Bestbuy didn't have any out on display. I did notice that the Bestbuy sign for the 4700 shows traffic enabled with a 3 month trial period. I thought the 4700 used the same traffic modual as the new roadmates. You buy it and you have lifetime traffic.

I purchased one a few days ago at Best Buy for $299. Of
course today it goes on sale for $249. I really hate that
store.

I must admit so far I am happy for the most part with the
unit but ...

The Bluetooth sucks. Callers can barely hear you and it
sounds to them like you are talking through a long tube.
I ordered my BlueAnt - Supertooth 3 today.

Voice recognition is OK, however if you have the radio on
it keeps getting confused and says "I didn't understand that".

What is Magellan thinking when they designed the POWER
CONNECTOR ??? The USB connector is a right angle plug,
but instead of putting the plug on the right side of the
mounting cradle, they put it on the left so you can't remove
the GPS from the cradle without unplugging it first.

HINT - If you plan to keep your GPS you can cut off the
left tab on the cradle. The right tab and back slide are
plenty strong to hold your GPS and now you can easily take it
out of its cradle !

Now on to the good points ...

Yes, it still takes about 32 seconds to start up, but I don't
think it's that much longer than my old Nuvi 255w and I don't
think it's that big a deal. Satellite lock is almost
instantaneous. On a cold start the Nuvi took several minutes
to get a lock.

Speaking of satellites, in my local Best Buy both the 1220
and 4700 were registering full signals INDOORS while the
Garmin's and Tomtoms had nothing. This was my decision to
buy the unit. My past 2 Garmins were absolutely useless in
Manhattan, and although I haven't tried the Magellan there
yet I have high hopes !

The interface keeps getting better and easier to follow,
however I wish these GPS manufacturers would add an ESCAPE
button that gets you out of nested menus and right back to
the map screen.

The little bug where you could push the car arrow but not
be able to save the actual location IS FINALLY FIXED !

Routing is very fast, there is finally an option in
navigation to avoid toll roads. Take my word for it,
driving near the Jersey shore you need this !

The routing engine is still not quite as good as Garmin,
however there are many more options for detours and
roads that you wish to avoid.

Something noteworthy ... the newer Magellans seem to be
more accurate with their ETA estimation. An hour trip from home
to Atlantic City always comes up perfect, however the Nuvi
255W would estimate about 5-6 minutes earlier, then eventually
increase the ETA to match the final destination time of the
Magellan.

The screen updating appears to be much faster. When you
are fully zoomed in there is almost no "frame skip" and the
maps move smoothly.

I haven't used the lane assist too much yet, however it
seems pretty accurate and easy to follow.

I could go on much longer, but I agree with all the good
points from the other reviewers. I was disappointed by the
Bluetooth quality and the voice commands are really a frivolity
to me so I turned them off. The 4.7" screen is bright and
easily readable.

For $250, I don't think you can go wrong !

JD

How is the review coming along. Really interested in getting the 4700 but would like to see your review before purchasing.

Thanks

Here is my experience:

I bought the unit last friday at Best Buy in Anaheim. I have to say that the first thing that really impressed me was the size of the screen, that is very slim and that is very light.

The good:
Great line guidance: I know that is not as nice as Navigon reality view but is less intrusive and is really helpful. Around LA is full of this signs

AAA Guide: I'm a AAA Member and it comes with the list of places that you can get a AAA discuount, including the description of the discount that you can get ( I saved a bunch of money at Knotts Berry farm)

Multiple route calculation: When you want to go to a destination the unit will give you 4 options (fast, short, least use of freways and one more I dont remember now)

Voice commands: Simply great!

Predictive traffic: I was using it next to my old Garmin. The garmin unit would calculate the same route all the time and the Maestro would returm me to my hotel in different ways depending the time of the day. It really saved my a lot of time in traffic.

The not so bad: The place they decided to put the USB input for the car charger

I would recommend the Maestro 4700 to anyone. Its the best and GPS I have used and Im very surprised with the price/feature ratio

Regards

Gabo,

Thanks for the feedback. Your review was helpful.

Thanks
bkstyl

Purchased the 4700 last week at Best Buy (had it on sale for $50 bucks off). This is my first car GPS unit so I do not have much to compare it to.

Comments:

Audio - plenty loud. Don't particularly like the computer woman's voice, but at least I can hear it, and I do have some hearing loss. The street pronunciations are a little mealy mouthed, but certainly understandable.

Lane Guidance: Works very well on the LA freeways. This is one of the reasons I bought it because I always seem to be in the wrong lane when I drive southern California freeways - some you exit on the right, some on the left, lots of intersecting freeways, you get the idea. The 4700 puts up these little freeway signs (look just like the actual overhead signs you see on the freeway) that help guide you to the right lane.

Turn warnings: It would give me one warning at about 2 miles, another at 1 mile, another just before the turn, and then a bell right at the turn. All seemed accurate - never had a late warning.

Haven't tried the bluetooth - doubt that I will. My wife's car already it built in to the factory radio.

Voice Commands: Have not tried that either but it appears to be somewhat limited from what I read in the manual.

Maps: Seem very accurate. Noticed it has some very new subdivisions in the Phoenix area.

Points of Interest: Found me an In-N-Out Burger in Palm Springs - life is good.

Everything positive about the unit is true. Lots of features, gets you where you want to go, highway assist, lane guidance, quick re-routing.

Now the challenge. I picked up the first unit last monday. After the first mile the speaker had a lot of static with the womans voice on certain words. It sounded faulty. When it froze twice I returned Tuesday for another unit. I'm not a warranty person, but I went ahead and picked up the BB 2 year warranty after hearing all the horror stories about Magellan.

This monday, after entering in a location it came back with the need to power down to improve performance. Powered down came back up and that was it, execpt it happens anytime entering an address or intersection on the go. There is a work around. You can actually add the address to the address book and then then retrieve from there and it works just fine. Also a couple times on exit information, it would just add the location to the trip, another little bug, but I think it's part of the same problem. I called M customer service and when I told him the unit number 4700, he argued that they don't have a 4700 model. Minutes later, he came back and said, oh, that's the new one. He had me turn if off and restart it, then said well it sounds like it's broken. You can exchange it at BB or send to us for a replacement.

This seems to be the same problem that has recently plagued M GPS units. I'm now debating whether to wait for a patch, which is how they solved this issue with the other units, return it for another 4700 or just find something else. My preference would be to keep the unit and wait for the patch, but not sure how long that may take. It handles all the needs I have for the GPS and when working properly is a great unit.

I bought the 4700 last Saturday from Best Buy (for $50 off – $249.99). The unit is fantastic, except for the power connection. The power connection has a right angle which does not allow the GPS to be attached or unattached from the dash mount with the power cord connected. Due to the much smaller dash mount, this makes proper positioning of the GPS impossible. I consider this a serious design flaw. I called Magellan customer support about this and was told I just needed to plug the unit in after it was mounted on the dash! Unless I can find a left angle power connection, this is a deal breaker for me. Does anyone at this magazine have the ability to pass these comments on to Magellan (or MiTAC, the parent company)?

I understand that this is a pain. But, why is this a deal breaker for you?

I just used in Las Vegas and I have to say that using the 3D landmarks on the strip is incredible. Is almost like playing a video game.

This is definitely the BEST GPS out there!

Does any body know why after using my gps magellan maestro 4700 only once where it was working fine, but now it won't go past a screen where it says it needs to restart for some reason or another, turns off and on automatically only to show the same message over and over again, until the battery died out?