Magellan - Maestro 4040 GPS Receiver Review

I paid about $100 for a refurbished of this unit 6 months ago.  I owned several GPS system in the past including a $900 Garmin 8xx series as well as a Mio C310x.  This Magellan simply blew away all of them.  The Mio is the worst of them all.  It got me lost so many times it's not even funny.  The Garmin fair much better if not for the price.  This unit is easy to set up and easy to use.  It has features such as TTS and 4.3" screen that other more expensive units have for a very a low price.  I like the user interface of this unit most.  Cold start is on par with other unit and hot start is very very fast.  The TTS feature actually is very good with street names, much better than I'd expected.  As far as drawbacks, it does have a few.  The first one being outdated maps.  If the cost of upgrading maps was less than $50, I would be happy to pay for it, instead it was more like $80 the last time I check.  Second, the windshield mount is rather difficult to mount.  But once it's mounted, it seems to stay on pretty good.  Don't lose either the mount or the power cord though, because it will cost you a pretty penny to replace them.  Also, this might be picky but I wish there's an easy way to adjust the volume.  All in all, I'm very satisfied with this unit.  My brother-in-law laughed at me when he saw this unit in my car.  He said it can't compare to his $2000 built-in unit in his car.  That is until he and I went on a cross-country trip on a rental car.  I asked if he can bring his "built-in" GPS with us since it's better than mine GPS.  He didn't talk to me until we got to Texas....